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04-02-2006, 07:29 PM
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If anyone has a question, perhaps I can answer. I had 450 combat hours during WW2. 50 combat sorties from July 43 to Feb 44. i also had 3 rides within the last 10 years
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04-02-2006, 07:34 PM
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| Welcome Jhor! Its great we have a veteran here that can give us valuable insights into the air war of WW2
My first question is what BG's did fly in?
And, just of curiosity, did you have any flights in the Collins foundation B17..."909"?
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04-02-2006, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by syscom3 Welcome Jhor! Its great we have a veteran here that can give us valuable insights into the air war of WW2
My first question is what BG's did fly in?
And, just of curiosity, did you have any flights in the Collins foundation B17..."909"? | I was in the 99th B.G. in the 12th then 15th Air Force, flying out of Tunis then Foggia
Several weeks ago the Collings B17, B24 and B25 were at 3 local airports in my area, for a total of 11 days. I've been acting as a docent for the last 15 years when they stop here
They have never offered me a ride and I certainly wont pay for it. 3 years ago EEAs Aluminum Overcast stopped enroute to Kitty Hawk., they invited me to have a ride.
A company at Ft.Lauderdale Executive airport that does restoration and refurbishing work brought a plane in from Bolivia and restored it, about 8 years ago.. I helped in some of the coolie work, when it was finally in pristene condition I got to ride in it. The big thrill was when Don Whittington put me in the copilots seat and I had the controls for about 10 minutes, when i got out of the seat I asked him if i should go to the rear and push it a little bit. It was a great experience after 55 years. | |
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04-02-2006, 09:10 PM
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| Jhor, what crew position were you? Pilot or copilot?
In 1994, I took a ride in the Collings foundations B17. That was a fun!
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04-03-2006, 02:06 AM
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How far forward was the pilots seat from the top turret?!?!
Many thanks and again welcome!
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04-03-2006, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by evangilder Welcome aboard, jhor9! I am sure I speak for most of us here when I say thank you for your service. | Indeed! Welcome aboard! My grandfather is a bomber veteran as well, and it's great to hear from the boys who were actually there! 
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04-03-2006, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by syscom3 Jhor, what crew position were you? Pilot or copilot?
In 1994, I took a ride in the Collings foundations B17. That was a fun! | I was pilot A/C | |
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04-03-2006, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ Very cool and welcome to the site - my question...
How far forward was the pilots seat from the top turret?!?!
Many thanks and again welcome! | I would guess about 3 feet | |
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Welcome to our little spot on the net. good to see you over here from armyairforces forums.
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04-03-2006, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by jhor9 I was pilot A/C | Thanks - it was a running discussion here!
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04-03-2006, 11:43 AM
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| Jhor, Im curious about the training that the pilots had.
Can you give us some idea's on the actual number of hours you and your colleagues actually flew during training. Was it more or less than the official required hours?
How did you get selected to fly B17's?
Thanks!
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Warm greetings from Poland, jhor9!
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