Below you will find stories that have been collected from veterans to this site. If you have a story that you would like to add to our site, please feel free to e-mail it to us!

Flying High
Poem written by the webmaster in tribute to the men and women who work so hard to keep the few surviving B-17s up and flying.

The story of Ol' Dad.
Story of a Belgian looking for information on a B-17 that crashed near his home when he was a boy.

The story of Ol' Dad Part II.
Almost three years after the original story was posted on this site, a visitor sends information and a personal story from Ol' Dad's tailgunner.

Vance McDonald
Personal story of Vance McDonald, a B-17 crewmember that was shot down while flying missions with the 15th AF out of Italy. These are his personal memories written about his training, combat experiances, and captivity in a German POW camp.

 

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