[Milsurplus] "A Chance To Fly Again"

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Wayne

I've read that book and highly recommend it.

73 Mark K3MSB

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:07 PM, <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:

>
>  Maybe this is a bit off topic, but a great true war story involving a
> shattered B-17's return home is in the book "A Higher Call". Most of the
> book relates the personal history of a German fighter pilot, how he came to
> encounter the B-17, and what happened later, before & after the war's end.
>
>
>  Wayne
> WB4OGM
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n2lxm <n2lxm at juno.com>
> To: kargo_cult <kargo_cult at msn.com>
> Cc: milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 10, 2015 3:41 pm
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "A Chance To Fly Again"
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>
> Last summer My Darling wife give me a once in a lifetime gift. She took
> me to our local airport where two old war birds were flying and purchase
> a ride for me on a B-17G named the " Nine O Nine ". This plane is being
> fully restored, and is being funded by give rides. The flight lasted
> about and hour. We flew out of Ailair Air port in Wall Township, Monmouth
> County NJ. Flew to the coast then south to around the Barnegat Light
> House then turned north and back to the air field. For take off I was
> seated at the radio station, during the flight we were able to move about
> the plane. So I made my way up threw the bomb bay and to get into the
> nose. Took some video and a lot of still shoots. After the flight I stood
> in awe looking at the plane and realizing how many young men rode this
> type of plane into the history books. God Bless Them All.
>
>
>                                                     Jeff N2LXM
>                                                       American
>                                                         Patriot
>                                     Proud Father of Two U.S. Marines
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