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Offline davidpt40

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« on: October 16, 2003, 03:04:59 AM »


What is this plane, and which war did it serve in?
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Offline straffo

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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2003, 03:09:36 AM »
sorry not .mil access here ...
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Offline davidpt40

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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2003, 03:17:14 AM »
Does that mean you can't see the picture?
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2003, 03:18:57 AM »
oops :)

Yes I cannot see the pict. :(
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2003, 03:48:56 AM »
A Version of the B17, It had a Lifeboat underneith that could be dropped to rescue downed pilots. It served in WWII, may of served in Korea but I doubt it.
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2003, 11:14:44 AM »
hehe same mistake all the newbies (myself included make)...

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b2-22.htm

you need to edit properties for image before posting
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« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2003, 04:22:09 PM »
Hey I was right for once
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Offline davidpt40

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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2003, 07:17:45 PM »
No I left the properties there on purpose.  

This particular aircraft was converted to a B-17H in 1948 and served in the Korean War.  Some of its armament was restored in case of fighter attack.
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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2003, 11:52:53 PM »
looking at the american markings it's after WW2
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Re: Aircraft trivia
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2003, 12:28:11 AM »
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Originally posted by davidpt40


What is this plane, and which war did it serve in?


You never said This Particular Aircraft in your first post, you just said what Plane, meaning In General
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2003, 02:50:21 AM »
I don't have the sources to back it up, but I believe both the B-17H and a special B-17 that dropped paratroopers served in Vietnam also.
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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2003, 01:08:50 PM »
Considering the Military's use of working machines, I wouldn't put it past them at all.
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