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Offline Sp4de

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« on: November 28, 2004, 11:40:56 PM »
Hey Guppy Can you give me some good pictures of the B-17g "Paper doll" please? I mostley need the nose art.:D

Love you long time:D

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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2004, 11:53:05 PM »
Which "Paper Doll"?  447th BG had one, 457th BG had one, 303rd BG had one, 96th BG had one..... :)


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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2004, 01:41:56 AM »
shade u make a B-17 skin for me :D:D:D:D:D,i really need a new one that is olive color plz:D

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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2004, 04:45:09 PM »
All the info i have.. is this "I saw a painting by Ardell Bourgeois called "Not without a Fight" It is based on the true story of the B17 "Paper Doll" Here is the story behing the painting. On March 23, 1944 'Paper Doll', a B-17 G-5-VE serial number 42-39954 of the 728th BS, 452nd BG, 8th AF and her crew were on their eleventh mission. The target was Brunswick in Germany, which they continued onto despite their number four engine being out. After taking heavy damage on the way to the target, including the number one engine being shut down and the number two coming off its mounts, 'Paper Doll' dropped out of formation. Port wing leaking fuel, they descended through the undercast until they broke into a clear layer with solid cloud above and below. They were followed by six Bf-109s, three staying as top cover while the others positioned for an attack. Coming from below and behind a Bf-109 G-6 from 4/JG 53 flown by Ofw. Stefan Litjens*, pressed an attack. After its firing pass it climbed into a stall about 250 feet out to port, high and behind. The Port Waist Gunner hit it in the wing, doing extreme damage and saw it spin down through the clouds. With the bomb bay burning, fuel leak ignited and two more 109s attacking the crew abandoned ship. All ten were taken prisoner and spent 13 months as POWs. There were no existing Photographa of the Paper Doll nose art. Ardell re-created the nose art from interviews with the crew members still living"

So i have no idea.. This might be false also^^^  So if it is. Give me the best naked chick one :-D olive drab please :D

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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2004, 01:31:32 AM »
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All the info i have.. is this "I saw a painting by Ardell Bourgeois called "Not without a Fight" It is based on the true story of the B17 "Paper Doll" Here is the story behing the painting. On March 23, 1944 'Paper Doll', a B-17 G-5-VE serial number 42-39954 of the 728th BS, 452nd BG, 8th AF and her crew were on their eleventh mission. The target was Brunswick in Germany, which they continued onto despite their number four engine being out. After taking heavy damage on the way to the target, including the number one engine being shut down and the number two coming off its mounts, 'Paper Doll' dropped out of formation. Port wing leaking fuel, they descended through the undercast until they broke into a clear layer with solid cloud above and below. They were followed by six Bf-109s, three staying as top cover while the others positioned for an attack. Coming from below and behind a Bf-109 G-6 from 4/JG 53 flown by Ofw. Stefan Litjens*, pressed an attack. After its firing pass it climbed into a stall about 250 feet out to port, high and behind. The Port Waist Gunner hit it in the wing, doing extreme damage and saw it spin down through the clouds. With the bomb bay burning, fuel leak ignited and two more 109s attacking the crew abandoned ship. All ten were taken prisoner and spent 13 months as POWs. There were no existing Photographa of the Paper Doll nose art. Ardell re-created the nose art from interviews with the crew members still living"

So i have no idea.. This might be false also^^^  So if it is. Give me the best naked chick one :-D olive drab please :D


Hmmm.   That is a real bird but as mentioned no photos of the nose art anywhere.

I'll do some hunting for some good nose art for ya anyway :)

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« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2004, 03:13:52 PM »
How bout this one?   Our Gal Sal from the 351st BS, 100th BG.  Serial number 4231767, Squadron codes EP-E

Nice and war weary with a very weathered OD and Gray camo.

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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2004, 03:23:14 PM »
Or maybe this one from the 91st BG, 323rd BS.  Mount 'N Ride.  

Nose art based on the Vargas Girl pin up below the 17 photo.

Serial number 231585, carrying squadron codes  OR-B and the white triangle on the tail and wing with an "A" in it.  No red tail for this one as it was interned in Switzerland in March of 44.

Got another good 91st bird, "Little Miss Mischief, but she's half OD and half silver as she had her tail replaced with an OD Gray birds after taking battle damage.  Sure you don't want a little bit of a Silver G? :)

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« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2004, 07:27:45 PM »
eh. I just need a good all olive drab to do. lots of mirror probs in the b17 with the air force emblem:(
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2005, 12:20:28 AM »


Found this i hope these are the correct markings like you said in past thread.