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media-37649.jpeg UPL 37649 B-17B 38-211
Wright Army Airfield, Ohio

Object Number - UPL 37649 - B-17B 38-211 Wright Army Airfield, Ohio

First flew at Seattle 27-Jun-39; delivered Wright Fd for armament testing 2-Aug-39; others before West Palm Beach, Fl. 28-Sep-42; Hendricks, Fl with Dan Culver crash landed eight miles ENE of base 22-Oct-42, after apparently losing control; Written off 2-Dec-43. this aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to “Wright Field" as listed in the A/C description section.

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Contributorphil marchese
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AAM image

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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 24-Jan-2015. Appended block to name.

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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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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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