B-17G Flying Fortress
Grissom Air Museum
Peru, IN
B-17G on display at the Grissom Air Museum just outside of the former
Grissom Air Force Base in central Indiana. Grissom is named after
famous astronaut Virgil I. Gus Grissom, commander of the crew that
perished in the Apollo I fire. Miss Liberty Belle missed WWII action,
but had a long career as a nuclear test aircraft, drone, and as a
radio controlled test aircraft. The original Miss Liberty Belle
flew 62 missions out of Cheveston, England, before crashing and
being written off druring WWII. 44-83690 is painted in the colors
and markings of Miss Liberty Belle to honor those who flew those 62
missions.
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