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Originally Posted by M_Six
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Originally Posted by bimmer456
So it looks like it went into service in 1945 so it wasn't used in the war but was used for other purposes.
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Probably so. In fact, I bet most of the surviving B-17s never saw combat. |
I looked at pictures of the wreckage, it may be possible to restore it but I wouldn't recommend flying it just keep it as a museum piece if anyone is willing to spend the money. The entity that owned the plane might get sued by the families as the plane should have been thoroughly checked and maintained to insure it was safe to fly with civilian passengers with no special training. It is an old plane so anything can happen, even if it was the Flying Fortress back in the day and had a reputation for being a tank and continuing to fly even after suffering direct hits from flak and anti aircraft artillary.