Brave men, all

It's probably the most iconic image of Forresses in flight. Used in most WWII history books and features... Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum Paul Bingley

Hmm... 163s & 262s, looks interesting

Don Blakeslee was a amazing man: flew more hours against the Luftwaffe than any other in 3.5 years on continual frontline service. Charismatic, brilliant, indefatigable, profane, aggressive and hilarious. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk WW2 Headquarters open.substack.com/pub/james1940/…

What a candid picture. It really captures the mood...

We agree!

Love that howl...

Interesting testament... one of many from both sides.

Legend

Well, no more tours for me this side of Christmas. It's time to press on with writing deadlines, The Mighty Eighth Podcast podcasts, and some more research. I am looking forward to a productive winter.

Another bite-size chunk of B17 knowledge from the Boneyard Safari team...

Great question. Which one are you going with?

Good job...

What a tribute...

Another interesting thread on the threat posed by the Luftwaffe Sturmbrock units that spearheaded attacks against the Mighty Eighth's formations over Germany...

'The first time I saw a jet, I shot it down.'

But still a classic fighter pilot's line...

Key factor

The much underatted B24 Liberator was popular with its crews. 'The box that the B17 was delivered in'...

Staggering numbers