making it one of the most versatile and operationally valuable assets in the carrier air wing during the Vietnam War
assigned to the 3rd Air Division
leaving the sole prototype as a remarkable testament to the cutting edge of directed-energy weapons research
A striking and operationally fascinating subject that stands apart from the more commonly modeled olive drab Bird Dogs of the Korean War era
The Air Technical Service Command was the USAAF organization responsible for the procurement
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