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Thread derailment warning… I was rewatching Dr Strangelove last week. I had forgotten James Earl Jones was in it. It gets better every...

One of my favorite scenes in a damned funny movie. Probably the best military satire ever.

My friend COL Ralph W. Evans, USAF (Ret) was a B-29 pilot in the 498th Bomb Group, Saipan, Marianas Islands group, 1944-1945. Ralph...

and most were in their early 20's or younger

It's fascinating to explore the efforts made to train military aircrews during WWII. One operation in particular stands out, Great...

While we're telling bomber-ride stories.... Flew in EAA's B-17 a few years back. Put this together to share with friends. Ron Wanttaja

A B17 was parked at my local airport a few years back. They let us into the plane and spend a lot of time just gawking. I walked...

My grandfather in law died a few years ago. He was a pilot on the B-24. After the funeral the family was going through his trunks and...

As research for my first novel, I took a ride in the B-24 Witchcraft. We had free rein of the entire ship except the flight deck. Below...

Imagine the height of today's environmental impact statement report to build it today! Then a few years for the Feds to decide whether...

I too have been reading and viewing a lot of material on the 8th Air Force and the B17. The museum behind my hangar where I volunteer...

While Ford built 24 B 24 bombers a day, the Military and contractors were training 48 pilots, 24 bombardiers, 24 flight engineers, 24...

I got a good look at the nose wheel when I took a ride in the Collings Foundation's B-24, taking a seat on the floor in the cockpit...

I've only flown the B-24 but some of the guys I fly it with have flown the 17. I have flown a few airshows with both. The 24 is slow...