National Geographic Channel: P-47D "Dottie Mae"

[Bomber_12th]

I thought I should post an announcement here, and to various other forums, just in case anyone who has the National Geographic Channel can watch it. The show will be airing this Wednesday, at 7 and 10 pm.

Titled "Shot Down: Search for the Lost Fighter", the show will be recounting the story of P-47D, "Dottie Mae", the last US plane lost in combat in Europe during WWII, and its recovery out of the Austrian lake where it had gone down on May 8, 1945.

I'm not sure if it will be included in the show or not, but Dottie Mae was just recently purchased by a new owner, and is undergoing a restoration program to flying condition! Such outer skins as the ones painted with nose art are of course being kept out of the restoration, to be displayed as is. Word has it that the wings still contain foot prints from the ground crew back in WWII!

I already have reminders posted around the house so that I don't forget to tune in.

 

[Willy]

I'll have to record it!

Edit: Just set it up on the DVR to record.

 

[Wittpilot]

. Word has it that the wings still contain foot prints from the ground crew back in WWII!

As someone who was a history major, that sentence just gives you shivers.... to think about how that stuff could still be there to this day....