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quemerford
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I for one would love to see a B-17 painted as a US-based training machine, or even a fire bomber. Anything if it's accurately done.


While it might be nice, probably not going to happen since many of the owners have spent a lot of money making former fire bombers look like bombers!
Training machines are fine but often just consist of rather anonymous looking base codes.

How about a wartime or postwar ARS machine?
The FAA might have issues with the boat however.


Yep - or a nice yellow or red drone? So many schemes, such little imagination.
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JohnB wrote:
quemerford wrote:
I for one would love to see a B-17 painted as a US-based training machine, or even a fire bomber. Anything if it's accurately done.


While it might be nice, probably not going to happen since many of the owners have spent a lot of money making former fire bombers look like bombers!
Training machines are fine but often just consist of rather anonymous looking base codes.

How about a wartime or postwar ARS machine?
The FAA might have issues with the boat however.


Yep - or a nice yellow or red drone? So many schemes, such little imagination.
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How about an 8th AF assembly ship?

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How about an 8th AF assembly ship?



I think the jury's still out on specific colours for that one.
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quemerford wrote:
I for one would love to see a B-17 painted as a US-based training machine

Boeing Bee 42-29782 would be an easy candidate for that - add "BA" to the tail above the serial, "50" on the fuselage, and Patricia below the copilot's window. Voila - just like it was in '44. A weekend's work?

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