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B-17G-105VE 44-85740
Aluminum Overcast
Centennial Airport, CO, 2007.

Boeing B-17 survivors are flying and static displayed B-17s, including location, model and serial numbers, brief history, nicknames/markings, and conditions.

Background

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When the B-17 production lines closed down in late 1945 a total of 12,731 aircraft were produced by Boeing, Douglas & Lockheed. While a vast majority of these aircraft were lost in both combat operations as well as training accidents, the remaining combat veterans and early production models were stored and later scrapped in the vast scrap drives of the late 1940s.

A vast percentage of the remaining aircraft that survive today came from the last batches of aircraft produced by both Douglas and Lockheed, which had better corrosion control practices. These aircraft had found use in the 1950s and early 1960s as DB-17 Drone Director and QB-17 _target aircraft with the USAF, as U.S. Navy / U.S. Coast Guard early warning, rescue or weather aircraft (known by the naval aircraft designations PB-1W or PB-1G), or overseas as photo mapping aircraft with French National Geographic Institute. After retirement from active service, these aircraft took up a second career during the early to late 1960s to the late 1980s as aerial sprayer or water tanker aircraft. During the late 1970s when the warbird movement began, these survivors were eagerly anticipated and as each came on the civilian market many were restored to original combat configuration.

With the availability of intact, existing airframes beginning to diminish, the warbird movement, starting in the late 1990s and continuing to the present, has been seeking out previously considered unrecoverable airframes for restoration.

Altogether 58 B-17s have survived and, as of January 2007, 12 airframes are currently in flying condition. There is at least another dozen airframes from various wrecks which could result in future restorations (including 2 known wartime B-17D wrecks).

Individual histories

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B-17G-105VE 44-85740
Aluminum Overcast,
2006 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, WI
B-17G-105VE 44-85734
Liberty Belle,
2008 Liberty Foundation Tulsa, OK
B-17F-10BO 41-24485
Memphis Belle
8th AF/91st Bomb Group/324th BS
File:Sentimental-journey.jpg
B-17G-85DL 44-83514
Sentimental Journey
at the CAF hangar, Mesa, AZ.

Altogether 44 B-17 have survived and, as of January 2007, 14 airframes currently in flying condition. Examples include:[1]

  • Memphis Belle, (B-17F-10BO 41-24485), which flew 25 missions over Europe before touring the United States to advertise war bonds, is arguably the most famous B-17 to survive.[4] Forgotten in the post-war rush to disarm, the "Belle" was rescued off a salvage yard at Altus, Oklahoma in 1946 by an alert Memphis citizen who convinced the city fathers to reclaim the bomber before it was scrapped. The "Belle" was displayed at several locations in Memphis from 1948 to 2003, and was then transported to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in October 2005 for restoration and eventual display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The restoration is expected to take eight to ten years.[5]
  • Picadilly Lilly II (44-83684) — The last active B-17 in the United States Air Force, retired in 1959 after nine years as a DB-17P drone director. Acquired by Edward T. Maloney for his infant air museum, first at Claremont, California, then at Ontario Airport, California through 1969. Primary aircraft for Twelve O' Clock High television series, 1964–1966 as Picadilly Lily (one "l"). Now at the museum Planes of Fame, Chino, California.[6]
  • The Pink Lady (44-8846) — Flew six missions in April 1945 for the 511th Bomber Squadron of the 351st Bomber Group. Purchased by the French National Geographic Institute for survey work. Restored in 1984, it flew in the US film Memphis Belle as Mother and Country.[7]

B-17 survivors

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Each line describes one remaining complete or partial airframe. Each line is broken down into several sections:

Aircraft number History Markings Holder Location Condition
B-17G-35BO 42-32076
(F-BGSH)		 ex-8th / 401st BS / 91th BG
ex Danish AF 672
ex Institut Geographique National		 Shoo Shoo Baby USAFM Dayton, Ohio (D)
  • Aircraft Number describes the type of aircraft and model B-17G-35BO its s/n 42-32076
    and registration (F-BGSH).
  • History tells the history (oldest to newest): ex 8th / 401st BS / 91th BG
    then Danish AF 672 then ex-Institut Geographique National.
  • Markings deals with current markings, codes first then name: Shoo Shoo Baby
  • Holder is current owner or museum: USAFM
  • Location deals with either location where it might be seen or owner's address: Dayton, Ohio
  • Condition:
(D) = Display
(A) = Airworthy
(S) = Stored
(R) = Under restoration
(W) = Wreck


B-17C BO Boeing-Seattle

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  • B-17C BO c/n 2048 40-2047, accepted: 9 September 1940, ex-7th BG / 9th BS - AAF Salt Lake City (pilot: 1st Lieutenant Leo M. H. Walker), crashed: 2 November 1941 - Tells Peak, NV (W) [11][12]
note: vertical fin - Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA (?)

