United Kingdom: American Warplanes of the Second World War preserved: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the United Kingdom.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplane Survivors of the Second World War in the United Kingdom would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photos)

(Steve Fitzgerald Photo)

(Kogo Photo)

(Tony Hisgett Photos)

(Tim Felce Photos)

(John5199 Photos)

(Paul from United Kingdom Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photos)

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-85784), “Sally B”, Reg. No. G-BEDF, B-17 Preservation Ltd, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire.  Painted as (Serial No. 41-24485), 124485.  Airworthy.

(Clemens Vasters Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photo)

(Paul from United Kingdom Photo)

(en:Mark.murphy Photo)

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-83735), Reg. No. F-BDRS, “Mary Alice”, American Air Museum Duxford, Imperial War Museum. Painted as (Serial No. 238133), Y-G.

Boeing B-17G-50-VE Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-8167), of the 15th Air Force, 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron, dropping its bombs in 1944/45.  (NMUSAF Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photo)

(Oren Rozen Photos)

(Roland Turner Photo)

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Serial No. 44-83868), Reg. No. N5237V, ex-USN (BuNo. 77233) ex-N6466D).  This aircraft was flown as a fire fighting tanker for a number of years before being converted back to full B-17G configuration at Sequoia, California.  Royal Air Force Museum Hendon, London.