B-17 and B-25 News up for June 2017

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B-17 and B-25 News up for June 2017

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Re: B-17 and B-25 News up for June 2017

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Scott

not to be a ball buster, but isn't 44-83872 a PB-1W.... <vvbg>

re: 44-83872 BuNo 77235 -- did she every have the hard points for the drop tanks installed ??
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So many numbers. Well, it was built as a B-17G and delivered as a B-17G. Close enough, but the same is true for the CAF PBJ-1J. I think it started on an Army B-25J contract. As for the drop tanks, probably so. No reason to think not since it was a standard PB-1W.
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