TriangleP wrote:
At any rate, being stuck in one scheme seems to hog the limelight for just a few of the Groups that flew in the war! Get out of the rut, gentleman!
End of Rant.
I think, all things considered, CF has done a pretty good job of trying to represent multiple units with the B-24... far more than most warbirds big and small. Starting out life as the B-24 "All American" from the 15th AF, then moving to the 5th AF "Dragon and his Tail" and now the 8th AF "Witchcraft" - I think it should be commended that they have attempted to honor as many as they can considering the cost of a full repaint.
The B-17 is a bit more of a different story as many supporters and sponsors are tied to the "Nine o Nine" brand... and with the amount of other B-17s out there in different colors, there was never a demand to change it.
Little known fact, when the CF B-24 came out of restoration, it flew with several different tail schemes for the first few years... repainted with a different B-24 group insignia based on the number of direct donations they got from that group in the year prior. It's tough to do that now with so few veterans donating directly and most BG / BS groups having membership issues.
As for the Co-op idea, that's been around for many years in the B-17 community as the B-17 Co-Op. It's pretty informal, but the group buying power has helped get new tires made, new nose glass, new brake pucks, new bomb racks, etc over the years. Without it, there may not be as many B-17s actively flying today.
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