Flying Fortress
Oct 16, 2015 15:04:32 #
Oct 16, 2015 15:23:59 #
Thank you all for your comments.Many brave young men flying these planes died to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today.
Oct 16, 2015 15:28:51 #
Thanks so much for all your comments.Many brave young men died flying t hese planes to preserve the freedoms that we enjoy today.
Oct 16, 2015 15:31:18 #
I've read where there are 10 air worthy B-17's and 1 B-29 (Fifi) and "Doc" is raising $ for air worthiness test flights. Then there will be 2 B-29's that are restored and flying.
Oct 17, 2015 00:43:56 #
Thanks for the answer, my dad was in the Air Force too, but I didn't have these questions when he was around...
lightandshadowjourney wrote:
My father was a Top Turret/Engineer on one of these (Ol' Battle Axe). Two side gunners, one tail, one ball, one nose, pilot, co pilot, radio (could be a side gunner as well), and either a bombardier or togglier to release the bombs. Great pictures of a marvelous (really) aircraft flown by very young men with incredible bravery.
Oct 17, 2015 04:09:20 #
sleepy51 wrote:
Great coverage of the plane. By your pictures, it looks like it takes a minimum of 7 men just to fly the plane & man the guns. Somebody has to supply the ammo to the gunners and release the tie-downs on the bombs carried. does anybody out there know, how many men it took to fly on a mission? It's amazing how it only takes a single pilot to fly a plane and fire the laser guided missils now....
The B-17 had a normal crew of 10. Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator, Flight Engineer, Radio operator, 2 waist gunners, Ball turret gunner, tail gunner. The plane shown is a B-17G. The Memphis Belle is a B-17F. She was the first to finish 25 missions.
Oct 17, 2015 09:14:19 #
Thank-you for the reply, love the old airplanes.
Beard43 wrote:
The B-17 had a normal crew of 10. Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator, Flight Engineer, Radio operator, 2 waist gunners, Ball turret gunner, tail gunner. The plane shown is a B-17G. The Memphis Belle is a B-17F. She was the first to finish 25 missions.
Oct 17, 2015 09:53:40 #
Beard43 wrote:
The Memphis Belle is a B-17F. She was the first to finish 25 missions.
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Oct 18, 2015 18:33:21 #
Beautiful set, I have a connection to the B-29 as my Uncle Bill (I never knew him as I was born in 1950) was a pilot and was shot down over the Bay of Biscay in 1944. He was never found. Great photos of a great plane.
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