B-17 wings (?) seen on Interstate 10 in CA

Chris Brame · Post by **Chris Brame** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:49 pm

About 2:25 Monday afternoon I was heading east on I-10 between about 20 miles west of Banning when I saw a semi going west. On the trailer was a pair of silver wings with two nacelles each with round firewalls and rounded wingtips. They looked very much like B-17 wings to me - but whose are they, and where are they going? Chino? March Field? Or did the guys with the Greeley fuselage decide to go all the way with it?

Over to you...

DIK SHEPHERD · Post by **DIK SHEPHERD** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:15 pm

I would think that if someone was transporting B-17 wings they would have broken them down into the four main pieces for easier loading.

That said, if they were B-17 wings, more than likely they were going to Aero Trader at Chino. Probably coming from their storage facility in the desert.

hang the expense · Post by **hang the expense** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:00 pm

I was unaware of any 17 stuff left at aero traders place in the desert. Would they be kermits from balls of fire? I think all the parts for urbana are in ohio and have been for sometime.

DIK SHEPHERD · Post by **DIK SHEPHERD** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:46 pm

The point I was trying to make here is that if the wings were just one piece units, no matter how big, chances are they weren't from a B-17.