78th annual Charlevoix Venetian Festival events Jul 24, 2008
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours and rides available on the World War II B-17 bomber Yankee Lady at the Charlevoix Municipal Airport. Tours for a small donation, rides 425 per person. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Convincing DMV of citizenship tough (38) Jul 23, 2008
(Stovall had served as a ball turret gunner aboard a B-17 bomber over Europe). Stovall went July 2 to the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division office in Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
The world's most scenic skydives Jul 17, 2008
"If you like the view from the ground, you're going to love it from the air," says Shane Rampy, a marketing manager for Champion Aerospace who organized dives from a vintage World War II B-17 bomber onto a Florida beach last March ... The Collings Foundation, a Massachusetts-based organization that maintains historic aircraft, owns a classic B-17 bomber that travels across the U.S. for educational purposes. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Local veteran returns to site of 1945 B-17 bomber crash in Poland Jul 14, 2008
Sixty-three years later, Ray Sundet of La Crosse returned to the farm field in Poland where his Army Air Corps B-17 bomber crash-landed after being shot up by a German Me-262 jet fighter. Sundet, 84, also signed autographs during a visit to a museum in nearby Witkowo, Poland, that has parts of the aircraft on display, and during a visit to a Polish air base. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
‘Aluminum Overcast' making local stop (312) Jul 7, 2008
Aluminum Overcast, a B-17 bomber, is coming to Jefferson City Memorial Airport Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Salute to Veterans national tour. Before and during World War II, B-17s were top-of-the-line aircrafts. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Allies from start to finish Jun 30, 2008
Gen. William Waff, deputy commanding general of the 99th Regional Readiness Command in Coraopolis, singled out two local veterans in attendance: Frank Kravetz, 84, of Chalfant, a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber shot down over Germany in World War II who became a prisoner of war, and retired Lt. Col. T. Rafael Lee, 82, of New Castle, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Other highlights included a flyover by a single C-130 from the Air Force Reserve's 911th Airlift Wing and a 21-gun salute by the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Veteran recalls flying B-17s Jun 26, 2008
At least 60 years have passed since John Hoschar of Plattsmouth has been in a World War II era Flying Fortress B-17 bomber. But today, Hoschar will be an honored guest on Experimental Aircraft Association s (EAA) B-17 Aluminum Overcast as it flies the skies of Plattsmouth. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
B-1 Bomber coming to Plattsmouth Jun 19, 2008
Plattsmouth area residents will have a chance to tour a B-17 Bomber just like those used in World War II against Allied enemies. Find out when the aircraft will be here and why in the June 19 edition of The Journal. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
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FLYINGFORTRESS (Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- A WWII bombardier gets another look at a B-17 bomber after 63 years. 700. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Staff photo by ERIN SMITH Jun 13, 2008
Mercer was flying a B-17 bomber on a mission over Duisburg when the plane was struck with flak, three of which hit the plane underneath of the cockpit. Mercer attempted to land in Brussels, but he was ordered instead to go to Merville, France. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
WWII pilot's reunion with plane is sweet Jun 10, 2008
Andy Starnes/Post-Gazette photos Liberty Belle, a newly restored World War II B-17 bomber, took to the skies over Pittsburgh yesterday. It is one of only 14 B-17s still flying of the 12,732 produced between 1935 and 1945. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Flying high again May 22, 2008
The World War II B-17 Bomber Liberty Belle climbs over Smyrna Airport ... This view from the World War II B-17 Bomber Liberty Belle will be available to those who fly in the plane on Sunday. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
B-17 tail gunner defied the odds May 5, 2008
" The average life expectancy of a B-17 bomber crew member was 12-14 missions, Conte said. He did 35. On his next-to-last mission, Conte's plane was hit by severe flak over Leipzig, Germany, and lost two of its four engines. "We flew through that flak for 31 minutes each way," he said. "Because our plane was damaged, we wouldn't be able to follow the group back over the North Sea. We kept losing altitude, and we were throwing things out of the plane to lighten the weight. (The St. Augustine Record)
