MILLER, Mo. — It’s hard to keep a good plane down.

When my husband was in the service during World War II, he was in the Air Force and his second home while he was stationed in England was a B-17 Flying Fortress. I still get a shiver when I remember him describing those great planes revving up online preparing to take off on a bombing run over Germany and other areas.

He was a gunman, but, as with all the crews, was able to fill in other positions. When asked about his station, he said it was anywhere a place was empty when many limped back over the channel toward home base after a bombi g run. The big planes that made it back were patched up and ready for another day. No wonder they were called the workhorse of the fleet.

He loved to fly, but I’m sure he would have given $430 not to have flown on those missions.

He has been gone for 23 years, but he would have been so pleased to know we still honor his plane.

Norma Moots

Miller