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I finally crawled to the tail, and
behind us was the Hudson north
of the Bear Mountain Bridge, then
the Bridge and the “Bear Mountain
Road” looping around Anthony’s
Nose. Wowser! Soon there was
Ansville Creek, Peekskill Bay, Con
Ed, Buchanan, and The Point!
John later e-mailed me he heard
us coming, and ran out and took a
picture. We eventually turned back
north when I could see the Tappan
Zee Bridge in the distance. I didn’t
want to hog the tail, so I crawled
back to my lousy seat.
I went back to the tail one more time
and saw hiking-trail-infested Mount
Taurus and Breakneck Ridge off our
right wing: we were about even with
the top of Taurus. After we landed,
people asked me how the B-25
flight compared to the B-17 flight.
There was no comparison: they
were entirely two different animals.
Basically, the B-17 was like a
commercial airliner compared to the
obscenely LOUD, raucous, lurching
and swaying, cramped B-25.
All in all, I’m glad I did it: it was a
Holy Sh*t!!! experience. But, before
you hand over your credit card, get
it in writing you’re going to be
In The Front...
Bear Mountain Bridge.
Croton River and the MTA’s Harmon Train Yard.