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Constructed as a B-17G-85-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA. |
Circa April 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83525. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-83525. |
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Transferred to 3205th Drone Squadron, 3250th Drone Group, Eglin AFB, FL. |
1950 |
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Converted to a DB-17G. |
15 September 1952 |
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Damaged.
Mid-air collision with birds. |
April 1959 |
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Assigned to Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ for storage.
This was the last B-17 to be held at Davis Monthan AFB. |
12 January 1968 |
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Leased to Tallmantz Aviation, Orange County, CA.
Delivered on this date. |
January 1968 |
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Markings Applied: Balls of Fire, KY L, 25053
Flew in the filming of the movie 1000 Plane Raid at Santa Maria, CA. |
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Civil registration N4250 reserved but not taken up. |
From 1968 to 1972 |
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To International Flight and Space Museum/Tallmantz Aviation, Orange County, CA with new c/r N83525. |
By July 1968 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
By July 1968 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
From October 1972 to 1983 |
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To Flying Tiger Air Museum/I. N. Junior Burchinal, Paris-Flying Tiger Field, TX keeping c/r N83525. |
30 November 1972 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL83525 (B-17G, 44-83525) issued. |
1976 |
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Markings Applied: Suzy Q, KY L
Used in the filming of the movie MacArthur. |
September 1978 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson |
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Loaned to museums at Kissimmee, FL, and Eloy, AZ. |
11 April 1983 |
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To Weeks Air Museum, Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, FL.
 View the Location Dossier |
14 July 1983 |
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To Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N83525. |
6 June 1987 |
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Ferry flight.
Flown to the Weeks Air Museum from open storage at Paris, TX.Museum Jun 6, 1987. |
1989 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Kendall - Tamiami in Florida |
24 August 1992 |
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Damaged.
Badly damaged at Tamiami, FL, by Hurricane Andrew. Broke tie-down ropes and was blown a mile from the airfield. |
September 1992 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: The B-17 fared better than most aircraft at Tamiami when Hurricane Andrew passed through. Even though it was chained down it was blown off the airport property and across a railroad track ending up like this |
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On behalf of the owner stored with/at Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum/Tom Reilly, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
View the Location Dossier |
From 1993 to 2004 |
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Restoration started.
Long-term restoration to fly at Kissimmee, FL. |
March 1995 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, Florida. |
Circa 1997 |
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Photographer: Robert Abbott
Notes: Photo was taken at the Flying Tigers Warbird Museum in Kissimmee Florida.Was taken in May of 1997. |
Circa 1997 |
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Photographer: Robert Abbott
Notes: May 1997 |
March 1997 |
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Photographer: Tom Roberts
Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum, in Kissimmee, Florida. |
March 1997 |
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Photographer: Tom Roberts
Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum, in Kissimmee, Florida. |
March 1997 |
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Photographer: Tom Roberts
Notes: Photographed at the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum, in Kissimmee, Florida. |
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Markings Applied: Suzy Q |
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Restored.
Restored and airworthy. |
18 February 1998 |
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To Weeks Air Museum Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N83525. |
1999 |
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Placed on display with Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
View the Location Dossier |
26 September 2011 |
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To Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N83525. |
23 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Matt Maranto
Notes: Inside Golden Hill Storage Warehouse at Fantasy Of Flight |
23 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Matt Maranto
Notes: Golden Hill Storage Facility at Fantasy of Flight |
By 2014 |
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Stored dismantled and being restored. |
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The vertical stabilizer was used in the restoration of B-17G-95-DL USAAF s/n 44-83722. |
