| Texas Raiders | |
|---|---|
_(50657253887).jpg) Texas Raiders during the 2019 Wings over Houston Airshow | |
| General information | |
| Type | Boeing B-17G-95-DL Flying Fortress/PB-1W |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California |
| Owners |
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| Construction number | AC-1862 |
| Registration | N7227C |
| Serial | 44-83872 / BuNo. 77235 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | July 12, 1945 |
| Last flight | November 12, 2022 |
| Fate | Destroyed in mid-air collision |
Texas Raiders was an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-17G-95-DL built by Douglas Long Beach. In 1967, it was purchased by the Commemorative Air Force's Gulf Coast Wing "Texas Raiders" group, which maintained and flew the aircraft out of Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport in Conroe, Texas. The aircraft was destroyed on November 12, 2022, by a mid-air collision with a P-63 Kingcobra at an air show at Dallas Executive Airport, Texas, that killed all five occupants and the P-63 pilot.[2]
- ^ "N7227C Aircraft Registration". flightaware.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Federal authorities: 2 aircraft collide at Dallas air show". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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