It's been awhile since I've learned of the B17s given to educational facilities, here's one new to me, the Parks College, Cahokia Illinois B17. If there was a college that offered classes on a real B 17, I'd sign up!

notice in the upper left, the B 17

Aerial view of the Parks Cahokia Campus from the south. The building in the middle right with the white entrance is the South Hangar. The aircraft seen in the upper right is the B-17 Bomber Parks College purchased in 1947. The building in the upper left is the new gymnasium constructed from Government surplus sources in 1947.

https://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/3858

https://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/1333/rec/9

a B-17 that landed unexpectedly on Parks runway in Cahokia during World War II. Local history has it that the plane was repaired and then had some difficulty taking off on the short runway. It was apparently towed by tractor to the northeast corner runway and pulled as far back on the grass as it could go. Then with this little extra space to take off, the pilot reved the engines with brakes on, shaking the plane until he released the brakes and the aircraft tore down the runway toward the southwest, lifting off just in time to clear the power lines at the far end of the runway. It was a tense moment for everyone involved, including bystanders watching the takeoff. (November 1944) [This article was published in the December 1944 issue of Parks Air News, page 1

https://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/1332/rec/4