Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Allied and Soviet Air Forces

Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 4th October 2007, 08:59
Zemper's Avatar
Zemper Zemper is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: West Coast, USA
Posts: 30
Zemper is on a distinguished road
Douglas 1000th B-17 Book Presented To 457thBG

In celebration of the 1000th B-17 produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company, the employees made a book filled with thousands of signatures and well wishes from the workers to be presented with the aircraft when it was delivered. This aircraft was also uniqe because it was purchased entirely with war bonds bought by the Douglas employees. Below are links to two pictures of Col. Luper, c/o of the 457th BG, picking up this B-17 and the book from the Douglas employees:

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2409/is1pa5.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6885/is2bh1.jpg

Below is a picture of this book and samples of some of the 17 pages from the Douglas employees:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1871/is3py8.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3119/is4kd2.jpg
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/8049/is5eh7.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7078/is6ky2.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5797/is7kh7.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/6582/is8yn0.jpg
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5391/is9ah0.jpg

After the aircraft and book arrived at the 457th base in Glatton, the group added several pages of pictures, damage reports, etc... all relating to this specific aircraft, as well as thousands of additional signatures that appear to be of personnel of the 457th. See below for samples of these additional pages:

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8051/is11gy9.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7803/is12is9.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9053/is15mp0.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6730/is13ij2.jpg

My question is, is anyone aware of another book such as this that was done by employees of an aircraft company? I am aware that Boeing employees signed aircraft such as the 5000th built, with signatures all over the outside of the aircraft. But the fate of aircraft such as Boeing's 5000th often was the scarpyard after the war. So, has anyone ever seen anything like this before, or is this book the only of it's kind?

Thank You - Eric Zemper
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
32. GIAP History - A few comments from reader Mirek Wawrzynski Books and Magazines 0 3rd January 2007 12:35
New Tirpitz book released Kjetil Aakra Books and Magazines 2 25th November 2006 01:21
32 GIAP history book vol.1 Audrius Books and Magazines 7 30th October 2006 22:46
Fw 58 book - I have a serious question on contents. Sergio Luis dos Santos Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 8 15th December 2005 14:46
Fighter pilots' guts Hawk-Eye Allied and Soviet Air Forces 44 8th April 2005 15:25


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 10:40.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net