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Jack Cook
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Thanks Jack,
Some more great pic.s I have never seen.
Someone check with Scott T (aerovin) to make sure he has seen these pic.s.
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Aloha Jack,
What is the serial of MARY ANN?
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Jack Cook
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Steve Birdsal came up with the serial and also what happened to her.This has been a debate that has gone on for some time.Check B-17 news at Aerovintage.

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The bottom photo of the B-17B Mary Ann has been published (in color) before:

Page 155: WWII AMERICAN WAR EAGLES 1937-1942 by Warren M. Bodie

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Page 33: BOMBER COMMAND by Jeffery L. Ethell

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

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

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The top photo posted by Jack shows the B-17B Mary Ann in Washington D.C. (note the Capital Dome near the landing gear); a photo from the same shoot can be seen on page 155 of WWII AMERICAN WAR EAGLES 1937-1942 by Warren M. Bodie.

Also, in reference to the aerovintage speculation that the Mary Ann might be 38-583, photos of this airplane can be found on an AAF Form No. 14 Aircraft Accident Report:
B-17B # 38-583, Call # 46265, October 7, 1943, Accident # 63.
My guess: Mary Ann = B-17B#38-558 (also speculated on the same website).
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I see a sailboat in the first picture where the Capitol is visible, too, so I presume that must be National Airport (now Reagan National).
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Richard W. wrote:
I see a sailboat in the first picture where the Capitol is visible, too, so I presume that must be National Airport (now Reagan National).
Hmmm... Maybe a tetrahedron or some kind of antenna rather than a sailboat?
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