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B-17 Flying Fortress
Y1B-17 #36-151 Code: #80
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.
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
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, USA | 28 March 1937 |
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Langley AAF 28-Mar-37 |
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| Good Will Tour | South America | 1938 |
| Transferred | Amarillo, TX, USA | 21 November 1942 |
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Amarillo AAF 21-Nov-42 |
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| Written Off (WO) | Amarillo, TX, USA | 15 January 1943 |
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Salvaged for scrap at Amarillo AAF 15-Jan-1943. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 March 2019 01:01:06 | 466thHistorian | Changes to place associations |
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2019 15:54:09 | Emily | Changes to serial number |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 December 2017 01:54:03 | 466thHistorian | Changes to unit associations |
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 19:07:53 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to events |
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Lee Cunningham: Added WO event map location. Same source as previous. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 19:05:31 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to serial number, production block number, manufacturer, description and events |
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Lee Cunningham 16-DEc-2014. Added model number to serial number line, made map associations, converted dates to military-style significations, added NOTE. Source "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne. |
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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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