View Single Post
Old 09-01-2019, 11:12 PM   #37
History
Senior Member
 
History's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: NC Mountains
Posts: 689
Default Re: 1930 Sport Coupe finally!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by rotorwrench View Post
For History in post #33, that was my Pop's plane at the Celone Air Base near Foggia, Italy in late 1944. It was a B17G built by the Douglas plant in Long Beach, CA.
Your Pop was a badass! I took my son for a ride on the Nine-O-Nine B17 from the Collins foundation. It was such an experience, I can't imagine being on one and knowing people were trying to bring it down. Salute to them all.
History is offline   Reply With Quote