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The aircraft involved was a 74-year-old Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, military serial number 44-83575 (variant B-17G-85-DL) with civilian registration N93012. [4] The aircraft was painted as a representation of a different B-17G, [ 5 ] Nine-O-Nine , with military serial number 42-31909 (variant B-17G-30-BO), which had been scrapped shortly after ...
"SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 2 - Thirteen army flyers were killed today when a B-17 Flying Fortress, headed for Los Angeles from McChord field, Tacoma, Wash., exploded in flight over McClellan field and plunged 3000 feet to the ground in flames. Thousands of Sacramentans, startled by a terrific explosion, looked skyward and saw the crippled and ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [ 1 ] [ a ] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays.
The planes involved were a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the two planes collided and ...
A Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided in midair with a B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings ... today, according to Boeing. The B-17G Flying Fortress was equipped with 11 to 13 machine guns and capable ...
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It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. [3] [4] The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. [2] This plane was one of only two examples of the P-63F variant ever built. [5]
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