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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
8/5/2011 3:11:37 PM | I have a nephew that loves to hear about WWII and my Dad's part in the B17 bomber. I would like to know if anyone can suggest one or 2 WWII artifacts that I could find to do with a B17 or Deenthorpe or just WWII airplane artifacts that I could find to send him for Christmas.???
Last year I located a WWII grenade that was very inexpensive and that was all that came to mind...any ideas anyone? A a lady..I have no idea where to even start. The grenade last year he said was a super gift and he really loved it so aunt Jackie needs to try again. Any help would be appreciated.
Jackie
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EDanaII
8/5/2011 4:26:20 PM | Nah... this ain't off topic, it's related to the 401st. 🙂
I assume he's young? Is he into games? I personally think this is a good way of helping him understand what his grandpa experienced:
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th.
The game itself is out of print and may not be compatible for a given computer, but is still available for purchase and fairly cheap:
The Mighty 8th on Amazon.
Otherwise, get him a model kit or a good book. Those might peek his interest.
My two cents, anyway. 🙂
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Paul Bellamy
8/5/2011 6:31:53 PM | I'll have a rummage in the parts box and see if I can find something that stands a chance of getting into the USA by post... 😉
Paul
Paul Bellamy
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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
8/5/2011 7:44:25 PM | Paul,
Thank you for your kind comments. He is 15 years old and was so excited today when I told him about my visit to the Mighty 8th museum in GA. He said he wished he could see it. He lives in Oregon so he is a long way from me. he kept asking me today on the phone where he could get a display box for his WWII grenade from last Christmas. 😛
I told him to try someplace like Micheal's Crafts as I have no idea where else to look. I just told him to measure the size and add a few in height and width and maybe that would work. Any ideas on that too?
I will ask him what OS his computer is and then I can see about the game. I think he would be thrilled to get something like that.
Any additional suggestions welcome. I just have to see if they fit my budget.
Jackie
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donaldbyers
8/5/2011 9:17:08 PM | Don't forget the PX and the T-Shirts & Hat. I have purchased those for one boy here in town who's grandmother is in my class. I also gave him a Blue Book and one of the cheaper one's that I found.
Don
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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EDanaII
8/6/2011 8:23:11 AM | @ Jackie
I just did a test of the game on my Lenovo SL-510 running Win 7 and it ran fine. I know it has continued to work on earlier computers, so, hopefully, it'll run fine on your nephew's computer. If not, there are tweaks that can be done to make it work.
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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
8/6/2011 2:22:05 PM | >Ed,I have to call him this week and I will ask him about OS on the computer that he uses.
> Don, I don't have any access to a PX or anything like that...can't find it listed under any headings...where do I look?
Jackie
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donaldbyers
8/6/2011 2:40:12 PM | Jackie,
I am talking about the 401st BG PX.......
Don
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
8/6/2011 5:56:27 PM | Don,
I have no idea about it at all..sounds stupid I guess...I have no idea where on the site to look???
Jackie
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donaldbyers
8/7/2011 4:23:49 AM | http://www.401stforum.com/forumhome/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=706
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
8/13/2011 7:39:31 PM | Guess what..I took a minute tonight and looked for the B17 game on Ebay that was mentioned here in this discussion and I found even more games that some of you may be interested in. I went to Ebay and just typed in B17 game and the following page came up. ( I hope this works right)
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=B17+game&_sacat=See-All-Categories
If not ... just type in B17 game and see what comes up.
I ordered 2 of the "The B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th". One as a gift and one to keep. Have a look if you are looking for this type of thing as a gift or for yourself. Still looking for more ideas, but very happy to have found this game.
Jackie
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