That is a nice photograph, Paul. Is it inside an actual aircraft or just a piece of film set?
Plastic bottle on the desk says it is real
Great photo Paul. Love a B.17
Another cramped location was reserved for the tail gunner. It's helpful to see the windows that he'd be peering through trying to view oncoming enemy planes. Uncomfortable and difficult. Every time I climb through one of these machines, I gain more and more respect for all of the men and women who risked their lives, and who lost their lives in service to their countries.
Really awesome pictures!!!
echo Dan's comment. Absolutely brilliant Paul n Jeff
Great photos, thanks for sharing. I got to crawl through a B-17 at the Bar Harbor Airport ~15 years ago. I felt like a kid in a candy store and being the only one there. Unfortunately we were socked in so no flights went up that day.
awesome pics thanks for sharing guys! i was lucky enough to go through her and yankee lady in urbana when they flew in for the real memphis belle debut. if i remember correctly it was the 7th b-17 ive been lucky enough to board.
That plane crashed about an hour away from me. I don’t know who owned the plane at the time you went up but the company who owned it when it crashed was found by the FAA to to have not kept up with maintenance which caused the crash and isn’t allowed to fly passengers anymore. It’s terrible that so many people were killed and injured not to mention the fact that a rare WW2 plane is no more.
Awesome photo documentary, choice of viewpoint, etc. Rep gun jammed.
Thanks for posting the photos, fellas!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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