"Michael Black" wrote in message

I can't picture a B-17. Was it a common one, or one that
was so large that they never made many?

I can imagine if it was a common plane, that after the
war many did land in private hands, and given how cheap
surplus was, maybe even a ham did have one at one point.

Michael VE2BVW


The B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the most successful bombers of WWII.
Almost 13,000 were built.


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