re: #194 A Cranky One

I have great admiration for the B-17. Those birds managed to get some crews home despite incredible damage. An iconic aircraft.

True. And quite a beautiful shape in both the early and later forms.

My favorite warbird though is one I’ve only seen once at the Wright-Patterson museum - the Douglas A-20. Light bomber that was faster than many early war fighters, very maneuverable & flew much like a fighter. They caused a lot of Havoc (heh) in the south Pacific.