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Here's an interesting photo of B-17F s/n 41-24577, Hells Angels taken circa 1945-46 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This was the first B-17 to complete 25 missions in the ETO and was used on a war bond tour in early 1944. From the looks of the photo, it was probably then used for crew training or for some other role that allowed its turrets to be removed. It was reportedly scrapped by 1946 but there is one rumor that at least the fuselage was still around in the 1950s. Anyone have any more information?
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Robert
The same thing happened to B-17F knockout dropper 41-24605.
And a B-17 called Yankee Doodle Dandy these three B-17 where going to be used as as part of a bizarre, but wonderful plan to incorporate battle scarred aircraft into service station sites to be known as "The Flying Service".
Knock out Dopper was last reported in April 1948 near an ice dock near NW 39th street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City the fuselage resting on wooden blocks.
Pictures are in the book Pride of Seatlle (sqaudron Signal) about the first 300 B-17F's being build by boeing.
I remember reading an article about these planes in the Flypast a couple of years ago seeing at least one B-17F converted into a service station.
(nope not the lacy B-17G)
The B-17 was grafted on the roof of the building.
Unfortunetly the idea didn't worked and the B-17's where scrapped.
There are also reports that at least one b-17 was dumped and buried but rumors about planes being buried are mostly and unfortunately not true.
The history about these planes is pretty interesting, maybe someone else knows more.
Greetings,
Robert
And a B-17 called Yankee Doodle Dandy these three B-17 where going to be used as as part of a bizarre, but wonderful plan to incorporate battle scarred aircraft into service station sites to be known as "The Flying Service".
Knock out Dopper was last reported in April 1948 near an ice dock near NW 39th street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City the fuselage resting on wooden blocks.
Pictures are in the book Pride of Seatlle (sqaudron Signal) about the first 300 B-17F's being build by boeing.
I remember reading an article about these planes in the Flypast a couple of years ago seeing at least one B-17F converted into a service station.
(nope not the lacy B-17G)
The B-17 was grafted on the roof of the building.
Unfortunetly the idea didn't worked and the B-17's where scrapped.
There are also reports that at least one b-17 was dumped and buried but rumors about planes being buried are mostly and unfortunately not true.
The history about these planes is pretty interesting, maybe someone else knows more.
Greetings,
Robert
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Walt
Knockout Dropper
I would like to get whatever information anybody has on the Knockout Dropper. My Grandfather, Walter Ulbricht, flew several missions on her as the bomber with a pilot named Neal Shoup. My email address is wulbricht@cox.net