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A Douglas - Long Beach-built B-17G (B-17G-50-DL) Flying Fortress, USAAF Ser. No. 44-6430 (c/n 22653). As per the Joe Baugher site: www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html

Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (3KIA:4POW:3EVD). The plane was struck by flak just as it started the bomb run. No.1 engine received a direct hit knocking off the propeller. The engine was burning from the fore part with flames extending the length of the nacelle. Shortly after, the plane started to veer back and in towards the rear element which caused considerable confusion. Then, the pilot seemed to start a very slow turn to the right, losing considerable altitude. The fire intensity was growing. The crew began to bail out as the plane exploded and crashed Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia

According to Joe Baugher’s serial number website: Douglas/Long Beach built B-17G-95-DL Fortress converted to SB-17G. (6th ARS) crashed on takeoff at Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland May 21, 1951.

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According to www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2968, the B-17G, named "Lady Lacey" ..., began undergoing a serious restoration effort in 2012, when the nose and cockpit were removed. On August 13, 2014, the rest of the bomber was removed, and the restoration proceeds at the B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem.

See also www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/columnists/capi-ly...

B-59: thanks for the name of the plane and the information about the restoration and where the bomber now resides. We will add more details to the description when we update.

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