Friday, October 19, 2018

B is for Boeing B-17

From the airshow.

6 comments:

  1. Nicely done restoration!

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  2. Ah, my favorite bomber.

    My one regret is that I didn't score a ride in EAA's one back when they'd let people sit in the right seat for six minutes and then give you a log entry for B-17 time.

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  3. I just read this and it deserves attention:

    http://www.457thbombgroup.org/New/Recollections/My_Buddy/my_buddy.html

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    1. More details (not spam): B-17 "My Buddy" hit by AA and in distress. The story is of a surviving crewman and his letter to another survivor.

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  4. Just a few years ago, saw a B-17 emergency land in a corn field near were I live in Oswego, Illinois and burn to the ground. Saddest thing ever. ('Liberty Bell').

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