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with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. to DPC Bush Field Mar 7, 1945 6185 converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. reclamation completed MacDill Nov 18, 1947 6186 converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. to RFC Walnut Ridge Dec 29, 1945 6187 converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. to excess inventory list Jun 14, 1946 6188 to RFC Altus Oct 9, 1945 6190 to RFC Altus Oct 9, 1945 6192 to RFC Albuquerque Jul 27, 1945 6193 to RFC Altus Oct 9, 1945 6194 to RFC Altus Nov 5, 1945 6195 to RFC Walnut Ridge Jun 27, 1945 6196 to RFC Searcy Field Aug 7, 1945 6197 to RFC at MacDill Dec 18, 1944 6198 to CL-26 Alexandria AF, LA Sep 21, 1943 6199 to RFC Walnut Ridge Aug 21, 1945 6200 converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. To RFC Altus Oct 11, 1945 6201 converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. Reclamation completed MacDill SAC Feb 2, 1948 6202 to RFC Walnut Ridge Sep 12, 1945 6203 to RFC, Walnut Ridge 12/14/45 6204 to RFC, Walnut Ridge 12/29/45 42-29467/29531 Boeing B-17F-55-BO Fortress c/n 4581/4645 29470 (97th BG, "Kibbe Tondelayo") lost 3 engines due to flak and ditched near Catania, Sicily Jul 16, 1943. Crew rescued by a British destroyer. 29477 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Joan of Ark") hit by a rocket from a
Bf 110G-2 and crashed near Bamberg, Germany Oct 14, 1943. 2 KIA, 9 POW. MACR 907 29481 (303rd BG, 427th BS) shot down over North Sea 10 mi E of Scharnhorn Island during mission to Heligoland Islands May 15, 1943. All crew KIA. MACR 15515 29483 (99th BG, 348th BS) lost Jul 5, 1943. MACR 386 and 340 29485 (463rd BG, "Miss Fury") 29486 (99th BG, 348th BS) lost Jul 5, 1943. MACR 1133 and 988 29487 (91st BG, 324th BS) lost Jan 11, 1944. MACR 1915 29492 (351st BG) collided over Polebrook with 42-29865 May 7, 1943. Also have MACR 1132 and 98A which have this plane as lost Jul 5, 1943 with 99th BG 29496 (99th BG, 346th BS) lost May 3, 1943. MACR 16175 29498 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Dark Horse" aka "Mumsie") damaged by AAA then shot down by Hptm Walter Koeckner in Fw 190A-6 of JG 1/II Stab near Harpstedt, Germany Nov 29, 1943. MACR 1657. 4 KIA, 6 POW. 29500 crashed 16 mi E of Ellensburg, WA Mar 29, 1943. 9 killed. 29502 (99th BG, 416th BS) lost Nov 24, 1943. MACR 1308 29505 crashed into Mt. Maenclochog, Wales Apr 11, 1944 during ferry flight. British records show date as Nov 4, 1942. 29506 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Full Boost!") shot down by Oblt Hugo Frey in Bf 109G of JG 11/7 at Cassel, France Dec 1, 1943. MACR 1578. 6 KIA, 4 POW. 29509 ("Bad Penny") 29511 (379th BG, 525th BS, "The Iron Maiden")
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B-17 Makes & Serial Numbers 1936 -
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from Salt Lake City to McClellan Fi
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AN518 and Returned to USAAF Sept 26
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Air Museum to acquire the aircraft.
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3, 1942. 2429 (7th BG, 88th RS) arr
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16, 1942. 2460 arrive ex-Africa Rou
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Feb 19, 1942 2502 (7th BG) wrecked
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2603 w/o at Lockbourne AAB, OH Jan
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navigation error. All 12 onboard ki
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it would be recovered. There was an
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on takeoff at 7-Mile Airfield, Port
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salvaged Mar 15, 1943, Oran. 24344
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24392 (97th BG) damaged in Oct 21,
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24434 sold on civilian market as N6
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to USA late 1943. 24456 never flew
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crashed into North Sea W of Amrum,
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ditched into English Channel 1 mi o
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shot down by AAA Mar 4, 1943. MACR
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24580 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Hell Ca
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1923 24620 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Sn
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3029 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Wallaroo
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Nazaire, France Sep 16, 1943. MACR
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Otto Bach in Fw 190A-4 of JG 1/5 an
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near Muenster, Germany Nov 4, 1945
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of JG 1/1 at Waldenrath, Germany Oc
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at Ghedi, Italy. MACR 676. 2 KIA, 7
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MACR 96 3282 (95th BG, 334th BS) lo
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Page 59 and 60: 10, 1943. MACR 859. 9 KIA, 1 POW. 3
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Page 65 and 66: 2 evaded. 3541 (96th BG, 339th BS,
Page 67 and 68: 7 rescued. 5052 (303rd BG, 358th BS
Page 69 and 70: 5092 to RFC Ontario, CA Jun 14, 194
Page 71 and 72: Surveyed Wendover AAF 1943 MACR 154
Page 73 and 74: 31, 1945 MACR 15304 5211 to RFC Sea
Page 75 and 76: over UK Mar 1, 1943. 5252 to RFC Se
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Page 79 and 80: "Old Faithful") lost Jan 11, 1944.
