Aircraft Photo of N17W | Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress | Biegert Brothers

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N17W
Aircraft Original Type:	Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299)
Aircraft Generic Type:	Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Aircraft Version:	Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
C/n (msn):	4896
Operator Titles:	Biegert Brothers

Location
City / Airport:	KamloopsMap
Region / Country:	British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:	ICAO: CYKA IATA: YKA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1960
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	360912

Photo Comment
42-29782 had already been a war monument for several years when Max and John Biegert made it airworthy again as a heavy agricultural spraying aircraft, installing seven chemical tanks in the fuselage and two F-94 Starfire tip tanks underwing. It became a fire bomber in May 1960, perhaps after this accident, and starred in several war movies. It is now at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Photo by: Jack Lindsay / City of Vancouver Archives This photo was added on 12 May 2021, and has since been viewed 3208 times.

Photo Comment

42-29782 had already been a war monument for several years when Max and John Biegert made it airworthy again as a heavy agricultural spraying aircraft, installing seven chemical tanks in the fuselage and two F-94 Starfire tip tanks underwing. It became a fire bomber in May 1960, perhaps after this accident, and starred in several war movies. It is now at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Photo by: Jack Lindsay / City of Vancouver Archives

This photo was added on 12 May 2021, and has since been viewed 3208 times.

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