B-17 Flying Fortress Walk Around

After 30-odd years of viewing Boeing's Flying Fortress only in photographs or on film, my first impression on seeing a B-17 up-close was: 'Cripes, this thing is so SMALL!' Touring the inside of the aircraft only confirmed that impression; the B-17 wasn't this huge silver bird but it was a compact, functional and cramped warbird. Kneeling in the nose I remember thinking: 'My god, those guys made history in this! Wow!?!' Author/artist Lou Drendel pays tribute to the B-17G in this Squadron/Signal Walk Around, #16 in the series. WALK AROUND 16 contains 80 pages of illustrations, the pages alternating between full color photographs/artwork and black & white shots. All of the color pages depict restored B-17s flown by EAA, Yankee Air Force, Long Star Flight Museum, etc. Most of the black & white photos are period pieces. As always, Don Greer's artwork is absolutely super! Bomber fans and modellers will enjoy Drendel's book; this one is a keeper!