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Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:29 am

Wonderful photos to be seen. :drink3:

LINK -- https://imgur.com/a/ivVfY

Re: Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:08 am

Those are great. Thanks for the link. A tremendous amount of work was done to every Fort that came thru there. Question: what is the flexible hose as seen inside the nose piece? It looks like vacuum to my real old GE vacuum.

Re: Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:26 am

A really great set of pics, it makes you think about the quality of work and attention to detail that everyone had to show to get the job done. Great people.

I never realised that the Cheyenne tail turret mod involved cutting the original tailcone, always thought it was fixed at a pre-existing joint. Steady hands...

Re: Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:55 am

Pat,

The hose in the nose is a defroster for the bombing window.

Image9FFD486D-0946-4AAC-A0BA-D06EC4136EDD by tanker622001, on Flickr

Re: Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:36 am

Duggy009 wrote:Wonderful photos to be seen. :drink3:

LINK -- https://imgur.com/a/ivVfY



Thanks for sharing the link. My maternal grandmother worked for United in Cheyenne working on B-17's during the war.

Re: Cheyenne Modification Center B-17

Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:30 am

Great photos! Interesting/sad to read the histories of the tail numbers I could read.

Tom P.
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