36-151
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Object Number - UPL 31069 - 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.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, USA | 28 March 1937 | Langley AAF 28-Mar-37 |
|
Other Transferred |
Amarillo, TX, USA | 21 November 1942 | Amarillo AAF 21-Nov-42 |
|
Other Written Off (WO) |
Amarillo, TX, USA | 15 January 1943 | Salvaged for scrap at Amarillo AAF 15-Jan-1943. |
|
Other Good Will Tour |
South America |
Revisions
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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Lee Cunningham: Added WO event map location. Same source as previous.
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.
