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[Serviceman performing preflight inspection of Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_358SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 3CreatorUnited States. Army. Air CorpsDescriptionPhotograph of a U.S. Army Air Corps serviceman performing a preflight inspection of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (nose number 33) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.

Inscription: "(G15-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Pre-flight inspection, 38th Rcn. Sqdn, Tucson, Ariz."

Part of a photograph album of images taken by or related to Lee Embree, an aerial photographer who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1920s-1970s.Creation Date1941-03-20SubjectUnited States. Army. Air Corps. Reconnaissance Squadron, 38thUnited States. Army. Air CorpsBoeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299B, YB-17, B-17)Airplanes, MilitarySoldiersPlaceTucson (Ariz.)ArizonaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsphotograph albumsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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[Serviceman performing preflight inspection of Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]