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Old 22nd March 2016, 03:52
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15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
Can anyone identify this veteran B-17F of the 15th AF with 54 bomb markers?
I'm thinking 2. 97 , 99 or 301BG
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Old 22nd March 2016, 13:35
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Re: 15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
Yes must be Italy one of the Libs which survived
WWII probably by 1945. If you can tell me which the
shot was taken in Italy I may come up with an answer
it seems like Nappoli airfield but I am not certain.
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Old 22nd March 2016, 13:58
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Yes must be Italy one of the Libs which survived
WWII probably by 1945. If you can tell me which the
shot was taken in Italy I may come up with an answer
it seems like Nappoli airfield but I am not certain.
Isn't the a/c a B-7F and not a "Lib"?
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Isn't the a/c a B-7F and not a "Lib"?
What is a B-7F?
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What is a B-7F?
It was a rare model that was capable of 400 mph... don't be a smarty--a typo--sorry.
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Re: 15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
I'm guessing from the picture that the aircraft had passed into some type of utility role at the time the photo was taken. (Lack of guns, stripped of paint except for bomb markings/pin-up girl)
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Of course not a Lib but a typo of mine , sorry
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Re: 15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
Looks like a late-war B-26.


http://www.lonesentry.com/images/201...6-bar-fly.html





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Re: 15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
Not quite, Ed. A B-26 had a nose wheel...

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Old 23rd March 2016, 13:34
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Re: 15th AF B-17F with 54 Bomb Markers
Picture appears to be from a set taken at Pomigliano d'Arco airfield near Naples, if I go by eBay.
Mainly used by USAAF medium bombers and fighters, so if B-17 was stationed there, then a squadron hack to be likely.

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