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  B-17F of US 94th Bomb Group over Marienburg, Germany, 9 October 1943
(US National Archives)70 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1943: US Eighth Air Force sends 378 B-17s and B-24s to bomb Marienburg, Anklam, Danzig, and Gdynia—their longest mission to date, which allows them to surprise the Germans.
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Published on October 09, 2013 01:00
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message 1: by Rauna (new)
Oct 09, 2013 07:24AM

Rauna Pennington The B-17s were such beautiful aircrafts. I'd love to sit inside one of those cockpits! :)


message 2: by Sarah (new)
Oct 09, 2013 07:52AM

Sarah Sundin Aren't they! I've been blessed to ride in one - but not in the cockpit :)


message 3: by Rauna (new)
Oct 09, 2013 08:30AM

Rauna Pennington Wow! What a blessing! That must have been SO exciting! Was it a bumpy ride going down the runway? It is my dream to ride in one. :)


message 4: by Sarah (new)
Oct 10, 2013 09:13AM

Sarah Sundin It was a blast! I recorded my experience in a blog post: http://sarahsundin.blogspot.com/2011/... - and there's a video too! It was definitely bumpy :)


message 5: by Rauna (new)
Nov 13, 2013 08:19PM

Rauna Pennington I watched the video; incredible! :-)
Thanks SO much for sharing!


message 6: by Sarah (new)
Nov 14, 2013 07:08AM

Sarah Sundin Thanks! It was the opportunity of a lifetime!


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