Dr H Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Apparently this B-17 sustained a mid-air collision with a German BF-109, yet managed to fly home and land in this condition without major injuries to any of the crew members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Impressive. I have driven the odd Elise like that, it needs gaffa tape in the right colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The waist gunners used the cord from their parachutes to tie the fuselage together. Also when the tailgunner tried to get forward of the damage, the tail wobbled violently, so he remained at his station to act as a stabiliser! It's impressive stuff! Whoops! And one that wasn't so lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The story behind the original photo (and some more pics of the plane) http://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/ww-ii-b17-survival-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr H Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Amazing story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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