I was actually in the B-17 turboprop test plane that was at the Windsor Locks air museum in Connecticut right after the tornado ripped thru the collection in 1979.
It was then restored to conventional B-17 configuration, named the Liberty Bell, but crashed and burned in 2011.
A picture of the plane I was in right after the tornado
credit the Hartford Current newspaper. I have my own pics as well
Interesting plane, and would be a nice addition to a B-17 collection.
Isaac