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Bonus Myth #10: A B-17 That Has A Chin Turret Can’t Be a B-17F

Mostly true, but there's at least one exception: 42-6030.

They Were There comes up with another one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156082279082 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53562405841_deb4168c73_h.jpg Quoting Osborne again, what little there is: Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/45; Hunter 23/2/45; ATC San Francisco 9/3/45; Assigned Manila 14/5/46. Scott, terveur...

Was this on August 18, 1944 at Tinker Field? AAIR lists a second accident for 44-8064 on May 16, 1945 - a ground collision with TB-17F 42-30978 at Hobbs.
BTW, wasn't 8064 on your list previously as #09...?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375203078368

42-51??

Here we go; from the I Remember Paducah, KY When... FB page. Paducah Sun-Democrat, May 1, 1956 after the death of former Vice President (and Paducah native) Alben W. Barkley:

I've noticed this in a couple other photos - the data block is often in just the right spot for the #2 prop to fling oil/water/ice at it. A few F-model trainers showed up on eBay last week; sold for too much $$ but I saved the images. 42-5302(?) and 42-5265; AAIR accident lists 302 as a bailout/fire...

Just spotted a shot of VB-17G 44-83809 on one of my FB groups - just shows the tail number; Vice President Alben W. Barkley is in front of it. I'm on vacation right now but I'll post it this weekend.

The fire was Saturday, June 2, 1979. The Corsair isn't specified; just "five small airplanes". Newspapers.com has two similar AP articles; one from Fort Worth and one from Tyler. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53419203829_70bedc9324_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53417961242_f25ed87c...

On YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsEDUYbmZEA
Take a close look at the view out the copilot's window at 11:08: Did they film the second unit footage at Litchfield Park? Lots of retired Navy aircraft visible. Maybe outtakes from The Lady Takes a Flyer?

Good job! Now to figure out that odd stain ahead of the star.

Here we go: 600 dpi scan, reversed and the contrast and tone adjusted a bit:

H 30:

https://dp.la/item/799c73e9aa0dce906dd627fbe5fb09f4?q=b-17&type=%22image%22&page=6 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341176931_a77f445067_o.png https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341640575_1b85390d4a_o.png From DPLA: Black and white photograph featuring a view of the US Army Air Force recruit...