| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N7227C |
| Alternate Serial: | 483872 |
| Military Code: | VP-X |
| Other Marks: | L |
| 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: | Douglas |
| C/n (msn): | 32513 |
| Operator Titles: | Confederate Air Force |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Texas Raiders |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Houston - William P HobbyMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHOU IATA: HOU Local: HOU Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 October 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 766389 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF as B-17G 44-83872 then transferred to the US Navy as PB-1W 77235 in 1945. Sold as N7227C in 1967. Registered as a B-17G. To the Confederate Air Force in 1967 who became the Commemorative Air Force in 2002. Destroyed in a fatal mid-air collision with P-63F N6763 at an airshow at Dallis-Executive in 2022. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 January 2025, and has since been viewed 75 times. |