B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

KL833/KL837.
KL833 SOC Mar 11, 1947
KL834 SOC Sep 15, 1947
KL835 SOC Mar 11, 1947
KL836 SOC Mar 11, 1947
KL837 SOC Jul 31, 1947.
8990 seems to have spent its military life
as a VIP transport, being loaned by
President Truman to Winston Churchill
during Churchill's 1946 visit to USA.
To Davis-Monthan 1956; bought by M. L.
Alison 1959 and registered N3678G. To
Clero Enterprises 1/9/59, to Multiple
Management Corpn Nov 7, 1960 and converted
to water bomber. Crashed near Fallon,
Nevada Oct 11, 1962.
44-83236/83360 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-75-DL Fortress
c/n 31877/32001
83252 (381st BG, 533rd BS returned to USA May 28,
1945.
83259 was "Boops", General Doolittle's VB-17
transport when assigned to
Pacific after VE Day
83276 (3985h BG, 600th BS) lost Apr 8, 1945. MACR
13914.
83279 (447th BG) in minor accident at Rattlesden,
England Apr 17, 1945,
to Kingman Nov 22, 1945. Sold for scrap Jul
1, 1946
83287 (457th BG) returned to USA Jun 8, 1945.
83300 (91st PRS) crashed near Alamicamba,
Nicaragua May 22, 1947.
83316 converted to VB-17G. To museum at Norton
AFB, CA ca 1957 but
never put on display. Passed to 20th
Century Fox Studios
and used in film "Twelve O'Clock High".
Badly damaged by special
effects at Chino 1966 and passed to Black
Hills Aviation
of Spearfish, SD who used nose section to
rebuild another B-17.
Hulk went to Weeks Air Museum, Tamiani, FL
ca 1983. Noted