Dogsbody Posted August 12, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2017 Hi everyone, A few years back I was able to vist the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, England. In one of the hangars a B17 G ( I believe) was undergoing maintenance and I was able to take a few photos. I hope you like them. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted August 12, 2017 continued. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted August 13, 2017 Share #3 Posted August 13, 2017 The original Memphis Belle was a B-17F and this one is a B-17G. What's the deal here? Did these guys not research this before hand? I know a LOT of WWII restored warbirds have phoney nose are. It just irks me to see this done when some research could provide more accurate nose art. Just my 2 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 13, 2017 Share #4 Posted August 13, 2017 Couldn't they have traced the name of the original craft from records? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted August 13, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 13, 2017 Memphis belle is the most famous B-17 of ww2 for a lot of people. That's probably the only reason they chose this name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted August 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2017 Fair enough, cool pix btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted August 13, 2017 The original Memphis Belle was a B-17F and this one is a B-17G. What's the deal here? Did these guys not research this before hand? I know a LOT of WWII restored warbirds have phoney nose are. It just irks me to see this done when some research could provide more accurate nose art. Just my 2 cents worth. I was never under the assumption that this was to be a representation of the Memphis Belle having seen what was on the others side: Why they did that, I don't know but it is a bit confusing. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted August 13, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 13, 2017 Rene, those are very nice quality photos. The lighting in a museum setting like that is often difficult but you took some really good shots. Thanks for sharing! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted August 14, 2017 Rene, those are very nice quality photos. The lighting in a museum setting like that is often difficult but you took some really good shots. Thanks for sharing! Terry Hi Terry, Thanks!. I agree that lighting in a museum often proves to be a challenge but luckily these shots came out alright. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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