More war stories for the BLOG! Attached are a couple of pictures of a Boeing built B-17G. This model is an exact replica of the one our friends; 1st Lt. Ike Alhadeff was piloting on August 6th 1944 when he was shot down on a mission to Brandenburg, Germany. It was fun doing some of the research to get the correct tail number and squadron and bomb group markings. The insignia on the stand that looks like a bird carrying a bomb is the for the 600th Squadron - Ike's. The lower insignia is for the 398th Bomb Group. After ordering it took nearly seven months to get it. They are made by hand somewhere in the Philippines.
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