Page 81 and 82: to 2nd BG, 429th BS) shot down by U
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Page 85 and 86: Condemned salvage Jan 6, 1946 5738
Page 87 and 88: MACR 15635 5780 condemned MIA May 1
Page 89 and 90: down by Karl-Emil Demuth in Fw 190A
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Page 93 and 94: Rimini, Italy Nov 27, 1943. MACR 13
Page 95 and 96: 1943 5903 (390th BG, 571st BS, *Asc
Page 97 and 98: 5935 to CL-26 Pratt AAF Jun 14, 194
Page 99 and 100: 5993 to CL-26 Dyersburg AAF Mar 22,
Page 101 and 102: 29, 1947 6043 to RFC Altus Sep 24,
Page 103 and 104: 6096 (351st BG, 511th BS, "Onda Bal
Page 105: 6156 to RFC Walnut Ridge Dec 7, 194
Page 109 and 110: MACR 252 29554 to Royal Aircraft Es
Page 111 and 112: of JG 53/III over Italy Nov 10, 194
Page 113 and 114: MACR 16291 MACR 15555 29660 (306th
Page 115 and 116: 29703 (384th BG, 544th BS, *Kathy J
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Page 119 and 120: Grettstadt, Germany Oct 14, 1943. 9
Page 121 and 122: explosion of B-17 42-29685. 29809 (
Page 123 and 124: 9 KIA, 1 POW. 29856 (483rd BG, 815t
Page 125 and 126: MACR 1758 Dec 22, 1943. Salvaged De
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Page 129 and 130: 2 KIA 8 POW 29957 (94th BG, 410th B
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Page 133 and 134: Amelsburen, Germany Oct 10, 1943 on
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Page 139 and 140: 30123 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Feb
Page 141 and 142: crash landed at St Omer, France due
Page 143 and 144: MACR 401. Crashed in Belgium, 1 KIA
Page 145 and 146: shot down by fighter near Chartres,
Page 147 and 148: 30225 (388th BG, 560nd BS) lost Jul
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30386 (305th BG, 364th BS) lost Jan
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MACR 4437 30434 (390th BG, 570th BS
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lost Sep 10, 1944. MACR 9578. Crash
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Niedergrundau, Germany Oct 4, 1943.
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30711 (92nd BG, 407th BS) lost Jan
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1944 1943 1944 30740 to RFC at Albu
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30788 (100th BG, 350th BS) lost Feb
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30814 (305th BG, 366th BS, "Round T
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1 evaded. Both MACRs wrongly identi
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30891 crashed Jun 13, 1944 Crown Po
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Klushausen, Germany on mission to S
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River Seser at Vegesack, Germany De
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Kimbolton, UK Dec 28, 1943. At leas
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31154 (447th BG, 708th BS) lost Nov
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Jun 28, 1944 Sack") 31201 (97th BG)
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31241 (303 BG, 427th BS, "Spirit of
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Halberstadt, Brunde, Wernegerode, M
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31369 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Aug
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Germany. MACR 2757 31412 (100th BG,
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31467 (401st BG, 613th BS) lost Mar
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31511 (401st BG, 612nd BS) lost Apr
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MACR 4881 31550 (381st BG, 533rd BS
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MACR 11127 31598 (385th BG, 551st B
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31642 (99th BG, 347th BS) shot down
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MACR 2878 31694 (351st BG) crashlan
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from service. Mar 23, 1944. MACR 35
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MACR 4623 31795 (463rd BG, 774th BS
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Aug 7, 1944. MACR 11976 31887 (95th
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shuttle mission Jun 21, 1944. 31975
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MACR 11247 32027 (303rd BG, 427th B
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and back to Danish AF Oct 24, 1952.
