| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-FORT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Licence-built by: | Lockheed-Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 8627 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BlackbusheMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLK IATA: BBS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 July 1984 |
| Photo by: | Jerry Ridout |
| Photo ID: | 429571 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Flying Fortress B-17G was originally delivered to USAAF as 44-85718. Post war 1947 delivered to the 'Institut Geographique National' registered F-BEEC. Arrived in UK, April 1984 G-FORT registered to Fairoaks Aviation Services, operated by Doug Arnold's Warbirds of GB Ltd. Now resides in USA at the Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, Texas as N900RW named 'Thunderbird' This photo is copyright © Jerry Ridout, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 January 2022, and has since been viewed 265 times. |