[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by Bob's Flat-Six
Yes, Cool story Jeff.
Nothing like the experiences that your mom has.


I saw a program on cable once about a team of guys who went down to Antarctica (I think) to salvage a B17 that went down there during the war.
They brought the plane back to life after much blood, sweat and tears and $$$ only to loose her on her first take off when a can of gas that was left inside turned over setting the plane on fire.

It was surreal.

That plane was a B-17G model and it was on Greenland. Friend of mine was on the recovery mission.

What happened was there was a gasoline powered aux power unit in the tail of some of these birds. It caught fire and they could not put it out. Everyone bailed out and stood there and watched it burn to the ground.... So sad to see.

Jeff, know what you mean. My ex-wife's Mother is from Berlin and she remembers the bombing of the city very well, among other things. The stories that she told kept us listening for hours on end.

The men and women of this time really were "The Greatest Generation"...