Fly along in the 'Memphis Belle' with Burlington veteran George Parrish

Published at 6:38 p.m. on September 16, 2013 | Modified at 12:04 p.m. on September 17, 2013

Fly along with George Parrish, 91, of Burlington, as he mans the waist gunner position in the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" during his flight at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport Monday Sept. 16, 2013. Parrish, a former Tech Sgt during WWII flew as a waist gunner in over 30 combat missions on a B-17 such as this one.

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