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News » B-17 bomber turns 75 years old
July 30, 2010
The military's most sophisticated bomber during the first part of World War II is turning 75.
The EAA Airventure is helping celebrate the anniversary of the B-17 this week in Oshkosh.
Don Price is with the Commemorative Air Force, which has one of the remaining ones on display. He says the crew would consist of 10 people.
Price says the bombardier had one of the best seats in the house, in the nose of the plane. The gunner sat behind plexiglass.
Price says there are only 12 B-17s left that can still fly. He says the Air Force stopped using the plane after World War II, and the Navy kept them around until 1956. |
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