Link - B-17E "Desert Rat" April 2012 Photo Update

[groundpounder]

THAT is a lot of work !! She is really starting to take shape. I heard somewhere that they were gonna be finished on thursday.

[Rick the Librarian]

I'm a newcomer to this forum - can you provide a (brief) review of where she came from? An early B-17E with the remote belly turret, or a later one with the Sperry ball turret?

TIA

[mrhenniger]

I'm a newcomer to this forum - can you provide a (brief) review of where she came from? An early B-17E with the remote belly turret, or a later one with the Sperry ball turret?

Here is what I have on the history of the airframe...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Boeing XC-108A, s/n 41-2595 USAAF, c/n 2406

The last shots contributed to the dossier were in July 2011. If anyone has more recent photos to contribute to the dossier they can be uploaded here...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Photo Upload - XC-108A, s/n 41-2595 USAAF, c/n 2406

Regards,

Mike

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[Rick the Librarian]

Thanks for the information - looks like an excellent project and hope to see it completed.