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Delivered Langley 5-Oct-39; 36BS/28BG Ladd Fd; with Chas Bockman force landed MacDill 9-Sep-41; transferred Geiger Fd, Wright Fd, with T.K. McGehee, crashed Nucla,CO near Lovelock, NV en route (8 Killed in Service), 9-Feb-42. Salvaged 26-Feb-42. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Langley Airfield” as listed in the A/C description section.

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ContributorEmily
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Removed block number from serial number

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015, Appended Block Number to name.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2015. Added block number and note to description based on " The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; converted dates to military-style signification.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log