B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Museum in 1972. Sold to Weeks Air Museum in
1983. Fierried to Weeks Air
Museum Jun 6, 1987. Restored and now
airworthy, flying as N83525.
83527 modified to SB-17G. With Air Rescue
Service, 2nd ARS) crashed 11 mi S of Haneda AB,
Japan in landing mishap caused by bad weather
Nov 18, 1950. W/o as beyond repair.
83538 transferred to US Navy as PB-1W Bu. No.
34114. Sold on commercial market as N9235V and
later re-registered as N7726B. Sold to
Peruvian commercial operator as OB-SAB-576.
Destroyed June 1963.
83542 converted to DB-17G. Sold on civilian
market with Aero Union Corp of Chico CA as N9324Z and used as
fire bomber tanker #18. Crashed Jul 12,
1971 near Benson, AZ.
Some parts were stored at Davis Monthan AFB.
Plane used as the
basis for the static display at Fantasy of
Flight at Polk, FL, named
"Picadilly Princess".
83546 converted to CB-17G and then to VB-17G.
Sold on civilian market as aerial tanker under
N3703G. Restored as B-17F and used in 1989
in filming of "Memphis Belle".
Put on display at March Field and
maintained in flying condition. Now back at Chino and
is reportedly up for sale.
83547 converted to VB-17G. Ground looped in
landing accident at
Kadena AB, Okinawa Jul 21, 1950
83559 converted to DB-17G and then to DB-17P. Now
on display at SAC Museum at Offutt AFB as
B-17F-65-DL 42-3474.
83560 sold on commercial market as N7044C.
Scrapped in 1959.
83563 converted to CB-17G and then to VB-17G. Sold
on civilian market as N9563Z and used as
aerial tanker and for movie making. Later
with with National Warplane Museum of Genesco, NY and is
maintained in flying condition. Sold to
Lawrence Kadish, who has loaned it to the American
Airpower Museum, Republic Field, Long