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B-17 Flying Fortress
Built at Vega Burbank as B-17G. Placed in storage after delivery. Sent to Wright Field in 1948. Leased to General Electric in 1950. Sold in 1954 to Institut géographique national, and used until 1975 as survey plane. Purchased in 1975 by Ted White, restored to WW2 configuration and named "Sally B" after his partner, Elly Sallingboe. Used in 1989 filming of Memphis Belle. Still wears livery of 41-24485 "Memphis Belle" on one side. One of the two only airworthy examples in Europe.
Forfatter: René Nöstler
© 2019 - Nöstler Photo
Offentliggørelse tilstand: Redigeret
Billede størrelse: 11.5 Mpixels (32,8 MB ukomprimeret) - 4146x2764 pixels (35.1x23.4 cm ved 300 ppi)
Billede søgeord: 44-85784, aircraft, airshow, b-17, b-17G, b17, b17g, boeing, bombefly, bomber, bomber aircraft, flying fortress, historical, historisk, Memphis belle, propelfly, propeller aircraft, rosiklde airshow, sally b, us airforce, ww2