which are airworthy, and 39 of which

reside in the United States.

Surviving aircraft
Surviving aircraft by manufacturer
Plant Number produced Number surviving

Boeing Seattle (BO) 6,981 9

Douglas Long Beach (DL) 3,000 23

Vega Burbank (VE) 2,750 14

12,731 46

Surviving aircraft
 Geographic Institutional
Serial Status History Photo
location location

Built at Boeing Seattle in

1940 as B-17D. Sent to
Hawaii in May 1941.
Moved to the Philippines
that September where she
was known as "Ole Betsy."
Used in combat in
December 1941 and
January 1942. In January
1942 sent to Australia for
repairs. At this time given
the name "The Swoose."
Subsequently used as a
transport plane for George
National Brett and others. After the
under
40- Dayton, Museum of the War sent to Kingman,
restoration for
3097 Ohio United States Arizona for scrapping. In
display
Air Force April 1946 Frank Kurtz
recovered the plane, flying
her to Los Angeles.
Donated in 1949 to
National Air Museum in
Washington. Stored
outside at Andrews AFB
until 1961. Moved indoors
in mid-1970s. In July 2008
sent to Dayton. Was under
restoration, however,
restoration was
suspended in order to
complete work on 41-
24485 "Memphis Belle."[1]

41- Ford Island, Pacific Aviation under Built at Boeing Seattle as

2446 Hawaii Museum restoration for B-17E. Delivered to USAAF
 display 6 December 1941.
Armament installed at
Sacramento Air Depot.
Flown to Hawaii 17
December. Attached to
USN as search plane.
Joined USAAF 19th
Bombardment Group in
Australia 20 February
1942. During 22 February
raid on Simpson Harbor,
ditched following attack
due to fuel shortage. All
crew members survived.
Wreck discovered in 1972
by RAAF helicopter pilot.
Featured in March 1992
issue of National
Geographic. Acquired the
nickname "Swamp Ghost."
Recovered in May 2006.
Wreckage impounded at
Lae. Shipped in January
2010 to Long Beach.
Transferred to Hawaii in
2013.[2]

Built at Boeing Seattle as

B-17E. Named "Desert
Rat" by her crew. Used as
under
41- Marengo, Private (Michael cargo plane. Discovered in
restoration to
2595 Illinois W. Kellner) a Maine scrapyard in
airworthiness
1985. Under restoration by
the Vintage Aviation
Museum.[3]

41- New National World display Built at Boeing Seattle as

9032 Orleans, War II Museum B-17E. Assigned to 342nd
 Louisiana Bomb Squadron and
named "My Gal Sal."
During a ferry flight on 27
June 1942, crash landed
in Greenland. All crew
members survived and
were rescued ten days
later. Wreck discovered in
1964. Salvaged in the
1990s by Gary Larkins and
stored at Tillamook Air
Museum. Purchased by
Bob Ready. Restoration
began in 2000; later
placed on display at
Cincinnati-Blue Ash
Airport. In 2013
transported to National
World War II Museum for
display.[4]

Built at Boeing Seattle as

B-17E. Sold immediately
after production on the
civilian market in 1943 to
in storage but
41- Everett, Flying Heritage a Canadian airline. Sold to
registered with
9210 Washington Collection a Bolivian airline, crashed.
FAA[5]
Restored to airworthiness
in 1976. Brought back to
US in 1990. Purchased in
1999 and now in storage.

41- Dayton, National display Built at Boeing Seattle as

24485 Ohio Museum of the B-17F. Taken on strength
United States 15 July 1942. Assigned to
Air Force 324th Bomb Squadron at
RAF Bassingbourn 14
October. Named
 "Memphis Belle" after
Captain Robert K.
Morgan's girlfriend
Margaret Polk, a resident
of Memphis, Tennessee.
Between 7 November
1942 and 19 May 1943
flew 25 combat missions
with the 324th
Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group.
Returned to US 8 June and
flew 31-city bond tour.
Purchased by City of
Memphis by the efforts of
Mayor Walter Chandler.
Stored until 1949 when
she was placed on display
at armoury. Gifted to USAF
in early 1970s and moved
to Mud Island in 1987. In
2003 moved to restoration
at Naval Air Station
Memphis. Moved to
Dayton in October 2005,
and subsequently
underwent full restoration.
Appears as it did in late
May 1943.[6]

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17F. Did not go
overseas. Sat at Chino
42- Omaha,
Offutt AFB display Airport Museum. Restored
3374 Nebraska
at Beale AFB in 1988.
Wears livery of 42-30230
"Homesick Angel."
42- Seattle, Museum of display but Built at Boeing Seattle as
29782 Washington Flight registered with B-17F. Modified in
FAA[7] Wyoming and
subsequently used by
training units at Blythe
Field and McClellan Field.
Shipped to England in
January 1944, but did not
fly combat missions.
Returned stateside three
months later. On 5
November 1945 shipped
to Altus, Oklahoma for
disposal, but withdrawn in
1946 and shipped to
Stuttgart, Arkansas for
display. Used 1968-1985
was water bomber and air
tanker. Acquired in 1988
by Museum of flight.
Restored 1991-98 by
Boeing and given the
name "Boeing Bee."[8]

