Registration / Serial:44-85790
Alternate Serial:4-85790
Other Marks:654-5335
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):8699
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Sky Chief
City / Area:Milwaukie / Art Lacey's [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:1980
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:126021Submit Correction
View count: 833
In 1947(!) this B-17 was put up as an eye-catcher at Art Lacey's Bomber Gas & Restaurant on SE McLoughlin Boulevard in Milwaukie, OR, on the west side of Route 99E. In this photo the faded name "Sky Chief" can still be seen on the nose, taken from Texaco's gasoline brand of the same name. Nearly 50 years later, in March 1996, the forward fuselage and the tail gun turret were removed for restoration, but the rest of the aircraft remained at the restaurant until also removed in December 2014. By 2023 the aircraft was still under restoration to flying condition by the B-17 Alliance Foundation in their hangar at McNary Field, Salem, OR. Photo by: John Margolies / John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive / Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:44-85790
Alternate Serial:4-85790
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):8699
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Milwaukie / Art Lacey's [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:1980
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-85790
Alternate Serial:4-85790
Other Marks:654-5335
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):8699
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Sky Chief
City / Area:Milwaukie / Art Lacey's [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:1980
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:126021Submit Correction
View count: 833
In 1947(!) this B-17 was put up as an eye-catcher at Art Lacey's Bomber Gas & Restaurant on SE McLoughlin Boulevard in Milwaukie, OR, on the west side of Route 99E. In this photo the faded name "Sky Chief" can still be seen on the nose, taken from Texaco's gasoline brand of the same name. Nearly 50 years later, in March 1996, the forward fuselage and the tail gun turret were removed for restoration, but the rest of the aircraft remained at the restaurant until also removed in December 2014. By 2023 the aircraft was still under restoration to flying condition by the B-17 Alliance Foundation in their hangar at McNary Field, Salem, OR. Photo by: John Margolies / John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive / Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:44-85790
Alternate Serial:4-85790
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):8699
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Milwaukie / Art Lacey's [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:1980
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive