World War II Bombers B-17 and B-24 (Page 2): Great set! Sad about the loss of the 17 and the crew!

theaverlo Loc: Iowa

Great set! Sad about the loss of the 17 and the crew!

black mamba

theaverlo wrote:

Great set! Sad about the loss of the 17 and the crew!

Thanks for the visit.

A great loss, indeed. 3 crew members and 10 passengers. I assume the passengers were like me....pay $400 or $450 for around a 20 minute flight.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, Tom, I love old war planes.

black mamba

Earnest Botello wrote:

Great series, Tom, I love old war planes.

Thanks, Ernest.

I'm right there with you, brother.

kerry12 Loc: Harrisburg, Pa.

black mamba wrote:

I've been up in both of these planes. It wasn't long after I was up in the B-17 ( Nine 0 Nine ) that it crashed and was totally destroyed, killing 7 people and wounding 6 others.

Very nice images. I too was up in the " Nine O Nine ". It was a replica of the actual " Nine O Nine " which was in my Dad's Squadron during WWII. He was a B17 Pilot. Thanks for posting.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

black mamba wrote:

Thanks, Mike. I felt a little erie when I learned about the crash. It wasn't that long after I had been up in it that the accident happened.

Horrifying occurrence! Excellent photos! I love WWII aircraft and their lore.

black mamba

kerry12 wrote:

Very nice images. I too was up in the " Nine O Nine ". It was a replica of the actual " Nine O Nine " which was in my Dad's Squadron during WWII. He was a B17 Pilot. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for dropping by.

I have the utmost respect for those crews that manned the bombers....particularly for those in the early going that had no fighter escort on raids deep into Germany. They had to realize and deal with the prospect that they wouldn't make it back to their base.

black mamba

Alafoto wrote:

Horrifying occurrence! Excellent photos! I love WWII aircraft and their lore.

Thanks.

It's great to hear from you.

kmpankopf Loc: Mid-Michigan; SW Pennsylvania

Blast from the past - thanks for posting.

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

black mamba wrote:

I've been up in both of these planes. It wasn't long after I was up in the B-17 ( Nine 0 Nine ) that it crashed and was totally destroyed, killing 7 people and wounding 6 others.

I have a shot of “Witchcraft” flying into the Schenectady, NY airport when I was shooting a soccer game and heard the roar of the four engines. If you would like I can post it here. Also, my cousin was a radio operator on B-17 that was shot down over Germany and he spent time in a Stalag (I think it was Stalag 2 or Stalag 4).
Bud

kerry12 Loc: Harrisburg, Pa.

black mamba wrote:

Thanks for dropping by.

I have the utmost respect for those crews that manned the bombers....particularly for those in the early going that had no fighter escort on raids deep into Germany. They had to realize and deal with the prospect that they wouldn't make it back to their base.

rv8striker Loc: St. Louis, MO area

A great set of these magnificent planes. Thanks for sharing.

black mamba

kmpankopf wrote:

Blast from the past - thanks for posting.

I appreciate your visit.

black mamba

BudsOwl wrote:

I have a shot of “Witchcraft” flying into the Schenectady, NY airport when I was shooting a soccer game and heard the roar of the four engines. If you would like I can post it here. Also, my cousin was a radio operator on B-17 that was shot down over Germany and he spent time in a Stalag (I think it was Stalag 2 or Stalag 4).
Bud

Thanks for looking in. Feel free to post your shot of Witchcraft.

black mamba

rv8striker wrote:

A great set of these magnificent planes. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. I'm glad you dropped by.