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Paughco
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I took this shot today during a MP flight:

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The B-17 is really fun to fly, especially with a bunch of pals.

Seeya
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Paughco wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 20:25 I took this shot today during a MP flight:

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The B-17 is really fun to fly, especially with a bunch of pals.

Seeya
ATB
nice shot. 8)

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Nice shot, the B-17 is such a good looking aircraft, its bloody awesome and pretty easy for screenshots, similar to the Mustang in that when the subject looks so good the screenshot is just that much easier to take.

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Lewis - A2A wrote: 09 Aug 2021, 07:42 Nice shot, the B-17 is such a good looking aircraft, its bloody awesome and pretty easy for screenshots, similar to the Mustang in that when the subject looks so good the screenshot is just that much easier to take.

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the Comanche is good for taking photos of too. i like flying that more then the Bonanza. it's a lot more stable

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Hi Ho Silver - Paint by A.Fritz

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"Hi Ho Silver”, B-17G-35-BO, #42-32116 served with the 91st BG with the 322nd BS [LG-A], then 401st BS
[LL-B]; and finally 323rd BS [OR-B]. She completed 130 mission in total and was finally scraped at
Kingman Arizona. "Hi Ho Silver”, was one of the first all bare aluminum B-17’s delivered to the 91st BG.
She was painted by Tony Starcer.
By all rights, "Hi Ho Silver" would probably have been shot down on November 2nd, 1944 during the
mission to bomb the Leuna synthetic oil plant near Merseburg, Germany. Badly damage, she was being
protected by her squadron mate "PARD", B-17G #42-97955. "PARD" was shot down in her valiant
attempt to protect "Hi Ho Silver." On board "PARD" were Lt Rustald and crew. Of the 9 men in
Rustland's crew, 6 were KIA and 3 were POW. On that eventful day, the 323rd lost 4 out of 13 aircraft,
the highest losses of any mission for the 323rd. The 91st BG as a whole lost 13 crews that day. The lucky
recipients of the "PARD" crew's valor and sacrifice were Lt. Corman and crew. Lt. Thomas F. Flemming
(the photographer of the Hi Ho Silver photograph) was flying co-pilot on "Seattle Sleeper", B-17G "43-
37913, OR-A on this mission with Lt. John Stevens of Seattle Washington. They were among the lucky
crews to make it back that day.
Hi-Ho Silver’s first mission with the 323rd was on 23rd of March 1944 with Lt. Wilkinson and crew. Her
last mission was on April 25th 1945 with Lt. Hunt and crew.
The following is a list of all the crews that flew Hi-Ho Silver with the 323rd Bomb Squadron;
1. Lt. Wilkinson and crew
2. Lt. Thomas and crew
3. Lt. Sheriff and crew
4. Lt. Maxwell and crew
5. Lt. Maziarz and crew
6. Lt. Ransberger and crew
7. Lt. Riser and crew
8. Lt. Stunf and crew
9. Lt. Bruce and crew
10. Lt. Helfrich and crew
11. Lt. Grimmer and crew
12. Lt. Supchak and crew
13. Lt. Burwick and crew
14. Lt. Sprinkle and crew
15. Lt. Braund and crew
16. Lt. Miller and crew
17. Lt. Bascom P. Smith and
crew
18. Lt. Snow and crew
19. Lt. Eblen and crew
20. Lt. Basnight and crew
21. Lt. Basinger and crew
22. Lt. Corman and crew
23. Lt. Faris and crew
24. Lt. O’Neil and crew
25. Lt. McConnell and crew
26. Lt. Hoffman and crew
27. Lt. Luthen and crew
28. Lt. Kirkham and crew
29. Lt. Yavis and crew
30. Lt. Splawinski and crew
31. Lt. Rustand and crew
32. Lt. Maghee and crew
33. Lt. Partridge and crew
34. Lt. Scofield and crew
35. Lt. McKnight and crew
36. Lt. Hoffman and crew
37. Lt. Brown and crew
38. Lt. Thompson and crew
39. Lt. Borgstrom and crew
40. Lt. Martinson and crew
41. Lt. Dean and crew
42. Lt. Hunt and crew
43. Lt. Blanchet and crew
44. Lt. Schilley and crew
45. Lt. Templeton and crew

