A couple more stateside 17s

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Dan Johnson
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A couple more stateside 17s

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Obtained these two this week. Lowry Field, Colorado based B17s.

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Re: A couple more stateside 17s

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Top one is important - she is an Avon Park ship.

Interesting that Osborn does not have her at Avon (but at Walla Walla / Redmond which is 88th BG later trans to Avon Park)

Wonder how that worked, when it is wearing the same codes as 42-5800 (also A-K3) that crashed on 18 May 1944.


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Lower one: replacement tail gunner’s compartment?
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Re: A couple more stateside 17s

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aerovin2 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:17 pm Lower one: replacement tail gunner’s compartment?
Staggered waist and no chin turret.

Tail compartment damaged on landing accident 23 March 1944

She is a real wonky-donkey
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