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18. Might be this B-17...

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 11:44 AM

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If I had to guess, cloudbase Mar 2025 #1

Sounds logical. yagotme Mar 2025 #2

That is what the aviation expert on CNN, Soucy, said applegrove Mar 2025 #3

Air is a funny thing. yagotme Mar 2025 #4

I'm always amazed at how planes stay in the air. So many moving parts applegrove Mar 2025 #5

What's really fascinating, is to see some of the planes in combat, yagotme Mar 2025 #6

My god. That sounds impossible. applegrove Mar 2025 #7

Impossible. Improbable. Unbelievable. yagotme Mar 2025 #8

Unbelievable. You remind me of my Dad who was applegrove Mar 2025 #9

Yes, I read, and have read, a lot of military books. yagotme Mar 2025 #10

Mind and body. I like that. I keep my mind busy, i have to. applegrove Mar 2025 #11

Thank you. It's something I enjoy. yagotme Mar 2025 #12

Yup. nt yagotme Mar 2025 #14

When I was at admin school at Camp Pendleton, yagotme Mar 2025 #23

I live between two small aircraft bases so, when Dad was alive, applegrove Mar 2025 #24

The old biplanes are really amazing. yagotme Mar 2025 #25

Sure sounded like it. Love the Spit, too. nt yagotme Mar 2025 #27

Might be this B-17... Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #18

Wow! applegrove Mar 2025 #19

Yes, story is at my link. nt yagotme Mar 2025 #22

I haven't seen a video of the landing, cloudbase Mar 2025 #15

I was making my observations on the vertical drop, not airspeed. yagotme Mar 2025 #16

Thanks. cloudbase Mar 2025 #17

Nope. Just a straight down descent. nt yagotme Mar 2025 #21