Four B-17G were operated by the 7499th Support Squadron during the 1948-1953 time frame.
44-8846 was redesignated a RB-17G and some of its tasks were ELINT and PHOTINT missions inside the Berlin Corridors.
It joined the French National Geographic Institude (IGN) at Creil in 1954 with the civilian registration
F-BGSP (illustrated here at Florennes in 1975).