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The time period you're referring to isn't completely clear. We know that parts of the 97th And 301st BG B-17s almost immediately deployed from the ETO to North Africa in November 1942. So the depot and group level 50 cal. nose gun modification you see on photos of Memphis Belle and other B-17Fs in t...

Ray, I understand that the photo hosting site Photobucket now requires a monthly subscription for hosting and linking the pics to other sites. They post these pleasant reminders if you haven't paid and pic links that you previously posted have been lost until you pay their fees. Now that just plain ...

Great stuff Ray! Your posts keep our appetite whetted.

I sure would like to visit your shop and see your work.

Amen to that Ray!

Nice find Dan, thanks for posting these.

Thanks for the update Chuck, lots of work there.

is that the tail end of Liberty Belle in one of the photos? I saw that and it must be though I am not sure why based on what I have heard about what is going on with Liberty Belle . Perhaps on loan for use as a pattern? I suspect we shall know soon enough when somebody who knows chimes in (eh, Chuc...

More pics of Ray's recent work, Station 3. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/768/23487819740_82c8c7ea11_b.jpg IMG_5893 by Christopher Wilkinson , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/23156705293_94768536b5_b.jpg IMG_5886 by Christopher Wilkinson , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5663/...

Ray Moore asked me to post some recent work he's done for Station 1 because he's been so jammed with work for others and his project. http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a490/christopherwilkinson99/Ray%20Moore_Lucky13_Station1_12.13.15_1_zpseh6srnvp.jpg http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a490/chris...

I've always wondered about why, when and where the black undersides came about. Every other photo I've seen of Philippine based B-17s with rush camo paint jobs done in the field had bare metal undersides. Duane Others here know more about the wartime paint history in the SWP, but is it possible tha...

Great pic! Unrelated, but the nose art name reminds me of a story that 384th BG pilot Charles Allyn Lewis told me about the time one of their bombs got hung up on a bomb run (late war), so one of the crew stepped into the bomb bay to kick it loose after they left the formation and dropped to a lower...

Great work Ray! And thanks for posting Ray's work here Bill!
- Chris Wilkinson

Ditto what 05564 says - thanks for keeping us in the loop guys. Many skills from different people going into this project, par for the course for you guys but a revelation to some of us.
Chris Wilkinson

Well done, keep pecking away! Always amazes me the volume of work you do.

Thanks a lot for the update Ray. Is the pic of your Station 2 rebuild for "Lucky 13" or another? Are those original crash fragments of "Lucky 13" in the pic or from another plane? Thanks, Chris