Rare shot of Pearl Harbor B-17C 40-2049

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Chris Brame
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Rare shot of Pearl Harbor B-17C 40-2049

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Found this on the Wreckchasing forum:
http://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/ ... 1286597605
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Never saw this shot before - I've only seen the rear angle view.
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Re: Rare shot of Pearl Harbor B-17C 40-2049

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Way cool.
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Re: Rare shot of Pearl Harbor B-17C 40-2049

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Looks to me they were parting it out.Looks as if the left main has been knocked off the mount really making a mess of everything.Anyone seen a picture of her back on her gear?
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Re: Rare shot of Pearl Harbor B-17C 40-2049

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hang the expense wrote:Looks to me they were parting it out.Looks as if the left main has been knocked off the mount really making a mess of everything.Anyone seen a picture of her back on her gear?
It was stripped for spares.

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