Originally Posted by SLO_Town
The B17 Flying Fortress. My dad served in the 8th Air Force, 96th bomb group, based out of Snetterton Heath, England. Nearly 5,000 (!) B17s were shot down. To this day there are still ~50,000 8th Air Force MIAs. Insane...
Scott
Snetterton Heath is no longer an airfield, it is now a race track. A lot of WWII airfields became racetracks after the war, and I have 4 within easy distance of my house
The B17 Flying Fortress. My dad served in the 8th Air Force, 96th bomb group, based out of Snetterton Heath, England. Nearly 5,000 (!) B17s were shot down. To this day there are still ~50,000 8th Air Force MIAs. Insane...
Scott
Snetterton Heath is no longer an airfield, it is now a race track. A lot of WWII airfields became racetracks after the war, and I have 4 within easy distance of my house