A total of 12,731 B-17s were made. Of this
total, 6,981 were manufactured by Boeing Aircraft,
3,000 by Douglas
Aircraft, and 2,750 by Vega Aircraft (now
called Lockheed). Below is a table showing the
number that was made for each model:
Model | Number Made |
Year First Flown |
---|---|---|
299 (XB-17) | 1 | 1935 |
Y1B-17 | 13 | 1937 |
Y1B-17A | 1 | 1938 |
B-17B | 39 | 1939 |
B-17C | 38 | 1940 |
B-17D | 42 | 1941 |
B-17E | 512 | 1941 |
B-17F | 3,405 | 1942 |
B-17G | 8,680 | 1943 |
A total of 46 B-17s still survive intact, and 12 of these are currently flying. In addition to those surviving intact, some survive partially intact and a few planes have been located but still not recovered. There are various B-17 crash sites located throughout the world, but at most of these sites little exists today except for metal scrap, or, as is often the case with underwater sites, the aircraft itself has never actually been located.
Below is a table showing the current disposition of existing B-17s, by model:
Model | Currently Flying |
Being Repaired |
On Static Display |
In Storage |
Being Restored |
Partially Intact |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B-17D | 1 | |||||
B-17E | 3 | |||||
B-17F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
B-17G | 12 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
The table below shows details for B-17s known
to exist today, in serial number order. Aircraft with serial numbers shown in
red have had recent changes made to their information.
Serial Number |
Aircraft Name |
B-17 Model |
Status | Possessor of Aircraft |
Aircraft Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
40-3097 | The Swoose | D | In storage | National Air and Space Museum |
Suitland, MD |
41-2446 | E | Not recovered | Half submerged in swamp | Papua, New Guinea | |
41-2452 | Black Jack | E | Not recovered | Underwater | Papua, New Guinea |
41-9234 | Blackcat Gap | E | Not recovered | On mountainside | Papua, New Guinea |
41-2595 | Desert Rat | E | Being restored | Mike Kellner | Marengo, IL |
41-9032 | My Gal Sal | E | Being restored | Blue Ash Airport | Cincinnati, OH |
41-9101 | E | Not recovered | Under ice | Greenland | |
41-9105 | E | Not recovered | Under ice | Greenland | |
41-9210 | E | Being restored | Vulcan Warbirds | Arlington, WA | |
Memphis Belle | F | Being restored | USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB | Dayton, OH | |
42-29782 | Boeing Bee | F | In storage | Museum of Flight, Boeing Field |
Seattle, WA |
42-30861 | F | Partially intact | Fairbanks, AK(wings, tail) Blue Ash Airport (fuselage) |
Fairbanks, AK Cincinnati, OH |
|
42-3374 | Homesick Angel | F | On display | Offutt AFB | Omaha, NE |
42-32076 | Shoo Shoo Baby | G | On display | USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB | Dayton, OH |
42-97854 | G | Not recovered | Underwater | Graah Fjord, Greenland | |
43-38635 | Virgin's Delight | G | On display | Castle Air Museum | Atwater, CA |
44-6393 | Return to Glory | G | On display | March Air Museum | Riverside, CA |
44-8543 | Chuckie | G | Flying | Vintage Flying Museum | Fort Worth, TX |
44-8846 | Pink Lady | G | Flying | Association Forteresse Toujours Volante |
Paris, France |
44-8889 | G | In storage | Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget | Paris, France | |
44-83316 | G | Partially intact (parts being used to restore 44-85813) |
Aero Trader's storage area | Borrego Springs, CA | |
44-83512 | Heavens Above | G | On display | Lackland AFB | San Antonio, TX |
44-83514 | Sentimental Journey | G | Flying | Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing |
Mesa, AZ |
44-83525 | Suzy Q | G | In storage | Fantasy of Flight Museum | Polk City, FL |
44-83542 | Piccadilly Princess | G | On display | Fantasy of Flight Museum | Polk City, FL |
44-83546 | Memphis Belle Replica | G | Flying | Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation | Chino, CA |
44-83559 | King Bee | G | On display | Strategic Air Command Museum | Ashland, NE |
44-83563 | Fuddy Duddy | G | Flying | Martin Aviation, John Wayne Airport |
Santa Ana, CA |
44-83575 | Nine-O-Nine | G | Flying | Collings Foundation | Stow, MA |
44-83624 | Sleepy Time Gal | G | On display | Dover AFB Museum | Dover, DE |
44-83663 | Short Bier | G | On display | Hill AFB Museum | Ogden, UT |
44-83684 | Piccadilly Lilly II | G | On display Being restored |
Planes of Fame | Chino, CA |
44-83690 | Miss Liberty Belle | G | On display | Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB | Peru, IN |
44-83718 | G | In storage | Museu Aeroespacial | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
44-83722 | G | Partially intact (parts being used to restore 44-85813) |
Aero Trader's storage area | Borrego Springs, CA | |
44-83735 | Mary Alice | G | On display | American Air Museum | Duxford, England |
44-83785 | Shady Lady | G | On display (but airworthy) | Evergreen Aviation Educational Center | McMinnville, OR |
44-83790 | G | Being restored | Brooks Aviation, Inc. | Douglas, GA | |
44-83814 | G | In storage | National Air and Space Museum | Dulles International Airport, VA | |
44-83863 | Gremlin's Hideout | G | On display | Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB | Valparaiso, FL |
44-83868 | G | On display | Bomber Command Museum | Hendon, England | |
44-83872 | Texas Raiders | G | Flying Being repaired |
Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing | Houston, TX |
44-83884 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | G | On display | Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale AFB | Bossier City, LA |
44-85583 | G | On display | Base Aerea do Recife | Recife, Brazil | |
44-85599 | Reluctant Dragon | G | On display | Dyess Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB | Abilene, TX |
44-85718 | Thunderbird | G | Flying | Lone Star Flight Museum | Galveston, TX |
44-85734 | Liberty Belle | G | Flying | Liberty Foundation | Kissimmee, FL |
44-85738 | Preston's Pride | G | On display | AMVETS | Tulare, CA |
44-85740 | Aluminum Overcast | G | Being repaired Flying |
Experimental Aircraft Association | Oshkosh, WI |
44-85778 | Miss Angela | G | Flying | Palm Springs Air Museum | Palm Springs, CA |
44-85784 | Sally B | G | Flying | B-17 Preservation Trust | Duxford, England |
44-85790 | Lacey Lady | G | Partially intact On display |
Lacey's Bomber Inn and Restaurant | Milwaukie, OR |
44-85813 | G | Being restored | Grimes Field | Urbana, OH | |
44-85828 | I'll Be Around | G | On display | 390th Memorial Museum | Tucson, AZ |
44-85829 | Yankee Lady | G | Flying | Yankee Air Force, Willow Run Airport |
Ypsilanti, MI |