| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N9563Z |
| Alternate Serial: | 297400 |
| Military Code: | K-E |
| Other Marks: | 44 83563 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Licence-built by: | Douglas |
| C/n (msn): | 32204 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Fuddy Duddy |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Santa Ana - John Wayne / Orange CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSNA IATA: SNA Local: SNA Other: - |
| Collection: | Lyon Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 2010 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 325592 |
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One of seven airworthy aircraft on display at the Lyon Air Museum. All seven are in immaculate condition and look as if they were painted and polished yesterday. Fuddy Duddy carries "44 83563" in small print below the tailplane, which is its actual former USAAF serial. It became N9563Z in Aug 1959, and in 1962 this Douglas-built B-17 featured in the movie "The War Lover" (painted as "127742 / DF-T"). A few years later it became an aitanker, and in the late 1980s it entered the warbird circuit, falsely painted as "297400 / K-E" as seen here. William Lyon acquired it for his museum in Jan 2006. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 January 2021, and has since been viewed 1704 times. |