Kingston man flies high after seeing old planes again Apr 14, 2008
One of his students went on to pilot the famous Memphis Belle, a prolific B-17 bomber in the European theater and the subject of a documentary and later a film. Now 90 years-old, Broody has not strayed from the skies, or instructing. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Football tickets, dinners reported Apr 12, 2008
Councilwoman Glorious Johnson reported one of the more interesting gifts: a 15-minute flight in a World War II-era B-17 bomber ... 15-minute plane ride on a World War II-era B-17 bomber from the Experimental Aircraft Association. (Florida Times-Union)
Closing The Ring Feb 28, 2008
In 1944, the American crew of a B-17 bomber were killed when the plane was enveloped in fog and came down on the hill. The ring belonged to one of them and for Woodward, that was enough. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Injured in '41, Rickenbacker still the hero Feb 27, 2008
This time he and nine others were aboard a B-17 bomber that ditched in the south Pacific. They were adrift in three small rubber rafts for 24 days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Robin Moore, 82, author of 'French Connection,' 'Green Berets' Feb 24, 2008
He attended Middlesex School and Belmont Hill School before serving as a nose-gunner on a B-17 bomber based in England during World War II. He graduated from Harvard in 1949. While majoring in English literature and composition there, he was sent overseas by the Globe for a series of postwar reports on Europe. (Boston Globe)
Search is on for WWII wreckage Feb 16, 2008
He is already credited with finding an American B-17 bomber called Blackjack, which is one of PNG's most popular dive sites. "We won't start looking till about March, April May due to conditions, as we need perfect conditions," Pearce said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Andy Rooney Biography Feb 14, 2008
One of his columns reported a heart wrenching accident as a battle damaged B-17 bomber returned to England, unable to lower its landing gear. The damage inside the plane prevented the escape of the ball turret gunner, who remained trapped in the bubble on the belly of the plane as it landed. (Suite101.com)
2007 in review Jan 2, 2008
" Belasco died on May 30 at her son's home in Walnut Creek after a long illness. Joe Harris: A dresser at the San Francisco Opera who spent nearly half a century helping nervous tenors and cranky baritones get into and out of their costumes. Harris' career as a dresser spanned 44 years. When he retired in 2004 as the company's longest-tenured employee, it rewarded him with the San Francisco Opera Medal. Never before had that rare honor gone to someone from the wardrobe department. It is... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Who we lost in 2007 Jan 1, 2008
During this time he was stationed in Europe as a Radio Operator-Gunner on a B-17 Bomber. On his 17th mission on Jan. 4, 1944, he was shot down and was a prisoner of war in Krems, Austria, Stalag 17B until his release in 1945. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Newsweek: What West Point cadets learn from literature Dec 29, 2007
It is about the death of gunner on a B-17 bomber over Germany in World War II, but it might as well be about the death of a turret gunner on a HMMWV rolling over an IED in Iraq. In Samet's class, the cadets, who assume they will be sent to Iraq when they are commissioned as second lieutenants, also read glorifications of war, like Malory's "Morte D'Arthur," as well as depictions of war's darker side, like Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried." ("A true war story is never moral.") When Samet's... (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Shrimper finds gear from B-17 Dec 8, 2007
Instead it was a landing gear possibly from a World War II B-17 bomber ... Armstrong, 47, a third-generation shrimper who was born in Mayport, said he was told it might be a landing gear from a B-17 bomber. (The St. Augustine Record)
Pearl Harbor survivor: 'I was lucky one' Dec 7, 2007
Reid would have to land the B-17 bomber amid pandemonium. Seconds later, with the front half of his airplane on fire, the back half of it missing, and that black smoke now everywhere, Reid did what he'd been trained to do: He hit the brakes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
There's nothing shrimp-like about his big catch Dec 7, 2007
A Mayport shrimper may have netted the landing gear from a World War II-era B-17 bomber ... Instead it was a landing gear possibly from a World War II B-17 bomber ... Armstrong, 47, a third-generation shrimper who was born in Mayport, said he was told it might be a landing gear from a B-17 bomber. (Florida Times-Union)