B-17D BO Boeing-Seattle

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B-17D-BO 40-3097
Ole Betsy
USAFM
  • B-17D BO c/n 2125 40-3097, accepted: 25 April 1941, ex-11th BG / 17th BS (Pilot: Lieutenant Henry Godman) "21 11B Ole Betsy" - Clark Field, ex-19th BG / 14th BS - Del Monte Field / Mindanao, ex-personal transport of Gen. George Brett (Pilot: Captain Weldon Smith) "The Swoose", SOC: 6 April 1946, “ The Swoose “, United States Air Force Museum, OH (R) [13][14][15][16]
note: tail from B-17D 40-3091

B-17E BO Boeing-Seattle

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  • B-17E-BO c/n 2231 41-2420, accepted: 17 November 1941, ex-13th AF / 11th BD / 42nd BS (Pilot: 1st Lt Charles E. Norton) - ditched: 24 September 1942 - Ndomo, Guadalcanal, " Bessie the Jap Basher ", Ndomo, Honiara - Solomon Islands (W) [17]
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2257 41-2446, accepted: 6 December 1941, ex-5th AF / 7th BG / 22th BS (Pilot: Captain Fred Eaton) - Garbutt Airfield Australia - 1 combat mission, crashed: 22 February 1942 - Karaisa PNG, " Swamp Ghost ", David Tallichet, Lae, Papua New Guinea (S) [18][19][20]
note: impounded and stored
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2406 41-2595, accepted: 14 February 1942, ex-97th BG - MacDill Field, ex-383rd BG "Desert Rat" - Ainworth Field, converted to: XC-108A / 17 August 1943, ex-ATC - Chabua, India, SOC: December 1945, " Desert Rat ", Mike Kellner, Galt, IL (R) [21] [22][23]
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2504 41-9032, ex-8th AF / 97nd BG / 342nd BS (Pilot: Lt. Ralf Stinson) - crashed: 27 June 1942 Goose Bay Greenland (N65.21' W45.53'), “ My Gal Sal “, Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial, Cincinnati, Ohio (R)
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2562 41-9090 (N3142U), ex-8th AF / 97nd BG / 342nd BS (Pilot: Major HC Chambers) - crashed: 27 June 1942 Narssaq, Greenland (N60.58' W45.40'), " Sooner ", Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial, Narsawak, Greenland (W)
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2573 41-9101, ex-8th AF / 97th BG "Big Stoop" - crashed: 15 July 1942 Greenland (N65.20' - W40.20'), Greenland (W)
note: buried under 200' of ice
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2577 41-9105, ex-8th AF / 97th BG "Do-Do" - crashed: 15 July 1942 Greenland (N65.20' - W40.20'), Greenland (W)
note: buried under 200' of ice
  • B-17E-BO c/n 2706 41-9234, ex-Fortress IIA FL461, ex-5th AF / 43rd BG / 65th BS - 7-Mile Aerodrome, Port Moresby - 13 combat missions, crashed: 8 January 1943, " Grey Ghost ", Wau, Papua New Guinea (W) [26] (E146 48' 21" S7 2'14")

