We were out south in the snow flying falcons when I saw this on my phone. One of the few remaining B-17s and its crew perished when a KingCobra collided with them in an airshow in Dallas. Of the 12,731 aircraft built, approximately 4,735 were lost during the War. Only a handful survived and only a tiny handful of pilots to fly them. A sad post Veteran's Day reminder of how so many were lost in action.
I remember when every TV station signed off at the end of the night with High Flight. We don't see it anymore since channels no longer sign off every night.
When you fly a piece of history you risk losing it every time you go up.
ReplyDeleteIt was only a matter of time till something bad happened. Tragic loss of both men and a classic machine.