Aircraft Photo of N93012 / NL93012 / 231909 | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #447844
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N93012
Alternate Registration:NL93012
Alternate Serial:231909
Military Code:OR-R
Other Marks:A
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):32216
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Nine-O-Nine
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - James M Cox Dayton InternationalMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDAY   IATA: DAY   Local: DAY   Other: -
Event:Dayton Air Show 1986
 
Photo Date:27 July 1986
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 447844
Photo Comment

Note no dorsal turret. 4/45: TOS USAAF with s/n 44-83575. Converted to B-17H for SAR with 1st Air/Sea Rescue Squadron. 1948: Redesignated SB-17G. Later assigned to MATS. 1952: Used as a static test target for nuclear tests at Yucca Flats, NV. 5/65: Aircraft Specialties, Mesa, AZ, with c/r N93012, and rebuilt. 1977: Converted for fire-fighting. 1985: Bob Collings of Collings Foundation; ferried to Kissimmee, FL for restoration to full military configuration, making its first post-restoration flight in July 1986. 2 Oct 2019: Crashed at Windsor Locks, CT.

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