I just bought my copy of the ebook version of B-17 in Blue for $10 from Aerovin. This is an excellent copy. I have a paperback copy somewhere, but haven’t seen it in years. I flew several Fire Seasons in B-17 Tanker 65 for Butler Aircraft. It was originally a B-17-95DL 44-83868 converted to PB-1W Buno 77233. There are 3 pages about it in the book. I knew a fair amount of the airplane’s history while I was flying it.
I hope that Scott Thompson won’t object to posting this picture from his book
IMG_2357 by
tanker622001, on Flickr
Tanker 65 N5237V at Sequoia Field getting ready for the 1982 Fire Season when I flew it on a CDF contract out of Porterville
B-17 Tanker Pictures 008 by
tanker622001, on Flickr