B17 Flying Fortress

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Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ian D B Posted in — 10 Comments ↓

B17 Flying Fortress

10 comments on “B17 Flying Fortress”

1. andyholmfirth says:

   July 14, 2009 at 6:29 pm

   Hi there Ian.This is a cracker.Quite poignant having seen all those crash sites.Did they actually fly ?

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2. Tech Owl says:

   July 14, 2009 at 6:37 pm

   Wonderful group shot!! and the sharp end of the Pink lady too!!

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3. Gary Shield says:

   July 14, 2009 at 6:38 pm

   Well taken

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4. Tim Spicer Photography says:

   July 14, 2009 at 7:16 pm

   Nice shot would look great in B&W.

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5. Neal. says:

   July 14, 2009 at 7:41 pm

   I think The Memphis Belle is on telly tonight too.

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6. Pleasureprinciple2012 says:

   July 14, 2009 at 9:26 pm

   Beauty of a shot, I take it that this is a flying "flying fortress" rather than a static example.
   The detail when viewed large is excellent.

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7. Ian D B says:

   July 15, 2009 at 12:13 pm

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/opsblock/]
   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyholmfirth/]

   Yeah, this baby took to the air shortly after. They are reenactors though.

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8. pasujoba says:

   July 18, 2009 at 6:55 pm

   Great shot , Ian.

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9. jr55 (John Richardson) says:

   July 24, 2009 at 11:26 am

   Nice shot, I think it would work well in B & W as well.

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10. cgullz says:

    June 14, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    great to see crew shots, cool plane.

    thank god the crew got out of this recent crash:

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3636401/WW2-B-17-bombe...

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