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Constructed as a B-17G-95-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA. |
15 June 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83814.
Delivered to Syracuse, NY. |
5 November 1945 |
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Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus. |
From 1947 to 1951 |
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To North Dakota Public School District, Hazen, ND. |
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To California Atlantic Airways, Saint. Petersburg, FL. |
1951 |
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Restored.
Restored to airworthy condition. |
From 20 June 1951 to 1953 |
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To California Atlantic Airways of Saint. Petersburg, FL with new c/r N66571. |
12 May 1953 |
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To Kenting Aviation Ltd, Toronto ONT with new c/r CF-HPB. |
1954 |
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Operated by Photographic Survey Corp, Toronto ONT. |
From 1955 to 1956 |
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Operated by Hunting Aerosurveys Canada. |
From 15 May 1957 to 1960 |
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Operated by Photographic Survey Corp, Toronto ONT. |
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Staged through Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean 2.58,flew Fiji-Auckland-Sydney-Biak 11.58 during amagnetometer survey of Pacific Ocean areas) (Goodall). |
From 11 February 1960 to 1962 |
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Operated by Hunting Survey Corp, Toronto ONT. |
From 9 April 1962 to 1971 |
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Operated by Kenting Aviation Ltd, Toronto ONT. |
1969 |
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Relocated to Spearfish, SD for restoration. |
1969 |
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Restored.
Composite rebuild at Spearfish using parts of XA-BEC (unident.), fuselage (and) wings of B-17F 41-2451; nose (and) tail of 44-83812. (Goodall). |
From 1 April 1971 to 1982 |
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To Arnold Kolb/Black Hills Aviation, Spearfish, SD with new c/r N66571.
Later operated out of Alamogordo, NM. |
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Markings Applied: A18
Air Tanker. |
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Markings Applied: 18
Air Tanker. |
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Markings Applied: C13
Air Tanker. |
20 September 1974 |
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Photographer: Ron Olsen |
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Markings Applied: 09
Air Tanker. |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
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Photographer: Robert Long |
From 7 January 1982 to 2002 |
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To National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC keeping c/r N66571. |
From 1982 to 1984 |
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Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
Markings changed to: 483814
 View the Location Dossier |
2 June 1982 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Pima Air and Space Museum. |
2 June 1982 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Pima Air and Space Museum. |
2 April 1984 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N66571 (B-17G, 32455) issued. |
From 24 April 1984 to 2008 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to Smithsonian-National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC.
Was flown to Dulles by Arnold Kolb and his son.
View the Location Dossier |
1 January 2002 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N66571 (B-17G, 32455) issued. |
8 January 2009 |
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Loaned to National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Pooler, Savannah, GA.
Transported via road dismantled.
View the Location Dossier |
2009 |
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Restoration started. |
15 May 2010 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
Notes: Under restoration. The airframe was in bare metal finish with no markings, when I visited the museum. |
January 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
January 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
January 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
5 September 2014 |
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Civil registration, N66571, cancelled. |
November 2015 |
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Restoration completed.
Markings Applied: City of Savannah, 339049 |
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