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It's a movie prop.

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What is the history of that airframe? It is beaten to pieces and appears to be assembled with pop rivets.

I'm pretty certain it/they are replicas used for exterior shots. There's a long history of replica planes in Hollywood especially if it doesn't need to fly. See the P-40's blown up in "Tora, Tora, Tora", pretty much every moveable aircraft in "The Right Stuff" etc. I noticed the pop rivets holding the panels together. Not exactly aviation quality construction methods.
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These pics were taken recently from the wrap ups of the Hanks / Spielberg "Masters of the Air" production. These are a couple of the B-17's on flatbeds near Brome, Suffolk.
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Article on Masters of the Air movie with some shots of the mock-ups assembled.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-wwii-mi ... 00703.html

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Does anyone know the name company that owns the B-17 replicas? Thank you
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Does anyone know the name company that owns the B-17 replicas? Thank you


According to the article they were built by BGI Supplies in the UK, see link below for company information. They also have a Facebook page. Don't know if the company that built them retains ownership or not, but you could reach out to them.

https://bgisupplies.co.uk/

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