B-17 Lands Safely After Solving Gear Problems

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*Oct. 23, 2006, 11:26PM*
New mission for 'Flying Fortress'
Vintage bomber brings history to the public at Ellington Field

By ROSANNA RUIZ
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

It's not difficult to lose yourself to history while flying aboard a
B-17 bomber.

As the World War II-era plane taxis down a runway at Ellington Field,
the "Flying Fortress" lurches like a rickety old school bus. Once
airborne, thoughts turn to what the 10-member crews of such planes
endured over the skies........