Aircraft History
Assigned to the 88th Recon Sqadron at Albuquerque Army Airfield.

This B-17 was part of the formation of Flying Fortresses flying from Hamilton Field to Hickam Field and arrived during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the first B-17 to land during the attack. One known crewmember was 1st Lt. Leo M. Eminger.

Mission History
In May 1943, this B-17 was piloted Larry D. Dennis and crashed at Sebring, Florida with three KIA.

References
Thanks to David Tanner for additional information
Aviation Archaeological investigation & Research

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Last Updated
November 8, 2009