Photos of Aircraft 44-85813

44-85813, 1944 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, c/n 8722
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44-85813 @ I74 - Fuselage re-assembly - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Some of the stuff the restoration team still has to work on. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Fuselage coming together - starting to look like a B17 - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - New rib parts being formed on red oak molds. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - New rib parts being formed on red oak molds. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Shop-built sheet metal forming tool. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Simple part number system. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - By the book - using water levels for precise positioning. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - How to put it where you want it and know that it'll still be there after lunch. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Midship looking forward at wing attach points. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Sixty-one year old signatures discovered on the inside of a wing skin. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Restoration associates are very courteous and willing to explain interesting discoveries that they've made while working on the original airframe, such as 61 year old signatures found on the inside of this wing skin. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - From the front, looking back. Cruise speed - 170 MPH, Max. Speed - 300 MPH. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - From the front, looking back. The finished product will be 74'-4 long. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Piston from the Wright R1820 engine. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - A look inside of a Wright R1820, 1200HP radial engine. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Cockpit roof fabrication - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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44-85813 @ I74 - Manufacturing new components for the fuel cell bays in the wing. Note the numerous plywood patterns. - by Bob Simmermon
Bob Simmermon
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