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One of the reports sad the engine was on fire maybe.

Thanks Scott,
It is a rumor I heard recently. Just wanted to verify it.
I do not know if the 10k figure is correct.
Like I said,a rumor I heard the other day..

Has anyone heard of a very late post May 1945 B 17 g airframe in or around Hawthorne ca?
Missing wing tip , rudder and landing gear?
Selling percentage shares for $10,000?
Maybe 300 investors?
Maybe headed to Isreal?
Anyone?
If true could this be airframe 51?
Scott?

Has anyone heard rumors of a b 17 missing it's tail that crashed in the sierra nevadas?
NOT TELL PEAK BUT ANOTHER.

She has been hit twice by trucks. One port the other starboard.

I am part of the restoration team which, Greg Stathatos, Shannon Munchow are heading up. It is amazing how many stories we are being told by locals.

Hi
Does anyone know if anyone has ever searched for B 17's buried in Australia or tried to dig them up??
Or know of any other B 17 wrecks on New Guenia not Black Cat pass or Guadalcanal or any other B 17 wrecks in the pacific?

I know some of it is wrong. How do I correct it??

Presently in Tulare California B 17 G 85738 is the 12, 694 th B 17 built. Delivered Louisville 18/5/45; Assigned 509th Comp Gp, as Drone, possibly the last survivor of Operation Crossroads, A-Bombs tests in Pacific; Returned to the USA 1946 for restoration at Tulare, Cal; operated by TWA as NX4600, ...

Hello fellow B 17 Affectionatos, Tuesday I drove up to Tulare to assess the condition of Preston's Pride in Tulare, .CA. In my opinion the aircraft needs lots of T.L.C. s/n 8647(-VE) Full US military serial 44-85738. This remarkably solid looking B-17 has been in situ since May 1958. It has twice be...

41-2621 "The Daylight Limited" of 28BS-93BS/19BG. On return from mission to Milne Bay, crash landed Mareeba, Australia with severe damage 26/8/42 (75 years ago tomorrow). Crew ok but plane w/o.

Steve,
I meant grat as in the story is now available in book form. A disappointment for sure. The website is more complete.
It is like the book a Higher Call. A nice story but a book ?
Really?
Log of Liberators is a fantastic book.
Tim

Am I reading this correctly. Are you going to recover the B 17 c d in the Sierras?