last time I checked, Tom Reilly in Kissimmee Fla at Flying
Tigers air museum is rebuilding a B-17 to be named after
the outhouse mouse .. You might want to touch base with
him down there. Tom has a far amount of documentation
on the original plane
Bob B
>From: Chris Waymire <chris.waymire@timberline.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] B-17G "909"
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 07:46:39 -0700
>
>Jonathon,
>That's a great story, but it kind of took me by surprise. Over the past
>few
>months, I've been going over all of my grandfather's WWII photo's. He was
>stationed in Bassingborne, UK arriving in February 45. He was a tailgunner
>flying in a few different B-17's. I can't remember them all off the top of
>my head, but these are the one's I do: Outhouse Mouse, Rabblin' Rebel,
>Hi-Ho
>Silver, and one mission in Nine-O-Nine.
>I'll pass on your story to him. He'll love to hear it.
>
>Chris Waymire
>51 M37
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Acfarer@aol.com [mailto:Acfarer@aol.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:10 AM
>To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
>Subject: [MV] B-17G "909"
>
>
>Well boys and girls...I just had the thrill of a lifetime. My dear, loving,
>(when she is not nagging me about the cost of my resto), sweet, caring,
>wife
>
>bought me a ticket to ride on the "Nine-O-Nine", a B-17G. What a birthday
>present! If you have not had this opportunity, I suggest you arrange it the
>next time any of the few that are left come to your town.
> Here's the best part. While my son, age 7, and I were standing around
>at
>
>the concession table, a gentleman asked the pilot how old you had to be to
>ride. The pilot replied, "Self sufficient". At that point, the man asked my
>son if he wanted to go. He had bought two tickets to ensure that they had
>enough seats filled to take the flight. His intent was to give the other
>seat
>to a kid who would appreciate and learn from the experience. HOLY
>SMOKES!!!!!
>This is perhaps the grandest of gestures as the impact on my son has been a
>wonderful thing to watch. He is full of questions about our military
>history.
>Something that should never be forgotten.
> I am forever indebted the that kind, benevolent, ex-marine, named
>Scott.
>
>His gift was not squandered. We will be exchanging pictures of each other
>taken in flight, and Tucker, (my son), has written a long thank you letter
>to
>include in the package.
> If any of you ever have the chance to positively impact a child's life
>on
>ANY level, please don't let the opportunity slip past. As for me, as soon
>as
>
>my eyes dry up, Tucker and I are going to the shop to work on the old GPW.
>Best regards,
>
>
>
>
>Jonathan Boos
>acfarer@aol.com
>'43 GPW
>'66 M274 A2 Mule
>MVPA# 22045
>
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