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I flew in a B-17 myself last year MichMan Mar 2020 #1
I was impressed by the very brief safety lecture we got before take off Kaleva Mar 2020 #3
They told us a few things when I flew in one MichMan Mar 2020 #4
the opening in the roof was big enough to stick your head out of. Kaleva Mar 2020 #6
Gripping it with my life, I put my camera up out of the dorsal gun position and did a 360 Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #16
I flew in the "movie Memphis Belle" (used in the movie) in 2012 - filmed the experience: Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #14
Lucky! Thanks for sharing that experience. dchill Mar 2020 #17
It was a blast Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #18
I flew on the Yankee Air Museum's B-17 back in the 90's Kaleva Mar 2020 #2
That was the one I flew in too MichMan Mar 2020 #5
Meanwhile..taxpayers bail out Boeing who willingly produced unsafe aircraft. joanbarnes Mar 2020 #7
We were in that plane the week before the crash. There were dozens of elderly vets there, getting FailureToCommunicate Mar 2020 #8
Not to downplay, but if you thought that was dangerous... Crowman2009 Mar 2020 #25
The B-17 is neat but for my money I would love to fly in a c-47/DC-3... mitch96 Mar 2020 #9
I got to fly in a C-47 a couple times in college. FuzzyRabbit Mar 2020 #11
My neighbor ran a small airline in Michigan....... small being one reconditioned C-47 mitch96 Mar 2020 #20
I believe a few of those are still flying in Africa. Crowman2009 Mar 2020 #26
My brother in law was in that plane last march... Salviati Mar 2020 #10
Horrible For People To Die And Suffer Like That, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #12
Given that crash photo, it beggars belief that anyone survived at all. AtheistCrusader Mar 2020 #13
One of my uncles flew B-17s as a navigator back then. DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #15
Not your daily flyer bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #19
You'd be surprised Major Nikon Mar 2020 #21
Yes, I believe you're correct bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #23
Here's a link to the decision by the FAA Major Nikon Mar 2020 #22
That's very sad. Codeine Mar 2020 #24
Check the DU archives for posts on October 2, 2019. There were several. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #27
The place Chainfire Mar 2020 #28
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