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Yes, gravity.
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B17 Nine-O-Nine crash in CT - 2019-10-02
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BenRoberts
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Take offs are optional landings are mandatory
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How many guys used to work on one B17 continuously for Her to go on a mission?
How many guys just cleaned and gapped plugs all day every day and all night?
How many guys just cleaned and gapped plugs all day every day and all night?
cucvmule
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I was impressed with OG standing on top of ladder to service engine. Now having your picture taken while standing on top of ladder is not a great safety moment.
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Funny. but Ben Roberts is correct. Something else happened here. This B17 managed to make a landing. It was not a "fall out of the sky" kind of crash. Whatever was wrong with an engine(s) is a minor factor. For some reason this plane got off-course and rolled into a structure, ruptured a fuel tank, then caught fire. Why it couldn't stop or steer after landing is likely part of the investigation.
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BLK HMMWV
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A couple of us members out here in Ca. flew on the 909 on Mothers day of last year.
First flight of the day too just like this was.
I placed a go pro camera up in the nose for the take off and wore a head mounted camera.
Took a 92 year old friend on it with us.
He was a pilot in his younger days.
The pilot of the 909 spent about 30 minutes talking to him in between the 3rd-4th flight of the day and signed his old log book.
First flight of the day too just like this was.
I placed a go pro camera up in the nose for the take off and wore a head mounted camera.
Took a 92 year old friend on it with us.
He was a pilot in his younger days.
The pilot of the 909 spent about 30 minutes talking to him in between the 3rd-4th flight of the day and signed his old log book.
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BLK HMMWV
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Thanks for posting this.
I guess we were lucky to have flown on it and made it home .
I guess we were lucky to have flown on it and made it home .
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Thanks for posting this.
As always, these reports are an interesting and informative read.
As always, these reports are an interesting and informative read.
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I was one on the flight BLKHMMWV mentioned. My heart stopped when I heard the news.