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NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:34:49 -0600
From: Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:34:49 -0800
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On 2015-12-16 07:14:11 -0800, Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> said:
> No esoteric details on this bird, not even sure where the picture was
> taken. Simply offered as a wonderful
> picture of a beautiful aircraft.
>
> <image>
Nice capture.
That is "Aluminum Overcast" EAA's B-17G-105-VE, s/n 44-85740, civil
registration N5017N. It is one of 10 airworthy B-17's out of the 48
surviving airframes. It was a late 1945 delivery and never saw WWII
combat.
<https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/flight-experiences/aluminum-overcast-eaa-b-17-bomber-tour>
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Regards,
Savageduck
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