B-17F BO Boeing-Seattle

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B-17F-10BO 41-24485
Memphis Belle
USAF Museum
  • B-17F-10BO c/n 3170 41-24485, accepted: 15 July 1942, ex-8th AF / 1st AD / 91st BG / 322nd BS (Pilot: Col. Robert K. Morgan) "DF * A Memphis Belle" - Bassingbourne - 25 combat missions, converted: TB-17F, ex-1st AF - McDill Field, SOC: August 1945 - Altus, Ok, " DF-A / Memphis Belle ", USAF Museum (USAFM), Dayton, OH (R) [27] [28]
  • B-17F-10BO c/n 3172 41-24487, ex-8th AF / 1stAD / 306th BG / 368th BS (Pilot: Marlen Reber) "Triangle-H BO*Q Eager Beaver" ZOI: 28 July 1944, converted: TB-17F, SOC: 20 June 1945 Altus Field, OK, sold: Williamsport Technical Institute, " Eager Beaver ", 8th Air Force Heritage Museum, Savannah, GA (D) [29] [30]
note: nose art panel only
  • B-17F-20BO c/n 3206 41-24521, accepted: 23 July 1942, ex-5th AF / 43rd BG / 63rd BS, (Pilot: Capt. Ken McCullar) - ditched: 11 July 1943 " Black Jack / The Jokers Wild ",Boga Boga, Papua New Guinea (W) [31]
  • B-17F-27BO c/n 3305 41-24620, ex-8th AF/ 303rd BG / 360th BS, (Pilot: Capt Arthur I. Adams) " PU*O Snap! Crackle! Pop! " - 4 combat missions, crashed: 3 January 1943 - St. Nazaire, France, " Snap! Crackle! Pop! ", Saint Nazaire, France (D) [32]
note: nose art panel only
  • B-17F-70BO c/n 4896 42-29782 (N17W), converted to: TB-17F, ex-air tanker #E84, #C84, #C44, #44, #04, ex-1000 Plane Raid, ex-Tora Tora Tora (B-17 crash scenes), ex-Memphis Belle "DP*Y Kathleen", " Boeing Bee ", Museum of Flight, Renton, WA (S) [33]
  • B-17F-115BO c/n 5795 42-30681, ex-11th AF (Pilot: James Aubrey), - crashed 27 April 1943 - Ruby, Alaska, Tillamook Air Museum , Tillamook, OR (S) [34][35]
note: wings with Artic Warbirds, Fairbanks-Bradley Field AK
note: Aft fuselage - Cincinnati, OH

B-17F DL Douglas-Long Beach

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  • B-17F-15DL c/n 7944 42-3008, ex-8th AF / 92nd BG / 407th BS " PY * T Ready Teddy " - ditched: 30 January 1944 - Sweden, Poeskallavik, Sweden (W)
note: planned recovery
  • B-17F-50DL c/n 8310 42-3374, accepted: 26 May 1943, ex-TB-17F, ex-346th BG / 503rd BS - Dyersburg AAF "DY-?" (Pilot: John W Perdue) - crashed: 12 August 1943 - Dyersburg AAF, ex-2nd AF / 395th CCTS - Ardmore AAF, (Pilot: John J Ferreter) - crashed: 03 January 1944 - Neosho AF, Missouri, Class 26 - 08 September 1944, ex-MGM studios, ex-Planes of Fame Museum, “ Square-H L Homesick Angel “, Offutt AFB, Nebraska (D) [36][37][38]

B-17G BO Boeing-Seattle

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  • B-17G-1BO 42-31044, ex-15th AF / 97th BG "Her Did", Calvi, Corsica (W) [39]
  • B-17G-35BO c/n 7190 42-32076, Accepted: 17 January 1944 ex-8th AF / 91th BG / 401st BS "LL-E Shoo Shoo Baby" - 24 combat missions (Pilot: Bob Geunther), Interned: 29 May 1944 - Bulltofta, Sweden, ex-SAAB (SE-BAP), ex-DDL-Danish Airlines (OY-DFA) "Stig Viking", ex-Royal Danish AAC 67-672 "Store Bjoern", ex-Institut Geographique National (F-BGSH), " Triangle-A LL-E Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby ", USAF Museum (AFM), Dayton, OH (D) [40][41]
  • B-17G-90BO c/n 9613 43-38635 (N3702G), accepted: 29 August 1944, ex-HQ Unit Minneapolis AAF, ex-All Weather Flying Center - Clinton County AAF (6 November 1947), Redesignated: TB-17G, converted: ETB-17G, ex-Griffiss AFB (2 February 1949), ex-Hanscom AFB (24 June 1952), SOC: 31 July 1959, ex-Tanker 61, "Square-A A N / Virgin s Delight ", Castle Air Museum (CAM), Atwater, CA (D)[42] [43](N 37 21' 54.16" W 120 34' 41.75")
note: nose art panel only

