Published June 05, 2015
Early B-17D at Wright Field. The "D" model was the last B-17 series to have a small "shark-fin" tail and underside "bathtub" gun position. (U.S. Air Force photo)
One of crews from "The Swoose" (pictured after the war). From left to right are Charles Reeves, Harold Varner, Col. Frank Kurtz, Harry Schreiber and Roland Boone. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- Restoration crews work together to unload the fuselage of the B-17D "The Swoose" that recently arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from the National Air and Space Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- The B-17D "The Swoose" rests next to the B-17F "Memphis Belle" in the restoration area of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- Artwork depicting "The Swoose" on the B-17D aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- The fuselage of the B-17D "The Swoose" sits on a trailer shortly after its arrival to the restoration facility at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- Engines from the B-17D "The Swoose" in the restoration facility at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio (6/2/2009) - The B-17D The Swoose in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio (6/2/2009) - Interior of the B-17D The Swoose in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio (6/2/2009) - B-17D The Swoose in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio - B-17D "The Swoose" in the Restoration Hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
DAYTON, Ohio (8/31/2009) - The B-17D The Swoose in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio - A member of the 315th Maintenance Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., replaces sheet metal on the B-17D The Swoose during a two-week stay at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where the group worked in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio (11/2010) -- Boeing B-17D "The Swoose" in restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is located at:
1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
(near Dayton, Ohio)