I just found out the MacDill AFB, right here in Tampa, has a B-29 on static display. Can’t get to it, though, as it’s on the base proper and not in a public area. Dang.
Dan > On Oct 15, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for posting! I think there is a museum for The Mighty Eighth off of > I-95 down in Florida. I've often been tempted to stop there, that temptation > is now greater. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On October 14, 2016 5:49:25 AM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Was an bombing mission which incurred record losses, and Oct 14 became >> know as Black Thursday. >> >> http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-eighth-air-force-raid-on-schweinfurt.htm >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Raid_on_Schweinfurt >> >> 60 of 291 planes were lost, and another 17 were so badly damaged that >> they were scrapped ofter the mission. 22% of the men on the raid were >> >> lost. >> >> Remember today, the men of the USAAF who flow those missions and >> especially those who were lost. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
