B-17 as a ground target at Aberdeen, 1952

Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:14 pm

There's a whole series of these in the Google Images LIFE archive; most of a B-17, but there's also a shot-up Thunderbolt

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f? ... ab297a821a

Chris
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Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:28 pm

Here's one I missed - a suspended B-25 used as a target:

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f? ... b8561f77c6

Chris
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Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:50 pm

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little... :vom:

Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:03 pm

I agree, Steve. Hard to look at that Billy being hung up to be shot to pieces. At least it wasn't a rare early model.

Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:10 pm

It is kind of interesting to see how perspectives change. Back in those days, what we consider rare treasures were just old junk. I suppose you could say they at least served a purpose before being turned into beer cans.

SN

Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:20 am

Amazing, what they saw as junk we now see as restorable!!

Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:13 pm

Junk? or rare bird?

Wait 60 years...we'll see.

Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:14 pm

Ztex wrote:Junk? or rare bird?

Wait 60 years...we'll see.

The rental Malibu based Old's was pretty uncommon to begin with... for a good reason :shock:

Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:19 pm

That B-25 looks like a full scale version of what I use to do to my old airplane models! (Only with a BB Gun and firecrackers!) :lol:

Jerry