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Alain-James
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posted 11-12-2000 05:56 AM     Profile for Alain-James   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
Anybody has got a date for the G version service beginning?

Thx

Alain-James


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posted 11-12-2000 10:04 AM     Profile for Forward Observer   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
S! Alain

According to the two references that I have,
the B 17 G started arriving in England in October of 1943. Production totaled 8,680 each of the almost 13,000 B-17 built.

Could not find an exact date, but October 43 was mentioned several times as when the the
first arrived.

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Alain-James
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posted 11-12-2000 10:38 AM     Profile for Alain-James   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
Thank you very much FO!

Alain-James


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