38-211

Object Number - UPL 37649 - B-17B 38-211 Wright Army Airfield, Ohio

First flew at Seattle 27-Jun-39; delivered Wright Fd for armament testing 2-Aug-39; others before West Palm Beach, Fl. 28-Sep-42; Hendricks, Fl with Dan Culver crash landed eight miles ENE of base 22-Oct-42, after apparently losing control; Written off 2-Dec-43. this aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Revisions

Date26 Mar 2019 17:35:12

Contributorphil marchese

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AAM image

Date14 Jan 2019 15:58:27

ContributorEmily

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Removed block number from serial number

Date24 Jan 2015 20:14:26

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015. Appended block to name.

Date16 Jan 2015 21:54:08

ContributorLee8thbuff

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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.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:00

ContributorAAM

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 37649 - B-17B 38-211 Wright Army Airfield, Ohio