Just heard the awful news this evening that one of the few remaining B-17G Flying Fortress; a World War 2 era bomber has crashed today. The Nine-O-Nine was owned and operated by the Collings Foundation. During World War 2 around 13,000 of these hard working pieces of aviation were built. They were instrumental in the campaigns over Germany during the war. Many brave service men flew the fortress and relied on it to get them to the targets and back home to airfield in England. Growing up I greatly adored aviation of all kinds. I have a fondness for this plane and the stories that surrounded it. MY heart goes out to the people who were injured and lost their lives today. Earlier this summer I was actually able to see and walk through this same B-17 at a local airshow here in Washington state. Moving through the aircraft front to back gave me a great appreciation for the men who serviced and served on these. There is not that much room to get around inside. _____________________________________________More images of the actual B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed here: https://kevinjsalisbury.com/p811686751The story of "Memphis Belle" 1990 DVD or RENT (The most famous B-17 story) Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/2oBoUvT_____________________________________________Related News ArticlesNBC News coverage on the B-17 crashCNN News Coverage on the B-17 crashBBC News Coverage on the B-17 crashCBS News Coverage on the B-17 crashAP News Coverage on the B-17 crashMore images of the actual B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed here: https://kevinjsalisbury.com/p811686751