Sleuth's detective work is a mission of the heart Nov 12, 2007
All 10 crew members from Ascend Charlie, a B-17 bomber, died when the plane crashed into a mountain in Wales while returning in bad weather from a raid on a Nazi submarine base in France. Beigel's client is a man who saw the crash in September 1943 and wants to build a memorial. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
To our WWII veterans Nov 10, 2007
Swicord served in Europe, and he flew 38 missions as the belly gunner in a B-17 bomber. He was stationed with a unit that moved from the heel of the boot of Italy about halfway up the boot. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Eighth-graders take a look at the lives of veteran family, friends Nov 7, 2007
During World War II, Art was a tail gunner on a B-17 Bomber. He had two 50-caliber machine guns and would switch off between them. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Granddaughter of first bride at Heinz Chapel will walk same aisle Nov 3, 2007
In that first ceremony, Miss Eddy was 21, and her fiance, John Charles Succop, a first lieutenant in the Army Air Force, had returned home from serving as a co-pilot in B-17 bomber missions over Germany. It was a cold day and photos show many women's fur coats draped over pews. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
From the Publisher's Desk: Flying high in memory of my grandpa Oct 31, 2007
This foundation announced that a newly restored World War II B-17 bomber was coming to Fresno the following Monday for a media flight and would be available for public flights Nov. 3 and 4 ... He was a ball-turret gunner on a B-17 bomber crew based in Europe. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Shocking memories, lessons in 'The War' Oct 7, 2007
Allen Sughrue of Hughson became a prisoner of war when his B-17 bomber was shot down by the Germans in 1944. He watched the entire series. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Angels' Flight and Horse Sense Sep 27, 2007
They were the Eighth Air Force, B-17 Bomber Group stationed in Molesworth, England, and they adopted the motto "Might in Flight" in October 1942, "and lived up to it on each of their record 364 combat missions." ... They were the Eighth Air Force, B-17 Bomber Group stationed in Molesworth, England, and they adopted the motto "Might in Flight" in October 1942, "and lived up to it on each of their record 364 combat missions.". (Townhall.com)
Flying in the Liberty Belle Sep 11, 2007
PHOTO: FLYING LIBERTY BELLE Alva's Jack Fisher stands in front of the WWII B-17 bomber The Liberty Belle. The Liberty Foundation recently flew a restored WWII B-17 bomber into Wiley Post airport at Oklahoma City ... Anyway, during the war, there were B-17 bombers that were able to get back to an airfield with only one engine still running. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Bombardier: 'It was somthing I had to do' Aug 20, 2007
It didn't take long before the powers that be assigned him to a B-17 bomber in the 613th Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, stationed in England. The plane carried four officers -- pilot, co-pilot, navigator and bombardier -- and several enlisted men -- radioman, engineer, belly turret gunner, tail gunner and wing gunner -- on missions over France, Belgium, Germany and Poland. (The St. Augustine Record)
Paul Finot, 84 Aug 15, 2007
He flew 21 missions in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. He was shot down over Germany in November of 1944 and was a POW until the end of the war. (North County Times)
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B-17 bomber lands in Big Flats ... The Aluminum Overcast, a restored World War II-era B-17 bomber, touched down at the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport on Monday afternoon, and its crew will be giving public flights and ground tours today and Wednesday. (Corning Leader, NY)
Former airman lived through two bomber crashes Aug 8, 2007
"His vow held up. The war in Europe ended before Teich, who had survived the two B-17 bomber accidents while in training, could be sent overseas from Sioux City. He was then transferred to another base, where he was training with a B-29 bomber crew when Japan surrendered.According to research by Calumet City, Ill., historian Tony Mireles, more than 15,500 Army Air Forces airmen and ground personnel were killed in stateside training accidents before ever shipping out to join the fighting during... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Fulton Skyhook STAR System Aug 1, 2007
The Skyhook was fitted to a civilian registered (flown by a CIA front company) B-17 bomber for the operation due to the fact that the US Navy P-2 Neptune originally detailed did not have sufficient range. The Skyhook was unclassified and became the subject of articles in Popular Mechanics, Time and other magazines. (Suite101.com)
