Aircraft Identification Challenge No: 164

[Stirling Project]

Soooooo close!!!!! but not quite

[AlanW]

Johns done the leg work, but i'll try going for a Boeing 299.

[Stirling Project]

Nope!

[AlanW]

Nope!

294 XB-15

[K4KittyCrew]

Soooooo close!!!!! but not quite

Here are all of what I could find, with the earliest models, first listed ...........
294 XB-15 - USAAC:
299 B-17 Flying Fortress -
299 XB-38 -
299B Y1B-17 Flying Fortress - USAAC:
299H B-17C Flying Fortress - USAAC:
299M B-17B Flying Fortress - USAAC:
299O B-17E Flying Fortress - USAAF:
299O B-17F Flying Fortress - USAAF:
299O XB-40 - USAAF:
299O XC-108 - USAAF:
299P B-17G Flying Fortress
- F-BEEC -
- USAAF:

299P B-17G Flying Fortress - USAAF:
299P ETB-17G Flying Fortress - G-BEDF - USAF:
299P VB-17G Flying Fortress -
299P SB-17H Flying Fortress - USAAF:
299P PB-1G Flying Fortress -
299P PB-1W Flying Fortress
299P Flying Fortress Mk.III - RAF:
299T Flying Fortress Mk.I - RAF:
299Z B-17G

Cheers,
John

[Stirling Project]

time to go back to basics chaps, remember i asked for the nickname as a bonus. You are so nearly there with one of the aircraft in the list above

John L

[Stirling Project]

And there was one only of this type.....

[Stirling Project]

And not used for it's original purpose and was given a different designation

[PAFG]

Is it the B15 Grandpappy?





If it is, my apologies to John who's done the hard work, I just crossed the line at the last minute

[Stirling Project]

Aaargh, so very close.......