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When you think of what it must cost to keep those monsters flying, the $450 a flight is totally reasonable (almost cheap even). The fuel, the maintenance, the hangar fees, parts (and on and on). It must cost a pretty penny to keep that bird airworthy. Both the Ohio and the Canada ships look...

8 MPG sounds like pretty good mileage for a deuce. It's not great, but it's pretty good. I guess it was that steady pace and relatively low speed. Are you happy with the mileage?

A list of the variants. Interesting how the Navy got their knickers in a knot about the Army intruding on "their" territory with the YB variant, and lodging a complaint with the War Office. Also interesting how Curtis Lemay was the navigator for that "Navy" mission. The YB variant is the...

I never meant to turn things so grim! fat lady sings:derailed:

That Truck-and-Trailer combination looks so fine! :beer:

The B-17 program was almost a wash-out. "Check" this out: http://www.anecdote.com/2013/12/story-checklist/

The guillotine does the job best, but the world is too queasy to admit it. The irony is that Dr. Guillotine invented the machine to make the job more humane, then the Jacobites went and put him under it. Which just goes to show: - Think twice before "sticking your neck out" for others. fat...

I love the sight of those low birds, occasional around here for Arlington funeral fly-overs (but getting more and more rare). That "black smoke" is a chief characteristic. Anybody know what it's about, just older less efficient engines or something?

I forgot, red, have you got a back-up camera on the rig?

Holy Cow!!

You're not kidding. That thing was trashed.

Is that rear ramp as steep as it looks, Migginsbros, HOW do you climb that ramp?!

The sucker is LOUD, but sure sounds sweet. [thumbzup] What devices did you use to put it under load?

Hey, plowboy, you ARE going to give us a sneak peek someday aren't you.....please??!!

Insert ballroom joke: - HERE.

Yup! Right purdy. :beer: