WEST COLUMBIA (WACH) -- A B-17 was parked on the tarmac Monday at Eagle Aviation.
The restored bomber is similar to the type of plane Murray Price of Lexington flew more than 65 years ago during WWII.
“I was very fortunate. Not a single member of my 10-man crew was physically injured,” Price says.
Price survived his time in the air, but many who served on the B-17 in those days weren't as lucky.
“It was designed in 1935, so it’s basically just a little bit better than Model A technology,” says pilot Tony Manzo.
According to Manzo, the B-17 had the highest loss rate of any unit in WWII.
As part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2010 Salute to Veterans Tour, the trip down memory lane for Price turned into a journey back in time, once the plane took off.
Price said he was only 22-years-old when he piloted 40 overseas missions.
“Here I was, a kid from a little rural South Carolina town, and I had 10 men from 10 different states and of course, we all came together,” Price says.
As for Price, some things never change. He may be the sole living member of his crew, but in the air, he says they are all still together.
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