And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The tail section of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (A/C No. 239789) was damaged by enemy flak during a mission flown by the 379th Bomb Group on December 20, 1943.
That had to be terrifying for all those young kids!
ReplyDeleteDon't make 'em like they used to.
ReplyDeleteNot just the stabilizer but the holes in the fuselage - that tail gunner had a spicy ride.
ReplyDeleteIf he was alive
DeleteLooks like the right elevator is missing too.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-39789
ReplyDeleteIs that "Ye OLDE PUB" from "A Higher Call"?
ReplyDeleteOnly the tail section?
ReplyDeleteTailgunner and Radio Operator KIA. Left waistgunner bailed out POW
DeleteRead the story in the link I posted in previous comment.