B-17 Pilots armor plate

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B-17 Pilots armor plate

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Can anyone find a drawing of the armor plate that goes behind the pilots seats please, need to make a set.
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I believe this is a detail that most B-17 restorations have missed. Didn't most, if not all combat-ready B-17s have armor-plating installed behind the pilots seats? I am looking for pictures of the type used in B-17 aircraft. I thought that "Mary Alice" had them installed. Anyone know? please tell me
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The blueprints show that pilot seat armor was standard on the B-17E-G
(It may also have been added to the C/D, but I have not gotten to that part of
the B-17C microfilm reels yet). The E had a drawing, the early Fs had one, and the late Fs
and Gs had a third type of armor.

This is the early F model pilot armor:
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I sent you a print for the pilot's armor plate, is it the one you need?
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AIR DEPOT wrote:I sent you a print for the pilot's armor plate, is it the one you need?
Thanks Don,
I have a copy now and have made them. I posted that request in 2007, my how time flies
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Hey Dave did you get the pics I sent?
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Yes, thankyou Tom,
I will send you some in the next couple of days. With a few questions as well.

Thanks

Dave
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