B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 37-369

History of
B-17 37-369

First flew 29-Apr-39 from Boeing Fd, turbo superchargers fitted, and used for other static tests such as stress and superchargers, etc.; Assigned Headquarter SQd’n/19BG March Fd 3-Oct-40; with P.W. McIntyre force landed through mechanical failure 8-Mar-41 at Hatchita, NM; with Carl Goldenberg force landed Dow Fd, Me 19-Dec-41; to Geiger 7-Feb-42. Have pix flying over Seattle Fd, 24 Nov 1938. Ultimately it was re-designated a B-17A. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Last updated: 2. November 2019