Doomed to be a cartoonist Jul 25, 2007
"He ended up being a B-17 bomber pilot in World War II, so he went in a different direction," his son says of his father, Homer Groening. "So the real Homer is a war hero and filmmaker, and unlike his cartoon namesake. So I'm finally making it up to him after all these years.". (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
EXTRAVAGANT RUSTICITY Jul 22, 2007
" James' opinion of Whittell is not without substantiation. In his book "Castle in the Sky: George Whittell Jr. and the Thunderbird Lodge," James and his wife, Susan, detail the life of a privileged young man from a wealthy San Francisco family that amassed its fortune in real estate and mining. After military service in World War I, say the Jameses, Whittell dedicated his life to nothing in particular, except drinking and avoiding steady work. He lived on his family's money, making just two... (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Sentimental Journey Jul 7, 2007
Under blue skies and beating sunshine, crowds gathered Friday morning to take in the sites and sounds of the authentically restored B-17 bomber airplane, Sentimental Journey ... Sentimental Journe is one of the few existing B-17 bomber airplanes still capable of flying in the skies today, out of more than 12,000 that were built during World War II, C.A.F. member Dick Manhart said ... The B-17 bomber airplane, also known as Flying Fortress, was designed during World War II to carry up to 8,000... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Air show a hit with young and old alike Jul 5, 2007
Two of the most popular prop-driven airplanes on display Wednesday were a P-51 Mustang, a World War II fighter, and an EA-1E Skyraider with seating capacity for six and the capability to carry enough firepower to outclass a B-17 bomber. This is the biggest fighter of its kind ever built. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Former POW takes another ride in a B-17 ... 64 years later Jul 3, 2007
His last time in a B-17 bomber, Eugene Moran of Soldiers Grove, Wis ... Monday, Moran, now 82, and Salsman, 87, joined about a dozen others at La Crosse Municipal Airport for a follow-up flight aboard a restored B-17 bomber, the Aluminum Overcast. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
One-man museum Jul 2, 2007
The Army made him a first lieutenant and assigned him to navigate the commander's B-17 bomber in the 490th Bomb Group ... Career: Started Augusta Concrete Block Co. in 1946, first lieutenant, B-17 bomber navigator, 8th Air Force during World War II. (The Augusta Chronicle)
WWII vet meets Dutch survivors for first time Jul 2, 2007
As a pilot of a B-17 bomber, P. "Bogan" Smith flew 17 combat missions over Europe in World War II. But as the war was winding down, the Texas native and his nine-man crew also participated in "Operation Chowhound," one of the first massive humanitarian efforts of WWII. With more than 3. 5 million people on the brink of starvation in Nazi-occupied Holland, hundreds of American and British bombers flew low-level missions and dropped much-needed foodstuffs (dried ham, powdered milk, chocolate,... (Conroe Courier, TX)
Visit by B-17 bomber offers flight back in time Jun 30, 2007
Robin Rombach, Post-GazetteJohn Hess (at window) and Don Brooks of the Liberty Foundation prepare the Liberty Belle, a newly restored World War II B-17 Bomber for a flight over Pittsburgh yesterday ... The Liberty Belle, a B-17 bomber from World War II, flew for the first time in December 2004, after 14 years of restoration. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Weekend Guide Jun 28, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Series of WWII interviews now available for viewing Jun 26, 2007
Said Adams, "These veterans' experiences during the war include one who was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. One who bailed out of a B-17 bomber and was held prisoner of war. "Another who helped liberate the death camp at Dachau. A fourth had his ship hit by a suicide plane killing nine of his shipmates, and was also present when the Japanese surrendered at Tokyo Bay. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
William (Fred) Albrecht Jun 8, 2007
He served in the U.S. Army from October 1942 to October 1945 in England with the Eighth Army Air Corps, B-17 Bomber, 1st Air Division. He was awarded five bronze stars for Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes and Rhineland. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Bombs away at PDK Jun 3, 2007
If you want to feel like you've gone back in time about 60 years, climb aboard a B-17 Bomber ... June 2, Atlantans will get a chance to do that in a World War II era B-17 Bomber. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
