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I figured out how to get screen shots on my computer so I took some time to go through the film again. This stuff may interest only me, but I was looking for things specific to this particular B17. Never know if it might be a clue to the real idendity of old Mary Ann Meeting her for the first time. ...

I tried to take some screen captures off my computer dvd player without success, but the slow going through the movie did raise a couple questions. How many Mary Ann's might there have been? There are at least two as one of them has a silver metal strip on the right side of the number three engine. ...

Just watched my DVD copy of Air Force again.

I really love that movie, as far fetched as it is

I also keep looking for something to ID that 17 for real.

That's some amazing info and some great photos. I'm very much enjoying your B17 posts both here and on WIX Mr. Birdsall. Flying Buccaneers and Log of the Liberators have long been on my shelf, with Flying Buccaneers being in my top 5 aviation history books of all time. I keep having to buy more copi...

I sure recognized it from my Flying Fortress reading days as a kid. I always thought it would be a great model to have.

I guess it comes down to how many die hard 17 fans are out there vs cost.

I was just going to post the same question. I did a double take when I saw the nose serial and the style of the 3 .

I'd love to have some history on the Volunteer.

Saw these posted on another forum. Figured they'd be inspiration. Looks to be early B17C/D cockpit stuff. http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=1940s+pilots+source:life&imgurl=162da4e7ff057460 http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=1940s+pilots+source:life&imgurl=75657c00b501ca2e http://images....

I've been reading a book called "Meditereanean Mitchells" about the 445th BS, 321st BG. There are some grainy images and history on a B25C named "Idaho Lassie". It was sent home after 150 combat missions in the MTO. I'm wondering if anyone might have come across some clearer photos of her that might...

Sure hope it comes to fruition. Are there any good histories of the early 17s, in particular their combat time in the Pacific early on? 2 Group RAF by Bowyer talks about the 90 Squadron birds fairly well, but the Phillipines USAAC birds seem to float under the radar outside of Colin Kelly. The secon...

I can't find my copy of the film, but I swear that you can see the serial on the tail on one of the in flight scenes, after the large tail number has been painted out. It's way up high towards the top of the tail instead of the usual spot.

Wonder if anyone can see it from there?

A gal I worked with mentioned that her Grandfather had been in the air force for some time pre-WW2 until afterwards. She loaned me her photo album to scan. Posting the 17 images and leaving them as large as I was able to scan them so folks can get detail if they want. Two B17 images from that photo ...