To: Homer_J_Simpson
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Simply the greatest plane ever to fly. My dad flew one during the war and she brought him home safely 33 times.
8 posted on
09/20/2012 8:11:32 AM PDT by
Emperor Palpatine
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To: Emperor Palpatine
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Simply the greatest plane ever to fly. My dad flew one during the war and she brought him home safely 33 times.My uncle navigated one in the 8th Air Force that brought him home safely 3 times. Unfortunately, he went on 4 flights over Germany. He spent about 16 months as a guest of the Reich after the final, one-way trip.
11 posted on
09/20/2012 8:53:12 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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