mguerra Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 Got a ride on the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast". http://gallery.me.com/mpguerra#100205&v ... ack&sel=19
primeats Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 Too bad the guns didn't at least fire off some blanks! Great photos of some a great historic ship!
DennisLinkletter Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 Aluminum Overcast Great condition, seems like there is a barrel for every angle.. Hate to be the guy down underneath.. Thanks for sharing..
mguerra Posted September 19, 2009 Author Report Posted September 19, 2009 the ultimate sacrifice That B-17 belly turret was George Lucas' inspiration for the swiveling gun turret on the Millennium Falcon. On a very grim note, sometimes the hatch to the belly turret on those B-17's would get jammed, so the gunner could not get out. This resulted in at least one fatality that I know of when a B-17 had to make a gear up landing.
