
Source:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17G-75-DL: 44-83236 to 44-83360
Manufacturer:
Douglas
History of
B-17 44-83316
Delivered Lincoln 30/1/45; Grenier 15/2/45; Assigned 15AF 28/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46; Returned to the USA Fairfax /52 then storage /56; Norton, Cal /59 as part of possible museum, but base CO scrapped idea; dismantled Chino, Cal 30/7/67; Spearfish, SD; Ocatillo, Cal 1988; in the film “12 O’Clock High”; latterly used as Hangar Queen. Latterly with Kermit Weeks, at Aero Traders, Borrego Springs, Cal.
Last updated: 18. May 2017
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