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Were B-24Es retrofitted with the nose turret?

And I guess it will stay a mystery - threw out a large last minute bid and lost by a couple bucks, as it goes into someone else's collection and probably won't see the light of day again. Who knew obscure trainers would pull that much money? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Pretty sure it's a letter G:

This seller has a small batch of 1944-era B-17 photos taken at some Western training base; only serial that's clear is 42-40023 which went to Kingman, Las Vegas and Hobbs, but there's no G or Z or H on it. Behind it, partly obscured by the seller's watermark, is another Fort with what may be a G- co...

Morning Call , May 7, 1951 - a Civil Air Patrol exercise: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54434739114_c003dc696f_b.jpg Ibid, May 8, 1954 - looks like the end is near: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54434577596_2e0d4fb7ef_b.jpg Bristol Daily Courier , same date: https://live.staticflickr.co...

Hmm. Not connected, except one of the two also came from Bush Field:



I'd like to find out the rest of that story!

Morning Call, August 30, 1947:

Perkasie, PA News-Herald, August 15, 1946; looks like it was surplused out of Bush Field, GA:

Allentown Morning Call, August 9, 1946:



Ibid, August 13, 1946:

From an unusual and costly eBay listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135606143291

Middle Eastern command; anyone recognize the insignia?

Steve Birdsall wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:51 pm Finally, 40-3092 returned to the U.S. in October 1942.

And eventually ended up with Yale University. (Scott, should '092 be added to the RFC/WAA list for that reason?)

Currently on eBay: Drew V4 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54310384634_fbb4ea1143_h.jpg https://www.ebay.com/itm/196984256593 42-30052 taken at Avon Park but it was mostly based in the Northwest https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54309276917_11e70f0ebb_h.jpg https://www.ebay.com/itm/396163119452

http://img-cdn.filefactory.com/embed/xl/5241aebvlyok.jpg A high-resolution version of the NARA Kodachrome image of Redmond Annie turned up recently. Unfortunately, the serial number is still unclear, but I believe I can read enough of it to establish that it’s a Douglas Long Beach B-17F, serial beg...

Interesting paint job; anyone recognize it? Stamped on back Greenwood Army Air Field, Greenwood, Mississippi.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/396126663747

Was going to do an Attn shoppers on this one but it's so good I gave myself a Christmas present. B-17G trainer 42-102885; one of the small batches that bypassed Cheyenne and went straight into training. #233 on nose and tail indicate service at Laredo AAF: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5424064...