B-17G VE Lockheed-Vega

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  • B-17G-35VE c/n 7219 42-97854 (N9094V), ex-8th AF / 390th BG - ditched: 9 April 1944 - Graah Fjord, Greenland, Aeronautical Archaeological Research, Auburn, CA (W)
  • B-17G-55VE c/n 7656 44-8256, modified to PFF, ex-8th AF / 1st AD / 41st BW / 303rd BG / 359th BS - Molesworth, " Triangle-C(3) BN * Y Yankee Girl ", The American Airpower Heritage Museum, Midlands, TX (D)[46]
note: nose art panel only
  • B-17G-70VE c/n 7943 44-8543 (N3701G), modified to PFF, ex-TB-17G, ex ETB-17G, ex-JTB-17G,“ Chuckie “, Vintage Flying Machines, Ft. Worth, Texas (A)
note: nose art panel only
note: nose art panel only
note: nose art panel only
B-17G-105VE 44-85718
Thunderbird
Lone Star Flight Museum
  • B-17G-85VE c/n 8289 44-8889 (F-BGSO), accepted: 31 February 1945, assigned: 8th AF (stored), ex-7499th BS - Viesbaden Germany, converted: RB-17G 14 October 1949, converted: QB-17G April 1954 - Olmsted AFB, SOC: June 1954, ex-Institut Geographique National, SOC: 23 September 1976, Musee de l Air, Le Bourget, France (D) [52][53] [54]
  • B-17G-95VE c/n 8492 44-85583, converted: B-17H, redesignated: SB-17G, sold: Brazil June 1953, ex-Brazilian AF FAB 5402, ex-6th Grupo de Aviacao / 1st Esquadraos - Recife, SOC: 1968, " B17-5402 ", Base Aerea de Recife, Brazil (D) [55][56]
  • B-17G-100VE c/n 8508 44-85599, converted: EDB-17G, converted: DB-17G, converted: DB-17P, " 338133 AW*O Reluctant Dragon ", Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX (D) [57]
  • B-17G-105VE c/n 8627 44-85718 (N900RW), accepted: 10 May 1945, stored: 6 July 1945 - Syracuse AAF, stored: 21 November 1945- Altus AAF, sold: 10 December 1947 SNCAC, ex-Institut Geographique National (F-BEEC) "Charlotte", SOC: 12 June 1984, “ 238050 BN*U Thunderbird “ , Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM), Galveston, TX (A) [58][59][60][61]
B-17G-105VE 44-85734
Liberty Belle
Liberty Foundation
  • B-17G-105VE c/n 8647 44-85738,accepted: 18 May 1945, Stored: Syracuse AAF, ex-20th AF / 509th CG, ex-Operation Crossroads, converted: DB-17G, converted: EDB-17G - Eglin AFB, SOC:August 1958, "Triangle-K / Preston's Pride ", AMVETS, Tulare, CA (D) (N36 09'10.56" W119 19' 52.30") [65][66]
  • B-17G-105VE c/n 8649 44-85740 (N5017N), accepted: 18 May 1945, SOC: 17 June 1947, ex-cargo aircraft, ex-air tanker, “Triangle-W / 3O*W / Aluminum Overcast “, EAA Museum, Oshkosh, WI (A) [67] [68]
  • B-17G-105VE c/n 8693 44-85784 (G-BEDF), accepted: 19 June 1945, converted: TB-17G (Nashville, TN), ex-2750th ABG - Wright-Patterson AFB (November 1945 – 1949) converted: EB-17G, SOC: 1954 – Hill AFB, Institut Geographic National (F-BGSR) (November 1954 – 1975 ), BBC TV: "We'll Meet Again" (Ginger Rogers), film: "Memphis Belle", BBC TV: "Bomber Crew", “DF*A Sally B “, B-17 Preservation Ltd, Duxford, England (A) [70][71]
B-17G-105VE 44-85784
Sally B
B-17 Preservation
note: nose section on display at Aurora, OR
  • B-17G-110VE c/n 8722 44-85813 (N3154S), converted: 1946 Model 299Z, ex-EB-17G, ex-JB-17G, ex-Curtis-Wright test aircraft (N6694C), tested: XT-35 turboprop, tested: J65 Saphire jet, tested: T-64-G Turbine, ex-air tanker C12, Champaign Lady , Tech II, Urbana OH (R) [72]
note: This airframe uses major components (fuselage from bomb bay forward, tail and wings) from B-17G-95DL c/n 32363 44-83722, converted: B-17H, ex-2nd ERS "722", redesignated: SB-17G, ex-atomic bomb _target aircraft [73]
note: fuselage from bomb bay aft from B-17G-DO 44-83316
note: Parts from 44-85813 incorporated in B-17G-105VE 44-85734
  • B-17G-110VE c/n 8730 44-85821, accepted: 29 July 1945, transferred USCG, ex-PB-1G Bu 77247, ex-CG Elizabeth City, ex-CG Brooklyn ex-CG San Francisco, ex-CG Barbers Point, ex-NAS Norfolk, ex-CG Elizabeth City, ex-CG Port Angeles, SOC: 29 July 1558 (NAS Elizabeth City), British Columbia, Canada (S)
  • B-17G-110VE c/n 8737 44-85828 (N9233R), accepted: 14 August 1945, transferred USCG - 14 October 1946, ex-PB-1G Bu 77254, ex-CGAS Newfoundland, ex-CG San Francisco, SOC: 14 October 1959 - AIRSTA Elizabeth City, ex-tanker # 30 & 37, movie: Tora! Tora! Tora!, "Square-J DI*H Be Around ", Pima Air & Space Museum (PASM), Tucson, AZ (D) [74] [75][76]
  • B-17G-110VE c/n 8738 44-85829 (N3193G), accepted: 16 July 1945, Stored: 20 February 1945 - Rome, NY, transferred: USCG - 7 July 1946, ex-PB-1G Bu 77255, modified to Air-Sea Rescue (A-1 lifeboat), ex-CGAS Newfoundland, ex-CGAS San Francisco, SOC: 10 September 1958 - NAS Elizabeth City, ex-tanker C34 / 34, movie: Tora! Tora! Tora!, “Triangle-L GD*Y Yankee Lady “, Yankee Air Force (YAM), Ypsilanti, MI (A) [77][78]

