B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-83706

History of
B-17 44-83706

ASR aircraft with red tailplane and wing panels.

Last updated: 21. April 2025

B-17 44-83706 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)
Feb 1946 – To 1377^th AAF Base Unit (ATC), Grenier AAF (deployments outside of US)
Jan 1948 – To 1385^th AF Base Unit (ATC), Narsarssuak AB Greenland
Jun 1948 – To 1003^rd Air Base Squadron (Military Air Transport Service) Narsarssuak AB (to TB-17G)
Oct 1948 – To 1231^st Air Base Squadron (MATS), Narsarssuak AB
Dec 1949 – To 6^th Rescue Squadron (MATS), Narsarssuak AB (deployments to Goose Bay AB Labrador)
Jun 1950 – To 1227^th Air Base Group (MATS), Goose Bay AB (to SB-17G)
Nov 1950 – To 6603^rd Air base Wing (Northeast Air Command), Goose Bay AB
Jul 1951 – To 10^th Air Rescue Squadron (MATS), Elmendorf AFB AK
Nov 1952 – To 72^nd Air Rescue Squadron (MATS), Elmendorf AFB
Jan 1953 – To 2143^rd Air Weather Wing (MATS), Haneda AB Japan (to TB-17G)
Dec 1953 – To Ogden Air Materiel Area, Hill AFB UT (storage)
Jun 1955 – Dropped from inventory as surplus

Information provided by P. Eckstedt