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Found this photo in an old tech manual of B-17C's under construction. Thought the B-17 guys would appreciate it.

Updated my site www.P-35.com with some new/old photos. Check it out if you are interested.

Very cool photo! Those are B-17Bs, not Cs, with the waist and radio room gun blisters.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Cool pic!

I'm actually building a B-17C myself..albeit 72 times smaller!

SN

Is that a boeing 309 in the top right hand corner?

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That's a B-307 rather than 309, Nathan.

Steve, I'm building one forty eight times smaller!

Yes those are Bs and that is a very cool photo I hadn't seen before. Thanks for posting it VCS1.

Scott

oops sorry.

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Came across a couple of more shots, hope you all enjoy!

Great pics!

Note that the vertical fins in the one pic have been pre-painted by the subcontractor, complete with serial numbers. This is why you often see wartime pics of Forts with darker fins and outer wing panels. Also, the paint tended to weather differently, leading to may erroneous captions claiming aircraft had "replacement wings."

That's why I chuckle a bit when modelers argue over the "correct" shade for Olive Drab. The standards weren't all that rigid at the factory level, and the stuff changed color radically once exposed to weather and sunlight.

According to AAF markings historian Dana Bell, no batch of OD paint was ever rejected by gov't inspectors for not matching the "official" color. The only thing they were really concerned about was paint adhesion and corrosion protection.


SN