looking for a b-17E called tangerine

[kidjim25]

Hi everyone,

while out at the desert rat build site recently, I started hearing rumors of a B-17E by the name of Tangerine. The rumor being that it might still exist somewhere. Does anyone here know of a difinitive site or book for noseart for the early -17's? this one would have been at Macdill and Sarasota airbases with the 97th before going over to England. I dont have a serial # but any photo would be outstanding

thanks

[Cvairwerks]

Desert Rat/Tangerine are one in the same....Check DryMartini's post: http://aerovintage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1238

[kidjim25]

well that takes all the fun out of it.... the rest of the build group was going to have some fun with this "mysterious new b-17"

[kidjim25]

Thanks! (im actually one of the moderators of the facebook page too.) If y'all would like I can double post what we put up on the facebook page as well as on here.
maybe even get a sticky on the front page (we try to do weekly or better updates)


James.

[kidjim25]

i've been looking into kickstarter hadn't heard of rockethub but will check into that as well. (going to have my lawer friend look over legalities on such things for private restorations) As for pic's ill try and get the most recent progress uploaded to here in the next day or two for the non facebookers to see. Mike and Chris have been going gangbusters (along with the rest of us when we can get there) and it looks nothing like the photos that are still floating around from the early 2000's. I've found that those photos tend to give the wrong impression and there are still many who think she's decades away from flight, which isnt the case at all.