Sentimental Journey (aircraft)
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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.
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Sentimental Journey, performing at the 2014 Chino Airshow in Chino, California | |
Type | B-17G-85-DL Flying Fortress[1] |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Manufactured | 1944[2] |
Registration | N9323Z |
Serial | USAF s/n 44-83514 |
First flight | 13 March 1945 |
Owners and operators | U.S. Army Air Forces United States Air Force Aero Union Corporation Commemorative Air Force |
In service | 1944–1959 (military) 1959–1978, Aero Union Corporation |
Preserved at | Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum |
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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.