B17's that survived and made it home

Wow some of them got really lucky!

http://www.warhistoryonline.com/mili...e-it-home.html

i remember watching a doc. on these on the history channel. pretty amazing stories and stuff

Manii do you think they got soft landing awards :scratchchin:

Cool :35:

It's not just luck. Those bomber pilots have amazing skills too.

THOSE Guys are what separates a "Pilot' from a "Yoke holder'. They not only understand their equipment and it's abilities,but also understand aerodynamics,hydraulics,and a host of other things NOT taught to many pilots today. They also knew how to fly "By the seat of their pants' which to many,means a carefree attitude.It in fact,literally refers to "Feeling' the airframe beneath their ass/pants..the engines rhythm,feel of the air across the vehicle and its control surfaces....My Grandfather flew this way and taught Me how to fly this way. Pretty interesting read

Here's a moving story about the incredible damage one particular B17 sustained and the compassion of a German fighter pilot who escorted them out of German airspace. The two pilots met ~40 years later and became fast friends.
http://jalopnik.com/5971023/why-a-ge...g-world-war-ii

thats awesome