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