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RCAF B-17s

Posted by Steve T on Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:44:11 AM

In reply top Re: US should take over Canuck Land/Attn Mike posted by Rob Rohr on Tue Dec 17, 2002 08:46:29 AM


Hi Rob et al--

: Now as for RCAF/RCNAF use of B-17 I do'nt know were you go
: t your info. but according to Roger Freemans book on B-17
: the only users of E and F were the USAAF,RAF it is possiab
: le that the RCAF might have had RAF birds lent to them but
: they were never assign a RCAF number.

Actually the RCAF had either four or six (memory fails) B-17s, serialed in the 9200s, converted to transports and operated on transatlantic priority mail runs by 168 (HT) Sqn RCAF during the latter part of the war. I believe these were former USAAF examples.

Postwar Kenting used at least one B-17 on aerial survey work (it lasted into the late sixties--not sure if it survived).

Cheers

S.


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