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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:24 pm 
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I was wondering which B-17 was the first to be put back in War (And Flying) Paint after WW2 ? is it still flying ?

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If you count movie work, it would probably be N9653Z (Fuddy Duddy) for War Lover in 1961. If you don't count movie work, it would probably be the CAF's N7227C that regained combat paint in the early 1970s. Plane's Of Fame's N3713G beat that, wearing paint for the TV series 12 O'Clock High in 1964 but then continuing wearing several schemes through the 1960s but, of course, that airplane isn't currently flyable.


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How about the ones used in 12 O'Clock High? 1949.


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None still flying, or even around.


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Jiggersfromsphilly wrote:
How about the ones used in 12 O'Clock High? 1949.

Except for the B-17 Paul Mantz crashed, all the B-17's in the film were part of the USAF Drone program and hence, were still in military service.
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And the one Mantz crashed also, USAF drone director DB-17G 44-83592.


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Airdales wrote:
Jiggersfromsphilly wrote:
How about the ones used in 12 O'Clock High? 1949.

Except for the B-17 Paul Mantz crashed, all the B-17's in the film were part of the USAF Drone program and hence, were still in military service.
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Weren't they repainted for the movie? That is the initial question if I am not mistaken?


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Yes, I believe they were! :oops:
But Technically, the still weren't "warbirds" as the description has come to be known.
Perhaps "Command Decision" would be the first one to fit your description? Made before "12 O'Clock High", and I believe it was Paul Mantz aircraft that they used.

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You could also make the argument for the P 51s used as 109s in Fighter Squadron 1948. Not to mention any of the P-47s.

How about the Kingfishers used as Rufes in the 1945 classic , "They Were Expendable?


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