[Milsurplus] "A Chance To Fly Again"

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 10:07 PM 2/10/2015, 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.

A fantastic story.....I'm waiting to see the movie version...

Perry   w8au



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>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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