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Offline ozrocker

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90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« on: April 14, 2013, 05:50:31 PM »
What better present for a 90 year old B17 Air Crew Vet than a flight
in the Memphis Belle? Especially since it was what he wanted for his Birthday.
He was a Waist gunner with 7 Missions over Europe.

http://youtu.be/iCHrgTV_94Y


 :salute and Bless all of them for their Service!
The "Greatest Generation" folks are leaving us,
numbering in the thousands per day now.
Won't be long till they are all gone.
I wish time could be paused, so we could get the untold stories from the tens of thousands
around the World that have not had their experiences told.
Very soon, it will be too late.
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Offline TOMCAT21

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 06:22:54 PM »
 :cheers: :salute
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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2013, 06:29:05 PM »
What a gift.  He certainly deserves it.   :salute
Proud grandson of the late Lt. Col. Darrell M. "Bud" Gray, USAF (ret.), B24D pilot, 5th BG/72nd BS. 28 combat missions within the "slot", PTO.

Offline 999000

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2013, 07:24:59 PM »
Hey I'm not that old!!!!!!!!!!!!! <S>

Offline Rino

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2013, 08:03:33 PM »
     One day <hopefully> you will be  :D
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Offline The Fury

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 05:07:52 AM »
Nice vid  :salute to all the veterans.
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Offline bortas1

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 09:37:51 AM »
 :salute sweet  :cheers:

Offline tuton25

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2013, 10:56:15 PM »
When you are feeling old just tell yourself this....
you were the youngest person on earth when you were born!!!
><))))*> Da Fish is in Da Fight

Offline thedoom26

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Re: 90th Birthday Present for a B17 gunner
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2013, 10:56:57 PM »
 :salute :salute :salute :salute
My name is Talin555 and if you get shot down by me, You should slap your self, Because i am not the best at  fighting.