Guest Post: EAA B-17 Aluminum Overcast Makes Tour Appearance in Cedar Rapids, IA

The Aero Experience thanks our friend Duane Cooley of DRC Images for contributing this coverage of the EAA's B-17G, Aluminum Overcast, tour appearance in Cedar Rapids, IA. 

EAA Chapter 33 hosted the EAA's B-17G Flying Fortress, known as Aluminum Overcast, during a visit to Eastern Iowa Airport October 23-25. The stop in Cedar Rapids was part of a Midwest tour swing that will end in Champaign, IL this weekend. The iconic World War II bomber was available for local flights and walk-around tours during the weekend, giving the public a glimpse of the (then) U.S. Army Air Forces' standard strategic heavy bomber. The EAA and other warbird operators are making a gallant effort to salvage the airshow and touring season with appearances such as this as weather and resources permit.

For coverage of The Aero Experience flight on this aircraft, see our story - History Comes Alive as EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast Makes Stop in St. Louis - and the video below.