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B 17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44 83690

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Built by
  
Douglas Aircraft Co.

NRHP Reference #
  
93000540

Year built
  
1945

Architectural style
  
Heavy Bomber

Area
  
404.7 m²

Added to NRHP
  
29 June 1993

B-17G

Location
  
Heritage Museum Foundation, off US 31, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 is a historic B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy bomber located at the Aviation Museum, Grissom Air Force Base in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana. It was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and delivered for use on May 9, 1945. It was flown to Grissom Air Force Base for display as a museum piece in 1961, and subsequently restored.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

References

B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 Wikipedia