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Topic:	Memphis Belle Commader Dies

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by collshubby: [B]Col. Robert Morgan, commander of the famed B-17 bomber Memphis Belle, died on Saturday. [URL=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040516/ap_on_re_us/obit_morgan&cid=519&ncid=716]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040516/ap_on_re_us/obit_morgan&cid=519&ncid=716[/URL] I have always believed that the B-17 was the best non-jet aircraft to ever fly. [/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>collshubby</TD><TD>Col. Robert Morgan, commander of the famed B-17 bomber Memphis Belle, died on Saturday. <A HREF="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040516/ap_on_re_us/obit_morgan&cid=519&ncid=716" TARGET=_blank>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040516/ap_on_re_us/obit_morgan&cid=519&ncid=716</A> I have always believed that the B-17 was the best non-jet aircraft to ever fly.------------------ Brian Peter astronautbrian@hotmail.com</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>AuthenticItems</TD><TD>I was at an air show 2 years he was at, he was a very nice man and signed for everyone free of charge. Two tents over Paul Tibbets was charging...</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Gilbert</TD><TD>My good friend Al Hallonquist got my Memphis Belle B-17 model signed by Robert Morgan at an air show in Florida late last year. He also got Paul Tibbets on my Enola Gay model at the same show. Both were free. Thanks again Al!</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Hawkman</TD><TD> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by collshubby: I have always believed that the B-17 was the best non-jet aircraft to ever fly. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Amen. Those things brought many a crew back when they were all shot to sh*t and missing pieces! :-)</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>spaceuk</TD><TD>Didn't the Bokscar pilot (Nagasaki bomb flight) die recently as well ?Phill </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Gilbert</TD><TD>Yes. Fred Olivi (co-pilot Bockscar) died a few weeks ago in Chicago.</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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