| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N3193G |
| Alternate Serial: | 485829 |
| Military Code: | GD-Y |
| 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: | Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 8738 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Yankee Lady |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 2018 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 450838 |
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A Lockheed-Vega built B-17 that rolled off the production line in July 1945. Delivered but stored and not put into service, the aircraft was instead transferred to the US Coast Guard as bu 77255 with 15 other B-17s in 1946. Struck off strength in 1959, it went via Ace Smelting Inc to Fairchild Aerial Surveys (1959 - 65), Biegert Bros. (1965 - 66) as a sprayer and Aircraft Specialties (1966 - 81) for air tanker conversion. Global Air operated the tanker (1981 - 86) before it was acquired by the Yankee Air Museum. There it was rebuilt to near WWII condition and is a current flying artifact. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 April 2022, and has since been viewed 262 times. |