Karachi?

[Pilot]

Hi,

is this image taken in Karachi, Pakistan? It show early version on B-17 (possibly C) and P-66.



Cheers

[Revi16]

Could be Karachi. Your photo shows,P-66 42-6851

42-6832/6975 Vultee P-66 Vanguard
C/n 502/645. Model 48C intended for Sweden but siezed by USAAF. 129 sent
to China under Lend-Lease. 15 retained by USAAF and used as advanced trainers.
6832 was previously NX28300.
6834 to China
6835 condemned in USA Apr 29, 1942
6836/6838 to China
6839 to CL-26 at Davis Monthan AAF, AZ Jun 25, 1942
6840 wrecked at Long Beach, CA due to engine failure Feb 11,1 942
6841 wrecked at March AAF, CA Feb 9, 1942 and stripped for parts.
6842/6845 to China
6846 to CL-16 May 5, 1942 Oakland, CA
6847 to China
6848 pilot bailed out Dec 13, 1941 Daughtery Field, CA
6853/6874 to China
6875 wrecked at March AAF, CA Jan 28, 1942, to CL-26 Mar 16, 1942
at San Bernardino Air Depot, CA
6876/6877 to China
6878 crashed into San Francisco Bay due to engine failure Feb 26, 1942.
Pilot bailed out
6879 to China
6880 wrecked at March Field, CA Feb 2, 1942. To CL-26 Mar 16, 1942
6881 crashed and burned at Long Beach, CA Feb 1, 1942
6882 to China
6883 wrecked at Vultee factory Jan 28, 1942. To CL-26 Mar 16, 1942
6884 to China
6885 wrecked at Daughtery Field Jan 8, 1942, condemned Apr 29, 1942
6886/6906 to China
6907 wrecked at Vultee Field, CA Jan 1, 1942. Condemend Jan 23, 1942
6908 to China
6909 ditched in San Francisco Bay Mar 2, 1942. Pilot killed
6910/6911 to China
6912/6935 shipped to China boxed
6936/6958 to China


http://www.warbirdforum.com/dunnp663.htm
The C.A.F. 3rd Fighter Group began to send pilots to Karachi in July 1942 in order to ferry P-66s to China. Unlike the C.A.F. transition to the P-43 there were no A.V.G. pilots available to help the Chinese master the new P-66. The unit history of the 51st Fighter Group (then at Karachi) contains no indication that their pilots were involved in test flying the P-66s or checking out Chinese pilots. There are indications that some U.S.A.A.F. pilots flew the P-66s at Karachi but their exact role is unclear. Perhaps the U.S. pilots were used to test the newly assembled P-66s after Vultee test pilot Gibbons died when the P-66 he was flying crashed and burned.

[Pilot]

Thank you very much for this really in depth reply Any idea what this early B-17 doing there, I guess that Brits have this early samples in 220 Squadron detachment in North Africa...

[udf_00]

Some info in this thread : http://forum.armyairforces.com/tm.as...ge=&print=true

[Pilot]

Thank you A lot of info, need time to read all of this