Re: B-17 Thunderbird's new name
Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:36 am
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.
Re: B-17 Thunderbird's new name
Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:38 am
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.
Re: B-17 Thunderbird's new name
Mon Nov 11, 2024 12:30 pm
How about an 8th AF assembly ship?
Re: B-17 Thunderbird's new name
Mon Nov 11, 2024 12:56 pm
Paul Stroud wrote:How about an 8th AF assembly ship?
I think the jury's still out on specific colours for that one.
Re: B-17 Thunderbird's new name
Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:26 pm
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?