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N4521U

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Username: N4321U
First name: Bill
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Airfix
Model: B-17G Flying Fortress Kit No. A08017A
Scale: 1:72nd
Extras: Custom decals. Etched cockpit stuff. A bunch of scratch building because all the Etched extras are just getting too silly to buy. Kit was a stretch by itsownself!!!!!.

Another in my long line of Davidson flown A/C.
#43-38757 - B-17G
Group Squadron Sq Code A/C Code:

384BG 547BS (SO*L)
Name: PEASLEE'S PAYOFF (Master Log Misspelled as PEASLEY'S PAYOFF, found photo of nose and corrected for decals)
Notes: 43-38757 Delivered: Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned: 547BS/384BG [SO-L] Grafton Underwood 6/10/44; crash-landed Troston AD, Sfk, UK Pilot: Wallace Davidson 8/5/45, rep; Returned to US: Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; 4136 BU Tinker 19/12/45; Scrapped: Kingman 12/1/46.
Source: B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne

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And two for good measure...........
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It was a hair pulling experience to say the least, but got there in the end.
Just Plane Bill
 

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