Douglas B-23 Dragon

Douglas B-23 Dragon (HMTHB)

Location: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438 Pierce County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 7.901', W 122° 28.944'

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S/N 39-036

In 1938, the Douglas Aircraft Co. developed the B-23 Dragon to rectify the shortcomings of its B-18 Bolo. the B-23 Dragon featured upgraded engines, a considerably refined fuselage, and a tail gun position not found in the B-18. Beginning in early 1940, McChord's 17th Bombardment Group and the 89th Reconnaissance Squadron received their first factory fresh B-23 Dragon Bombers along side B-18 Bolos stationed at the base. McChord based B-23s were flown by the 89th RS (1940-1941), and other squadrons from the 12th BG (M) (1941-1942), 17th BG(M) (1940-1941), 47th BG(L) (1941).

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Placed ByMcChord Air Museum
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 3:09pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 539254 N 5219927
Decimal Degrees47.13168333, -122.48240000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 7.901', W 122° 28.944'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 7' 54.06" N, 122° 28' 56.64" W
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Area Code(s)253
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 309 Vista Dr, Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA 98438, US
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