B-17 Crash Raises Questiona About Vintage Plane Safety-- Part 1: Going Up In One Is a Real Step Back In Time

From the October 10, 2019, Chicago Tribune by Jennifer McDermott.

The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine guns-- for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts, few thrills compare with that of a flight aboard aircraft like the B-17 Flying Fortress, the World War II bomber that helped smash the German war machine.

"It made you feel like you were back in the 1940s," said commercial pilot Gloria Bouillon, who rode in one last month and called it the best flight of her life.  "They had it set up just like it would be on a mission.  You could put your head out of the hatch.  It was windy.  It was noisy.  You could smell the fuel.  It was much different from a flight now."

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