Nine-O-Nine

Nine-O-Nine
The Collings Foundation B-17G flying in the colours of Nine-O-Nine, 323rd BS B-17G, displaying 1st Combat Bomb Wing tail markings. This aircraft crashed in 2019.
General information
TypeBoeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress
ManufacturerBoeing Airplane Company
Owners91st Bombardment Group USAAF
Construction number7023
Serial42-31909
Total hours1,129 hours
History
ManufacturedDecember 15, 1943
In serviceDecember 15, 1943–December 7, 1945

Nine-O-Nine was a Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress heavy bomber, of the 323d Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, that completed 140 combat missions during World War II, believed to be the Eighth Air Force record for most missions without loss to the crews that flew it. A different B-17G, painted to mimic the Nine-O-Nine, crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, in October 2019.

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