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40-3085

B-17 Flying Fortress

Assigned 23BS/5BG [1] Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Returned to the USA Long Beach 23-Oct-42; March 29-Mar-42; Sebring 21-Dec-42; Lockbourn 15-Jan-43; Sioux Falls 14-Jul-43; Written off 21-Jul-43. (aircraft No.1).

Nicknames
Not yet known
Production block number
B-17D-BO
Manufacturer
Boeing
Markings and paint scheme/livery
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
14 January 2019 16:37:26 Emily Changes to serial number
Sources

Removed block number from serial number
Date Contributor Update
31 May 2015 17:35:04 Lee8thbuff Changes to serial number, production block number, manufacturer and description
Sources

Lee Cunningham 31-May-2015. Appended model to TN (conevntion used for aircraft that never served in UK), edited Description (wrote out acronyms), added production block, added manufacturer, converted dates to military-style signification per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Stroy", Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:40:01 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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