B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-83718

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.

Last updated: 18. May 2017