I recently had the opportunity to take a flight on the restored B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" when it was visiting the Waterbury-Oxford CT airport. The plane is one of a handful of B-17s that are still airworthy ...
OH, NO! Yesterday, Monday. June 13th, the Liberty Belle made its final flight. Shortly after taking off the crew smelled smoke, and the pilot was alerted by another plane that an engine was on fire. He skillfully made an emergency landing in a...
Yesterday, March 6th, was Liberty Lady Day in the Allen family. It has been sixty-seven years since the B-17 Liberty Lady was forced to crash land on the Swedish island of Gotland....
Victor Marcotte was the Liberty Lady radio operator, and he also operated the gun that was at the top of the radio room on the B-17. When he wasn't on the radio, he was watching for enemy fighters. ...
(1990) Based on the story of the crew of the B-17 Memphis Belle that completed coveted 25 missions. ...
Most of this book is about the B-17, its history, specifications and air battles. ...
Favorite (1945) Story of Ernie Pyle, Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent who traveled with the infantry in Europe....
1947) The story of Bert Stiles, written by Bert Stiles, B-17 co-pilot with the 91st bomber group....
Favorite (1998) Making for Sweden, part 2 - The United States Army Air Force. This is the #1 resource for information on the American airmen who landed in Sweden during World War II. Part 1 covers the RAF....
The man walking toward the plane was Albin Larsson, workshop owner and member of the Home Guard. From what I have read, the Home Guard was comprised of local armed volunteers, likely former soldiers, who were "on guard" to protect the island. ...