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Designation: B-17 Flying Fortress
Model: B-17G
Identification No: 44-85738: USAAF
Name: Preston's Pride


Designed by: Boeing Aircraft Company
Built at: Vega Aircraft Corp (VAC)
Burbank, California, USA
construction no: 8647
Built as: B-17G-105-VE
Item Category: Bomber, Heavy

Memorial Information
Owner: National Museum of the USAF
Owner Reference No: A, B-17G, 44-85738



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: AMVETS Post 56, Tulare, CA
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Mefford Field
Rankin Ave Exit on CA 99 - Mefford Field
Tulare, California, USA
Lat/Long36.1532056-119.3306083 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Collections/

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Last update to record: 2020-07-01

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