bluethunder28 and all, I do appreciate the comments. I usually get little feedback on the updates so I have to wonder if more than a few people read them. Don't mind doing it for a few loyalists, but it does take a bit of time so I may need to rethink how much time I spend on it. I probably spent a good 30 hours on the Catch-22 addition I'm adding shortly, but that's a one time shot, for the most part. Once it's up, its just a maintenance item once in a while. Thus, I do appreciate the feedback, good, bad, or indifferent.
Scott Thompson
Aero Vintage Books
http://www.aerovintage.com
Scott, when I emailed those photos from Amarillo to you I thought I sent along the serial number of #79, Moonbeam McSwine. I'm pretty certain that it is 38-268. Sorry about not sending along the info.
More later,
Scott
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By the way, in your recent travels did you come across anything that might identify the B-17 Amarillo Avenger? In his April 2009 B-17 Update Scott T. posted a clipping about it from the November 1943 issue of The American Pilot. The nose windows seem to identify it as an early Boeing or maybe Douglas B-17F.
Didn't I send this one to you? If not, I apologize. Here's the nose (fresh from the Base Photo Department rather than the newspaper) and a poor quality blown up shot of the data block.