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CALDWELL Watch the skies closely on June 5-6 in Caldwell, because you might see one of aviation s rarest sights: an operational B-17 bomber. The 2007 Keep It Flying tour will pass through Caldwell Industrial Airport next week, offering rides in the World War II aircraft and also ground tours. (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Charles Edgar Decker May 25, 2007
He was a B-17 Bomber Pilot and flew 31 combat missions over Germany and France. He was an Alcoa retiree. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Artist profile: Linda Morton May 5, 2007
Madison artist Linda Morton works on a watercolor painting of WWII-era B-17 bomber ... The most recent photo she gave in to is one of a WWII-era B-17 Bomber, which she has so far spent 18 hours recreating in watercolor. (Madison County Record, AL)
World War II Era B-17 Bomber Arrives in Truckee May 4, 2007
The "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Bomber arrived at Truckee - Tahoe Airport today. "Aluminum Overcast" will be in Truckee as one stop of nearly 60 that are planned for the 2007 "Keep It Flying" national tour. (KRNV.com, NV)
Continue reading May 2, 2007
VISALIA - Sitting in the cockpit of a B-17 bomber was something one Hanford resident didn't think he'd ever be able to experience. "It's incredible," said 27-year-old Mark Louro. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Liberty Foundation offers rides in B-17 bomber Apr 25, 2007
To see Earth by sticking your head through a hole in the roof of a 1945 B-17 bomber climbing into the sky at 150 mph is something else altogether ... Liberty Foundation is bringing the historic B-17 bomber, Liberty Belle, to Nebraska. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
82-year-old wielded snub-nosed .38: 'He was probably wetting his pants' Apr 21, 2007
Ramey performed in vaudeville, and her picture adorned a B-17 bomber that flew 68 missions over Germany in World War II.. According to the Miss America website, Ramey was sought out for a major Hollywood film by legendary producer Milton Sperling of Warner Brothers Studio. (WorldNetDaily)
Miss America 1944 pulls handgun, stops intruder Apr 21, 2007
After winning the pageant with her singing, dancing and comedic talents, Ramey sold war bonds and her picture was adorned on a B-17 bomber that flew missions over Germany in World War II, according to the Miss America Web site. Ramey lived in Cincinnati for several years and was instrumental in helping rejuvenate Over-the-Rhine historic buildings. (CNN -- US)
Father, stepson die in air crash Fresno bondsman, Apr 20, 2007
Kyle and his stepdad were flying to Lancaster to take a look at a restored B-17 bomber that was on tour, said family friend Wesley Nelson. As a pilot, Smith was no amateur. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
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Test, who enlisted at 21 and was a co-pilot on a B-17 bomber, also spoke of the life lessons he learned. "I matured a lot faster because of the training and the stress," he told a group of four girls. (North County Times)
'We take care of it because we're proud of it' Mar 26, 2007
Charlie Ramos, first vice commander for AMVETS 56, sprays down the World War II-era B-17 bomber, Preston's Pride, at Mefford Field along Highway 99 in Tulare, on Saturday ... We take care of it because we're proud of it' War veterans give Preston's Pride, a World War II-era B-17 bomber in Tulare's Mefford Field, lots of tender loving care ... They spent Saturday morning scrubbing down Preston's Pride, a World War II-era B-17 bomber. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Warrior's Tales: From ‘fly boy’ to ‘Hell’s Angel’ Mar 25, 2007
Donald Johnston was 27 years old in 1944 when he piloted a B-17 bomber on 35 daytime bombing raids over the German heartland and occupied France, including one mission on D-Day. For three months, sometimes for two days in a row, his plane dodged devastating air defenses to come back intact. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
WWII vets prepare for 4X2 relay Mar 17, 2007
In 1944, as a young member of a B-17 bomber crew, he was shot down and spent 344 days as a German POW.. Benson holds the world record for a mile in 9 minutes, 18 seconds for the 85-89 age class. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Honored for service Mar 14, 2007
50-caliber machine gun mounted in the tail-end of an Army Air Force B-17 bomber during World War II. As a tailgunner, it was his job to shoot at enemy planes that were trying to knock out the bombers during their bombing runs over Germany, Belgium and Austria. Schiera had two confirmed kills of enemy planes attacking the bombing formation and six possible kills. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
