b-17

A full HD video of B-17 landing in spectacular slow-motion. Shot in Arizona. Very close shots of taxi in to shutdown. :D View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnGUk-7Fg60

This video was shot in 1993 at Felts Field in Spokane, WA. It has some good views of the plane shot from a hillside above the B-17. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO3tJEnlMkM :D

It was an honor to co-author, with my 84 year old father Kenneth Tucker, his story of his experiences as a B-17 tail gunner with the 15th AF out of Italy. The book was self published and released in Nov '09 to great sales and wonderful reviews. It's a quick, easy read with lots of personal...

I recall that the B-17 fuselage built for filming the 1991 movie "Memphis Belle" was saved and taken on tour. The last place I heard it went to was Australia. Does anyone know where it is now? This was used for all the interior shots of the crew interacting and was supposed to be completely...

B-17 wing leading edges have six ports or intakes on each wing. I would guess that three are for each engine. What are the functions of each? Where do they vent? With those big scoops the air has to exit somewheres. I recall that the four slot-like vents on the upper surface of the wings...

Here are pictures from my visit a few weeks ago. AIRPOWER.CALLIHAN.CC | National Museum of the USAF

B-17 'Sentimental Journey, in the early morning sun at CAF Airsho 2008