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croftonaviation
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Hello all.
I am working on updating and correcting the ww2color.com web site and have run into an issue. I have a picture of an aircraft that for the life of me I cannot identify. Any help from ya'll would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.

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The aircraft in the foreground appear to be Fleetwings YPQ-12A target drones, a small number of which were produced about 1942 (I don't have exact dates).

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You are the man.

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Looks like a B-17 to me!
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Speaking of target drones and B-17s. . . Falcon missile (see arrow) targets QB-17.

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Warhead detonation in tail area. . . .

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True to her legendary reputation, the QB-17 flies on, apparently undeterred - at least for a while. Date of test is 18 July 1956 but as of now serial number identity of the aircraft and its precise fate is undetermined.

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