Need Help with CB/VB Identification
Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:11 pm
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I would appreciate any insight you may have in helping to identify the following three CB/VB-17 aircraft: VB-17 with Wright Field "arrow" logo on vertical stabilizer. Appears to have 44-83 serial prefix/ [url][/url]b]
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CB-17G Magic Carpet, possible Project Green aircraft;[url][
Appears to be CB-17F "81-V"
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Late war/early post-war B-17's did so many things that were different from the bombing mission; unraveling these mysteries is a HUGE jigsaw puzzle. Any ideas or thoughts welcome. Thanks so much.[/
I would appreciate any insight you may have in helping to identify the following three CB/VB-17 aircraft: VB-17 with Wright Field "arrow" logo on vertical stabilizer. Appears to have 44-83 serial prefix/ [url][/url]b]
[url][URL=http://s1344.photobucket.com/user/daviemax/media/Unknown%20CB-17s/Unknown483wWrightFieldArrow169_zps3c32bb32.jpg.html]
[/url][/url]CB-17G Magic Carpet, possible Project Green aircraft;[url][
Appears to be CB-17F "81-V"
[url][URL=http://s1344.photobucket.com/user/daviemax/media/Unknown%20CB-17s/CB-17F81-V181_zps61fafa60.jpg.html]
[/url]Late war/early post-war B-17's did so many things that were different from the bombing mission; unraveling these mysteries is a HUGE jigsaw puzzle. Any ideas or thoughts welcome. Thanks so much.[/