The B-17 Flying Fortress in New Zealand

Steve Birdsall · Post by **Steve Birdsall** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:25 am

There's a very interesting B-17 thread at http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi? ... 580&page=1

Dan Johnson · Post by **Dan Johnson** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:35 am

That's some amazing info and some great photos. I'm very much enjoying your B17 posts both here and on WIX Mr. Birdsall.

Flying Buccaneers and Log of the Liberators have long been on my shelf, with Flying Buccaneers being in my top 5 aviation history books of all time. I keep having to buy more copies of it as I keep giving mine away to folks who get interested in the 5th AF.

Post by **aerovin2** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:10 am

Well, I have to chime in here about Steve and his books. My first B-17 book was this well-used volume given to me as a Christmas present in 1967 when I was but a wee lad of thirteen.

Still use the book on occasion, and I very much enjoy Steve's contributions to this website and my correspondence with him some, gulp, forty years later.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:55 pm

Thanks Dan, thanks Scott . . .

In reality, you're only as good as your sources and I've been very lucky in that area.

Now excuse me while I bask a little . . .

Steve Birdsall · Post by **Steve Birdsall** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:01 pm

Sorry, forgot to log in . . .