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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered March 5-Sep-39; Davis Monthan Field, with Don Johnson, crashed Santa Catalina hills, 14 miles South of base following an engine fire, burned out, 6 Killed in Service and two bailed & RTD 6-Apr-42. Salvaged 8-Apr-42. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 January 2019 16:01:17 | Emily | Changes to serial number |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 January 2015 20:17:45 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to serial number |
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2015, Appended Block Number to name. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 January 2015 21:59:39 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer and description |
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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. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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