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Hail Damaged AT-17

Thu May 16, 2013 6:22 pm

Given the horrific storms that rattled thru Dallas yesterday I thought I would forward this 1943 photo of a hail damaged AT-17 / UC-78 at Altus AAF, OK.

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Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Thu May 16, 2013 9:05 pm

Interesting to see that style insignia on a Stateside aircraft. I though deletion of the red surround was purely a PTO practice.

SN

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 10:37 am

Steve Nelson wrote:Interesting to see that style insignia on a Stateside aircraft. I though deletion of the red surround was purely a PTO practice.

SN


That insignia would have been prior to the red surround being added.

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 6:04 pm

Can anyone cite any info on that style insignia? All I've ever read had the red outline from the very beginning of the bars, then replaced with a blue outline. Even the Air Force Museum has no mention of it

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 6:49 pm

The reason for that is because they were not done painting the rest of the bar surround.Markings did not take precedence over maintenance.

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 7:03 pm

hang the expense wrote:The reason for that is because they were not done painting the rest of the bar surround.Markings did not take precedence over maintenance.



That's what I was thinking too, given completed markings (looks like blue border from the sliver showing) and no markings on the other airplanes.

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 7:54 pm

Looks like an easy fix...
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-Tim

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Fri May 17, 2013 8:05 pm

Tiger Tim wrote:Looks like an easy fix...
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-Tim

'If the women don't find you handsome, they should find you handy..'

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Sat May 18, 2013 7:50 am

That's gonna need a lot of duct tape.

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Sun May 19, 2013 6:35 pm

It's only temporary of course.

Unless it works! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Gotta love ol' Red Green!

Andy Scott

Re: Hail Damaged AT-17

Sun May 19, 2013 9:32 pm

DH82EH wrote:It's only temporary of course.

Unless it works! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Gotta love ol' Red Green!

Andy Scott



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