Attn shoppers: Triple feature

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Chris Brame
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Attn shoppers: Triple feature

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Number 1: Four F-model trainers from Sioux City.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Photo-Aeri ... SwuTta~Lyl
I went ahead and IDed them, correctly I hope:
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Number 2: F-9 42-97177 (BA-177 buzz number on aft fuselage; taken in Manila in April '46).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/April-26-1946- ... Swydpa~aiJ
I enhanced this one a bit:
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Number 3 is a doozy:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Nose-Art-P ... SwJ85a~gAV
Enhanced as well. My guess: Could this be B-17C 40-2046, late in the war at Chanute?
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Can not believe Chris missed the second page that had the full print
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and also 42-6030 was also listed
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Yes, I ended up using the first shot for the (somewhat) sharper view of the buzz number.
We discussed 42-6030 a while back; looks like the exact same photo (same chips in the print):
https://www.aerovintage.com/forum/viewt ... f=1&t=4564
Still wonder how it gained a chin turret (and lost a ball turret). No guns, either - weight saving for the long trip?
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