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Attn shoppers: This one's a toughie

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:29 pm
by Chris Brame
On eBay right now:
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Not much to go on here: Later G model with staggered windows, all turrets but tail deleted, and the ball turret opening isn't faired over. No star and bar, or even a shadow where it was. Mark on the tail looks like maybe a three digit number?
Only other clue: the lot has this B-25 from the same source; possibly with a 43-XXXX serial:
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Let's enhance:
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Weird thing to me is it looks like 43-4643, aka Paul Mantz's B-25H camera ship. Hmmm... here's the auction:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/394006155515

Re: Attn shoppers: This one's a toughie

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:21 am
by terveurn
agree with the serial number, looks like the Mantz B-25.

That B-17 looks familiar as wall, the single wide blade antenna over the upper turret position is triggering something, but can not place her - could she be 44-85740 (N5017N) with the tri-camera set-up in the ball turret area ?
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Waiting to see what Scott has to chime in with.