WWII Bomber over MD?

[milleR]

As I was adding a quart of oil to my plane today at KDMW, the line-girl who was helping me said "there goes a big one." I looked up to see a four-engine, radial-piston aircraft skirting through a scattered layer at about 6,000 feet going from east to west. I couldn't tell if it was a B-17 or a B-29. I thought it was going to the Cleveland airshow, but the only bomber they have listed on the program is the B-17G "Yankee Lady", and it's registration number doesn't show an IFR flight on the east coast today.

Does anyone know what we saw?

 

[Screaming_Emu]

There's a B-25 based over in KGED that I used to see around a bunch when I was a CFI...but who knows

 

[milleR]

Yeah that's a good lookin' bird; they have a nice collection down at Georgetown.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Aluminum Overcast, the B-17, was on display at ILG a few days ago. I don't know how long they were staying, but they could have been on their way to another location.

Edit: It was on its way from TTN to JYO
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5017N

 

[milleR]

That must have been it. Thanks.

 

[Matt13C]

Aluminum Overcast, the B-17, was on display at ILG a few days ago. I don't know how long they were staying, but they could have been on their way to another location.

Edit: It was on its way from TTN to JYO
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5017N

Damn! I knew I should have stopped by the airport yesterday. Would have loved to see that thing up close.

 

[matador]

It could have been the Collings Foundation. They are still on tour witht heir B17, B25, B25 and P51.

 

[ozone]

There's one of them type of airplanes that flies over the foothills of the front range near denver almost every weekend. Anyone out there know what type of plane it is? It does seem to have two vertical stabilizers and i think 2 engines.