Standing, staring, admiring the B-17: flying fortress in all its glorious, beautyful, history;

From construction, to the moment after the flight touchdown, to being decommissioned.

This is, and was, America's best bomber.

The shadowy underbelly and bomb carrige,

Glisten, and with a hazy reflection,

I see myself in a bullet riddled, aluminum skin.

Silence; no, supressed whispers are shared, as

People admire, and gaze upon the magnificence

Of this B-17 bomber.

What did the men think when taking this plane into battle?

The Mighty 8th Air Museum, evokes feelings,

Of honor, respect, and freedom.

Honor

Honor

Honor