Once proud B17s were collected at Kingman AAF Depot 41 in Arizona where they waited to be cut up by the salvor's knife. A square W, yellow tail appears at far left. 5,748 warbirds were eventually sold as surplus, or melted down into ingots. Photos courtesy of Mohave Museum, via Steve Solomon.

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