Boeing 299M B-17B Flying Fortress

Boeing 299M B-17B Flying Fortress

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08/12/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the USAAC at March Field, Riverside, California, USA, on September 28, 1939 and was probably assigned to one of the three squadrons of the 7th Bombardment Group, 1st Wing, General Headquarters Air Force.

In October 1940, this aircraft, and B-17B s/n 38-215, were transferred to the Cold Weather Test Detachment at Ladd Field, Fairbanks, Alaska, to determine how the B-17 would perform in cold weather. A few months later, both aircraft were back in the continental USA.

On February 6, 1941, while on a flight to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, USA, this aircraft was destroyed in a crash at Ragged Top Mountain, 19 mls (31 km) west of Lovelock, Nevada; there were no survivors among the crew of eight."

07/17/2005. Remarks by Lars Opland: "The old Anchorage Airfield was also known as the 'links' because golf was played there and is also known as the Anchorage Park Strip."


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08/12/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the USAAC at March Field, Riverside, California, USA, on September 28, 1939 and was probably assigned to one of the three squadrons of the 7th Bombardment Group, 1st Wing, General Headquarters Air Force. In October 1940, this aircraft, and B-17B s/n 38-215, were transferred to the Cold Weather Test Detachment at Ladd Field, Fairbanks, Alaska, to determine how the B-17 would perform in cold weather. A few months later, both aircraft were back in the continental USA. On February 6, 1941, while on a flight to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, USA, this aircraft was destroyed in a crash at Ragged Top Mountain, 19 mls (31 km) west of Lovelock, Nevada; there were no survivors among the crew of eight." 07/17/2005. Remarks by Lars Opland: "The old Anchorage Airfield was also known as the 'links' because golf was played there and is also known as the Anchorage Park Strip."