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TB-17G 42-97887 & TB-40 42-5926, or Mating Season at Enid...
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:31 pm
by Chris Brame
On eBay right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Photo-B-17- ... Sw5VtZuz90
AAIR lists this at Enid, OK on September 18, 1945 and the other plane as B-17F/YB-40/TB-40 42-5926.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/ ... Submit2=Go
Osborne again:
42-97887 Del Denver 26/3/44; Hendricks 27/4/44; Slated 457BG, 2137 BU Hendricks 17/11/44; 2518 BU Enid 20/9/45; RFC Kingman 6/12/45.
42-5926 Del Long Beach 13/5/43; YB-40 Tulsa 21/5/43 then to a TB-40; 2137 BU Hendricks 13/10/44; 2518 BU Enid 20/9/45; Recl Comp 13/2/46.
Re: TB-17G 42-97887 & TB-40 42-5926, or Mating Season at Eni
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:43 am
by FoCoB17G
Why does 42-97887 not have any turrets? 42-5926 seems to be missing ball turret, can't see the top.
I'm not familiar with TB-17, but I thought the YB-40, if anything, should have extra turrets.
Re: TB-17G 42-97887 & TB-40 42-5926, or Mating Season at Eni
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:28 am
by terveurn
FoCoB17G wrote:Why does 42-97887 not have any turrets? 42-5926 seems to be missing ball turret, can't see the top.
I'm not familiar with TB-17, but I thought the YB-40, if anything, should have extra turrets.
TB-17 was the training B-17
Hendricks AAF was a B-17 pilot training station -- they removed a lot of turrets (particularly the upper) to give room for the other student pilots in the cockpit.
Removing the ball and chin made life easier for the ground maintenance - less crap to break plus they sent these turrets to the station where the gunners were being trained
Re: TB-17G 42-97887 & TB-40 42-5926, or Mating Season at Eni
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:58 pm
by NickV
I've attached the Individual Aircraft Record Card of 42-5926 for your viewing pleasure.
Nick