Recent content by pebinford

Yes, your "bomb bay" definition seems sensible and separate from the aft fuselage. The aft fuselage on a B-17D would include the radio operator's location/equipment? The modification portion of your answer also seems reasonable--thank you! The specific B-17D I'm researching was supposed to...

No, this is not a question specifically about the Swoose--but another B-17D. However, in my research, I did get a chance to visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force. One of the staff members was kind enough to let me view the Swoose restoration project. As you probably know...

Full disclosure: I have never served in the military (let alone the Air Force). If the inquiry below sounds naive, you now understand why! I'm researching a story about a war weary B-17D (the last of the shark fin tail variants), which was being used by the Air Transport Command to deliver...