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Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 16-May-37; took part in goodwill trip to South America 1938; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; with Elder Patteson crash landed base 1-Dec-40; 59 flts; Written off 15-Jan-43. [aircraft No. 81]. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “2nd BG” as listed in the A/C description section.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Langley” Airfield as listed in the A/C description section.
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.