| Sentimental Journey | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:B17_-_Chino_Airshow_2014_(framed).jpg) Sentimental Journey, performing at the 2014 Chino Airshow in Chino, California | |
| General information | |
| Type | B-17G-85-DL Flying Fortress[1] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Owners | U.S. Army Air Forces United States Air Force Aero Union Corporation Commemorative Air Force |
| Registration | N9323Z |
| Serial | USAF s/n 44-83514 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1944[2] |
| First flight | 13 March 1945 |
| In service | 1944–1959 (military) 1959–1978, Aero Union Corporation |
| Preserved at | Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum |
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Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber. It is based at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, Arizona, US.[3] The aircraft is regularly flown to airshows throughout North America.
The nose art features Betty Grable, the number one pinup girl of the World War II era. The aircraft's name takes after a song made very popular by Doris Day in 1945.
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- ^ "USAF Serial Number Search Results". cgibin.rcn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "B-17G Flying Fortress". Airbase Arizona Flying Museum. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "B-17s: Where to find them." aerovintage.com, 15 January 2007.