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B-17 Flying Fortress

Delivered March Field 6-Mar-41; MacDill 3-Mar-42; crashed out of limits of continental USA; Written off 6-Aug-42. Never used 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 16:14:12 Emily Changes to serial number
Sources

Removed block number from serial number
Date Contributor Update
24 January 2015 21:03:58 Lee8thbuff Changes to serial number, production block number, manufacturer and description
Sources

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

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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