| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-95-DL: 44-83686 to 44-83885 |
| Operational History | |
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| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 44-83718
Assigned USAAF in May 1945 as a TB-17H, later SB-17G as a search and rescue ship, known to have served in Libya. Transferred to Brazilian AF as {5408}, Assigned 1st & 2nd Sqds 60BG at Recife; retired on October 1968 and now dismantled and stored in Museu Aerospacial, Rio de Janiero, Brazil since 1954-60, now on display in dismantled condition.
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This page was last updated on 18 May 2017
13. May 2024 access_time 19:31
There is other B-17 in Brazil, it is located at Recife, where this birds flew photo recon ans SAR missions. My old man flew with then.
-8.138587425042063, -34.92202192657215 Google maps coordinate.