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leveymg

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20. Definitely not England, unless there was a desert landing strip near the Dover Coast in 1943

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Sun Aug 12, 2012, 06:54 PM

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(Warning Pic Heavy) WWII B17 survival story [View all] 2on2u Aug 2012 OP

It looks like only the tail wheel collapsed -- tail still attached. eppur_se_muova Aug 2012 #1

The 20 mm nose cannon on a ME109 was like a buz saw. The prop even more so. leveymg Aug 2012 #2

The crew was amazing alright Plucketeer Aug 2012 #18

There are many stories like this... ewagner Aug 2012 #3

Rec! I had the HONOR of flying in a B-17 a few weeks ago.... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #4

Great video of a wonderful old bird. Thnx for that. leveymg Aug 2012 #5

Wow! Where did this take place? DinahMoeHum Aug 2012 #8

There are 10 B-17's left flying Major Nikon Aug 2012 #26

Looks like EAA in Oshkosh. Ellipsis Aug 2012 #28

Very Nice, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2012 #13

Very cool! AllenVanAllen Aug 2012 #16

lovely. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #37

I like that the interior of the plane is not over restored Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #45

That's just an awesome story Mutt22 Aug 2012 #6

It was built by Boeing under government contract. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #7

I hate the silly embellishments. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #9

My dad flew 50 missions in WWII panader0 Aug 2012 #10

I wonder if your Dad knew my Dad... virgdem Aug 2012 #15

A friend of mine was a B-17 pilot in WWII Major Nikon Aug 2012 #27

ww2 turned us from an agrarian backwater datasuspect Aug 2012 #11

Great thread. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #12

"If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going" A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #14

The pictures are quite famous, but I don't trust the story in the OP caraher Aug 2012 #17

You are Right, Sir, that the Text Is Incorrect In Many Particulars The Magistrate Aug 2012 #19

Definitely not England, unless there was a desert landing strip near the Dover Coast in 1943 leveymg Aug 2012 #20

It seems, among other inaccuracies, the plane was damaged after the bombs were dropped. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #21

Yeah. Some stories really don't need exaggeration. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #31

Well, when I was tracking down the source of this narrative... caraher Aug 2012 #34

The 'All American' bombardier is my uncle... sgsilvey Sep 2012 #40

Welcome to DU and thank you for sharing. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #41

You're seeing first hand why crews preferred the B-17 freethought Aug 2012 #22

Remarkable that plane could fly with one horizontal stabilizer... Octafish Aug 2012 #23

Have you a link to this? I'd like to send it on to my father. Thnks. uppityperson Aug 2012 #24

I received this via email.... saved the pics to photobucket... you should be able to 2on2u Aug 2012 #32

Built by women. WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #25

Thanks for mentioning!! DearHeart Aug 2012 #33

Wow! Quite a story. My dad was co-pilot of a B-17 kskiska Aug 2012 #29

Um...Bad Example .... But great aircraft econoclast Aug 2012 #30

Wow! Lugnut Aug 2012 #35

That you lugnut? Did you have that moniker in high school? Curious. 2on2u Aug 2012 #36

No. Not in high school. Lugnut Aug 2012 #38

Video tour of the inside of a B-29 ProudSon Aug 2012 #39

Treasure that. Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #44

german pilot malc55 Mar 2013 #42

sgsilvey only posted once here cyberswede Mar 2013 #43

Hello ~ malc55. Good luck finding what you are looking for at DU. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #46