Got an e-mail from someone who flew in this aircraft from London to Cairo and then on to Addis Abbeba in an Ethopian Airlines DC-3 in 1947.
Read the story about this unusual aircraft, with photos never published before, is now available and you can get it here:
http://consumersgo.to/b17fullstory.pdf
The research is ongoing and I appreciate any comments, feedback and information about this project.
Gravity always wins!