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Delivered Langley 14-Nov-41; Assigned 38RS/19BG [aircraft 38], Hickam Field; suffered heavy damage on arrival at Pearl Harbor, 7-Dec-41 with Capt Ray Swenson, Lt Ernie Reid, Lt Homer Taylor, Avn Cdt G.C. Beale, M/Sgt Leroy Pouncey, Sgt Earl Williams, Cpl Mac Lucas, Pvt Bert Lee, Lt Bill Schick. Attempted to land Bellows Field, Japanese gunfire ignited flare box on board, fuselage then buckled and broke in half; a passenger flight surgeon, Lt Schick, was Killed in Action by strafing fire as he ran from ship. Salvaged.

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Added an Association to “Langley Airfield” as listed in the A/C description section.

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Removed block number from serial number

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Lee Cunningham 19-Feb-2015. All Additions and edits per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log