| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-90-DL: 44-83586 to 44-83685 |
| Operational History | |
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| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
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History of
B-17 44-83663
590 Comp Gp Roswell Operation Crossroads 15/4/46; sold Brazilian AF 1st & 2nd Sqd 60BG Recife {5400}; back to USA in 1968 as Civil N47780; Chino 1975; Topeka 1980, then to St Petersburg and painted Olive Drab; in 1983 flown in C-5 to Hill AFB Museum, Ogden, Utah, now on display, wearing colours of 860BS/493BG Debach, Sfk, UK, as SHORT BIER.
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This page was last updated on 18 May 2017
13. January 2020 access_time 9:05
I remmember my father taking off in 1968 to delivery this B17 FAB 5400 to USA. I was near 10 years old , and this was when Brazil change B17 to C130. He was a pilot and this mission appears in several USA newspaper as a Gift from Brazil. At this time this was the most time on air B17 in the world , and General karlz Pat , still live , went there to receive this plane in great honor. I Flight inside this plane in Brazil as a rider , and can remmember in my deep soul the noite , the cockpit , the bombay section , the oil smell , the radios ,,, Incredible how we love planes … I will post several pictures about it once I found this incredible material here. to contact-me please send email to sergio@ideavalley.com.br ou zap at +55 21 99961 8881
13. January 2020 access_time 9:06
Just to complete: They take off from BARF – RECIFE / PERNAMBUCO – Brazil
16. January 2020 access_time 13:06
Thank you, Sergio.
I send you an email.
Cheers
Jing