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The Swoose is a Boeing B-17D-BO Flying Fortress, USAAF serial number 40-3097, that saw extensive use in the Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II and survived to become the oldest B-17 still intact.
The Swoose – Initially nicknamed Ole Betsy while in service, The Swoose is the only remaining intact B-17D, built in 1940, the oldest surviving Flying Fortress, and the only surviving B-17 to have seen action in the Philippines campaign (1941–1942); she is in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum and is being restored for ...
A total of 42 "D" series were built, and the 18 remaining B-17Cs were converted to Boeing's new B-17D standard. The sole-surviving example of the "D" series (originally built in 1940 and nicknamed Ole Betsy by her original aircrew) is currently undergoing restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton , Ohio .
The oldest B-17 in existence, it is perhaps unique in having served from just hours after the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941 to the end of ... 'A very cool story.' Air Force Museum shows off ...
1940: built at Boeing Seattle as a B-17D. May 1941: sent to Hawaii. September 1941: moved to the Philippines, where she was known as "Ole Betsy." December 1941–January 1942: used in combat. January 1942: sent to Australia for repairs and given the name "The Swoose." Subsequently, used as a transport plane for George Brett and others. After ...
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress. Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress 40-3097 The Swoose [274] Storage. Fairchild-Republic T-46 Eaglet.
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Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, originally Shoo Shoo Baby, is a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in World War II, preserved and currently awaiting reassembly at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. A B-17G-35-BO, serial number 42-32076 , and manufactured by Boeing, it was named by her crew for a song of the same name made popular by The Andrews ...