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From biography of Bob Sturges , WW II Test Pilot for Boeing. Post WW II he delivered several B - 17s purchased from bone yards.Flew the famous B -17 to Portland , Oregon that was mounted over a Gas station.It is still there. These aircraft were brand new and the unsold ones were mostly scrapped . Many that were purchased were for the aviation fuel. The tanks were drained and the aircraft was re- sold to a scrap dealer.