
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | HB773 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17G Fortress B.3 |
C/n (msn): | 7583 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | February 1944 to March 1944 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 740129 |
Photo Comment |
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A lend-lease aircraft, HB773 was handed back to the USAAF immediately after its arrival in the UK. Served with the 8th Air Force and survived the war to be scrapped in the US in 1946. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 23 October 2024, and has since been viewed 227 times. |