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Here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast it's Bomber Month!
First up is the venerable Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and joining us is Mr. Mike Rowland, former curator of the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia where a B-17 is being meticulously restored. Also joining us on this episode is retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Crawford Hicks (R.I.P.), a former WW II B-17 pilot who was shot down on his 10th mission in the European Theater and held prisoner until the end of hostilities.
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