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Surviving Aircraft by Manufacturer
Surviving Aircraft by Manufacturer
Surviving aircraft
Surviving aircraft by manufacturer
Plant Number produced Number surviving
12,731 46
Surviving aircraft
Geographic Institutional
Serial Status History Photo
location location
44- Polk City, Fantasy of Flight in storage but Built at Douglas Long
83525 Florida registered with Beach as B-17G.
FAA[16] Converted to DB-17G in
1950. Struck off 1959.
Purchased by Flying Tiger
Air Museum in 1972. In
1977 she was used in the
film MacArthur and
painted to represent 41-
2489 "Suzy Q" of the 93rd
Bombardment Squadron.
Purchased by Kermit
Weekes in 1983 and
restored to airworthy
status. During Hurricane
Andrew in August 1992,
the plane was thrown from
its hangar and severely
damaged. Since that time
it has been dismantled
and held in storage.
Known wrecks
In addition to the 47 surviving planes, there
are several known complete or near-
complete wrecks around the world. The
most recent wreck to be recovered was
41-2446, "Swamp Ghost," which was
removed from a swamp in Papua New
Guinea in 2006. There are currently no
plans underway to recover any wrecks.