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B-17 Flying Fortress
Y1B-17 36-150 19th BG
Delivered 96BS/2BG Langley 1-Mar-37; transferred 19BG March Fd, but force landed due to engine failure 8-Oct- 40; with Lee Coates force landed base 2-Dec-40; Albuquerque 16-Jul-42; 66 flights; Written off 30-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 60] Never saw combat.
NOTE: B-17 aircraft with model numbers beginning with "Y" were never used in combat roles or were ever sent to the United Kingdom.
Group
Served on antisubmarine duty for several months after the U.S. entered World War II. In October 1942 was re-designated as 2d Bombardment Group (Heavy) and earmarked for combat. The group was transferred on paper to Geiger Field, Washington, where it...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 34th Bomb Group
Flew 32 missions.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, USA | 11 January 1937 |
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Langley AAF, 11-Mar-37 |
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| Transferred | March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 8 October 1940 |
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March AAF, date not determined. Made a forced landing there due to engine failure on 8-Oct-40. |
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| Transferred | Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, USA | 16 July 1942 |
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Kirtland AAF, 16-Jul-42. |
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| Written Off (WO) | Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, USA | 30 December 1942 |
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Salvaged for scrap at Albuquerque, NM 30-Dec-42. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 March 2019 00:59:15 | 466thHistorian | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2019 15:53:48 | Emily | Changes to serial number |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 18:44:55 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to events |
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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added map locations to biography. Source "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" by Roger A. Freeman and David Osborne. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 18:27:43 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to serial number, manufacturer and description |
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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added production block to Serial number line and indicated manufacturer, added NOTE. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 00:08:02 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to production block number, markings and description |
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Lee Cunningham 15-Dec-2014. Added production designation per "The -17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman, converted dates in description to military style designation.. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:00 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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