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01-10-2007, 09:07 AM	#1
R-2800 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 547 Country:	B-17 Nose Hit Everyone has seen the famous Cologne, Germany B-17 nose hit but here is the full story and more photos IT WAS A FORTRESS COMING HOME - They Could Hear It Before They Could See it __________________ www.airvictorymuseum.org "All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time." V-DUB!!!!!!! My 71 Beetle is now.....in two pieces....

01-10-2007, 10:35 AM	#2
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,579	Excellent story! Thanks! __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

01-10-2007, 11:31 AM	#3
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 28,133 Country:	Good link and amazing story. __________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life"

01-10-2007, 11:43 AM	#4
Gnomey Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK (atm Pretoria, South Africa) Posts: 10,712 Country:	Great story! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the people of the world largely owe the Freedom and liberties they enjoy today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London Moderator WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum

01-10-2007, 12:02 PM	#5
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,710 Country:	WOW!!!!

01-10-2007, 01:37 PM	#6
R-2800 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 547 Country:	thats what I said but, i knew the story already but never seen the last two pictures __________________ www.airvictorymuseum.org "All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time." V-DUB!!!!!!! My 71 Beetle is now.....in two pieces....

01-12-2007, 12:55 PM	#7
the lancaster kicks ass Master of Ewes Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,959 Country:	jeez there were a lot of men on that aircraft that were only there/survived by chance because they'd replaced someone else short term! __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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