B-17 with Martin Upper and Convair Nose turrets

[bdk]

Anyone know the story?

[mike furline]

The pic kind of looks like Wright-Pat, with the "downhill" runway in the back ground.

[cooper9411]

The pic kind of looks like Wright-Pat, with the "downhill" runway in the back ground.

I agree from the angle of the picture it does look like Wright-Patt.

[Dan Johnson II]

I'll probably start a bidding war, but I saw these on E-bay and couldn't figure out what the heck was the deal with this B-17E.

It that same bird after some mods, but before the turret was in. Funny how that works.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221183247447?ss ... 1438.l2648

[Chris Brame]

Same plane?
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/sho ... 0&format=0

Oddly, in your photos it looks like they used a bombardier setup from a YB-17!

[The Inspector]

I'm trying to figure out just how unwieldly that blistered in radio operators upper hatch position worked with the gun out in the breeze

[GARY HILTON]

What was really weird, was the B-17 nose grafted onto the B-24.....anyone have photo's of that one?

[rwdfresno]

What was really weird, was the B-17 nose grafted onto the B-24.....anyone have photo's of that one?

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060601-F-1234S-016.jpg
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060601-F-1234S-017.jpg

Here is the slightly less ugly cousin, the XB-24J.

Ryan

[maxum96]

What was really weird, was the B-17 nose grafted onto the B-24.....anyone have photo's of that one?

Conversely, wasn't there a B-24 nose grafted to a B-17?

[GARY HILTON]

Thanks for the photo's Ryan....Looks like the B-24 might have been a little more streamlined, maybe a little faster than the stock one???

[gary1954]

What was really weird, was the B-17 nose grafted onto the B-24.....anyone have photo's of that one?

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060601-F-1234S-016.jpg
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060601-F-1234S-017.jpg

Here is the slightly less ugly cousin, the XB-24J.

Ryan

that is awesome i wonder where this was done

[Shay]

Confirmed. The Hanger in background is Bldg. 571, what is now the Wright Field Fitness Center. Any guesses to the other aircraft in the picture. Obiviously a Mitchell over the nose of the Fort.



Shay
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