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- Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:47 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: Post 1940s Scrapping
- Replies: 7
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Re: Post 1940s Scrapping
Thanks Chris you got to Aberdeen before I did. There is a letter from a former serviceman in a 70s or early 80s Air Classics where he tells of "several hundred" B-17s at Aberdeen being used for testing. He indicates that it was used by the USAF as a parts source to keep the fleet running in the 50s....
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:55 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: Interesting Photo 11th BG site
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11675
Interesting Photo 11th BG site
Found this scrapped B-17 on the 11th BG websitehttp://11thbombgroup.org/photoswwii/vil ... tenew.html
Found it here:- Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: WW2 B-17 Engine change record holder
- Replies: 1
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WW2 B-17 Engine change record holder
In the Februray 1944 edition of "Air Force", on page 45, it is told that Roswell AAF in NM had a B-17F named "Slugger' that currently held the record for flying without an Engine Change: 900 hours. All on her original, from the factory Engines. I have no idea how that stacks up with modern maintenan...
- Wed May 29, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: Speaking of Gene Roddenberry . . .
- Replies: 2
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- Mon May 06, 2019 10:07 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13635
Re: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
There are pics of the P-43 in Vol. 22, no 6 of Warbirds International.
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:27 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: SO, you want to be a B-17 historian
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14129
Re: SO, you want to be a B-17 historian
The Cheek Gun was installed at Cheyanne till the -60-B0 Blocks. But would have been production installed on post -35-VE aircraft. I'm guessing the second was that the first would have had primed nose turret, and the former the nmf nose turret.
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:34 am
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: RFC 42-97675
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8327
Re: RFC 42-97675
It looks like it is marked as an SB-17.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: A long shot, but worth a try
- Replies: 18
- Views: 55545
Re: A long shot, but worth a try
Here is the thing, someone mentioned that these were repainted with combat markings before being sent home. Under orders of the CG 13th AF. You have to wonder if he was anticipating a war bond tour? Or other potential PR moment. Or perhaps he just wanted to send the old warriors home in full armor i...
- Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:57 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: A long shot, but worth a try
- Replies: 18
- Views: 55545
Re: A long shot, but worth a try
does anyone else see what looks like a painted over reclining nude woman under the bomb markings. It kinda looks like the same as "Yankee Diddler". As an aside I have excellent color differention. I've been known many times in my Army Career to see things that other people miss, yet are obvious as d...
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:44 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: A long shot, but worth a try
- Replies: 18
- Views: 55545
Re: A long shot, but worth a try
I thought it might be the rose from the photo's then I noticed that the number of kill markings did not match. I counted the missions and it did not match the newspaper article, although it was close.
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:54 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13635
Re: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
I decided to dig deeper and although a source reports B-17s, B-25s, C-47s as well as B-24s at Bunker Hill, the record from the investigation reveals nothing but B-24s. I now know they had three and possibly 4 B-24's. These were described as trainers for the B-29(sic) and B-32 bombers....seats for 12...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13635
Re: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
Something else that was interesting to me. IF you were an education institution you could purchase a "salable" aircraft with a 40 percent discount. So instead of buying that B-17 for 13 thousand and change you could get it for around $7200. If you're students were primarily G.I.s using the G.I. Bill...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13635
Re: 1951 news story: B-17s at Bunker Hill "school"
Newspaper hype. I went through the congressional file on this investigation and there was some real shady stuff going on. First the C.C, Duke Harrah mentioned in the article was the brother of Bill Harrah the Casino owner. Duke Harrah was a well known parts dealer post war. The whole file makes inte...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:01 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: Correcting History. Nicaraguan PB4Y-1s NOT B-24s
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4664
Re: Correcting History. Nicaraguan PB4Y-1s NOT B-24s
picture of 90137 in CG service:
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:37 pm
- Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
- Topic: Correcting History. Nicaraguan PB4Y-1s NOT B-24s
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4664
Correcting History. Nicaraguan PB4Y-1s NOT B-24s
Or how Nicaragua came into possession of two PB4Y-1 Bombers. In July 1947 two PB4Y-1 bombers BuNo's 38881 and 90137 were purchased from the WAA at Bush Field, Augusta Ga, by Clarance Chamberland of Teterboro NJ. Both had previously served with VP6 ( CG) and had been Struck Off Charge 31 July 1946. C...