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Just my opinion, I don't know any of these people, but it wouldn't surprise me that Mr. Allens recent passing could have acted like a wake up call, that maybe you don't have all the time in the world. Crystal Ball, pie in the sky time. Two of Brooks B-17s by the end of this year, or beginning of nex...

In the original series on life, you can see them shooting at it with an M60 Machine Gun, that was trialed in 1957, as well as an AR-15 which was designed in 1959. It was blown up with a recoilis rifle on an M-38. Other vehicles actually suggest that the picture was taken in the early 60s. 1957 is th...

I don't know, but it was around till at least 1951 as a drone/director!

Found it here: https://books.google.com/books?id=JyEDA ... ne&f=false

Found it here!:https://books.google.com/books?id=sdwDA ... 17&f=false

Apparently an aircraft at a Southern California Airport in the 1950s.

Found it here: http://mplindianaroom.blogspot.com/2013 ... sight.html

Best I could do...https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLJIAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA31&lpg=RA6-PA31&dq=%22typhoon+mcgoon%22+b-17+orlando&source=bl&ots=VFTDpfGf7n&sig=tYKGBKlDohcD0ttk2QBzt-tnsUc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrqff5nsDcAhWh24MKHamoDCQQ6AEwCXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22typhoon%20mcgoon%22%20b-17%20orlando&f...

Looks like there may be more wing sections than from one B-17? Also note what looks like a P-40 wing, and various drop tanks.

...lord I''ve posted this 6 times and it keeps kicking me out...... Short form How many missions did this aircraft fly. It seems that it flew at least 175 missions by mid 1943 (1400 hours divided by 8 hours). Is this aircraft a candidate for the highest mission count of a B-17? I had a better format...

Further research shows that, for the most part, these markings were applied post VE day. That there might well be individual units that applied this before hand,I can accept. However; most were only applied for a month or two of operational use before being flown back to the States. I would love to ...

I would not use the word "common". Common means that you see something more often than not. For instance your pic of a group of P-40s, show One plane out of the whole group. Not common at all. In fact fairly rare. The photo of the 100 BG is more telling, but I can tell you that when I was doing the ...

I think we are talking about different things. I was refereing to the codes under the wings. And noted taht CQ was the code for that squadron, so that the code was it's squadron code. I've never seen the codes on the undersides of the wings like that. Perhaps that was a very late 8th AF thing as the...

Squadron codes!

The last one: CQ – yellow – 708th Bomb Squadron

When did that happen? Super late in the war? On the way back? Either way some modelers are going to have to change thier models

Scott, When I was looking at these pics I noticed that a number of planes had these markings. At first I thought they were a parking code, but then it really seemed to be random as to where they were parked, other than by type. And a why a multi letter code in large letters on the bottom of the wing...

That color pic was posted on the 388th website as the same aircraft as the other two. But I just noticed it does not have a chin turret. I see no reason why it would be removed and then put back on.