Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 In the years following World

In the years following World War II

assigned to the 3rd Air Division

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

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

Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 In the years following WorldThese 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