Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, 44-85531 / 8440, US Air Force
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Registration: 44-85531
Construction Number: 8440
Code Number: 531
Model Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: Clark AFB, Philippines
Photographer: Dave Welch Collection
Date Taken: 1956 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 26/08/2017
Original from C S Waterfall. Built by Lockheed Vega. Possibly being used at the time by the CIA for missions in Tibet. Probably scrapped in 1958 after being disassembled at Clarke AFB in 1958. Another B-17G appeared in 1960 registered as 44-85531 reregistered to N809Z to a CIA front Co.. This was corrected to 44-83785.
Picture ID:1576096