40-3092
5th BG - 23rd BS - 5th AF
Corrected a/c link
Object Number - UPL 45619 - B-17D 42-3092 5th BG - 23rd BS - 5th AF
Assigned 23BS/5BG Hickam Filed, HI 14-May-41; (aircraft No.41) Returned to the USA Long Beach 22-Oct-42; Love Field 23-Nov-42; Smyrna 2-Jan-43; Lockbourn 23-Jan-43; crashed Newark Army Air Field, NJ with Dan Kingman 15-Jul-43; Salvaged. Ended as trainer for Aviation Engineering Cadet Detachment at Yale Univ. 1944-45. Never served in the UK.
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Hickam AAF, Hawaii | 14 May 1941 | |
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Crashed |
Newark Army Air Field, NJ | 15 July 1943 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 31-May-2015. Appended model to TN (conevntion used for aircraft that never served in UK), edited Description (wrote out acronyms), added production block, added manufacturer, converted dates to military-style signification per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Stroy", Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.
