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Delivered 2BG Langley 6-Jun-37; with Bill Bentley force landed ? due to severe icing conditions 6-Jul-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; with John Turner crash landed east of San Jacinto, Cal. on 46th flt during a violent thunderstorm 18-Dec-40. However despite bent wings and losing some rivets it basically proved to be intact during salvage operation. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
6 June 1937 | ||
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Crashed |
18 December 1940 |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Langley” Airfield as listed in the A/C description section.
Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2015. Added Y block and note to description based on " The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; converted dates to military-style signification.