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Attn shoppers: Unmarked trainers; possibly Kingman?

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 1:55 pm
by Chris Brame
This seller has a small batch of 1944-era B-17 photos taken at some Western training base; only serial that's clear is 42-40023 which went to Kingman, Las Vegas and Hobbs, but there's no G or Z or H on it. Behind it, partly obscured by the seller's watermark, is another Fort with what may be a G- code (possibly G-0_); I don't think I've seen any other Kingman tail codes so this would be a good find. Anyone here bidding? If not, I'll give it a shot.

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Here are his photos:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/4727/i.html?it ... dspictures

Re: Attn shoppers: Unmarked trainers; possibly Kingman?

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:49 pm
by terveurn
wondering if the is not a G but the number 6 with the water mark hiding a third digit - so 60 ??

Wondering if this might be 42-31300
42-31300 bb.JPG

Re: Attn shoppers: Unmarked trainers; possibly Kingman?

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:11 pm
by Chris Brame
Pretty sure it's a letter G:

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Re: Attn shoppers: Unmarked trainers; possibly Kingman?

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2025 5:50 pm
by Chris Brame
And I guess it will stay a mystery - threw out a large last minute bid and lost by a couple bucks, as it goes into someone else's collection and probably won't see the light of day again. Who knew obscure trainers would pull that much money? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