B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

combat. Plane remains half-submerged
in a swamp. David Tallichet, the
founder of MARC, has reportedly secured
permission to recover this plane. He was
denied permission by the PNG government
to exercise salvage rights and sold the
salvage rights to Alfred Hagan. Hagan
and Robert Geinert in 2006 had wings and engines
removed and airlifted the fuselage to
Lae, PNG. Aircraft was impounded by the PNG
government and is currently sitting on
the wharf at Lae.
2447 picked up Gen. MacArthur and family in
Philippines Mar 25, 1942. Destroyed on ground
Del Monte, PI late March 1942.
2448 destroyed by strafing Broome, W. Aust
after Java evacuation Mar 3, 1942.
2449 scrapped 1944
2450 (7th BG) wrecked and demolished in
Guatemala Jan 8, 1942 while reinforcing FEAF
2451 (7th BG) crashlanded at Rio Mato,
Guatemala when landing gear did not extend Dec 27, 1941.
Was on resupply mission to FEAF.
2452 survived Java Campaign, was in RAAF
Pearce Mar 2, 1942, ex Broom Mar 2, 1942
Lost Aug 9, 1942 near Malapla Island SW
Pac.
2453 wrecked while taxying Pyota, TX Mar 19,
1942. Must have been repaired
as this plane was seen being repaired
after a bombing raid on
Rabaul Dec 24, 1942.
2454 (19th BG) destroyed on ground Mar 3,
1942, Broome, W. Australia following Java evacuation.
2455 arrived from USA via Africa Jan 26, 1942
at Sourabaya. Transferred to 19th BG on Java.
Destroyed on ground Java Feb 1942
2456 shot down near Surabaya Feb 3, 1942.
2457 *Per Diem* Survivied Java , went on to
serve 435 BS May 42 out of
Townsville
2458 (*Yankee Diddler*) damaged by air
action and crash landed Pasiran Feb 8, 1942
2459 destroyed on ground at Kendari, Java Jan