Posted on Jul 10, 2016
Good “Old 666”, the Cursed Bomber that No One Wanted to Fly took on 17 Japanese Fighters Alone...
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Now I know of B-17's in Europe Returning to base all shot up and living to tell the tale. But here is one from the pacific.
Good “Old 666”, the Cursed Bomber that No One Wanted to Fly took on 17 Japanese Fighters Alone...
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Catch-22 [1970] scene -- It's An Egg, Sir.
For whom? For whomever sells the eggs to the mess, Sir. Martin Balsam as Col. Cathcart Richard Benjamin as Maj. Danby Buck Henry as Lt. Col. Korn Jon Voight ...
Wow what a story about B-17 old 666. I am surprised it was not made into a movie! Hard to do now with so few B-17s left. I still think this beginning of Catch-22 was classic with so many B-25s and to me it was funnier than M.A.S.H. and so anti-war and with a crazy General and an uncaring Squadron Commander.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uf1DrLZ4Q
SrA Edward Vong SrA Christopher Wright PFC Talal Al-Tunsi SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM
SSG Roger Ayscue SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SFC William Farrell CPT Pedro Meza CPT Jack Durish MAJ (Join to see) CPT L S MAJ David Potter MAJ (Join to see) Lt Gen Dan Leaf LTC Stephen F. COL John Cole COL Mikel J. Burroughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uf1DrLZ4Q
SrA Edward Vong SrA Christopher Wright PFC Talal Al-Tunsi SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM
SSG Roger Ayscue SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SFC William Farrell CPT Pedro Meza CPT Jack Durish MAJ (Join to see) CPT L S MAJ David Potter MAJ (Join to see) Lt Gen Dan Leaf LTC Stephen F. COL John Cole COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SSG Roger Ayscue
My favorite part is Major Major.
What's your name?
Major, Sir.
I asked your name, not your rank
That is my name Sir, I am a captain, my name is Major, Captain Major
Well that's about as clear as mud
That's about what it is as clear as alright
Do you know the Squadron Commander, Major Deluth?
Yes Sir, He is a fine man
He WAS a fine man, Major Deluth is dead he died on a bombing mission this morning
I am distraught sir
You may be distraught, but Major Deluth is dead! That'll show him for going on a mission when he should be working in the office...Which means We are going to need a new Squadron Commander and since you are the only Major on our Headquarters Staff...
But Sir, I am a Captain, my NAME is Major
Well that is close enough for me, consider yourself a Major now...
But Sir....I'm in Billiting and Laundry!
People talk about me Sergeant, did you know that?
No Sir, I did not know that.
Well they do...They say "who is this Major Major that he gets to be the squadron commander without ever having flown in a PLANE!
Oh, I'm sure they are not saying that sir.
What's your name?
Major, Sir.
I asked your name, not your rank
That is my name Sir, I am a captain, my name is Major, Captain Major
Well that's about as clear as mud
That's about what it is as clear as alright
Do you know the Squadron Commander, Major Deluth?
Yes Sir, He is a fine man
He WAS a fine man, Major Deluth is dead he died on a bombing mission this morning
I am distraught sir
You may be distraught, but Major Deluth is dead! That'll show him for going on a mission when he should be working in the office...Which means We are going to need a new Squadron Commander and since you are the only Major on our Headquarters Staff...
But Sir, I am a Captain, my NAME is Major
Well that is close enough for me, consider yourself a Major now...
But Sir....I'm in Billiting and Laundry!
People talk about me Sergeant, did you know that?
No Sir, I did not know that.
Well they do...They say "who is this Major Major that he gets to be the squadron commander without ever having flown in a PLANE!
Oh, I'm sure they are not saying that sir.
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OK, I gotta admit, thatsna pretty unique photo...I mean, how did they even mange to land it, you know?
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TSgt Scott Hurley
There are pics from the European theater B-17's that had just as much damage or more. Including one that was almost cut in half. Besides, that pic and the other are not the plane described in the article either. The first pic is a G model B-17. The tail number of their plane was B-17E 12666.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_666
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_666
Old 666 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old 666, B-17E 41-2666 was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber which was assigned to the United States' 43rd Bomb Group in 1943 and was the aircraft piloted by Lt. Col. (then Captain) Jay Zeamer on the mission that would earn him and 2d Lt. Joseph Sarnoski each a Medal of Honor, and every other member of the crew a Distinguished Service Cross.
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