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To: Mikey_1962

No kidding and feeling how thin the skin on it is amazing.. No wonder we lost more men in the skies of europe then the marines in the Pacific.


3 posted on 02/12/2010 10:55:17 AM PST by crazydad
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To: crazydad

“No wonder we lost more men in the skies of europe then the marines in the Pacific.”

We’d have lost a hell of a lot more men if the B-17 wasn’t so damn good at absorbing damage and getting back to the field.


21 posted on 02/12/2010 12:52:03 PM PST by TalBlack
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