JohnB wrote:
Why would the Liberty group knowingly give out bad numbers?
Heck, even without looking at my copy of Final Cut, I can name almost a dozen survivors owned by the NMUSAF alone.
And any active B-17 pilot should know about more than five flyers since he's likely to run into them at various shows.
There is a well known war bird pilot i came across who admittedly didn't know squat about the airplanes or their history. He frequently gave "alternative facts" about the aircraft and if ever corrected, his go to response was "oh well, what do I know. I only fly 'em". I was confused by the behavior, as I to thought that a war bird pilot would at least hold some working knowledge about the aircraft, but that simply just doesn't apply across the board.