Looking for B-17G radio room photos

K5DH · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:11 am

I'm looking for some clear, detailed photos of B-17G radio rooms showing the radio installations, oxygen systems, machine gun installation, and so forth. I'd like to see pics of today's static aircraft and flyers, as well as original wartime pics. Aluminum Overcast is coming to town this weekend, so I'll shoot my own pics there. I'm a crewman on Chuckie, so I know what our radio room looks like (basically naked!). Anything else is on my "want list".

Cheers!

chico · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:23 pm

Once i get home I'll post a few of "Yankee Lady."

PhantomAce08 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:57 pm

Here's some of Yankee Lady. The lighting on a couple may be a bit off since I took them in the morning! These are all fairly up close, I'm sure chico has some overall shots.

bomberflight · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:20 pm

Dean ~ I hope this is the kind of thing your looking for .....

This is Thunderbird ~ taken in July this year

Next is Aluminium Overcast ~ taken last year at Oshkosh ~ note the slack control cables hanging down ~ restoration wasn't complete at this time

Next Up .... Nine-O-Nine ~ takem in May 2006 over Hawthorne, CA

And finally ( for today ) looking factory fresh in July 2005 ~ Liberty Belle

I have Fuddy Duddy too ~ they are on CD's ~ so if no one beats me to it ~ I'll fish them out tommorow evening for you

chico · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:19 pm

Sadly the only radio room photos I can find are obscured. In this case, some filthy long haired hippy was sitting in this shot my father took.....probably one of those IT types that wouldn't know what it means to do a hard day's work for a fine organization dedicated to preserving our nations flying heritage. :lol:

On the plus side, it does show the location of one of the oxygen bottles. If I get a chance I'll post snap some better ones for you guys.

FlyingFortB17 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:55 pm **Posts:** 217

Here are a few wartime pics.

I believe this is the Model 299, so it might be a bit irrelevant for your search. Cool nonetheless.

Some sort of radar-equipped B-17. Might be a Pathfinder B-17.

.50cal installation.

Boeing schematic illustration

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:06 pm

We just started the inventory of spare parts project with Texas Raider.

I haven't started on the radio pile yet, but there are spare liason radio transmitters and power supplies.

Amongst some of the cool stuff are some 3 stage compressors marked FOR RADAR.

Oh yeah... and some non- B17 turret parts! SOMEBODY tell the turret guy!!!

K5DH · **Posted:** Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:17 pm

Hey Spanner,

I've been swapping emails with Tom N5ACA on this subject. He's supposed to be sending me a list of your group's available stuff. Right now I'm concentrating on the liason radio setup, but at some point I'm going to turn my attention to the command set installation. I have a lead on a Mickey radar set also that I need to follow up on (I haven't forgotten about you, Jay!). If you have a list of available radio compartment stuff, please send it to me.

Man, I'm sure looking forward to seeing TR back in the air!

Cheers!

bomberflight · **Posted:** Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:24 pm

Some shots of Fuddy Duddy ~ taken in September 2004 at Fulton County Airport near Atlanta .......

You already have Yankee Lady covered ~ so thats all I have !

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