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Individual aircraft list[edit]

The following list of aircraft was removed from the article as not encyclopedic and as only covering two years and one type of aircraft flown (therefore, incomplete):

44-86338 - Unnamed (Damaged Nose/Wingtip - Hangar/Parts Aircraft)

44-86339 - "Carmencito Joe"

44-87742 - The Barrow Sparrow" (F-13A)

45-21742 - Unnamed (F-13A)

45-21761 - "Boeings Boner"

45-21762 - Unnamed (F-13A)

45-21763 - "The Northern Star"

45-21766 - "Bucket of Bolts"

45-21768 - "Kee Bird" (F-13A)

Abandoned February 21, 1947, on frozen lake in Greenland. Remained abandoned on lake for many years. During attempt to recover, caught fire and burned May 21/22, 1995.

45-21773 - "Leaking Lena" (F-13A)

45-21775 - "Forlorn Turkey" (F-13A)

"The Forlorn Turkey" crashed into hillside on Seward Peninsula, December 23, 1947 95 mi N of Nome, AK (east slope of Hot Spring mountain). 2 died while attempting to walk out to get help, 6 rescued. 3 rescue men died.

45-21777 - "My Achin' Back" (F-13A)

45-21819 - Unnamed

45-21846 - "Over Exposed" Converted to B-29F

45-21848 - Acft. "848" (First Aircraft in history to fly over North Pole) Crashed 1947 "Dreamboat" (Long range configuration)

45-21853 - "We've Had It" Converted to B-29F Crashed on takeoff December 12, 1946

45-21856 - Unnamed Converted to B-29F

45-21859 - "Ladies Delight" "Dreamboat" (Long range configuration)

45-21871 - Unnamed

--Lineagegeek (talk) 20:55, 22 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]