36-150
19th BG
Object Number - UPL 22735 - Y1B-17 36-150 19th BG
Delivered 96BS/2BG Langley 1-Mar-37; transferred 19BG March Fd, but force landed due to engine failure 8-Oct- 40; with Lee Coates force landed base 2-Dec-40; Albuquerque 16-Jul-42; 66 flights; Written off 30-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 60] Never saw combat.
NOTE: B-17 aircraft with model numbers beginning with "Y" were never used in combat roles or were ever sent to the United Kingdom.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: March Air Reserve Base
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, USA | 11 January 1937 | Langley AAF, 11-Mar-37 |
|
Other Transferred |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 8 October 1940 | March AAF, date not determined. Made a forced landing there due to engine failure on 8-Oct-40. |
|
Other Transferred |
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, USA | 16 July 1942 | Kirtland AAF, 16-Jul-42. |
|
Other Written Off (WO) |
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, USA | 30 December 1942 | Salvaged for scrap at Albuquerque, NM 30-Dec-42. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added map locations to biography. Source "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" by Roger A. Freeman and David Osborne.
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added production block to Serial number line and indicated manufacturer, added NOTE.
Lee Cunningham 15-Dec-2014. Added production designation per "The -17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman, converted dates in description to military style designation..