42- Dayton, National in storage Built at Boeing Seattle as

32076 Ohio Museum of the B-17G. In March 1944
United States assigned to 91st Bomb
Air Force Group at RAF
Bassingbourn. Named
"Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby."
Flew 24 combat missions
between 24 March and 29
May. On final mission,
force landed in Sweden.
Crew members were
interned. Found
abandoned in France in
 1968. Gifted by French
Government to United
States. Sent to Dover AFB
for restoration. After ten
year restoration, flown to
Dayton in 1988. Placed in
storage in 2018, awaiting
transfer to National Air
and Space Museum's
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center.[9]

Built at Boeing Seattle as

B-17G. Wears livery of 42-
3352 "Virgin's Delight." of
43- Atwater, Castle Air
display 410th Bomb Squadron,
38635 California Museum
which was shot down in
North Sea 29 November
1943.[10]

Built at Douglas Long

44- Riverside, March Field Air
display Beach as B-17G. Named
6393 California Museum
"Starduster."[11]

Built at Vega Burbank as

44- Madras, Erickson Aircraft
airworthy[12] B-17G. Named "Madras
8543 Oregon Collection
Maiden."[13]

44- Cerny, Forteresse airworthy, Built at Vega Burbank as

8846 Essonne toujours volante display B-17G. Flown to RAF
Polebrook 1 March 1944
and assigned to 511th
Bomb Squadron. Flew six
missions. Sold in 1954 to
Institut géographique
national and used until
1985. Purchased by
association Forteresse
toujours volante in 1988.
 Wears livery of 44-8846
"Pink Lady". Used in 1989
filming of Memphis Belle.
In 2010 transported to
musée volant Salis, La
Ferté-Alais aerodrome, for
display. Classified as a
monument historique since
2012. One of the two only
airworthy examples in
Europe.

Built at Vega Burbank as

Dugny, B-17G. Sold in 1954 to
44- Musée de l'Air et
Seine-Saint- in storage Institut géographique
8889 de l'Espace
Denis national. Retired to
museum in 1976.

Built at Douglas Long

44- San Beach as B-17G. Wears
Lackland AFB display
83512 Antonio, Texas livery of 42-97328
"Heaven's Above."

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G.
Purchased in 1959 by
Aero Union Corporation of
Chico, California. Used as
a water bomber until
44- Mesa, Commemorative 1978. Donated to Arizona
airworthy[14]
83514 Arizona Air Force Wing of CAF in 1978.
Following a competition,
given the name
"Sentimental Journey."
Restored to wartime
configuration in the early
1980s.[15]

44- Polk City, Fantasy of Flight in storage but Built at Douglas Long
83525 Florida registered with Beach as B-17G.
FAA[16] Converted to DB-17G in
1950. Struck off 1959.
Purchased by Flying Tiger
Air Museum in 1972. In
1977 she was used in the
film MacArthur and
painted to represent 41-
2489 "Suzy Q" of the 93rd
Bombardment Squadron.
Purchased by Kermit
Weekes in 1983 and
restored to airworthy
status. During Hurricane
Andrew in August 1992,
the plane was thrown from
its hangar and severely
damaged. Since that time
it has been dismantled
and held in storage.

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Sold to
Aero Union Corporation
and used as a water
44- Polk City,
Fantasy of Flight display bomber. Crashed near
83542 Florida
Benson, Arizona 12 July
1971. Wears livery of 42-
37994 "Piccadilly
Princess."[17]

44- Anaheim, Military Aircraft airworthy[18] Built at Douglas Long

83546 California Restoration Beach as B-17G. Put in
Corp. storage at the end of the
War. In 1948 was
redesignated as a staff
transport plane and used
in Germany, and in Korea
 Steel. Used in the film The
War Lover. Flown to
Hawaii in 1969 and used
in the film Tora! Tora! Tora!
Sold to Globe Air in 1981
and used as air tanker.
Sold in 2006 to Martin
Aviation. Wears livery of
42-97400 "Fuddy
Duddy."[21]

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Sent to
assigned to Patterson
Field in April 1945.
Declared excess that
October, but returned to
service in November. Later
converted to a drone and
Air Mobility
44- Dover, used until June 1957.
Command display
83624 Delaware Wears the nose art and
Museum
markings of 42-107112
"Sleepy Time Gal," which
was part of the 381st
Bombardment Group,
although the real "Sleepy
Time Gal" was an
unpainted aluminium
plane.[22]

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Wears
44- Hill Aerospace
Roy, Utah display livery of "Short Bier" of the
83663 Museum
493rd Bombardment
Group.[23]

44- Chino, Planes of Fame under Built at Douglas Long

83684 California Air Museum restoration to Beach as B-17G.[25]
 airworthiness[24]

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Assigned
to USAF Museum in 1961.
Displayed at Grissom Air
under Museum first as "Flak
44- Warner Museum of
restoration for Jacket," then as 44-8385
83690 Robins, Georgia Aviation
display "Tarnished Angel," and
finally as 42-31255 "Miss
Liberty Belle." Sent to
Museum of Aviation in
2015.[26]

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Served
with 1061st Rescue Flight
in Libya during 1948-1949.
44- Rio de Museu
in storage Returned to Hamilton AFB
83718 Janeiro Aeroespacial
in 1950. Later sold to
Brazilian Air Force.
Dismantled and in
storage.

