To what unit does this 17 belong?

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Picked up this tiny 17 at thrift store for a minimal sum.To what unit does it belong?

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I believe the triangle “W” was for the 398th Bomb Group.

Mike

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Mike is correct. They’re the markings on the EAA B-17 ‘Aluminum Overcast,’ restored in the markings of Col. Harold Weekley’s a/c from 601 Sq. You can read about it here - complete with color photos.

Also some cool photos like this one on the EAA’s web page:

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/events-and-experiences/aluminum-overcast-eaa-b-17-bomber-tour/b-17-photos

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Thanks funny little toy but it was less than 3 dollars so I thought “why not?”

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So Gene read this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_Overcast
The original was shot down over France in 1943. EAA owns this other aircraft painted in a commemorative paint scheme. Maybe someone bought that model at an air show. I’ve been known to do that…

Bill