In the air with the "Aluminum Overcast"

Gene Louden, volunteer with The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), stands next to a turret gun and looks out the window as the B-17 flies over St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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St. Paul, shown from a B-17 heavy bomber.

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People queue to look inside a restored Boeing B-17.

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Mary Scott reacts as a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association explains how a ball turret works.

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Two men look inside a Boeing B-17.

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A man steps inside the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 heavy bomber.

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Abigail Josten, 8, looks into the bomb bay of a restored Boeing B-17.

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B-17 pilot Rex Gray briefs passengers before taking off on the B-17's last flight of the day. Gray has been flying the B-17 for six years.

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The restored "Aluminum Overcast" Boeing B-17 takes off over St Paul.

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The B-17 flies over Minneapolis and St. Paul, its last flight of the Minneapolis portion of its tour.

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People take photos as the restored B-17 heavy bomber takes off.

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(From left) Dick Friemuth, Chris Weber, and Gene Louden sit as the B-17 takes off from St. Paul downtown airport.

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