Retardant Bombers, Warbirds and Bush Planes
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B-17 Flying Fortress
“Sentimental Journey” at KPIH - only 7 left in the world flying- thinking of my uncle Allen (mom’s brother)-8th Army Air Corps B-17 Pilot- I always wondered if he was on the "Black Thursday" (October 14, 1943) raid over Schweinfurt where over a quarter of the B-17's were shot down (60 B-17's lost). The tide turned in December of that year, when the North American P-51 Mustang long-range fighter began to arrive and for once a fighter could escort the Fortress's deep into German territory.
