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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 26 > Oregon man, 90, gets one more B-17 flight

Oregon man, 90, gets one more B-17 flight

By Ryan Pfeil / The Bulletin
August 26, 2009

KLAMATH FALLS " The last time Ralph Kesling flew in a B-17 Flying Fortress, he strapped on a parachute and jumped out 5.2 miles above the ground after two of the plane's engines failed during a firefight with German fighters.

Then he wound up as a prisoner of war for two years.

His flight....

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