Aircraft Photo of N3701G / NL3701G / 48543 | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #445840
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N3701G
Alternate Registration:NL3701G
Alternate Serial:48543
Military Code:W
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):7943
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Chuckie
Location
City / Airport:Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap
Region / Country:Wisconsin, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KOSH   IATA: OSH   Local: OSH   Other: -
Event:EAA Fly-In Convention 1983
 
Photo Date:31 July 1983
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 445840
Photo Comment

6 Oct '44: Finished as a pathfinder equipped with Bombing Through Overcast (BTO) radar. 16 Oct '44: TOS USAAF with s/n 44-8543. 11/44: Domestic Project 50A. 9/45: 4142nd AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Patterson AAF, OH, and converted to TB-17G for weather reconnaissance/electronic countermeasures training. Long history at Patterson Field with R&D and loaned to other testing organizations. 5/59: SOC. Went through many owners and iterations. Still flying as N3701G.

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