Photo by Steve Kraus.

Memphis Belle has been a resident at the Palm Springs Air Museum for around two years now. It is slowly being brought back to airworthy status. Engines and props have been receiving attention and other matters still need to be addressed. The plan is to have it flying again, but when that happens remains to be seen.

Ex USAAF 44-83546. Painted to commemorate B-17F 41-24485 "Memphis Belle", and the star of the 1989 film of the same name, for which N3703G was flown to Duxford.

April 3rd 1945: TOS USAAF as 44-83546; placed in storage. 1946: Converted to CB-17G; assigned to ATC, San Francisco and later to Bolling Field, DC. 1/1/48: 501st Air Service Group, Wiesbaden. October 13 1948: SAC, Offutt AFB, NE; converted to a VB-17G 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt. Ca.1951: Fighter Command, 5th AF, Japan, assigned to their C.O. 10/54: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. July 30th 1959: Began civil life. Converted as fire-fighting tanker. 9/82: David Tallichet, Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. 1988 to 1989: Fully restored as Memphis Belle and flown to England for the movie.

4/3/45: TOS USAAF as 44-83546; placed in storage. 1946: Converted to CB-17G; assigned to ATC, San Francisco and later to Bolling Field, DC. 1/1/48: 501st Air Service Group, Wiesbaden. 10/13/48: SAC, Offutt AFB, NE; converted to a VB-17G 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt. Ca.1951: Fighter Command, 5th AF, Japan, assigned to their C.O. 10/54: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 7/30/59: Began civil life. Converted as fire-fighting tanker. 9/82: David Tallichet, Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. 1988 to 1989: Fully restored and as Memphis Belle and flown to England for the movie.

Tanker '68' of TBM Inc., previous identity 44-83546.