Barksdale Airmen recreate history
The 2nd Bomb Wing, 53rd Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School and the 917th Wing came together for the first time to recreate a historical flight on Aug. 24.
The original mission was flown by three B-17s from the 2nd Bombardment Group, based at Langley Field, Va., on May 12, 1938. Their mission was to locate and intercept the Rex, the flagship of the Navigazione Gernerale Italiana steamship line. It was a mission that reshaped air power.
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