Civil Air Patrol B-17
Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 pm
Friend of mine mentioned that a CAP unit in Mississippi owned a B-17 back in 1946. I am trying to help him find the truth to this. Anyone have a good starting point for some research for me?
Re: Civil Air Patrol B-17
Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:35 pm
Yep. Ask Scott Thompson over at: http://aerovintage.com/
Re: Civil Air Patrol B-17
Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:00 am
According to the above site (should always be your first stop for all things B-17. 
) on the page http://aerovintage.com/RFC_B17.htm:
The First Group, Michigan Wing of the Civil Air Patrol received via RFC/WAA B-17G 43-39304 as a War memorial in 1946. It was sold to French service in 1949 and registered F-BDAT. Sadly, it crashed a few months later in Dec. 1949.
I find no other references to CAP receiving or purchasing a B-17. As CAP has always flown light aircraft, any B-17 under CAP's care would have been as above - a non-flying war memorial.
) on the page http://aerovintage.com/RFC_B17.htm:The First Group, Michigan Wing of the Civil Air Patrol received via RFC/WAA B-17G 43-39304 as a War memorial in 1946. It was sold to French service in 1949 and registered F-BDAT. Sadly, it crashed a few months later in Dec. 1949.
I find no other references to CAP receiving or purchasing a B-17. As CAP has always flown light aircraft, any B-17 under CAP's care would have been as above - a non-flying war memorial.