liberty belle
The B17 Flying Fortress flew over Lubbock today, taking off from the Silent Wings Museum. Seven passengers paid $300+ each to fly 30 minutes in the World War II four-engine heavy bomber. None got to ride in the machine gun turrets located aft, under and in the nose of the aircraft. The Liberty Belle completed 64 missions in Europe, including being crippled in her initial foray over Dusseldorf, Germany. The plane was rescued from the scrap pile to become the star of the Liberty Belle Foundation. Too bad only the pilot got to see the spectacle of Texas Tech football as the Liberty Belle flew over Jones Stadium; passengers had no windows! Wonder how many of the 60,000 Tech fans noted the piece of history flying overhead?
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