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by GBlume42
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
Topic: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"
Replies: 120
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Re: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"

Another piece Ray gave me was a seat plate to one of the bomber's posture chairs. These were provided by Cramer Inc., which is still in business out of St. Louis, Missouri. I contacted the company and asked for some advice and they put me in touch with Robert Wehner, who worked there during the war....
by GBlume42
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:16 pm
Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
Topic: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"
Replies: 120
Views: 8956364

Re: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"

My initial project for Ray began on my 31st birthday. He gave me some wood pieces recovered from a crash site and asked that I replicate them in threes. Here's what I had: http://www.gblume.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ray-Moore-shop-7.jpg http://www.gblume.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ray-Moore...
by GBlume42
Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:56 pm
Forum: Warbirds and Such Things
Topic: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"
Replies: 120
Views: 8956364

Re: Rebuild of B-17F 42-3455 "Lucky 13"

Okay, this is my first post on AeroVintage. My name is G. A. Blume. I am a historian from Aiken, South Carolina. I met Ray some years ago working on a nearby B-25 project. Ray had done me a favor by coming down and trying to motivate everyone to do something other than talk. It was a terrible experi...