tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post115122079676915306..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: 9-0-9The Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1151977829870412382006-07-03T18:50:00.000-07:002006-07-03T18:50:00.000-07:00a few years ago I went aboard the replica of the M...a few years ago I went aboard the replica of the Memphis Belle that was used in the movie. The B 17 was known as the flying fortess. As you noted, once inside, fortress was the last adjective I would use. My father was a WWII pow and his friend was a D - day beach comber. Vietnam destroyed my cousin. I too have agreat interest in these things, not as weapons of war, but as what those that fought had to endure. Often the reasoning escapes me...tao1776https://www.blogger.com/profile/13829911813257886445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1151360557644624062006-06-26T15:22:00.000-07:002006-06-26T15:22:00.000-07:00A few years ago I was lucky enough to have a B-24,...A few years ago I was lucky enough to have a B-24, a B-17, and one of the remaining B-29's fly almost directly over my house on a Saturday afternoon, it was quite a sight and sound, effectively drowning out any and all ambient noise. The men that flew those plane had to have been brave because there was no way to escape detection with that engine noise.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812133595782131796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1151258460189119352006-06-25T11:01:00.000-07:002006-06-25T11:01:00.000-07:00A Bendite!? Kewl. Next time you're around, stop by...A Bendite!? Kewl. Next time you're around, stop by the community radio station and say hi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com