B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690
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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 |
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Coordinates | 40°40′6″N 86°7′46″W / 40.66833°N 86.12944°WCoordinates: 40°40′6″N 86°7′46″W / 40.66833°N 86.12944°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1945 |
Built by | Douglas Aircraft Co. |
Architectural style | Heavy Bomber |
NRHP Reference # | 93000540 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was moved to the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia in August of 2015.