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Phantom Fortress: The Crewless Landing of a B-17
War History Online ^
| 1/29/19
| Christopher Hoitash
Posted on 10/16/2020 11:35:27 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
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posted on
10/16/2020 12:51:26 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: GraceG
Dulmer and Lucsly will have a few words with the agent. That is, after the Timelords get done with him.😜
CC
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posted on
10/16/2020 12:57:40 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
To: SuperLuminal
That’s just retardis. (Sorry, couldn’t help meself!)
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posted on
10/16/2020 1:10:46 PM PDT
by
jagusafr
To: LibWhacker
The tail section of a B-17 did the same thing with the gunner in it. The tail seperate from the rest of the plane in exactly the right place to balance it It glided down and land safely. The tail gunner didn’t know the rest of the plane was gone until he climbed, unscathed, out...
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posted on
10/16/2020 1:12:13 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
To: jagusafr
"That’s just retardis. (Sorry, couldn’t help meself!)" 😄
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posted on
10/16/2020 2:13:52 PM PDT
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SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: LibWhacker
"Where's the crew?"
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posted on
10/17/2020 4:07:58 AM PDT
by
nonsporting
(God gave them up to vile passions, to exchange the natural use for what is against nature.)
To: TalBlack
and the bomber’s unmanned landing remains one of the many strange and mysterious things that have been known to occur during warfare. It appears War History Online got a couple of things wrong in this article, but that final line they and Hoitash got right. Divine forces are at play on this old Earth, my friend. imo
To: TheDandyMan
B-17s carried extra chutes at times.
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posted on
10/17/2020 5:42:29 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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