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re: WWII B-17 flying video
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:23 pm to Coach Yo
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:23 pm to Coach Yo
I find the history of the 8th fascinating since I have family ties. The American Air Museum in England has a good database of crews,planes,missions,etc.
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LINK /
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:29 pm to Louisiane
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Some brave young boys, incredibly high attrition rate.
One of my favorite planes.
Thread got me thinking: Would you rather be part of the D Day at landing at Normandy, or try to fly 25 missions in B17 over Europe?
I guess I would go for D Day
This post was edited on 2/4/21 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:29 pm to 777Tiger
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Some brave young boys, incredibly high attrition rate.
My uncle was a radioman on one that flew out of Italy. He was shot down over Germany and spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:37 pm to Louisiane
One of the many websites I’m sure, but here is another database. This one covers the 384th Bomb Group. My grandpa served on a B-17 and his sorties are listed here. We have a lot of his paperwork, which includes his missions. This database is way more right than wrong. It also has pictures of much of the planes flown along with their status during the war. Very cool stuff.
384th Bomb Group
384th Bomb Group
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:39 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I actually saw one just flying around randomly in St. Louis about 10 or 11 years ago.
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:40 pm to LeroyBrown
Thread got me thinking: Would you rather be part of the D Day at landing at Normandy, or try to fly 25 missions in B17 over Europe?
I guess I would go for D Day
Here's a clip of Andy Rooney explaining just how improbable it was to complete those 25 missions
LINK
Posted on 2/4/21 at 6:55 pm to Coach Yo
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My dad was in the 8th Air Force and flew in a B-17 in WW ll. He made all of his missions and finished the war as a member of the Lucky Bastards Club.
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Call a man a “lucky bastard” and you’re asking for a punch in the nose. But not from Rex Shearer.
When the B-17 named “Blythe Spirit” touched down at Rattlesden, England, in early February 1945, Shearer and the rest of the nine-man crew joined the elite ranks of those who completed all their bombing missions over Europe.
They called it the “Lucky Bastards Club.” The name was appropriate.
“We were fortunate,” said Shearer, a Kansas native and Baton Rouge resident since 1965.
A “Lucky Bastard”
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:59 am to TigersOfGeauxld
Your Dad's is a hero. Incredibly brave young men. God I hate to lose that generation. Without question......they were the best of the best.
This post was edited on 2/5/21 at 11:01 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:15 am to TigersOfGeauxld
Two of my mom’s 1st cousins flew B-17s during WWII. Man wish I knew then what I know now and could ask them about their experiences.
As the adults that I knew them to be, they were both super guys.
As the adults that I knew them to be, they were both super guys.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:19 am to bmela12
Tom Landry flew 30 missions in the B-17 during the Second World War.
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