Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 A striking and operationally fascinating

A striking and operationally fascinating subject that stands apart from the more commonly modeled olive drab Bird Dogs of the Korean War era

and the program ultimately did not lead to a production turbine-powered Bird Dog — but it represents a fascinating and little-known chapter in Army aviation's postwar push to explore new technologies

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

In the years following World War II

assigned to the 3rd Air Division

Boeing (Vega) B-17G 44-85774 A striking and operationally fascinatingThese 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