B-17 found

**richkat** · #1 10-21-2015, 07:01 PM

Check out this B-17 story, wow, whats this thing worth?......Rich
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**RyanShort1** · #2 10-21-2015, 11:12 PM

It won't be worth as much for long if it doesn't get inside... or at least under a cover.

**Thokamous12** · #3 10-21-2015, 11:31 PM

Swamp ghost is at Pearl Harbor now being restored..... Slowly but surely, she's been in Restoration for about a year now

**John Dell** · #4 10-22-2015, 05:48 AM

I’m working on it. It should be ready for release soon.

I think I read somewhere that this B-17 is now being stored inside awaiting conservation.

**richkat** · #5 10-22-2015, 03:25 PM

COOL.....Great model John!......Rich

**RAFleischman** · #6 10-22-2015, 04:24 PM

I took this picture of her last February.

russ...

**John Dell** · #7 10-22-2015, 05:12 PM

Thanks, I was inspired by Don Boose's annual showing of "Tora, Tora, Tora" at the war college in December. The early war Pacific B-17s have pretty basic paint schemes so they are fairly easy to do. But they make up for it with their historical significance.

**at6** · #8 10-22-2015, 08:26 PM

Hope they preserve her "as is" since it would be a shame to rebuild this one to flying status. There is no reason to restore each wreck back to "factory" specs.

**willygoat** · #9 10-22-2015, 08:36 PM

Based on recent pics that the Pac Air Museum has posted to their twitter feed, the Swamp Ghost appears to be in one of the hangars now.

**Tim Crowe** · #10 10-23-2015, 08:57 AM

Can't help thinking a little bit of history has been lost with restoring this aircraft

Tim