Built at Douglas Long

Imperial War Beach as B-17G. Wears
44- Duxford,
Museum display livery of 44-83735 "Mary
83735 Cambridgeshire
Duxford Alice" of the 615th
Bombardment Squadron.

Built at Douglas Long

Beach as B-17G. Used in
the final scene of
display but Thunderball in 1965.
44- Stow, Collings
registered with Purchased by Collings
83785 Massachusetts Foundation[a] [27]
FAA Foundation in 2015, with
the plan to operate it
alongside their other B-17
“Nine-O-Nine”.[28][29]
 July. Sent to NAS
Johnsville for conversion.
Struck off 10 July 1956.
Sold to American Pressed
Steel Corporation in
December 1957. Changed
hands multiple times after
this. Traded to TBM Inc. in
1982 and restored to WW2
configuration with
marking of 332nd
Bombardment Squadron.
Donated to RAF Museum
by USAF.[32]

44- Houston, Commemorative airworthy[33] Built at Douglas Long

83872 Texas Air Force Beach as B-17G.
Transferred to the U.S.
Navy in 1945 and fitted
with large radome under
chin to serve as PB-1W
early AWACS-type aircraft
(44-83872 was assigned
U.S. Navy Bureau of
Aeronautics Number
77235). Retired from Navy
service in 1955.
Purchased by Aero Service
Corporation in 1957 and
used as an aerial
surveying platform. Sold in
1961 to ACS Inc. and used
for aerial photography.
Purchased by the
Commemorative Air Force
in 1967 and given the
name "Texas Raiders"
 Douglas, Georgia and
currently being rebuilt
using fuselage from 44-
83387. Still registered with
FAA as N390TH.[37]

Built at Vega Burbank as

B-17G. Given to AMVETS
Chapter 56 in 1958.
44- Tulare, Moved to compound at
Mefford Field display
85738 California Perry's Coffee House in
1971. Placed on display at
AMVETS again in 1981.
Named "Preston's Pride."

Built at Vega Burbank as

Experimental
44- Oshkosh, B-17G. Wears livery of 42-
Aircraft airworthy[38]
85740 Wisconsin 102516 "Aluminum
Association
Overcast."[39]

Palm display but Built at Vega Burbank as

44- Palm Springs Air
Springs, registered with B-17G. Named "Miss
85778 Museum
California FAA[40] Angela."[41]

44- Duxford, Imperial War airworthy Built at Vega Burbank as

85784 Cambridgeshire Museum B-17G. Placed in storage
Duxford after delivery. Sent to
Wright Field in 1948.
Leased to General Electric
in 1950. Sold in 1954 to
Institut géographique
national, and used until
1975 as survey plane.
Purchased in 1975 by Ted
White, restored to WW2
configuration and named
"Sally B" after his partner,
Elly Sallingboe. Used in
1989 filming of Memphis
 Belle. Still wears livery of
41-24485 "Memphis Belle"
on one side. One of the
two only airworthy
examples in Europe.

Built at Vega Burbank as

B-17G. Flown to Rome 14
July 1945. Purchased by
Art Lacey or Portland,
Oregon 5 March 1947.
under
44- Salem, B-17 Alliance Used as gas station
restoration to
85790 Oregon Museum canopy at Lacey's Bomber
airworthiness
Gas Station in Milwaukie,
Oregon until 1995. Under
restoration to airworthy
status. Named "Lacey
Lady."[42]

Built at Vega Burbank as

B-17G. Converted to a JB-
17G testbed variant by
Curtiss Wright. Sold to
Champaign under Curtiss in 1957. Later
44- Urbana,
Aviation restoration to used as tanker. Crashed
85813 Ohio
Museum airworthiness[43] 16 April 1980 during
takeoff from Bear Pen
Airport, North Carolina.
Currently under
restoration.[44]

44- Tucson, 390th Memorial display Built at Vega Burbank as

85828 Arizona Museum (on the B-17G. Placed in storage.
grounds of Pima Later transferred to U.S.
Air and Space Coast Guard as patrol and
Museum) rescue plane. From 1978
to 1980 served as a water
bomber for Globe Aviation
 in Mesa, Arizona.
Transferred in U.S.A.F
Museum in 1980. Wears
livery of 42-31892 "I'll Be
Around."[45]

Built at Vega Burbank as

B-17G. Restored in livery
of generic 534th
44- Belleville, Yankee Air [46]
airworthy Bombardment Squadron
85829 Michigan Force
plane. Name "Yankee
Lady" is not from a
wartime aircraft.[47]

Known wrecks
In addition to the 47 surviving planes, there
are several known complete or near-
complete wrecks around the world. The
most recent wreck to be recovered was
41-2446, "Swamp Ghost," which was
removed from a swamp in Papua New
Guinea in 2006. There are currently no
plans underway to recover any wrecks.