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To: Windflier

Hang The Expense was the name of the B-17 flown by Big Frank Valesh in the 100th BG in WW2.He was one of the luckiest pilots during the war.He went through 7 B-17s to complete 35 missions not all lost to enemy action.Childhood hero of mine and still is.I manufacture replacement parts for B-17s and am part of a team restoring 2 B-17s here in Georgia.


180 posted on 07/23/2017 7:15:56 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

Great back story on your handle.

I’ve been in love with the B-17 since I was a kid. Don’t know why, but to me, she’s the most magnificent bird that’s ever flown.


279 posted on 07/23/2017 9:23:28 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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