[nickcarraway]

[Husker24]

I’d say flying over Chicago, there IS a good chance of running into enemy fire.

[exit82]

Thanks,nick, great post.

Here’s a link to the video accompanying the article:

http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/world-war-ii-bomber-drops-human-munitions-over-chicago-1693833358/+Kyosuke

[mountn man]

[Paladin2]

It appears to have a ball turret. Nice clip.

[Paladin2]

It appears to have a ball turret. Nice clip.

[cripplecreek]

You can get a ride in a B-17 or a B-25 at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run in Ypsilanti Mi.

"Where Heroes Have Flown" - Yankee Air Museum B-17 Flight Experience

[Windflier]

[Fiji Hill]

I’ve seen B-17’s in action. On October 15, 1967, a brush fire broke out in the Whittier Hills near Whittier, Calif. As aSanta Ana wind pushed it toward the city, B-17’s attacked it, dropping chemicals. They were joined by a couple of TBM Avenger torpedo bombers. The fire burned 2,000 acres, but no structures were lost.

[uglybiker]

As long as they didn't drop turkeys.

[Celtic Conservative]

I’ve had the luck to climb inside a B-17 and a B-24. They look big, until you get inside.

CC

[Buffalo Head]

Thanks for the post.

[WKUHilltopper]

I knew a guy who was a radio operator in a B-17. Was shot down on his third mission in ‘43 and spent the last days of the war as a POW.