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Aero Vintage Site update--B-17 and B-25 News

Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:56 pm

Posted this a.m. for your perusal:

http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm

http://www.aerovintage.com/b25news.htm

Updated, finally, B-25 Locator page:

http://www.aerovintage.com/b25loc.htm

Coming, not there yet, a bunch of pages on the making of Catch-22 and its associated flotsam.

Sampler:

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:06 pm

Very cool!
Thanks for the update!

Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:18 pm

Great work as usual! Interesting stuff as always.

Re: Aero Vintage Site update--B-17 and B-25 News

Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:42 pm

aerovin wrote:Posted this a.m. for your perusal:

Updated, finally, B-25 Locator page:

http://www.aerovintage.com/b25loc.htm



Have a question about the Locator Page, specifically this reference:

"USA DC Washington B-25J 44-28765, N9443Z Reported nose section only, NASM, but not listed on inventory ?? doubtful"

Is this the B-25 nose section that's hanging from the rafters in the Hitt Construction Co's facility across from Dunn Loring Metro in VA? Single-floor building that sits next to Rt.66 and has a BIG US flag painted on the side is and located next to the "SiloSmashers" building?

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:53 pm

Don't know but could be. I'd like more information and if anyone has a photo that would help.

Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:31 pm

aerovin wrote:Don't know but could be. I'd like more information and if anyone has a photo that would help.


Okay, I'll see if I can get over that way in the next week or two with a camera. Not sure if they'll even let me in, I only found it by accident: was looking for another building and poked my nose in a back door to find someone who could give me directions. This was about two years ago.

I couldn't help thinking at the time that the nose-section was the same one that had been on display in the DC/Verizon Center (then-MCI Center) Discovery Channel store (when it was still there).

Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:18 am

Another excellent round of updates.

Desert Rat looks fantastic with the nose attached. 8)

Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:38 am

I noticed that any information on Chuckie was missing from the Aero Vintage B-17 page, so here's our thread on the WIX Maintenance Hangar forum for the latest.

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=29083

Scott,
Let me know if you need anymore info on Chuckie, I'll be happy to fill you in.
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