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Variants - F-9/RB-17
The first F-9 aircraft were sixteen B-17Fs, with bombing equipment replaced by photographic equipment. Some of the defensive armament was kept. An uncertain number more were converted to a similar configuration to the F-9, but differed in minor details of their cameras, and received the designation F-9A. Some of these, along with more B-17Fs, received further camera alterations and became the F-9B. The last variant designation was the F-9C, which was given to ten B-17G, converted in a similar fashion to the previous planes.
Those surviving in 1948 were at first redesignated RB-17G (R indicating 'reconnaissance').
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42-3324 42-5753 42-29676 42-29719 |
42-29753 42-29783 42-29801 42-29805 |
42-30083 42-30220 42-30232 42-30252 |
42-30253 42-30256 42-30268 42-30299 |
F-9B (converted from B-17F):
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42-2984 42-6129 42-6134 42-6135 42-6138 42-6140 42-6159 |
42-6164 42-6183 42-6184 42-6185 42-6186 42-6187 42-6200 |
42-6201 42-29873 42-29899 42-29902 42-29904 42-29911 42-29913 |
42-29917 42-29922 42-30469 42-30486 |
F-9C (converted from B-17G):
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43-37689 43-37711 43-37914 |
43-38155 43-38162 43-38168 |
43-38649 43-38651 43-38653 |
44-83626 |
Sources:
Wikipedia
www.joebaugher.com
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