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SeattleSleeper wrote: 19 Dec 2021, 12:40 Hi Ho Silver - Paint by A.Fritz

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"Hi Ho Silver”, B-17G-35-BO, #42-32116 served with the 91st BG with the 322nd BS [LG-A], then 401st BS
[LL-B]; and finally 323rd BS [OR-B]. She completed 130 mission in total and was finally scraped at
Kingman Arizona. "Hi Ho Silver”, was one of the first all bare aluminum B-17’s delivered to the 91st BG.
She was painted by Tony Starcer.
By all rights, "Hi Ho Silver" would probably have been shot down on November 2nd, 1944 during the
mission to bomb the Leuna synthetic oil plant near Merseburg, Germany. Badly damage, she was being
protected by her squadron mate "PARD", B-17G #42-97955. "PARD" was shot down in her valiant
attempt to protect "Hi Ho Silver." On board "PARD" were Lt Rustald and crew. Of the 9 men in
Rustland's crew, 6 were KIA and 3 were POW. On that eventful day, the 323rd lost 4 out of 13 aircraft,
the highest losses of any mission for the 323rd. The 91st BG as a whole lost 13 crews that day. The lucky
recipients of the "PARD" crew's valor and sacrifice were Lt. Corman and crew. Lt. Thomas F. Flemming
(the photographer of the Hi Ho Silver photograph) was flying co-pilot on "Seattle Sleeper", B-17G "43-
37913, OR-A on this mission with Lt. John Stevens of Seattle Washington. They were among the lucky
crews to make it back that day.
Hi-Ho Silver’s first mission with the 323rd was on 23rd of March 1944 with Lt. Wilkinson and crew. Her
last mission was on April 25th 1945 with Lt. Hunt and crew.
The following is a list of all the crews that flew Hi-Ho Silver with the 323rd Bomb Squadron;
1. Lt. Wilkinson and crew
2. Lt. Thomas and crew
3. Lt. Sheriff and crew
4. Lt. Maxwell and crew
5. Lt. Maziarz and crew
6. Lt. Ransberger and crew
7. Lt. Riser and crew
8. Lt. Stunf and crew
9. Lt. Bruce and crew
10. Lt. Helfrich and crew
11. Lt. Grimmer and crew
12. Lt. Supchak and crew
13. Lt. Burwick and crew
14. Lt. Sprinkle and crew
15. Lt. Braund and crew
16. Lt. Miller and crew
17. Lt. Bascom P. Smith and
crew
18. Lt. Snow and crew
19. Lt. Eblen and crew
20. Lt. Basnight and crew
21. Lt. Basinger and crew
22. Lt. Corman and crew
23. Lt. Faris and crew
24. Lt. O’Neil and crew
25. Lt. McConnell and crew
26. Lt. Hoffman and crew
27. Lt. Luthen and crew
28. Lt. Kirkham and crew
29. Lt. Yavis and crew
30. Lt. Splawinski and crew
31. Lt. Rustand and crew
32. Lt. Maghee and crew
33. Lt. Partridge and crew
34. Lt. Scofield and crew
35. Lt. McKnight and crew
36. Lt. Hoffman and crew
37. Lt. Brown and crew
38. Lt. Thompson and crew
39. Lt. Borgstrom and crew
40. Lt. Martinson and crew
41. Lt. Dean and crew
42. Lt. Hunt and crew
43. Lt. Blanchet and crew
44. Lt. Schilley and crew
45. Lt. Templeton and crew
very nice pictures. the story behind this bomber is it real or ficticious?

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Re: SCREENSHOTS

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@cessna lover

Thanks! This is a true account. My father was on this mission, flying Co-Pilot in "Seattle Sleeper", in #3 position behind the lead, Cpt. Rexford Boggs. Dad said this was the worst of the 35 missions he flew. Five out of twelve A/C in his squadron (91st BG, 323rd BS) were shot down.
The circled A/C were shot down that day.
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:shock: 35 wow thats a lot. i thought 25 was hard enough from what i have read. very nice though

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