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B-17 in 1943 A mid-air collision

Thanks for sahring this link. Almost incredible storie. You must see the pictures to believe it! Poor guy the one in the fighter.

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I've heard so many stories of B-17's losing pieces of this or that and still making it home but this one should be in every Boeing sales pamphlet that goes out to this day! What a testament to aircraft building. But even more of a testament to the skill and dedication of the pilot and crew members who kept thier heads and did whatever it took to get this winged warrior home.
 
The B-17 was arguably the toughest warplane plane that EVER flew for any nation. But if i had been in the cockpit of this bird and knew i had even as much as a slim chance, i too would use every ounce of skill and dedication i could muster to get home if we had to chose between our cozy bunks or one of the Nazi Hiltons. I hear that the food and room service really sucked and the staff was a bit too trigger happy...

CheerZ! :icon29:
 
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