24 Feb

Merle "M.P." Brown was the co-pilot of Herman's original crew and also on the Liberty Lady. After their interval in Sweden, he and Smithy flew together for several more missions. ...

23 Feb

Smithy (pronounced "Smitty") was the pilot of Herman's B-17 crew and of the Liberty Lady. Smithy and Herman were like brothers. ...

17 Feb

Well, it's time to formally introduce "The Colonel." Herman lives in Columbia, SC in The Atria, a Senior Living community. ...

11 Feb

From Moses Lake, the crew moved east to Kearney Army Air Field in middle Nebraska for additional Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Training. Kearney was a heavy bombardment processing center, a "staging area" where the crews were prepared for overseas duty....

10 Feb

Yesterday, February 9, 2009, I rode on theLiberty Belle, a restored World War II B-17.  It was an amazing opportunity, an experience of a lifetime, to visualize what their plane must have looked like to the crew of our Dad's B-17, the Liberty Lady....

09 Feb

Moses Lake Army Air Base is where combat crews were assembled and given their initial flight and gunnery training in preparation for going overseas....

06 Feb

The historic B-17 Liberty Belle will be flying in Atlanta this month! ...

20 Jan

The B-17's were built by the Boeing Aircraft Company, beginning in 1934. There were several models built until the final and largest model which was the B-17G....

19 Jan

In August of last year when I first began to search for information about the Liberty Lady, I was amazed to find a post on forum.armyairforces.com about my Dad's crew!...