40-2060
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UPL 37655
B-17C #40-2060
Fortress Mk.I AN526 (incorrectly marked AM526)
90 Squadron RAF
Fortress Mk.I AN526 (incorrectly marked AM526)
90 Squadron RAF
Delivered RAF [AN526] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron (WP-G) Polebrook 5-Jun-41; led first RAF B-17 mission, to Wilhelmshaven; became instructional airframe 4429M St Athan, Wales 24-Oct-42.
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Polebrook Airfield, UK | 5 June 1941 | 90 Squadron RAF |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2015. All changes based on "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne.