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1-144 Scale Military Aircraft
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Boeing PB-1G Flying Fortress USCG
Regular Price: $42.95
1/144th Scale Airplane Die-Cast Military Aircraft Boeing PB-1G Flying Fortress United States Coast Guard, 1945 by Corgi
Recommended for ages 14 & Older!
item #: cus31107
The Aircraft:
B-17G-110-VE 44-85828 was one of the very last of the 12,731 Flying Fortresses
built by Boeing between 1935 and 1945. Constructed in Burbank, CA, it was
delivered to the USAAF in July 1945 and subsequently supplied to the US
Navy. Issued with BuNo 77254, the aircraft was modified for US Coast Guard
surveillance work and flown from stations in California and Alaska until
1959. Handed back to the USAF, it became the very last B-17 to be retired
from US military service on October 14 of that year. Sold into civilian
ownership the following year, the aircraft was converted into a "borate
bomber" for an aerial firefighting mission. Based in Wyoming and
Montana with Aero Flite as tanker B-30 for the next 16 years, 44-85828 was
eventually replaced by a C-54 tanker in May 1978 and retired to the Pima Museum
in Tuscon, AZ. It has been on static displayin the 390th Bomb Group colors
for the past 28 years.
Technical Specifications:
| Wingspan: |
103 feet 9 inches |
| Length: |
74 feet 4 inches |
| Height: |
19 feet 1 inch |
| Weight: |
65,500 pounds (loaded) |
| Maximum Speed: |
287 mph |
| Service Ceiling: |
35,600 feet |
| Range: |
2,000 miles |
| Crew: |
9 |
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