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To: artichokegrower

Was this one of those flights one can take?

They had a B-17 doing that recently at an airport near me.

My uncle was a tail gunner on one in WWII, got hit, he bailed out and spent several months as a POW

He had PTSD before anyone knew what to call it. Sweetest guy, but prone to violent outbursts out of the blue


6 posted on 10/02/2019 6:42:29 PM PDT by digger48
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To: digger48

Yes. My husband took a ride on this very B17 several years ago at Boeing field. His Uncle was a Bombadier on one during WW2 and died after getting hit over Germany, but landing in Sweden and dying in the hospital.


9 posted on 10/02/2019 7:02:19 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office.)
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To: digger48

I was in this bird with my 11 year old a year ago... I am overcome with sadness for the pilots and the passengers. So sad.


11 posted on 10/02/2019 7:32:41 PM PDT by WomBom ("I read Free Republic for the pictures)
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To: digger48

My Dad a bombardier on B-17 over Germany. Bradley Field is near my childhood home. Sad day.


15 posted on 10/02/2019 8:42:23 PM PDT by OKITRUMP77
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