PT 109 - No Big Numbers on Bow?

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crw59@earthlink.net - 30 Mar 2008 03:25 GMT

thought this was confirmed that the boats did not have big numbers on
the bow....

saw this aviation art I was thinking of buying, and there it is
again, big 109 on the bow...

Craig

http://catalog.airmailart.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=698981&showPic=Yes

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tomcervo - 30 Mar 2008 05:00 GMT

On Mar 29, 10:25�pm, "cr...@earthlink.net" <cr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> thought this was confirmed that the boats did not have big numbers on
> the bow....
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>
> http://catalog.airmailart.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=698981&showPic=Yes

She didn't even leave the States with that number:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/pt109.htm

Never saw a picture of one in the forward area with one.

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willshak - 30 Mar 2008 15:41 GMT

on 3/29/2008 10:25 PM crw59@earthlink.net said the following:

> thought this was confirmed that the boats did not have big numbers on
> the bow....
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> http://catalog.airmailart.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=698981&showPic=Yes
>

Call it dramatic license. The artist just put that on the bow to add
more interest in the painting. If he didn't put it on, it would just be
another PT boat, and not a famous one.

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