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Clearing Skies Over a Fortress
David Tallichet, who flew with the 100th BG in WWII (the subject of the Apple TV+ miniseries "Masters Of The Air") extensively restored this post-war B-17G to replicate an early-war B-17F variant. A replacement to the forward fuselage (where the chin-turret was, and is usually covered with a plate on current "F" restorations), adding a longer plexiglass nose common to the B-17F, and going so far as to add a working top-turret from that era's aircraft, recovered from B-17E's found under the Greenland ice where the P-38F "Glacier Girl" was found illustrate the time & expense taken to restore Mr. Tallichet's aircraft to represent what he flew in the war. According to an article in "Air Classics" magazine written at the time, this aircraft was flown across the Atlantic to star in the 1990 version of "Memphis Belle". After the movie, further authentic decals were added showing the names of crew members as shown during the real Memphis Belle's war-bond tour following completion of 25 missions. Mr. Tallichet's family has not had the aircraft flown in several years. It's currently at the Palm Springs Air Museum in California undergoing extensive maintenance to return her to active flight status. _DSC0774_HDR1bw
Clearing Skies Over a Fortress
David Tallichet, who flew with the 100th BG in WWII (the subject of the Apple TV+ miniseries "Masters Of The Air") extensively restored this post-war B-17G to replicate an early-war B-17F variant. A replacement to the forward fuselage (where the chin-turret was, and is usually covered with a plate on current "F" restorations), adding a longer plexiglass nose common to the B-17F, and going so far as to add a working top-turret from that era's aircraft, recovered from B-17E's found under the Greenland ice where the P-38F "Glacier Girl" was found illustrate the time & expense taken to restore Mr. Tallichet's aircraft to represent what he flew in the war. According to an article in "Air Classics" magazine written at the time, this aircraft was flown across the Atlantic to star in the 1990 version of "Memphis Belle". After the movie, further authentic decals were added showing the names of crew members as shown during the real Memphis Belle's war-bond tour following completion of 25 missions. Mr. Tallichet's family has not had the aircraft flown in several years. It's currently at the Palm Springs Air Museum in California undergoing extensive maintenance to return her to active flight status. _DSC0774_HDR1bw