Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - Finally! About time, slacker...

[ChrisB]

I had to look up that name, Mike.  I’ve flown over it many times:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts>

Chris

> On 14 Dec 2014, at 18:36, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> One of my favorites is the guy with the B-17 in the background. He had been
>> a radioman on a B-17 over Europe. He was there with his son, pointing out
>> the various parts of the bomber hanging in the gallery, and describing the
>> differences between his plane and the one there.
> My Dad flew a B17 out of Thorp Abbotts. Crawled around inside one with him a 
> few years ago. Man those things were cramped! Bare bones. Absolutely nothing 
> extra. His whole crew were just kids. It is a miracle that any of them 
> returned at all.

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