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Originally Posted by Aloha1
Those with an interest in history and/or our fighting aircraft from WWII, should head over to Leesburg Airport before 4PM today to see the last surviving B24 Liberator Bomber, a B17, and a P51 Mustang fighter, the Ace of the air!
My son and I went over yesterday and gained a new sense of appreciation for the difficult conditions the crews of these bombers faced every flight. These aircraft were some of the main reasons the USA still exists today.
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My earliest memories as a kid, were of the the 'Flying Forts' as we called them flying over to bomb Germany. As a small kid the site and noise was so exciting.
Then the 'Lancs' at night keeping us awake.
Did not like the 'Doodlebug' that came the other way, and rearanged our house into open plan living though!