One of the most famous planes of the European Thea…
He's heard that sound before
Soon it will roll to the runway
A view from the air
Most of those who've had this view have now passed…
No Messerschmitts or Focke-Wulfs in sight
The takeoff roll, tail wheel up
Pretty, isn't it
How to lie with pictures
The result
A moment of priceless thoughts
There were good moments, though, too
Protecting the world from invasion by Zanesville,…
Okay, it's kind of a cliche. But still . . .
If you do pose with a B-17 . . .
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Then and now, come together
A unique meeting: WWII B-17 flight engineer and top turret gunner Frank Girman and EAA B-17 pilot Tom Ewing rotate one of the plane's four engines. The radial engines tended to allow oil to pool in the cylinders, causing catastrophic engine trouble if undetected. So before flight each engine must be turned by hand, seven revolutions. It's not an easy task, and if oil has gotten into a cylinder it becomes impossible until a crewman removes the spark plug and allows the oil to drain.
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