Aero Vintage Books

This one appears to be post 1948 since its USAF. Note the interesting camera modification on the nose.

Anyone have any ideas? Something about these anonymous 17s always intrigues me

I'm assuming it's an F model. Photo dated August 45.

Anyone seen an image that might ID this particular 17?

I got the scrapbooks. Only three more of 17s but a bunch of 24s, 38s, 25s and others. A bit of a gold mine :) First up is one I have to believe one of the experts here will be able to tell us more about. Somebody's VIP bird no doubt http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/VIP_...

Great stuff Steve! Did you (or Dan) get the photo of that sharktail B-17 named Willie ? No on Willie, but i did work a deal out with the guy who had the photos above. They were from a pair of scrapbooks that have about 200 images taken by a vet who was at Payne field. Not all planes and not all 17s...

Thats why i post these here. Thanks for that Steve!

I've been on a cold streak lately, but got lucky last week. Images arrived today. Three war weary 17s from Payne Field. Not sure on time frame but assume 45 or post war. Checker Board/Lady Winifred http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/Checker-Board_zpsn9dxnbzc.jpg Combat ve...

No. Nanette carried the number 74. She was also not a P400

We talked about this bird in a previous thread. Photos of it not broken included

http://aerovintage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4437

The photo is a bit ragged, and it's unnamed but it's a good looking bird with a feathered #3

Thanks for the history Steve

This one popped on eBay a bit ago and I was able to get it. i was intrigued by the camera set up in the nose. hadn't seen one like this. As always, I'm open to any thoughts and education on this particular bird. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/Photo171_zpsdyqkklqv.jpg ...

Grabbed this one recently. Figure that based on the number on the nose it might be a Hendrick's Field YB. Interesting to see the nose set up. Back of the photo says it was taken on a cross country flight to Richmond Virginia. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Flying%20Forts/HendricksYB...

OK - start trying some things like I've been trying for 42-1028XX in Paducah: High school yearbooks: Check the local library's 1947 through 1950 Pipestone yearbooks for photos (aeronautics class and candid shots pages); I tried classmates.com, but they only have '46 and '51. See if there's a Facebo...

aerovin2 wrote:Betty at the museum just advised me that the scrapbooks have been located and there is a photo that has part of the tail shown plus other information. I'll post whatever comes in.

Got the same message

And here's our pilot of Queenie on the flight to Pipestone. Robert "Bob" A. Hyde Jr., 91, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Del Webb Hospital, Sun City West, Ariz. He was cremated. Interment will be at New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone at a later date. Bob was born on Oct. 19, 1916 in Pipestone to...