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Delivered Langley 21-Oct-39; 9BG Rio Hato, Panama 3-Jun-41; 74BS/6BG Santa Lucia 24-Oct-41; Howard Fd, CZ, 22-Mar-42; Salinas, Ecuador 4-Jul-42; force landed base with Harrison Christy 10-Jul-42; Salvaged 7-Jan-44. This aircraft never served in comabt and was never posted to the UK.
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- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Langley Airfield” as listed in the A/C description section.
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.