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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (G-BEDF) - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Sally 'B' banking onto the flight-line at The IWM Duxford EGSU Air Show UK 8.9.2012.
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (G-BEDF)

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Sally 'B' banking onto the flight-line at The IWM Duxford EGSU Air Show UK 8.9.2012.

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cliff731
A truly outstanding photo capture of this B-17G, G-BEDF.

It was originally assigned USAAF s/n 44-85784, as a Lockheed-Vega built B-17G-105-VE with c/n 8693, according to Joe Baugher's published information.

Mr. Baugher further provides this additional history:

"B-17G built by Lockheed-Vega Airplane Company as part of pooled production... converted to EB-17G and to ETB-17G. Sold to Institut Geographique National of France as F-BGSR. Sold to American users as N17TE but never taken to USA. Moved to Britain and re-registered as G-BEDF. Currently flying as *Sally B* with B-17 Preservation Ltd of Duxford with false tail number 124485 (Memphis Belle). Used in remake of film *Memphis Belle*".
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