Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 making it one of the

making it one of the most versatile and operationally valuable assets in the carrier air wing during the Vietnam War

In the years following World War II

It was subsequently converted to a DB-17 drone controller

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

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

Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 making it one of theThese 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