B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690


B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690, October 2010
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Location	Heritage Museum Foundation, off US 31, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana
Coordinates	40°40′6″N 86°7′46″W / 40.66833°N 86.12944°W / 40.66833; -86.12944Coordinates: 40°40′6″N 86°7′46″W / 40.66833°N 86.12944°W / 40.66833; -86.12944
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1945 (1945)
Built by	Douglas Aircraft Co.
Architectural style	Heavy Bomber
NRHP Reference #	93000540^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1993

B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 is a historic B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy bomber located at the Aviation Museum, Grissom Air Force Base in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana. It was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and delivered for use on May 9, 1945. It was flown to Grissom Air Force Base for display as a museum piece in 1961, and subsequently restored.^[2]^:5

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Paul C. Diebold (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. .

this aircraft is now located at the Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA and is undergoing restoration.

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