"Thunderball" B-17
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Greg Vallero
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"Thunderball" B-17
Which B-17 was used as a "Dumbo" sea rescue a/c at he end of the James Bond movie "Thunderball"?
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aerovin2
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It was 44-83785 (actually, in my opinion, the correct serial is 44-85531, but that's another story), then flying for Intermountain as N809Z and now owned by Evergreeen as N207EV. It wasn't really a Dumbo; it had the Fulton Skyhook on the nose using the balloon recovery system, used also at times by the CIA and other spooky types.