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Aircraft Restoration
A VETERAN’S STORY: Unarmed and Out of Fuel
By Pete Mecca On Dec 6, 1941 a flight of thirteen B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers lifted off at 15 minute intervals from Hamilton Field near San Francisco. Ahead lay a monotonous fifteen hour flight […]