B-17G DL Douglas-Long Beach

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  • B-17G-50DL c/n 22616 44-6393, accepted: 20 July 1944, ex-15th AF / 97th BG - Fogia, Italy, ex-VB-17G - assigned: General Ira C. Eaker (Commander MAAF) "Starduster III", returned ZOI: 10 May 1945 -Bolling Field, ex-35th AAFBU (SAC) - Bolling AFB, ex-16th SAM-Sq, ex-18MSG (FEAF) - Clark AFB, ex-1134th SAM-Det - Nanking, converted: VB-17G (Clark AFB), ex-1130th SAM-Det - Nanking, Converted: CB-17G - Middletown AFB, ex-1130th SAM-Gp - Ottawa, ex-3510th FTW (ATC) - Randolph AFB, SOC: June 1956 (Davis-Monthan AFB), sold: Bolivia, converted to cargo aircraft, ex-Lloyd Aereo (CP-627), ex-Frigorificos Reyes (CP-891), " Triangle-Y I Return to Glory ", March AFB Museum, March AFB, CA (D) [79]
note: nose art panel only
  • B-17G-75DL c/n 31957 44-83316, ex-VB-17G, SOC: 1956, ex-TV: "Twelve O'Clock High", Ocotillo Wells, CA (P)
Aircraft no longer exists as a complete airframe.
note: cockpit section used in 1st restoration of B-17G-105VE 44-83316.
note: parts used in restoration of B-17G-105VE 44-85734
note: fuselage from bomb bay aft used in restoration of B-17G-105VE 44-85813
note: Vertical stabilizer on display at Arizona Wing - CAF Mesa, AZ
note: fwd fuselage to ball turret section only
B-17G-85DL 44-83514
Sentimental Journey
Commemorative Air Force
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32153 44-83512, accepted: 23 March 1945, converted: TB-17G, ex-53rd WRS (McChord Field), ex-67th BU, ex-4117th BU (Robbins AFB), ex-MATS (Pepperrell Air Base), ex-Training Command (Lackland AFB), soc: 11 September 1950, “Square-H T Heaven Above “, USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX (D) [82] [83]
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32155 44-83514 (N9323Z), accepted: 13 March 1945, stored: Japan, converted: ex-RB-17G, assigned: Clark Field converted: DB-17G, assigned: Eglin Field, converted: DB-17P, ex-3215th DS (Patrick AFB), Operation Greenhouse, soc: 27 January 1959 (Davis-Monthan ), ex-tanker E17, C17, 17, " Triangle-U F Sentimental Journey ", CAF Southern Wing, Mesa, AZ (A) [84][85]
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32166 44-83525 (N83525), accepted: 29 March 1945, converted: DB-17G (Olmstead AFB), ex-3200th DS (Eglin AFB), Operation Greenhouse, ex-3205th DG, soc: 15 August 1966 (Davis-Monthan AFB), ex-Tallmantz Aviation, movie: 1000 Plane Raid "Balls Of Fire", movie: MacArthur, "Suzy Q", Weeks Air Museum, Kissimmee, FL (R) [86]
B-17G-85DL 44-83575
Nine-O-Nine
Collings Foundation
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32183 44-83542 (N9324Z), accepted: 03 April 1945, converted: DB-17G, converted: DB-17P ex-tanker E16, C18, E18, crashed: 12July 1971, "Square-B L Picadilly Princess ", Fantasy of Flight, Polk, FL (D) [87][88]
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32187 44-83546(N3703G), accepted: 3 April 1945, converted: CB-17, redesignated: VB-17G, ex-ATC (San Francisco) SOC: April 1959 (Davis-Monthan AFB), ex-tanker E75, E78, E68, 68, movie: Memphis Belle "DF*A Memphis Belle ", David Tallichet, Chino, California (A) [89]
note: backdated to B-17F
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32200 44-83559, accepted: 5 April 1945, stored: Patterson Field, stored: Pyote Field, converted:7 March 1950 DB-17G (Middletown Depot), ex-3300th DS (Eglin AFB), assigned Eniwetok - Operation Greenhouse, returned: Eglin AFB, ex-3205th DS (Holloman AFB), ex-3310 TTW (Scott AFB), ex-3205th DG (APG) (Eglin AFB), SOC: May 1958, " Square-C QJ*C ", SAC Museum, Offutt AFB, NE (D) [90][91]
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32204 44-83563 (N9563Z), accepted: 7 April 1945, slated for 8th Af / 447th BG but not delivered, ex-CB-17G, ex VB-17G, ex-6000th BSG (Japan), soc: June 1955, movie: The War Lover, ex-tanker E24, C24, 24, 89, movie: Tora! Tora! Tora!, “ Square-K T Fuddy Duddy “, owner: Martin Aviation, John Wayne Airport, CA[92] (F) [93]
