Warbird Information Exchange

Been awhile since there were any updates that I can find. Anybody have recent pics?

Thanks,
John

Check out CAM Champaign Aviation Museum. They have posted lots of photos taken about three weeks ago when a group of their volunteers toured the restoration center at NMUSAF. Lots of current photos of Memphis Bell and the Swoose plus other restoration activities.

I searched their site and can't find any pictures of MB or Swoose on it...

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You are correct, it is on their face book http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAM-Champ ... 3357954105.

Is this one of the Belle's wingtips? I don't even pretend to be an expert on B-17 anatomy, but is that a vent for the long-range "Tokyo" tanks? I didn't know she was equipped with them.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=166788816798892&set=a.166787050132402.53243.121903357954105&type=3&theater

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I can`t remember off the top of my head if the Belle had Tokyos or not. For some reason my brain says not. BUT... I do recall hearing that both wings were replaced at some point due to combat damage. It`s possible the replacement parts came from a ship that had the tanks. I could be wrong, but i`m just throwing it on the wall to see if it sticks.

Not to recent, I just found these in my stash. I believe they are from late 2011.





The next two, if you look really close you can see the names scribed on it over the years.

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