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B-17 FLYING FORTRESS/44-83872

Serial #: 44-83872
Construction #:
  32513 (-DL)
Civil Registration:
  N7227C

Model(s):
  B-17G Flying Fortress
  PB-1W Flying Fortress
Name: Texas Raiders
Status: Destroyed
Last info: 2022

History:
Delivered to the United States Army Air Force as 44-83872.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Delivered to United States Navy as Bu. 77235.
- BOC: July 16, 1945.
- SOC: July 10, 1956.
- Stored at Litchfield Park NAS, AZ, January 15, 1955-1958.
- Total Airframe hours: 3257.
Aero Service Corp., Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 1957-1967.
- Registered as N7227C.
- Operated by Aeriflex for survey work.
- Withdrawn from service, October 1963.
Confederate Air Force, Mercedes TX, April 13, 1967-2002.
- Later based in Harlingen, TX.
- Flew as 124592/Texas Raiders.
Commemorative Air Force/Gulf Coast Wing, Midland, TX, 2002-2025.
- Flew as 483872/Texas Raiders/VP*X.
- Struck by P-63 King Cobra in flight during airshow, Dallas-Executive airport, TX, November 22, 2022.
-- Texas Raiders broke up in flight and crashed.

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