My Gal Sal | |
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General information | |
Type | B-17E-BO Flying Fortress |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Owners | USAAF |
Serial | 41-9032 |
History | |
In service | 1942 |
Preserved at | National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana |
My Gal Sal is a B-17E-BO Flying Fortress whose pilot was forced to land it on the Greenland icecap during World War II. Many years later, it was recovered and returned to the United States to be restored. It is one of only four surviving B-17Es in existence.