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Vintage B-17 crashes west of Chicago
CFD208:
I'm glad that everyone got out safe but a sad sad day for the few B-17s that are still around. I can't help thinking that the Liberty Belle survived the war, and all these years, only to burn in a field...
joeyb747:
--- Quote from: CFD208 on June 17, 2011, 11:58:34 PM ---I'm glad that everyone got out safe but a sad sad day for the few B-17s that are still around. I can't help thinking that the Liberty Belle survived the war, and all these years, only to burn in a field...
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Totally agree with you. One small note...the Liberty Belle actually never saw combat in WWII. She was built to late according to Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Belle_%28B-17_Flying_Fortress%
Liveatc.net gets a nice plug on the Wiki page... 8-)
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