Miscellaneous B-17 Information



A total of 12,731 B-17s were made. Of this total, 6,981 were manufactured by Boeing Aircraft, 3,000 by Douglas Aircraft, and 2,750 by Vega Aircraft (now called Lockheed-Martin). Below is a table showing the number that was made for each model:






Model Number
Made		 Year
First
Flown
299 (XB-17) 1 1935
Y1B-17 13 1937
Y1B-17A 1 1938
B-17B 39 1939
B-17C 38 1940
B-17D 42 1941
B-17E 512 1941
B-17F 3,405 1942
B-17G 8,680 1943


A total of 47 B-17s still survive intact, and 12 of these are currently flying. In addition to those surviving intact, some survive partially intact and a few planes have been located but still not recovered. There are various B-17 crash sites located throughout the world, but at most of these sites little exists today except for metal scrap, or, as is often the case with underwater sites, the aircraft itself has never actually been located.

Below is a table showing the current disposition of existing B-17s, by model:


Model Currently
Flying		 Being
Repaired		 On
Static
Display		 In
Storage		 Being
Restored		 Partially
Intact
B-17D       1    
B-17E       1 3  
B-17F     1 1 1 1
B-17G 12 1 19 4 3  



The table below shows details for B-17s known to exist today, in serial number order. Aircraft names shown in quotes are not the original names, but nicknames given to the aircraft in later years. Aircraft with serial numbers shown in red are new or have had recent changes made to their information.


Serial
Number		 Aircraft
Name		 B-17
Model		 Status Possessor
of Aircraft		 Aircraft
Location
40-3097 The Swoose D In storage -- to be restored National Air and
Space Museum
USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB		 Suitland, MD
Dayton, OH
41-2446 "Swamp Ghost" E Not recovered
Recovered in
May, 2006;
In storage		 Not yet determined Half submerged in swamp at Papua, New Guinea
Awaiting possible shipment to USA
41-2452 Black Jack E Not recovered   Underwater at Papua, New Guinea
41-9234 "Gray Ghost" E Not recovered   On mountainside near Black Cat Pass in Papua, New Guinea
41-2595 Desert Rat E Being restored Mike Kellner Marengo, IL
41-9032 My Gal Sal E Being restored Blue Ash Airport Cincinnati, OH
41-9101 Big Stoop E Not recovered   Under ice in Greenland
41-9105 Do Do E Not recovered   Under ice in Greenland
41-9210   E Being restored Vulcan Warbirds Arlington, WA
41-24485 Memphis Belle F Being restored USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, OH
41-24516 Meltin Pot F Not recovered   Underwater off of Lough Foyle, Ireland
42-29782 Boeing Bee F In storage (but airworthy) Museum of Flight,
Boeing Field		 Seattle, WA
42-30861   F Partially intact Fairbanks, AK(wings, tail)
Blue Ash Airport (fuselage)		 Fairbanks, AK
Cincinnati, OH
42-3374 Homesick Angel F On display Offutt AFB Omaha, NE
42-31044 Baron G Not recovered   Underwater near Calvi Citadel, Corsica, France
42-32076 Shoo Shoo Baby G On display (but airworthy) USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, OH
42-38008 Clay Pidgeon G Not recovered   Underwater off Swedish east coast near Oskarshamn
42-97854   G Not recovered   Underwater at Graah Fjord, Greenland
43-38635 Virgin's Delight G On display Castle Air Museum Atwater, CA
44-6393 Return to Glory G On display March Air Museum Riverside, CA
44-8543 Chuckie G Flying Vintage Flying Museum Fort Worth, TX
44-8846 Pink Lady G In storage (but airworthy)
Flying		 Association Forteresse
Toujours Volante		 St Yan, France
44-8889   G In storage Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget Paris, France
44-83316   G Partially intact
Being incorporated into 44-85813		 Grimes Field Urbana, OH
44-83512 Heavens Above G On display Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX
44-83514 Sentimental Journey G Flying Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Wing		 Mesa, AZ
44-83525 Suzy Q G In storage Fantasy of Flight Museum Polk City, FL
44-83542 Piccadilly Princess G On display Fantasy of Flight Museum Polk City, FL
44-83546 "Memphis Belle" replica (used in 1990 movie) G Flying 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum Geneseo, NY
44-83559 King Bee G On display Strategic Air Command Museum Ashland, NE
44-83563 Fuddy Duddy G Flying Martin Aviation,
John Wayne Airport		 Santa Ana, CA
44-83575 Nine-O-Nine G Flying Collings Foundation Stow, MA
44-83624 Sleepy Time Gal G On display Dover AFB Museum Dover, DE
44-83663 Short Bier G On display Hill AFB Museum Ogden, UT
44-83684 Piccadilly Lilly II G Being restored Planes of Fame Chino, CA
44-83690 Miss Liberty Belle G On display Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB Peru, IN
44-83718   G In storage Museu Aeroespacial Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44-83722   G Partially intact
Being incorporated into 44-85813		 Grimes Field Urbana, OH
44-83735 Mary Alice G On display American Air Museum Duxford, England
44-83785 Shady Lady G On display (but airworthy) Evergreen Aviation Educational Center McMinnville, OR
44-83790   G Being restored Brooks Aviation, Inc. Douglas, GA
44-83814   G In storage National Air and Space Museum Dulles International Airport, VA
44-83863 Gremlin's Hideout G On display Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB Valparaiso, FL
44-83868   G On display Bomber Command Museum Hendon, England
44-83872 Texas Raiders G Flying
Being repaired		 Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing Houston, TX
44-83884 Yankee Doodle Dandy G On display Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale AFB Bossier City, LA
44-85583   G On display Base Aerea do Recife Recife, Brazil
44-85599 Reluctant Dragon G On display Dyess Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB Abilene, TX
44-85718 Thunderbird G Flying Lone Star Flight Museum Galveston, TX
44-85734 Liberty Belle G Flying Liberty Foundation Kissimmee, FL
44-85738 Preston's Pride G On display AMVETS Tulare, CA
44-85740 Aluminum Overcast G Flying Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh, WI
44-85778 Miss Angela G Flying Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, CA
44-85784 Sally B G Flying B-17 Preservation Trust Duxford, England
44-85790 Lacey Lady G Partially intact
On display		 Lacey's Bomber Inn and Restaurant Milwaukie, OR
44-85813 "Champaign Lady" G Partially intact
Being restored, using parts from 44-83316 and 44-83722		 Grimes Field Urbana, OH
44-85828 I'll Be Around G On display 390th Memorial Museum Tucson, AZ
44-85829 Yankee Lady G Flying Yankee Air Force,
Willow Run Airport		 Ypsilanti, MI

Last updated on June 16, 2008


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