B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-83705

History of
B-17 44-83705

Converted to B-17H Air Sea Rescue ship.

Last updated: 21. April 2025

B-17 44-83705 Details

Manufactured by Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach CA and delivered to the USAAF on 14 May 1945.

May 1945 – To Cheyenne Modification Center WY
Jun 1945 – To Grenier AAF NH and departed the US (assigned to Air Transport Command, North Atlantic Wing)
Jan 1946 – To 1377^th AF Base Unit (ATC), Grenier AAF (to B-17H)
May 1946 – To Westover AAF MA (deployments to Washington National AP DC)
Sep 1946 – To 308^th Reconnaissance (Very Long Range, Weather) Squadron (ATC), Morrison AAF FL (to TB-17H)
Jun 1946 – To 53^rd Reconnaissance (VLR,W) Squadron (ATC), Morrison AAF
Jul 1947 – To 1388^th AF Base Unit (ATC), Ernst Harmon AFB Newfoundland
Jun 1948 – To 537^th Air Base Squadron (Military Air Transport Service), Ernst Harmon AB
Oct 1948 – To 2152^nd Rescue Squadron (MATS), Ernest Harmon AB (to SB-17G)
Apr 1949 – To 6^th Air Rescue Squadron (MATS), Ernest Harmon AB
Nov 1951 – To 6^th Air Rescue Squadron (MATS), Narsarssuak AB Greenland (deployments to Thule AB Greenland and RAF Burtonwood UK)
Oct 1952 – To 2058^th Air Weather Wing (MATS), Wiesbaden AB Germany (to TB-17G)
Feb 1954 – To Ogden Air Materiel Area, Ogden AFB UT (storage)
Jun 1955 – Dropped from inventory as surplus

Information provided by P. Eckstedt