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B-17 Flying Fortress
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.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 January 2019 15:55:27 | Emily | Changes to production block number |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2019 15:55:09 | Emily | Changes to serial number |
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Removed block number from serial number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 January 2015 21:30:34 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to serial number, 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 18:40:00 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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