|
|
Dates |
|
Event |
|
|
Constructed as a B-17G-85-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA. |
3 April 1945 |
|
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83546. |
April 1945 |
|
Assigned to Lubbock Army Air Field, TX for storage. |
Circa December 1945 |
|
Assigned to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH for storage. |
1946 |
|
Converted to a CB-17G. |
1946 |
|
Transferred to Air Transport Command, San Francisco, CA. |
|
|
Transferred to Air Transport Command, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. |
18 September 1947 |
|
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-83546. |
1 January 1948 |
|
Transferred to 501st Air Service Group, Wiesbaden [erbenheim], West Germany. |
1 July 1948 |
|
Transferred to 7160th Air Base Group, Wiesbaden [erbenheim], West Germany. |
13 October 1948 |
|
Transferred to Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, NE. |
16 October 1948 |
|
Converted to a VB-17G. |
12 November 1948 |
|
Transferred to 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NE. |
Circa 1951 |
|
Transferred to Fighter Command 5th Air Force, Japan. |
From October 1954 to By 1959 |
|
Assigned to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.
Placed in storage at Davis-Monthan. |
30 July 1959 |
|
To National Metals Company, Phoenix, AZ with new c/r N3703G. |
From 10 September 1959 to By 1967 |
|
To Edgar A. Neely/Fast-Way Air Service, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N3703G. |
|
|
Converted to a fire tanker configuration. |
|
|
Operated as fire service #E75. |
|
|
To Columbia Flying Service, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N3703G. |
|
|
Operated as fire service #E78. |
From 25 April 1967 to By 1982 |
|
To TBM Inc, Tulare, CA keeping c/r N3703G. |
Circa 1970 |
|
Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: Randy Collection via Tom Tessier |
|
|
Photographer: Charles M. Daniels Collection
Notes: At Santa Barbara, California |
29 July 1973 |
|
Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Fresno, CA as Tanker E 78 fighting a forest fire. |
29 July 1973 |
|
Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Fresno, CA as Tanker E 78 fighting a forest fire. |
|
|
Operated as fire service #E78. |
|
|
Operated as fire service #E68. |
|
|
Markings Applied: LN T, 230604 |
September 1982 |
|
Based at Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Anaheim, CA.
 View the Location Dossier |
30 September 1982 |
|
To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Anaheim, CA keeping c/r N3703G. |
From By 1983 to By 1991 |
|
Loaned to USAF Museum, March AFB, CA.
Periodically on loan. |
31 March 1983 |
|
Photographer: Lewis Grant
Notes: N3703G Boeing B-17G Fortress. - TBM Inc, tanker 68. At rest at its base under a clear Californian sky. Ex-USAF 44-83546 |
30 April 1983 |
|
Photographer: Dan Stijovich
Notes: Tanker 68 seen landing at Chino |
1984 |
|
Photographer: Michael Huggins
Notes: B-17G-85-DL, USAAC Serial No. 44-83546, N3703G, c/n 32187-DL. Photo taken at the March AFB Airshow circa 1984-85 |
1985 |
|
Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA. |
1985 |
|
Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA. |
From By 1988 to By 1989 |
|
Restored.
Markings Applied: Memphis Belle, 124485
Restored as a B-17F at Chino, CA. |
20 June 1989 |
|
Ferry flight.
Flown to Duxford for using the in the filming of the movie Memphis Belle. |
Circa 1990 |
|
Photographer: Unknown |
Circa 1990 |
|
Photographer: Unknown |
5 March 1990 |
|
Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Tallichet/MARC Chino, CA. |
15 May 1991 |
|
Certificate of airworthiness for NL3703G (B-17G, 44-83546-A) issued. |
5 August 1991 |
|
Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL |
5 August 1991 |
|
Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL |
June 1994 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photo taken at the Hamilton International Airshow. By 1993 the paint had become very well worn. |
3 November 1995 |
|
Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) Fayetteville, NC, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. While taxiing near the 90-DEGREE taxiway turn-off to the runway, the brakes failed. The pilot elected to secure the engines and while continuing down a slight grade, he applied full throttle to both left wing engines. The airplane rolled off the right side of the taxiway onto grass but continued across the taxiway run-up area down an embankment...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
17 August 1996 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, NY. |
17 August 1996 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, NY. |
17 August 1996 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, New York. |
17 August 1996 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, New York. |
18 August 1997 |
|
Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, NY. |
18 August 1997 |
|
Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, NY. |
|
|
Repaired. |
From 2000 to By 2007 |
|
Operated by American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale, NY. |
|
|
Markings Applied: Memphis Belle, DF A, 124485 |
|
|
Leased to Liberty Foundation/Don Brooks, Dekalb Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, GA.
View the Location Dossier |
Circa 2002 |
|
Operated by 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum, Geneseo, NY.
View the Location Dossier |
|
|
Markings Applied: Movie Memphis Belle, DF A, 124485 |
29 April 2007 |
|
|
29 April 2007 |
|
Photographer: Robert Abbott |
17 June 2011 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton Air Show hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario. |
17 June 2011 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton Air Show hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario. |
18 June 2011 |
|
Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: Taken at the 2011 Hamilton Air Show, Canada |
18 June 2011 |
|
Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: Taken at the 2011 Hamilton Air Show, Canada |
14 July 2012 |
|
Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Air Show in Geneseo, New York. |
1 January 2015 |
|
Certificate of airworthiness for NL3703G (B-17G, 44-83546-A) issued. |
15 May 2018 |
|
Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Grimes Field, Urbana, OH (I74) for next day flying over NMUSAF with two other B-17s celebrating the restoration and display of the Memphis Belle. |
1 December 2021 |
|
Photographer: Jose Fernandez III
Notes: At Palm Springs Air Museum. She is scheduled for a thorough cleaning. |
|
 | | This airframe dossier is based on
unreviewed imported data.
If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor. |
