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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 9088 | Flying Fortress | B-17E-BO | Transport | |||||||||
| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Post Unification - Après l’unification | Pre Unification - Pré unification | Unification | ||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army Armée |
1968 February 1 | ||||||||
| 9205 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition |  |
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| View on external web siteAfficher sur un site Web externe | View BelowVoir ci-dessous | To War Assets Corporation | ||||||||||
| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Boeing Company, The | B-17E | Mk. III | 2614 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Boeing, Seattle, Washington, United States | 1943 December 15 | 1946 December 27 | ||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| Engine(s) Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card Carte historique |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil | ||||||||||||
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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| 41-9142 | ||||||||||||
| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police | Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils | |||||||||||
| LC-RTP | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs | ||||||||||||
| Date | Category Catégorie |
Unit |
Location Emplacement |
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| 1) 1944 January 22 2) 1944 May 1 3) 1944 November 19 | 1) B 2) 3) D | 1) 190 miles out of Port Reath between Prestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom, and Gibralter 2) RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada 3) No 9 runway RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| On Board À bord |
Uninjured Survivants |
Injured Blessé |
Fatalities Décès |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map Carte |
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| 1) 5 2) 3 3) 5 | 1) 5 2) 3) 5 | 1) 2) 3 3) | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation | ||||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight SafetyDirection de la sécurité des vols de l’ ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other ReportsAutres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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| English - Anglais | French - Français | English - Anglais | ||||||||||
| Date | FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque | RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue | RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| 1) 1944 January 22 2) 1944 May 1 3) 1944 November 19 | 1) View - Voir 2) View - Voir 3) View - Voir | |||||||||||
| Other Reports - Autres rapports | ||||||||||||
| Date | Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport | Report - Rapport | ||||||||||
| 1) 1944 January 22 2) 1944 May 1 3) 1944 November 19 | ||||||||||||
| Operational History - Historique opérationnel | ||||||||||||
| Date Unknown: Manufactured at Boeing,Seattle, Washington, United States, manufacturer serial number 8096.[RWR Walker]
Date Unknown: Taken on stength by USAAF as B-17E-BO, serial number 41-9142.[RWR Walker]
1942 May 2: Delivered to Pendleton, {Oregon}, United States. Assigned 34 Bomb Group (BG).[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 June 16: At Wright Field, {Ohio}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 June 11: At Geiger, {Washington}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 July 31: At Wendover, {Utah}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 August 11: At Westover, {Massachusetts}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 September 20: At Walla Walla, {Washington}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1942 October 2: At Alamogordo, {New Mexico}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
1943 April 1: At Lockbourn {Army Airfield, Ohio}, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian]
Date Unknown:Transferred to RCAF 168th Heavy Transport Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada.[American Air Museum in Britian] Ordered on Purchase Order CA 000115.[RWR Walker]
1943 December 6: Taken on strength as RCAF 9202. Mk. III, also reported as Mk. IIA, both designations probably unofficial. [RWR Walker]
1943 December: Arrived at Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada. Quote from RCAF receiving report: "very delapidated, all the parts being badly worn".[RWR Walker]
Used by No. 168 Heavy Transport Squadron, Rockcliffe{Ottawa}, Ontario, Canada, for mail flights to Europe and North Africa.[RWR Walker]
1944 January 23: Flying from Prestwick to Gibraltar when it was involved in a mid-air collision with an RAFRoyal Air Force coastal command Wellington (JA268) in fog over the Bay of Biscay. The collision left the Fortress with extensive damage to the nose, wings and tail and two engines were forced to be shut down and their props feathered. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Horace Hillcoat, turned back to Prestwick, and made a safe landing on the remaining two engines (one without a supercharger), but the crew was forced to jettison the load of mail.[Vintage Wings Canada]
Date Unknown: Crew received four AFCs {Air Force Cross} and one Air Medal. [RWR Walker]
Date Unknown: 9205 was fitted with a temporary fabric nose and upon return to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, was fitted with the fold-down metal nose cone.[RWR Walker]
1994 November 19: Gear up landing at Rockcliffe Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[RWR Walker]
1945 November 4: Carried penicillin to Warsaw, Poland, along with 9202.[RWR Walker]
1946 April: Transferred to No. 9 (T) Group, used briefly for search and rescue over the Atlantic.[RWR Walker]
1946 December 27: Struck off strength.[RWR Walker]
1948: Carlos J. Pereze de Villa, Mor?n, Argentina registered as LV-RTP.[Warbird Registry]
1948 April 12: Arrived, Mor?n, Argentina.[Warbird Registry]
Date Unknown: Converted for cargo use.[Warbird Registry]
1949-1964: Grounded due to legal dispute, Mor?n, Argentina.[Warbird Registry]
1964: Scrapped, Mor?n, Argentina.[Warbird Registry] |
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