B-17G-90DL 44-83784
Planes of Fame Museum
  • B-17G-85DL c/n 32216 44-83575 (N93012), accepted: 7 April 1945, converted: TB-17H, redesigneted: SB-17G, ex-1st ERS (MATS), ex-4901st SW (Kirkland AFB), Ground _target: 1952 atomic tests - Operation Tumbler-Snapper, (Yucca Flats), soc: January 1965, ex-air tanker "Yucca Lady", “ Triangle-A OR*R Nine-O-Nine “, Collings Foundation, Stow, MA (A) [94][95] [96] [97]
  • B-17G-90DL c/n 32265 44-83624, ex-MB-17G, ex DB-17G, ex DB-17P (Eglin AFB), SOC: 1957, ex-Air Force Museum, " Triangle-L VE*O Sleepy Time Gal ", Dover AFB, Dover, DE (D)
  • B-17G-90DL c/n 32304 44-83663 (N47780), accepted: 01 May 1945, stored: Pyote AFB, tranferred: 21 November 1950 - Brazil, Ex Brazilian AF (5400), ex-Centro de Trainamento de Quadrimotores (Rio de Janeiro), redesignated: TB-17G, ex-6th Grupo de Aviacao (Recife Air Base ), retired: 1968, “S Short Brier “, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT (D) [98]
B-17G-95DL 44-83735
Mary Alice
Imperial War Museum
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32331 44-83690, accepted: 9 May 1945, ex-DB-17G, participated: Operation Greenhouse, ex-DB-17P, ex-3235th DS - Patrick AFB, SOC: August 1960, Triangle-G XK * O Miss Liberty Belle Grissom AFB, IN (D) [99]
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32359 44-83718, Converted: B-17H, redesignated: SB-17G, ex-Brazilian AF (5408), ex-6th Grupo de Aviaçao (SAR), " 8 ", Museu Aerospacial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (R) [100]
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32376 44-83735 (F-BDRS), ex-Transocean Air Lines "San Miguel", ex-Assembley of God Inc "Ambassador", ex-Institut Geographique National," Triangle-S IY*G Mary Alice ", Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England (D) [101][102]
B-17G-95DL 44-83785
Shady Lady
Evergreen Aviation Museum
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32431 44-83790, converted: SB-17G, ex-1385th BU - Blue 1 Greenland, crashed: 24 December 1947 (Ist Lt. Chester Karney) - Lake Dyke, Canada, Brooks Aviation, Douglas, GA (R)
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32455 44-83814 (N66571), ex-tanker A18, 18, C13 & 09, NASM, Dulles Airport, VA (S)
note: possible composite airframe
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32504 44-83863 (N5233V), accepted: July 1945, transferred: 17 July 1945 - USN (77231), redesignated: PB-1, converted: PB-1W, ex-VX-4 - Quonset Point, ex-VC-11 Miramer, ex-VW-1 "TE 5", soc: 10 July 1956 - NAS Litchfield, ex-tanker F71, D1, 18, " Square-C ", Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL (D) [103][104]
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32509 44-83868 (N5237V), accepted: 6 July 1945, stored: Syracuse AAB, transferred: 17 July 1945 - USN (77233), redesignated: PB-1, converted: PB-1W, ex-VX-4 - Quonset Point, ex-VPW-1 - NAS Miramar, overhauled: NAMC Norfolk, ex-VX-4 "XD 5" - NAS Patuxent River, ex-VW-2 "XD 2" - NAS Patuxent River, soc: 10 July 1956, ex-tanker E15, F15, 65, "Square-A N ", RAF Museum - Hendon (RAFM), London, England (D)[105] [106][107][108]
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32513 44-83872 (N7227C), accepted: 12 July 1945, transferred: 21 July 1945 - USN (77235), redesignated: PB-1, converted: PB-1W, ex-VX-4 - Quonset Point, ex-VW-2, ex-VX-4 Paxutent River "XD-?", ex-VW-1 - Atsugi "TE-12", soc: 14 July 1955 (NAS Litchfield), ex-Aero Services Corp (Cargo & Photographic survey) “Triangle-L VP*X Texas Raiders “, CAF, Houston, TX (R) [109][110]
  • B-17G-95DL c/n 32525 44-83884 (N5230V), transferred: 25 July 1945 - USN (77244), redesignated: PB-1, converted: PB-1W, ex-VX-4 - Quonset Point "XD-10", ex-tanker C19, E19 & 19, “Triangle-C/2 BN*R Yankee Doodle II “ , 8th AF Museum, Barksdale AFB, LA (D) [111] [112]

