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But he says B-29....

Phil

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My dad was with both the Nike Ajax (used in the link) and the Nike Hercules. He said some of those QB-17s were "wired for sound" using primacord so that they were more likely to explode when showing the systems off to VIPs.

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Had God intended for man to fly behind inline engines, Pratt & Whitney would have made them.

CB

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/Desrt_Wings.html

If I had a dollar for every time I saw that B-17 used in a TV show/movie...

Well, it rates right up there with the number of times used:

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Somewhere there is footage of a QB-47 being accidentally hit by a missile.
I think the film was used in an episode of Airwolf.

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Note political free signature.
I figure if you wanted my opinion on items unrelated to this forum, you'd ask for it.

Anybody know the location? Was it Holloman AFB New Mexico?

It very well could be Holloman, though there looks to be a palm tree in the background. Could be Eglin.. The one I posted was at Holloman.

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Had God intended for man to fly behind inline engines, Pratt & Whitney would have made them.

CB

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/Desrt_Wings.html

I wouldn't like to have been the cameraman on those trials.

In the opening B-17 scenes of Red Tails the shot was recreated in CGI:


Freeze the original at just the right frame and you get this striking image, no pun intended:

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Do you think the wreckage was picked up or left out there?

The wrecks are still there in the White Sands NM Missile Range
I have visited them.

Likely a stupid question considering the destruction from both the missile and ground impact as well as 60 years...but is there anything useable out there for restorers?

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.
Note political free signature.
I figure if you wanted my opinion on items unrelated to this forum, you'd ask for it.

Nothing at the crash sites is usable for restorers, but who knows what is buried out there.
I was unable to ID the individual wrecks except that they are B-17 wrecks. There are at least 6 wrecks on the Holloman Missile range.
No public access to the sites.
QB-17 wreck as a result of Falcon intercept on 21 October 1953 NARA MX-904

QB-17-Drone-death Plunge near the ground
You can image what was left of this wreck...

It would be fun to find the data plates, and I guess that engine that broke off is lying around somewhere.