B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-85505

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85505
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-95-VE: 44-85492 to 44-85591
Operational History
Bomb Group: -
Bomb Squadron: -
Fate:
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History of
B-17 44-85505

with Fred Grindle force landed 10 miles NE of Talkeetna Fd, AK on 10/9/51.

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B-17 44-85505 Details

Crashed in unknown circumstances ten miles northwest of Talkeetna while on a flight from Elmendorf AFB to Fort Wainwright (Ladd Army Airfield) in Fairbanks. A crew member was killed while six others were injured. The wreckage was removed by Champaign Aviation Museum in July 2011 for use on 44-85813 restoration.

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This page was last updated on 03 December 2017

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