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32110 (99th BG, 416th BS) damaged o
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Poppenwier and Raerd, Netherlands D
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Kempf of JG26/11 at Zuidwolde, Neth
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MACR 4853 c/n 8590/8679 37804 (94th
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42-30317, severely damaged and ball
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fighter Jan 29, 1944 Mannheim, Germ
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37962 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Betty L
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MACR 3677 at Jagel by P-51s. 38019
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Munich. Crew bailed out over Englis
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near Hannover Mar 6, 1944. MACR 290
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38162 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Apr
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39761 (351st BG, 511st BS) shot dow
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and crashlanded at Froid-Chapelle,
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due to icing, caught fire, and 20 m
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Willemstad, Netherlands Nov 11, 194
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MACR 5480 39888 to RFC at Kingman,
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Jul 7, 1944 MACR 2197 and fighters
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that exploded on Feb 9, 1945. 39975
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40012 lost in ferry across Atlantic
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Allison engines. Because of urgency
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MACR 3932 97084 (381st BG, 534th BS
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flight. All 8 crew killed. Freeman
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May 24, 1944. Tail gunner bailed ou
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97219 (388th BG, 560th BS) lost Sep
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shot down over Pilzen, Czechoslovak
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MACR 13265 97325 (351st BG) collide
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97399 (398th BG, 600th BS) lost Aug
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97466 (305th BG, 366th BS) lost Mar
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escaped. 97505 (381st BG, ex 306 BS
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All 9 crew KIA. 97559 (385th BG, 54
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lost Apr 13, 1944. MACR 3770 97619
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MACR 5624. MACR 9526 preparation fo
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MACR 7813 97830 (390th BG, 571st BS
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1945. 97883 (100th BG, 349th BS) lo
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97956 (91st BG, 323rd BS) lost Nov
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98022 to RAF as Fortress III HB792
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102409 to reclamation/scrap at Admo
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adly shot up by German fighters ove
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102484 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Heller
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102524 to RFC at Walnut Ridge as TB
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102553 condemned salvage no battle
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6, 1944 102606 (385th BG, 550th BS,
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1, 1944 102654 to RFC at Walnut Rid
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102701 condemned enemy action destr
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42-102744/102978 Boeing B-17G-60-BO
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102788 to RFC at Walnut Ridge as TB
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17, 1945 17, 1945 17, 1945 8, 1946
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102891 (97th BG, 340th BS) MIA Feb
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102936 (390th BG) collided in midai
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to bomb a bridge at Auxerre Jul 17,
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MACR 10313 107030 (91st BG, 322nd B
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107074 (384th BG, 546th BS) salvage
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ditched in North Sea. All crew resc
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was killed. The P-51 was proabably
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37556 (457th BG, 751st BS) shot dow
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37618 (490th BG, 848th BS) in midai
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37735 (457th BG, *My Gal Ellen*) sa
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ombs during mission to Kaiserlauter
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ack into the fuselage again and bot
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air raid. 37968 (486th BG) to Kingm
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38096 (490th BG) damaged by Me262 A
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survived, rest of crew KIA. MACR 12
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"Gravel Gertie" & "Doris Jr.") salv
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1945 38263 (34th BG, 7th BS, "Dies
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All crew POW. MACR 13553 MACR 8869
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9, 1945. 38378 (390th BG, 568th BS,
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43-37665 Mar 25, 1945. 38436 (100th
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38529 (457th BG) developed mechanic
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38593 (493rd BG, 861th BS) lost Gra
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38666 (351st BG) returned to USA Ju
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May 1945. 38753 (351st BG) returned
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Germany in 1945. 38819 (457th BG, 7
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38905 (447th BG, 708th BS, *Bang Ba
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38990 (95th BG, 334th BS, "The Crea
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Germany Apr 7, 1945. Both the B-17
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Sold to French Institut Geographiqu
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6057 damaged in ground accident at
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28, 1944. 6119 (379th BG, 526th BS)
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MACR 10030 6183 (97th BG, 342nd BS)
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Liptal), Morava, Austria. 6369 (2nd
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6504 (303rd BG, 360th BS) crashed i
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survivor, the tail gunner in 44-659
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while landing Apr 12, 1945. Struck
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22, 1945. 6952 (351st BG) returned
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8102 (463rd BG, "Rose of Fodj") 810
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MACR 10262. 44-8201/8300 Lockheed/V
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after return from Germany Dec 31, 1
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8430 (384th BG, 546th BS) crashed i
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8563 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost Jan
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8729 (463rd BG, 775th BS) lost over
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KL833/KL837. KL833 SOC Mar 11, 1947
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Museum in 1972. Sold to Weeks Air M
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N47780. 83663 converted to TB-17G.
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1972. Now at Imperial War Museum at
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Subsequently broken up in a scrapya
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Richmond, OR, 1963-1969. Flown as t
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egistered on another B-17G Sep 1, 1
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Cameroun March 11, 1949. 85734 conv
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with false tail number 124485 (Memp
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parts. 77254 (44-85828) sold on civ
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