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References

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  2. ^ "The B-17 Aluminum Overcast". b17.org. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  3. ^ "Liberty Belle's history". Libertyfoundation.org. 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
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  8. ^ "Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress". www.marchfield.org. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
  9. ^ "Sally B:The History". sallyb.dcgservices.com/. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  10. ^ "Air Force Armaments Museum". www.destin-ation.com. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
  11. ^ 40-2047 (Aerovintage)
  12. ^ 40-2047 (History)
  13. ^ 40-3097 Ole Betsy (Pacific Wrecks database)
  14. ^ 40-3097 Ole Betsy (463rd Home page)
  15. ^ 40-3097 (14th BS History)
  16. ^ 40-3097 (NASM)
  17. ^ 41-2420 (Pacif Wrecks database)
  18. ^ 41-2446 (Pacific Wrecks Database)
  19. ^ 41-2446 (homepage)
  20. ^ 41-2446 (Brian Cox B-17 Pages)
  21. ^ 41-2595 (aerovintage page)
  22. ^ 41-2595 Desert Rat (USAAF History Page)
  23. ^ 41-2595 (Brian Cox B-17 Pages)
  24. ^ 41-9210
  25. ^ 41-9210 (Brian Cox B-17 Pages)
  26. ^ 41-9234 (Brian Cox B-17 Pages)
  27. ^ 41-24485 Memphis Belle (airliners photo collection)
  28. ^ 41-24485 Memphis Belle (Brian Cox B-17 page)
  29. ^ 41-24487 Eager Beaver (Aerovintage web site)
  30. ^ 41-24487 Eager Beaver
  31. ^ 41-24521 Black Jack (Pacific Wrecks Database)
  32. ^ 41-24620 Snap! Crackle! Pop!
  33. ^ 42-29782 Boeing Bee (airliners photo collection)
  34. ^ 42-30681 (pacific wrecks database)
  35. ^ 42-30681 (aerovintage B-17 infomation)
  36. ^ 42-3374 (aviation archaeology - accident reports)
  37. ^ 42-3374 (airliners photo collection)
  38. ^ 42-3374 (Brian Cox B-17 Page)
  39. ^ 42-31044 Her Did
  40. ^ 42-32076 Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby
  41. ^ 42-32076 Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby (Brian Cox)
  42. ^ 43-38635 Virgins Delight
  43. ^ 43-38635 (Brian Cox B-17 Page)
  44. ^ 43-39027 Muntz (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  45. ^ 43-39027 Muntz (CAF Newsletter)
  46. ^ 44-8256 Yankee Girl (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  47. ^ 44-8584 Rum and Coke (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  48. ^ 44-8810 _target for Tonight (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  49. ^ 44-8810 (crew list)
  50. ^ 44-8846
  51. ^ 44-8854 Just Once More(American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  52. ^ 44-8889 (7499 History - including photo)
  53. ^ 44-8889 (French history)
  54. ^ 44-8889 (aerovintage page)
  55. ^ 44-85583 (airliners photo collection)
  56. ^ 44-85583 (Brian Cox page)
  57. ^ 44-85599 (Brian Cox page)
