36-152
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UPL 22736
Y1B-17 36-152
2nd Bomb Group
2nd Bomb Group
Delivered 20BS/2BG Langley 27-Mar-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; Hendricks Fd, Sebring 6-Feb-42; force landed base with W.R. George; 65 flts; Written off 13-Apr-42. [aircraft No. 50] Aircraft never served in combat.
NOTE: The "Y" designation indicates that the aircraft was used by the USAAF in a service test status.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: March Air Reserve Base
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Langley AFB, Hampton, VA, USA | 27 March 1937 |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
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.