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Boeing 299AB Flying Fortress

B17-8637Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-BGOE

INOperatorInstitut Géographique National

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Boeing 299AB Flying Fortress. Operated for United States Army Air Forces, TWA Transcontinental and Western Air and Institut Géographique National. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN8637

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Figures for the B-17G (en sus conversiones civiles) variant, the most representative of the family

Length22.7 m74 ft

Wingspan31.6 m104 ft

Height5.8 m19 ft

Range3,219 km1,738 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed293 km/h158 ktMach 0.28

Service ceiling10,851 m35,600 ftIt flies above Everest (1.2 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight29,710 kg65,499 lb

Maximum payload13,319 kg29,363 lb

Endurance10 h 59 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 12,731 units built · Production ended in 1945

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

May 14, 1945

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces as 44-85728.

Jun 26, 1946

Transferred to TWA Transcontinental and Western Air

Transferred to TWA Transcontinental and Western Air.

Dec 2, 1946

Re-registered

Changed from NX4600 to NL1B (still with TWA Transcontinental and Western Air).

Jul 12, 1952

Transferred to Institut Géographique National

Transferred to Institut Géographique National.

Operators

1945-05-14

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 44-85728

1946-06-26

TWA Transcontinental and Western Air

Registration NX4600

1946-12-02

TWA Transcontinental and Western Air

Registration NL1B

1952-07-12

Institut Géographique National

Registration F-BGOE

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 299AB Flying Fortress · F-BGOE · Institut Géographique National}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B17-8637},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B17-8637}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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