B-17 Flying Fortress

That's me behind the yoke of a B-17 owned by the Confederate Air Force. My Dad did this sort of work under more trying conditions in the Eighth Air Force during World War II.

Here are the specifications for the B-17,

and here's the home page for the Confederate Air Force,

When you finish this you won't be able to fly a B-17,  but the Pilot Training Manual for the B-17 Flying Fortress makes interesting reading.

Click here for Part One

And here for Part Two

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