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Looks like at least 4 of the +-15 flying are going to be there
1 posted on 02/12/2010 10:47:24 AM PST by Patrsup
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When you stand next to a B-17 its hard to believe how small they are.

They were huge in their day, but look puny and dangerous today.

2 posted on 02/12/2010 10:52:43 AM PST by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President)
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Happy Birthday to a fine lady.

Many of us owe our existence to her, although in my case it is the B-29 since my dad was in the South Pacific late in the war.

5 posted on 02/12/2010 10:58:41 AM PST by BallyBill (WARNING:Taking me serious could cause stress related illness.)
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Boeing plants built a total of 6,981 B-17s in various models, and another 5,745 were built under a nationwide collaborative effort by Douglas and Lockheed (Vega).

Amazing when you think of how much industrial capacity we had back in WW II. I'd hate to think what would happen if we ever needed to fight a real war again.

6 posted on 02/12/2010 10:59:17 AM PST by YankeeReb
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Gotta go this year...

Think Boeing will show up with the Dreamliner?


7 posted on 02/12/2010 11:05:55 AM PST by Haiku Guy (Tanking Poll Numbers / From now on will be known as / Approval Poll Change)
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My son rode in Sentimental Journey last year at McChord AFB.

Sentimental Journey

11 posted on 02/12/2010 11:12:32 AM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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I wonder if Thunderbird will be there? (Lone Star Flight Museum)


13 posted on 02/12/2010 11:17:16 AM PST by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... www.filipthishouse2010.com)
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Grandpa got three bronze stars flying on one of these. Once sustained serious flak damage over Germany and crash-landed only a mile past the line into allied-controlled France. Can’t decide which grandpa had better stories, this one or the one in the south pacific.


14 posted on 02/12/2010 11:17:36 AM PST by Flightdeck (Go Longhorns)
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