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2023.01 Edition
TWO VERY DIFFERENT STORIES OF
THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER
1. Hillman Flight Aboard the Commemorative Air Force B-17
2. 2022 Remembrance/Memorial Day Aircraft Disaster in Dallas
1. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY FLIGHT: WINNIPEG TO BRANDON
The "Sentimental" Photos may be clicked to larger sizes
The Commemorative Air Force B-17 Sentimental Journey ready for boarding on the tarmac
Bill Hillman gives Betty Grable a get-on-board lift
A fine example of WWII Bomber Nose
Art
Start the engines
Strapped in for take-off in the aircraft mid-section
Bill Hillman monitoring communications at the Radio
Operator's desk
and taking photos from the his port-side window.
* Above the compartment is the operator's .50 caliber
machine gun.
* Under the floor of the radio room compartment is
a large camera used to take photos of the bomb run.
1. Bomb bay and catwalk to the cockpit.
2. Emergency Exits
On our way -- Westward bound
1. A prairie town in the sights
2. View of the Assiniboine River and oxbow lakes through
the gun port
Hillman sets down his camera to take aim with the
starboard machine gun
and view of the Brandon outskirts
1. A Brandonite took this photo of the B-17 passing
overhead
2. View of the B-17 landing from Brandon's BCATP Memorial
Statue
