The Love Field Forts
April 13, 2024
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The year is 1960 and the place is Dallas. The mournful wind that sweeps across the flat plains of north central Texas whistles through the
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Studebaker B-17 Artwork: A Personal Story
March 29, 2024
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During World War II, the automotive company Studebaker built nearly 68,000 R-1820 engines from one of its production plants in South Bend, Indiana. By the
2024 B-17 Spring and Summer Tours Announced
March 25, 2024
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As the spring and summer flying and airshow season gets underway, it’s nice to see all three of the actively flying B-17s in the U.S.
Eight Myths About the B-17
March 24, 2024
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Myth #1: There was a prototype XB-17 Boeing built a prototype four-engine bomber to meet Army specification 98-201 dated July 18, 1934, and Boeing designated
Filming the TV Series “12 O’Clock High” at Chino Airport, 1964-1966
March 8, 2024
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(This post is edited and updated from a post that originally appeared in May 2022) The ABC Television series 12 O’Clock High was produced and
An Obscure, Clandestine(?) B-17G: 42-102642
March 1, 2024
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This is a short story about another obscure B-17. It is short because little is known about why and how this airplane, B-17G s/n 42-102642,