40-2058

Delivered SAD 3-Oct-40; Salt Lake City 24-Dec-40; Assigned 9BS/7BG Langley Field; Patterson 30-Dec-40; with Chester Gilger crash landed Fort Douglas, UT 4-Feb-41 Salvaged.Never used in combat, never served in the UK.

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UPL 84496

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  • Object Number: UPL 84496
  • Description: "Airman First to Escape Fortress Disaster". B-17, 40-2058, crashes at Fort Douglas, Utah

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Langley Airfield” as listed in the A/C description section.

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ContributorEmily
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Removed block number from serial number

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2015. All changes based on "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log