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B-17 Flying Fortress

Delivered Langley 16-Oct-39; Assigned Tucson, TX 2-Feb-42; with Harry Hawthorne, crashed Milford, near base 6-Feb-42. Salvaged 14-May-42.This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

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

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
14 January 2019 16:00:31 Emily Changes to serial number
Sources

Removed block number from serial number
Date Contributor Update
24 January 2015 20:21:33 Lee8thbuff Changes to serial number
Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015, Appended Block Number to name.
Date Contributor Update
16 January 2015 22:31:32 Lee8thbuff Changes to production block number, manufacturer and description
Sources

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.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:40:01 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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