44-85813 was used as a five engine test bed for
new turbo-prop engines by the Curtis-Wright company after WWII. It had
its cockpit moved further back to facilitate this modification. In 1969
it was sold to Arnold Kolb, who changed it back to standard B-17 configuration
and used it as a fire bomber registered as N6694C. In 1980, it was substantially
damaged in a mishap at Bear Pen Airport in North Carolina. Its remains
were acquired by Tom Reilly, who moved it to Florida. It's parts are being
used for Tom Reilly's Outhouse Mouse restoration. Whatever is left
could possibly be the basis of a future restoration.
If you have any comments or have found information on my page that
is incorrect, please e-mail
me! If you know of a surviving B-17 that is not on my page, please let
me know!
