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Though this particular B-17 didn’t see combat it did have a rather interesting career. She was one of two B-17s (I believe they were called Boeing 299Zs) modified to be a test bed for turbo prop engines. They moved the cockpit back about four feet to accommodate the various engines fitted. I’ve seen photos of the plane flying with just the turbo prop in the nose. All four of the Cyclones were shut down and feathered. I was planning to include a couple of these fifth engine test beds in my B-17 models. I’ll certainly have to do it now.
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If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
- Mark Twain
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