B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Paris, France. 7 evaded, 3 POW. MACR
659
29726 (351st BG) crash landed with battle
damage at Leiston Jul 30, 1943
29728 (384th BG, 544th BS, *El Rauncho*)
damaged and crashlanded in England Aug 17, 1943
on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany.
Crew OK
29731 (381st BG, 532nd BS, 'Ole Swayback')
shot down by Lt Josef
Springer in Bf 110 of NJG 101/7 at
Ebrach, Germany Aug 17, 1943
on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany.
MACR 663. 10 POW
42-29732/29831 Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress
c/n 4846/4945
29733 (94th BG, 331st BS, "Heavy Date" then
to 384th BG, 544th BS,
*Louisiana Purchase*) crashlanded at
Coltishall, England
Dec 16, 1943.
29734 (96th BG, 337th BS) lost May 21, 1943.
MACR 3685
29735 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Rum Boogie/Our
Mom") ditched in North Sea after being damaged by
fighter Aug 17, 1943. Crew rescued
29736 (2nd BG, 96th BS, "Hangar Queen")
damaged by AAA and
crashlanded at Corfu, Greece Dec 20,
1943. MACR 1517. 10 POW
29737 (95th BG, 412nd BS, "Louise") badly
damaged by enemy fighters Jun 13, 1943 while
returning from raid on Kiel and made
wheels-down landing on sandbar
off Friesian Islands. All crew
survived but some wore injured. A German
fighter pilot returned to base, got a
light plane with a doctor and a
soldier armed with a sub-machine gun
and landed on the sandbar so
that the wounded could be treated.
Crew eventually became POW. MACR 4898
29738 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Upstairs Maid")
ditched Jul 30, 1943