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Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:28 am to
Posted by Escobar600
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:28 am to
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I just like the thought of a plane being this flying "battleship", with gunners at all types of angles, each covering smaller sections of sky.

yeah, the name Flying Fortress fits it well.






Posted by bomber77
Member since Aug 2008
14783 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:55 am to
I just love this movie. I think the cast is darn near perfect.
Posted by Cdawg
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Member since Sep 2003
59542 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 12:36 pm to
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If I wanted historical accuracy I watch the discovery channel or TLC.

Which I doubt you actually do.
Posted by coloradoBengal
Member since Sep 2007
32608 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 12:43 pm to
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I just love this movie. I think the cast is darn near perfect.


Yeah.

I love the part where they are going through all the stuff before they get over the target and pilot is like, "Doc, go check that out" "Doc, go check this out" and he has to keep telling them... "uhh... bomb run?"
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77649 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 12:46 pm to
Well you find out later that he's just covering the fact that he isn't a doctor.
Posted by manwich
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Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 12:49 pm to
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That scene win the plane "Mother & Country" splits in two always and still gets at me.
LINK



damn. this one was damaged on a bombing run over Cologne, Germany but made it back home



Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
22753 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 2:35 pm to
Did they let you sit in the belly turret? I've always wanted to do that.

Sticking with the B17 theme, one of my favorite tv one shots was the episode of Amazing Stories with the B17. I loved how the turret gunners imagination helped the plane land safely.
Posted by Escobar600
Member since Jan 2011
4777 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 2:56 pm to
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Did they let you sit in the belly turret? I've always wanted to do that.



no. I have no idea how anyone could fit in that. It's tiny.



I remember that Amazing Stories with the B -17
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