article_snippet: Boeing chief test-pilot Leslie Tower was at the controls of the Model 299 when Boeing chief test-pilot Leslie Tower made Boeing chief test-pilot Leslie Tower maiden flight on July 28, 1935.
article_snippet: Mike Wood, Chief Operations Officer at Chicagoland Skydiving Center and one of the jumpers in the video, spoke enthusiastically about the experience.
article_snippet: One of the skydivers said jumping out of the bay doors was one of the most incredible experiences of his life .
article_snippet: I've been skydiving for more than 30 years and a pilot for more than 20, and the B-17 jump was one of the most incredible experiences of his life.
article_snippet: As a pilot and a jumper, it's a privilege to have had a ride in the plane. '
highlights_snippet: Skydiver described experience as 'the most incredible of Skydiver life'
  Chicagoland Skydiving Center conducted the unique event .