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To what unit does this 17 belong?

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To what unit does this 17 belong?
Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 1:34 PM

Picked up this tiny 17 at thrift store for a minimal sum.To what unit does it belong?

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  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye2 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 2:16 PM

I believe the triangle "W" was for the 398th Bomb Group.

Mike

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    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 2:21 PM

Buckeye2

I believe the triangle "W" was for the 398th Bomb Group.

Mike

Mike is correct. They're the markings on the EAA B-17 'Aluminum Overcast,' restored in the markings of Col. Harold Weekley's a/c from 601 Sq. You can read about it here - complete with color photos.

Also some cool photos like this one on the EAA's web page:

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/events-and-experiences/aluminum-overcast-eaa-b-17-bomber-tour/b-17-photos

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 2:28 PM

Thanks funny little toy but it was less than 3 dollars so I thought "why not?"

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 2:29 PM

So Gene read this:

The original was shot down over France in 1943. EAA owns this other aircraft painted in a commemorative paint scheme. Maybe someone bought that model at an air show. I've been known to do that...

Bill

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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