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**AnthonyS** · 10-09-2019, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by Ruffdaddy View Post

That's a tough one... it's a trending topic...and not like you're making fun of the victims or anything.

But the internet is all about faux rage right now

The best way to honor these people is to fly it proud and teach anyone that inquires and will listen. I’m sure by now you know a ton about B17s and their history. Fly it and teach others. Too many people today throw around words from that time in our history with no clue what they are actually saying.

**68RR** · 10-15-2019, 10:36 PM

Latest. No fuel contamination, Appears #4 was feathered and #3 going into feather, turning into a RIGHT landing pattern...flaps still retracted.

New details of B–17 crash emerge

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/october/15/new-details-of-b-17-crash-emerge

A preliminary report on the fatal October 2 crash of a vintage Boeing B–17 in Connecticut released October 15 by the NTSB suggests that the aircraft may have had trouble with more than one of its four engines.