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B-17 Flying Fortress

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Event Location Date
Delivered Langley AFB, Hampton, VA, USA 14 September 1937
Nicknames
Not yet known
Production block number
B-17G
Manufacturer
Boeing
Markings and paint scheme/livery

Red tails, colored nose bands - White 4th BS, Yellow 7th BS, Red 18th BS, Drab Green 391st, Square S on tail fin- All Alluminum G model 17s.

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
11 November 2019 10:00:44 Emily Changes to nicknames
Sources

Removed nicknames that do not apply to this aircraft from nickname field
Date Contributor Update
10 November 2019 11:42:18 34bgJLP Changes to unit associations
Sources

Mendlesham Memories
Date Contributor Update
10 November 2019 11:38:50 34bgJLP Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings and description
Sources

Mendlesham Memories
Date Contributor Update
10 March 2019 01:09:34 466thHistorian Changes to unit associations and place associations
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
page 71
Date Contributor Update
14 January 2019 15:57:22 Emily Changes to serial number
Sources

Removed block number from serial number
Date Contributor Update
16 January 2015 21:42:48 Lee8thbuff Changes to serial number, production block number, manufacturer and description
Sources

Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2015. Added Y block and note to description based on " The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; converted dates to military-style signification.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:40:00 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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