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Old 23-01-15, 21:03
David Dunlop David Dunlop is offline
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Seems the USAAF B-17 fleet was worked hard during the war (with good reason) and the conversion of worn out units to the transport role was quite common. The RCAF Heavy Transport Sqn, based in Ottawa, received their fleet of B-17's directly from the USAAF somewhere south of the border and they were all worn out. They had no end of problems keeping them airborne and I think lost one (disappeared enroute somewhere) from suspected wear and tear issues.

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