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Re: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 

By: Beldin in GRITZ | Recommend this post (2)
Sun, 16 Mar 25 5:50 PM | 14 view(s)
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Yeah, my father-in-law was a B-17 captain in the 8th Army Air Force. He already had his pilot's license before the war, so he got over to England and started flying missions, early - 1943. He completed his tour and they sent him back to the States to start training on the B-29 in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. Then, the atomic bombs were dropped and that was that. 




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Re: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
By: De_Composed in GRITZ
Sun, 16 Mar 25 4:27 PM 		Msg. 05540 of 05582

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Re: “(A quick internet search reveals all kinds of interesting stories about B-17's and miraculous stories.)”I heard one or two good B-17 stories over the years. My dad's résumé follows.

Following Mission #35, everybody was given a break but expected to be recalled for a second tour. Then the war in Europe ended and the crew expected to be deployed and killed in Japan. That didn't happen either! Good timing.

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