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    Airframe Family: Boeing B299 / B-17 Fortress
    Latest Model:B-17G-85-DL Fortress
    Last Military Serial:44-83542 USAAF
    Construction Number:32183
    Last Civil Registration:N9324Z
    Compressed ID:Douglas B-17G-85-DL sn 44-83542 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fantasy of Flight / Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-17G-85-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83542.

    2 August 1962

    To Aero Union Corp, Chico, CA with new c/r N9324Z.

    Operated as fire service #18E.

    15 September 1968


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    12 July 1971

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX72DUJ07: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:30 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Tucson, AZ. The engine failed or malfunctioned while en route to a reloading area. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while landing. The factors included; rough uneven terrain and there was a partial loss of power in four engines. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Written off.

    20 September 1971

    Civil registration, N9324Z, cancelled.

    To Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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    Markings Applied: Piccadilly Princess, 237994

    11 November 1996


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: B-17G Flying Fortress as 42-37994 Piccadilly Express of 95th Bomb Group as a walk-in diaroma at the Fantasy of Flight Museum, Polk City as seen in November 1996.

    11 November 1996


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: B-17G Flying Fortress as 42-37994 Piccadilly Express of 95th Bomb Group as a walk-in diaroma at the Fantasy of Flight Museum, Polk City as seen in November 1996.

    9 April 1999


    Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
    Notes: Photographed at the Weeks Air Museum in Florida.

    6 April 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at the Fantasy of Flight in Florida.

    31 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida, United States

    31 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida, United States
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