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A couple more stateside 17s
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:03 pm
by Dan Johnson
Obtained these two this week. Lowry Field, Colorado based B17s.
Re: A couple more stateside 17s
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:50 pm
by terveurn
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.
Dave
Re: A couple more stateside 17s
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:17 pm
by aerovin2
Lower one: replacement tail gunner’s compartment?
Re: A couple more stateside 17s
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:34 pm
by terveurn
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