B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

N47780.
83663 converted to TB-17G. Sold to Brazilian
AF as 5400. Returned to USA in 1968 as
Now on display at Hill AFB.
83675 converted to VB-17G. Ditched to engine
failure 9 mi SE of
Haneda AB, Japan Sep 27, 1950.
83678 (DB-17G) crashed on Eglin Reservation Nov
5, 1948
due to pilot error. 5 crew killed.
83684 converted to DB-17G and then to DB-17P.
Flew the last operational
mission by a USAF B-17 Aug 6, 1959 when it
directed QB-17G 44-83717 out
of a Holloman AFB as a target for a Falcon
air-to-air missile
fired by an F-101. Retired to MASDC.
Sold on civilian market as N3713G. Used in
'Twelve
O'Clock High' TV series as 'Picadilly Lily'.
On display
at Planes of Fame museum in Chino, CA. Will
be retored to
flying condition with sponsorship from
Ruby's Diner chain. Registration
N3713G was revoked but has been restored by
FAA Oct 30, 2006.
44-83686/83863 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-95-DL Fortress
c/n 32327/32504
83726, 83749, 83765 transferred to US Navy.
Navy designations and serials are not known.
83686 missing in Amanioshima area, Okinawa Jul
25, 1946. All onboard missing.
83690 converted to DB-7G and then to DB-17P.
Currently on display at Grisssom AFB in
Indiana. At one time painted as B-17G-10-BO
42-31255,
but again painted as itself. Seen Aug 2002
with 231255 painted on it.
83700 converted to B-17H.
83713 converted to B-17H.
83707 converted to SB-17G.
83710 crashed near Rifle, Colorado Oct 26, 2948.
Plane ran out of fuel, crew