| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N17W |
| Other Marks: | 04 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| C/n (msn): | 4896 |
| Operator Titles: | (Globe Air) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chandler - Gila River MemorialMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 34AZ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1981 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 20642 |
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This is the only flyable B-17F left in the world, now preserved at the Museum of Flight in Seattle (a mile from where she was built in 1943) after restoration beginning in 1991 to original condition as 42-29782. A civilian career followed a post-war period in a public park in Stuttgart, AK began in 1953 and included crop spaying, fire fighting and appearances in three films, the last of which involved ferrying to the UK for the making of 'Memphis Belle' in 1989 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 349 times. |