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B-17E in Galt, Il? Any new info?

Posted by bdk on Mon Apr 01, 2002 08:00:26 PM

Any updated info?????

Very few B-17Es survive today. One of them is 41-2595, which had been converted in 1944 to a transport under the designation XC-108A. After the war, this plane was consigned to a junkyard where it sat forlornly in pieces for many years. In 1985, the bits and pieces of 41-2595 were recovered by an aviation antique enthusiast and moved to Galt Airport in Illinois, where they await reassembly and restoration.

Boeing B-17E Fortress- Joe Baughter

Follow Ups:

Re: B-17E in Galt, Il? Any new info? - Matt Mon Apr 01, 2002 08:23:31 PM
- Thanks, a real B-17 in a barn story! - bdk Mon Apr 01, 2002 08:51:41 PM
Re: B-17E in Galt, Il? Any new info? - Tulio Tue Apr 02, 2002 02:11:46 AM
- Re: B-17E in Galt, Il? Any new info? - Dan K Tue Apr 02, 2002 01:10:30 PM
  - Galt is 130 miles west of Chicago on Rt. 88 - bdk Tue Apr 02, 2002 03:06:16 PM
    - B-17E now located near Marengo, IL - Todd Hackbarth Tue Apr 02, 2002 03:58:15 PM
  - Re: B-17E in Galt, Il? Any new info? - Tulio Wed Apr 03, 2002 04:13:19 AM