Boeing 299P PB-1G Flying Fortress

W.T. LARKINS COLLECTION
No. 6128. Boeing 299P PB-1G Flying Fortress (77256 c/n 8739) US Coast Guard

Photographed at USCG Air Station, San Francisco, California, USA, April 3, 1947, by W.T. Larkins

This is one of 16 ex USAAF B-17Gs transferred to the USCG and operated with US Navy serials:
77245 (1) ex 44-83885 B-17G-95-DL c/n 32526
77246 (1) ex 44-85812 B-17G-110-VE c/n 8721
77247/77257 (11) ex 44-85821/-85831 B-17G-110-VE c/n 8730/8740
82855 (1) ex 44-85837 B-17G-110-VE c/n 8746
82856 (1) ex 44-85834 B-17G-110-VE c/n 8743
82857 (1) ex 44-85838 B-17G-110-VE c/n 8747.