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Another PTO Fort. You are up Steve!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:37 pm
by Dan Johnson
I'd never have thought twice but for the numbers painted behind the cockpit. Having first seen that look in "Flying Buccaneers" way back when, I'm guessing Steve might know more about this recent eBay find. Hope I wasn't bidding against anyone here.
Closer look at just the 17. Clearly no ball turret so I'm assuming one of the armed 5th AF Transports.
Re: Another PTO Fort. You are up Steve!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:13 am
by Steve Birdsall
Right on the money Dan . . . armed transport from the 433rd Troop Carrier Group. It's an early photo of 41-24353, Cap'n & The Kids, before the nose art was restored.
Re: Another PTO Fort. You are up Steve!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:06 pm
by varsity07840
Any idea why the nose piece was replaced with one without .30 cal gun sockets?
Re: Another PTO Fort. You are up Steve!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:05 pm
by Steve Birdsall
Could be as a result of a taxi accident with a C-47 at Ward's Strip (Port Moresby) on 19 February 1944 . . . 41-24353 suffered unspecified damage to the "nose section" and fuselage.
Re: Another PTO Fort. You are up Steve!
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 4:51 pm
by Dan Johnson
Figured I'd kick this one back up to the top as another image of 371 turned up on eBay and I was lucky enough to grab it. No nose art again so maybe taken at the same time?
Close up of the nose
A bit of hand turning those props
