If anyone wants to get some additional info on air tanker 97, you can search for it on Google, using its civil registration: N3509G or its (current) nickname: “Miss Angela”. It is a Lockheed Vega-build (Boeing) B-17G-105-VE, USAAF Serial: 44-85778, construction or manufacturer’s serial number: 8687, currently owned by Pond Warbirds, LLC in Reno, Nevada. It was first converted to a TB-17G and then a VB-17G, and later also operated with air tanker numbers E16, 16, F42, 42, and 102.
If anyone wants to get some additional info on air tanker 97, you can search for it on Google, using its civil registration: N3509G or its (current) nickname: “Miss Angela”. It is a Lockheed Vega-build (Boeing) B-17G-105-VE, USAAF Serial: 44-85778, construction or manufacturer’s serial number: 8687, currently owned by Pond Warbirds, LLC in Reno, Nevada. It was first converted to a TB-17G and then a VB-17G, and later also operated with air tanker numbers E16, 16, F42, 42, and 102.