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Offline brady

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« on: December 23, 2002, 07:07:36 AM »
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Offline Golfer

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it is what it is
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2002, 07:17:02 AM »
rassin frassin cant remember the designator.  Its the early or prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress.  gonna need to kick the gears into gear to get the brain working this early in the a.m.

hmmmmmmmmmmm...
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Offline Golfer

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boeing something
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2002, 07:17:59 AM »
boeing 300 maybe?
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Offline Golfer

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got the #
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2002, 07:19:02 AM »
consulting a clump of pages i found on a shelf in my office, boeing 299.  there we go :)
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2002, 07:52:09 AM »
Looks to be a modified B-17C

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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2002, 08:10:08 AM »
I'd say it's modified B17D...
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Offline whgates3

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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2002, 08:12:15 AM »
B-17D - probably some bigshot's personal transport or maybe a cargo version, as the bottom gunner's 'bathtub' seems to be removed

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« Last Edit: December 23, 2002, 08:25:56 AM by whgates3 »
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Offline Kevin14

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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2002, 08:41:09 AM »
I think it might be an airplane, gotta check my books though
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Offline Thrawn

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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2002, 09:54:35 AM »
B17 prototype, the model they sent to Britain?
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Offline BlackCross

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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2002, 10:06:16 AM »
B-17D the football antena under the B/N compartment is a dead giveaway, altho it must be a modified version as the ventral gun tub is missing.  \edit/ sorry no Sperry turret in the ventral position so don't know why gun tub is missing?
« Last Edit: December 23, 2002, 10:09:11 AM by BlackCross »
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Offline MiloMorai

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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2002, 12:19:30 PM »
The 29th Boeing B-17D

Serials:

Boeing B-17D Fortress       40-3059/3100

This site gives the serial numbers for USA(A)F a/c.

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2002, 12:20:11 PM »
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Originally posted by BlackCross
B-17D the football antena under the B/N compartment is a dead giveaway, altho it must be a modified version as the ventral gun tub is missing.  \edit/ sorry no Sperry turret in the ventral position so don't know why gun tub is missing?


It seems that this was an RB-17D, converted from the basic B-17D. All B-17Ds were redesignated as RB-17Ds, and virtually all were modified from their original configuration for various training activities.

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Offline Fishu

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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2002, 02:14:02 PM »
Those early B17's are real nice looking planes.
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Offline OIO

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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2002, 02:53:07 PM »
Yeah, its sad that anything that comes in contact with the germans gets uglier ;) ;) ;) :D
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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2002, 08:10:53 PM »
YB-17
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