Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 leaving the sole prototype as

leaving the sole prototype as a remarkable testament to the cutting edge of directed-energy weapons research

The Yak-9DD provided fighter escort for portions of these missions deep into Eastern European airspace

The Air Technical Service Command was the USAAF organization responsible for the procurement

assigned to the 3rd Air Division

operating a smaller air wing than the newer supercarriers but punching well above her weight throughout the conflict

Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 leaving the sole prototype asThese are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing (Vega) B 17G 44 85774, serving postwar with the 4136th Base Unit, Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, United States Air Force. By the late 1940s, surviving B 17Gs had transitioned from frontline combat bombers to a variety of support, training, and administrative roles under the newly independent USAF. Tinker Field now Tinker Air Force Base was a major Air Materiel Command depot, and B 17s assigned to base units there