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   Junkman001 | May 01, 2006 02:55am | #1

   Have to have proper transportation to rubberneck.

   
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   philarenewal | May 01, 2006 02:58am | #2

   When I first opened the pic all I initially saw was one engine and the tail and thought, OK, DC-3.

   Then scrolled and saw she's got 4 instead of 2.

   What is it?  I'm guessing B-17?

   Nice plane.

    

   "Let's get crack-a-lackin"  --- Adam Carolla

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   Junkman001 | May 01, 2006 03:08am | #3

   B-17. Former sprayer.  They spent about 10 years restoring it.

   Mike

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   highfigh | May 01, 2006 03:29am | #4

   Where was that one stationed? Not a lot of those left in that condition.I saw a formation going up to Oshkosh, WI for the EAA Fly-in once and their low speed showed me why so many were shot down. It's too bad they couldn't have made them faster- my dad was stationed at Rougham Field in England and had a lot of friends go down in them. I still see a few of the guys who were POWs here in town and all of them have pretty severe physical damage from being in the prison camps. "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

   Edited 4/30/2006 8:34 pm by highfigh

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   Junkman001 | May 01, 2006 03:59am | #5

   It's based at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti MI.  They had a WW2 vintage hanger until 2 yrs ago that burned to the ground.  Fortunately saved the three flyers B-17, B-25 (actual combat a/c) and C-47/ DC-3. Mike