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[chicoartist]

Better known as "Nine O Nine".

Both pics taken at spot #5, 323rd BS dispersal area east of the airfield - across the road:


Lt. E. P. Bull and crew:

UnID'd crew:

Wade

 

[comiso90]

Awesome photos.. I can almost smell the wet tarmac and avgas

clarity, depth of field.. love it!

 

[Njaco]

Awesome looking machine, isn't it?

 

[ToughOmbre]

And 140 combat missions and never having had to abort (I think).

B-17G-85-DL, 44-83575, civil register N93012, owned and flown by The Collings Foundation does a pretty good imitation of the historic Nine-O-Nine.

TO

 

[evangilder]

I've seen the Collings Nine 'O Nine many times. It's cool to see come picks of the original.

 

[Wayne Little]

Top shots!!...

 

[wilbur1]

I just saw that plane a couple of weeks ago got to climb through it pretty cool stuff

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent Wade!