Aircraft Photo of N3509G / 4485778 | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #452037
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N3509G
Alternate Serial:4485778
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):8687
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Miss Angela
Location
City / Airport:Minneapolis - Flying CloudMap
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KFCM   IATA: FCM   Local: FCM   Other: -
Collection:Planes of Fame East
 
Photo Date:8 August 1994
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 452037
Photo Comment

6 Jun '45: TOS USAAF, Dallas, TX. Unknown date: 48th SAR Group. 8/46: 24th Composite Group, Puerto Rico; converted as TB-17G. 1948: U.S. Brazilian Command; converted to VB-17G. 1954: 1100th Operations Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. 1956: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 14 Aug '59: Ace Smelting, Phoenix, AZ, as N3509G corporate plane. 9/60 to 1990: Converted for fire-fighting. Continued with several owners. 2/91: Don Whittington, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 4/91: Air SRV Inc, Hockley, TX; based with Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX. 5/93: Planes of Fame East, MN. 12/97: Palm Springs Air Museum.

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