Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 28-Mar-37; transferred 20BS; took part in goodwill trip to South America 1938; transferred 19BG March Field Oct-40; Amarillo 21-Nov-42; 64 flights; Written off 15-Jan-43 after surviving a spin. [aircraft No. 80]. Never saw combat.
NOTE: B-17 aircraft with model numbers beginning with "Y" were never used in combat operations and never transferred to the United Kingdom.
Service
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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...
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People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 34th Bomb Group
Flew 32 missions.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Delivered |
Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, USA |
28 March 1937 |
Langley AAF 28-Mar-37
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Good Will Tour |
South America |
1938 |
Transferred |
Amarillo, TX, USA |
21 November 1942 |
Amarillo AAF 21-Nov-42
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Written Off (WO) |
Amarillo, TX, USA |
15 January 1943 |
Salvaged for scrap at Amarillo AAF 15-Jan-1943.
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