  58. ^ 44-85718 (airliners photo collection)
  59. ^ 44-85718 (Brian Cox page)
  60. ^ 44-85718 (History)
  61. ^ 44-85718 (air classic article - history)
  62. ^ 44-85734 (airliners photo collection)
  63. ^ 44-85734 (airliners photo collection)
  64. ^ 44-85734 (Restoration Pics)
  65. ^ 44-85738 (Aero Vintage)
  66. ^ 44-85738
  67. ^ 44-85740 (airliners photo collection)
  68. ^ 44-85740 (walk around)
  69. ^ 44-85778 Miss Angela
  70. ^ 44-85784 (airliners photo collection)
  71. ^ 44-85784 (airliners photo collection)
  72. ^ 44-85813 (Brian Cox Page)
  73. ^ 44-83722 (Brian Cox Page)
  74. ^ 44-85828 (aero vintage)
  75. ^ 44-85828 (USCG Photo Bu 77254)
  76. ^ 44-85828 (air tanker photo)
  77. ^ 44-85829 (airliners photo collection)
  78. ^ 44-85829 (Brian Cox Collection)
  79. ^ 44-6393 (airliners photo collection)
  80. ^ 44-6779 Tish (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  81. ^ 44-83387
  82. ^ 44-83512 (airliners photo collection)
  83. ^ 44-83512 (Brian Cox Page)
  84. ^ 44-83514 Sentimental Journey (Airliners photo collection)
  85. ^ 44-83514 (Brian Cox page)
  86. ^ 44-83525 Suzy-Q (Brian Cox Page)
  87. ^ 44-83542 (airliners photo collection)
  88. ^ 44-83542 Picadilly Princess (Brian Cox Page)
  89. ^ 44-83546 Memphis Belle (airliners Photo Collection)
  90. ^ 44-83559 (airliners photo collection)
  91. ^ 44-83559 (Brian Cox Page)
  92. ^ Fuddy Duddy Sold to Martin Aviation
  93. ^ 44-83563 Fuddy Duddy (airliners photo collection)
  94. ^ 44-83575 Nine-O-Nine (airliners photo collection)
  95. ^ 44-83575 Nine-O-Nine (Flickr page)
  96. ^ 44-83575 Nine-O-Nine (Brian Cox Page)
  97. ^ 44-83575 (US Government history)
  98. ^ 44-83663 Short Brier (Brian Cox page)
  99. ^ 44-83690 Miss Liberty Belle (John Cox Collection)
  100. ^ 44-83718 (Brian Cox Page)
  101. ^ 44-83735 Mary ALice (Walk Thru)
  102. ^ 44-83735 Flying Ambassador
  103. ^ 44-83863 (airliners photo collection)
  104. ^ 44-83863 Gremlins Hideout (Brian Cox page)
  105. ^ "Boeing B17G Fortress". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 12 January 1008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  106. ^ 44-83868 (airliners photo collection)
  107. ^ 44-83868 (Tanker Picture)
  108. ^ 44-83868 (Brian Cox Page)
  109. ^ 44-83872 Texas Raiders (Airliners photo collection)
  110. ^ 44-83872 Texas Raiders (Brian Cox Page)
  111. ^ 44-83884 Tanker E19
  112. ^ 44-83884 Yankee Doodle II (Brian Cox page)
  113. ^ Little Bit O'Heaven (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  114. ^ Mis Behavin (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  115. ^ Nobby's Harriet Z (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  116. ^ (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)
  117. ^ (American Airpower Nose Art Collection)

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