A total of 12,731 B-17s were made. Of this total, 6,981 were manufactured by Boeing Aircraft, 3,000 by Douglas Aircraft, and 2,750 by Vega Aircraft (now called Lockheed-Martin). Below is a table showing the number that was made for each model:
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Model | Number Made |
Year First Flown |
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299 (XB-17) | 1 | 1935 |
Y1B-17 | 13 | 1937 |
Y1B-17A | 1 | 1938 |
B-17B | 39 | 1939 |
B-17C | 38 | 1940 |
B-17D | 42 | 1941 |
B-17E | 512 | 1941 |
B-17F | 3,405 | 1942 |
B-17G | 8,680 | 1943 |
A total of 50 B-17s still survive intact or partially intact, and 7 of these are currently flying. In addition, a few planes have been located but never recovered. There are various B-17 crash sites located throughout the world, but at most of these sites little exists today except for metal scrap, or, as is often the case with underwater sites, the aircraft itself has never actually been located.
Below is a table showing the current disposition of existing B-17s, by model:
Model | Currently Flying |
Being Repaired |
On Static Display |
In Storage |
Being Restored |
Partially Intact |
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B-17D | 1 | |||||
B-17E | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
B-17F | 3 | 1 | ||||
B-17G | 7 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
The table below shows details for B-17s known to exist today, in serial number order, including some that have not been recovered. Aircraft names shown in quotes are not the original names, but names given to the aircraft in later years. Aircraft with serial numbers shown in red have had recent changes made to their information.
Serial Number |
Aircraft Name |
B-17 Model |
Status | Possessor of Aircraft |
Aircraft Location |
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40-3097 | The Swoose | D | Being restored | USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB | Dayton, OH |
41-2446 | "Swamp Ghost" | E | Being restored | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Ford Island, HI |
41-2595 | Desert Rat | E | Being restored | Mike Kellner | Marengo, IL |
41-9032 | My Gal Sal | E | On display | National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA |
41-9101 | Big Stoop | E | Not recovered | Under ice in Greenland | |
41-9105 | Do Do | E | Not recovered | Under ice in Greenland | |
41-9210 | E | In storage (disassembled) | Vulcan Warbirds | Arlington, WA | |
41-9234 | "Gray Ghost" | E | Not recovered | On mountainside near Black Cat Pass in Papua, New Guinea | |
41-24485 | Memphis Belle | F | On display | USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB | Dayton, OH |
41-24516 | Meltin Pot | F | Not recovered | Underwater off of Lough Foyle, Ireland | |
41-24521 | Black Jack | F | Not recovered | Underwater at Papua, New Guinea | |
42-29782 | Boeing Bee | F | On display (but airworthy) | Museum of Flight, Boeing Field |
Seattle, WA |
42-30861 | F | Partially intact - Parts used in rebuild of 41-9032 |
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42-3374 | Homesick Angel | F | On display | Offutt AFB | Omaha, NE |
42-31044 | Baron | G | Not recovered | Underwater near Calvi Citadel, Corsica, France | |
42-32076 | Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby | G | In storage (but airworthy) | USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB | Dayton, OH |
42-38008 | Clay Pidgeon | G | Not recovered | Underwater off Swedish east coast near Oskarshamn | |
42-97854 | G | Not recovered | Underwater at Graah Fjord, Greenland | ||
43-38635 | Virgin's Delight | G | On display | Castle Air Museum | Atwater, CA |
44-6393 | Starduster | G | On display | March Air Museum | Riverside, CA |
44-8543 | "Ye Old Pub" | G | Flying | Erickson Air Museum | Douglas, GA |
44-8846 | Pink Lady | G | On display | Association Forteresse Toujours Volante |
Salis Aerodrome de Cerny, France |
44-8889 | G | In storage | Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget | Paris, France | |
44-83316 | G | Partially intact; Being incorporated into 44-85813 |
Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Field | Urbana, OH | |
44-83387 | G | Being restored | California Air Heritage Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | |
44-83512 | Heavens Above | G | On display | Lackland AFB | San Antonio, TX |
44-83514 | Sentimental Journey | G | Flying | Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing |
Mesa, AZ |
44-83525 | Suzy Q | G | In storage (disassembled) | Fantasy of Flight Museum | Polk City, FL |
44-83542 | Piccadilly Princess | G | On display | Fantasy of Flight Museum | Polk City, FL |
44-83546 | "Memphis Belle" replica (used in 1990 movie) | G | On display | National Warplane Museum | Geneseo, NY |
44-83559 | King Bee | G | On display | Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum | Ashland, NE |
44-83563 | Fuddy Duddy | G | Flying | Lyon Air Museum/ John Wayne Airport |
Santa Ana, CA |
44-83575 | Nine-O-Nine | G | Destroyed in crash - Oct 2, 2019 |
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44-83624 | Sleepy Time Gal | G | On display | Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover AFB, DE |
44-83663 | Short Bier | G | On display | Hill AFB Museum | Ogden, UT |
44-83684 | Piccadilly Lilly II | G | Being restored | Planes of Fame | Chino, CA |
44-83690 | G | Being restored | Museum of Aviation | Robins AFB, GA | |
44-83718 | G | In storage | Museu Aeroespacial | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
44-83722 | G | Partially intact; Being incorporated into 44-85813 |
Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Field | Urbana, OH | |
44-83735 | Mary Alice | G | On display | American Air Museum | Duxford, England |
44-83785 | Shady Lady | G | Being restored to flying status | Collings Foundation | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
44-83790 | "Dyke Lake B-17" | G | Being restored to flying status | Brooks Aviation, Inc. | Douglas, GA |
44-83814 | "City of Savannah" | G | On display | National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force | Savannah, GA |
44-83863 | Gremlin's Hideout | G | On display | Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB | Valparaiso, FL |
44-83868 | G | On display | RAF Museum/London | Hendon, England | |
44-83872 | Texas Raiders | G | Flying | Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing | Lone Star Executive Airport Conroe, TX |
44-83884 | Yankee Doodle II | G | On display | Barksdale Global Power Museum, Barksdale AFB | Bossier City, LA |
44-85583 | G | On display | Base Aerea do Recife | Recife, Brazil | |
44-85599 | Reluctant Dragon | G | On display | Dyess Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB | Abilene, TX |
44-85718 | Thunderbird | G | On display | Lone Star Flight Museum Mid America Flight Museum |
Houston, TX Mt Pleasant, TX |
44-85734 | Liberty Belle | G | Plane landed after in-flight fire and was then badly damaged by the fire; on 06/13/2011 at Oswego, IL. Being restored to flying status |
Liberty Foundation | Douglas, GA |
44-85738 | Preston's Pride | G | On display | AMVETS | Tulare, CA |
44-85740 | Aluminum Overcast | G | Flying | Experimental Aircraft Association | Oshkosh, WI |
44-85778 | Miss Angela | G | On display (but airworthy) | Palm Springs Air Museum | Palm Springs, CA |
44-85784 | Sally B | G | Flying | B-17 Preservation Trust | Duxford, England |
44-85790 | "Lacey Lady" | G | Being restored to flying status | B-17 Alliance Group, McNary Field |
Salem, OR |
44-85813 | "Champaign Lady" | G | Being restored, using parts from 44-83316 and 44-83722 | Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Field | Urbana, OH |
44-85828 | I'll Be Around | G | On display | 390th Memorial Museum | Tucson, AZ |
44-85829 | Yankee Lady | G | Flying | Yankee Air Force, Willow Run Airport |
Ypsilanti, MI |
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