Aluminum Overcast

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B-17G-105-VE, Aluminum Overcast, at EAA's 2006 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
B-17G-105-VE, Aluminum Overcast, at EAA's 2006 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Aluminum Overcast, B-17G-105-VE, 44-85740, civil registration N5017N, is a surviving B-17 Flying Fortress. It is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association, and it tours the U.S.A. offering flight experiences.[1] She has three Curtiss-Wright 1820-97 and one Studebaker 1820 and airframe was contracted out to the Lockheed Aircraft Company.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The B-17 Aluminum Overcast. b17.org. Retrieved on 18 May 2007.
  • EAA handout for flight experience.