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39-1
B-17 Flying Fortress
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B-17B 39-1 at Lowry Field
Force landed Seattle Fd, WA while testing with Harry Halverson 11-Feb-40; Delivered Hamilton 15-Dec-40; Lowry 7-Dec-42; Assigned 450BS/ Hendricks; with Ray Wild force landed base 18-Mar-43; Written off 3-Sep-43. Never used in combat, never served in the UK.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 January 2020 14:21:03 | phil marchese | Changes to production block number and markings |
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AAM image. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2019 16:12:06 | Emily | Changes to serial number, nicknames and markings |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 December 2017 13:35:53 | Chris Brame | Changes to nicknames and media associations |
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WWII photos by William Larkins and unknown photographer at Lowry Field |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 January 2015 20:57:03 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to serial number, production block number, manufacturer and description |
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015. Added Block Number, appended Block Number to name, Manufacturer, converted dates to military-style significations per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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