I'd like to share with you what would be considered in the car world to be a "barn find" — something of great value you didn't know was there, assumed to be gone forever. This is the story of my grandfather's B-17 crew, based on a journal and photos found in his attic after his passing away.
The
notes kept in the journal were made by the pilot Bill "Pop" Whitehead,
and given to my grandfather as copies in a bound book. The photos
featured here were found and scanned by myself. I can't verify who the
photographer was, but they were taken by various crew members. According to Pop's obituary,
there are still two surviving crew members. Hack passed away in 2005,
at age 80. I'm proud to have his original bomber jacket, hat and dog
tags in my possession.
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