The General Motors variant of the Grumman TBF Avenger, designated the TBM, looks on as a much more modern aircraft departs Flying Cloud airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Mixing old and new, one of only 13 airworthy WWII-era Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses worldwide, the Yankee Lady takes to the skies at AirExpo 2014 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
The view no Messerschmitt pilot ever wanted to see of a B-17, staring straight down the barrels of its twin .50 caliber tail guns.
