Production-block:
B-17F-50-BO: 42-5350 to 42-5484
Manufacturer:
Boeing
History of
B-17 42-5484
Delivered Seattle 15/12/42; Eglin 4/3/43; McClellan 17/3/43; Seattle 8/5/43; Wright 23/6/43; Seattle 6/8/43; MATCOM Wright Fd 2/6/44; 110 BU Mitchell 19/9/44; Wright 27/9/44; RRD Nashville 3/8/45; 4020 BU Wendover 22/8/45. Assigned to Project Hermit; converted to radio-controlled drone and crashed into mountain on the Wendover, UT bombing range. (RFC Searcey Fd 11/9/45?).
Last updated: 11. February 2018
05. January 2025 access_time 12:54
Clip showing the final moments of this aircraft expended during Project Hermit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciLgQUtNbjc