Aero Vintage Books

Anyone know the history on this 17? Hope you gents don't mind the images every so often. It's fun to hunt for 17s that aren't just 8th AF birds.

A couple of other eBay 17s. Both photos taken at North Field on Guam if the back of the photos are to be believed. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/GuamHack_zps5fsedyp6.jpg Dumbo http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/GuamDumbo_zpsp0smzyg4.jpg

Came across this image on eBay. Thought it might be fun to get the scanner going on it. The 17F in the rear of the photo intrigued me. Found the history in Scott's B-17 movies section. Nothing like a good crisp photo to scan from :) The entire image http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Fl...

I figure Steve will have the history of this one.

Mind if I play too.

Found this photo a while ago of an F-10D RB-373


And if you look close, in the background is RB-374, the USAFM B-25

are you sure they went to Mid-Continental... I know Northwest Airlines had a modification center at Minneapolis - but that was usually B-24s & C-47's http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/63/v63i08p324-333.pdf http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00110.xml (search modification) Mi...

Don't forget this thread and the photo of the recce B-17E that is more than likely 666 after the Zeamer mission.

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Well I suppose it could be his claim to fame. There is a fairly well known story of a P-38 pilot who wrote a book and did the airshow, militaria show circuit signing autographs and selling books. His own squadron mates tore down his story showing how he'd taken the events and actions that involved o...

Durward Swanson also refers to a "Lt R. Macey" as the bombardier on the doomed B-17 he claims he was in. The best fit I can find is this fellow, Railey W. Macey, Jr, O-379973 . . . picture from a University of Florida yearbook. So far I haven't been able to find any Air Corps records for him. http:...

So the question is, were there any B17E losses flying out of Hawaii, that might fit the description that may have occurred around the time of Midway, but were not directly related to Midway? My copy of Fortress against the Sun is out of reach at the moment. As Mr. Swanson was invalided out of the se...

Joseph Compton Tuell was in the Navy so he definitely isn't the guy. That Joseph C. Tuell was living in Hawaii in 1940 supports part of the Swanson story. Interestingly enough he calls him Joseph L. Tuell. But I can't find anything on a Joseph L Tuell and it seems the rest of the evidence points to ...

Steve I found this a few minutes ago. It's Swanson talking about the Midway flights. Hard to know what to think. He mentions the cruisers. He also says the guy in the tail survived as it broke off so more than three survivors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USB9qPRif3s

Our man is in this image from 1936 at the New Mexico Military Institute. I shot them an e-mail in hopes they might have some archives and maybe a photo of him. Who knows, we might get lucky

Just trying to check the story of the vet in that article. He mentions a buddy who was killed and that looks mostly accurate, although he says he was cut in half, and his date of death is December 8th. James E. Strickland, Jr. ID: 07003254 Entered the Service From: Tennessee Rank: Private Service: U...

Some digging on Ancestry.com. Wonder if this is the same guy Name: Joseph Charles Tuel Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Jul 1915 Birth Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Father: Charles H Tuel Mother: Ethel M Campton Name: Joseph C Tuell Gender: Male Residence Year: 1943 Street address: 50 Byxbee Residenc...