A few were used by the Coast Guard for dropping life rafts,
but after WW II there were very few B-17s in use.


The USAF operated the B-17 until 1960.

I think the USAF operated an air/sea rescue version, not the CG.

The CIA had a few for black ops in the '50s. The Israelis had 3 they used in
the 1956 war.

Walt