Heavy Bombers Weekend
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Kim Tschudy
An upfront look at Madison, taken from the nose gunner's seat, below the cockpit of the B-17 Aluminum Overcast, while on a 30 minute flight over Madison and the surrounding area communities. The nose gunner often served as the navigator or bombardier. This was one of the vulnerable spots in the B-17 as the gunner was surrounded by a bubble of glass. Their job was to protect the crew and plane from head-on attacks from enemy fighter planes.
For the past three years, the Madison chapter of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assn) has hosted Heavy Bombers Weekend, a week ahead of the annual EAA Fly-in at Wittman Field in Oshkosh. This annual event is the world's largest aircraft show, often hosting over 5,000 planes of all types. During the week of the EAA Fly-in, Wittman Field is the busiest airport in the world.
Heavy Bombers Weekend had an interesting start. Pete Buffington, Madison EAA chapter member, said that a number of the group had talked about all the military aircraft that flew over Madison on their way to the annual O...
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