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B-17 Flying Fortress

Delivered March 10-Nov-39; Assigned ATC, W Palm Beach 24-Mar-42; with Lovell Stuber crash landed 100 miles South of Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico 9-Apr-42, Written off 24-Apr-42. Missing Air Crew Report 15642. 6 Killed. Not in combat, never served in 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 16:04:11 Emily Changes to serial number
Sources

Removed block number from serial number
Date Contributor Update
24 January 2015 20:25:28 Lee8thbuff Changes to serial number
Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015, Appended Block Number to name.
Date Contributor Update
24 January 2015 20:07:24 Lee8thbuff Changes to production block number, manufacturer and description
Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015. Added Block Number, Manufacturer, converted dates to military-style significations per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" 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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