B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

29740 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Tondelayo") shot
down by Lt Wolfgang Gummel in
Bf 110G-2 of ZG 1/3 near Dorpum, Germany
Oct 9, 1943.
MACR 896. 5 KIA, 5 POW.
29744 (306th BG, 367th BS) lost May 15, 1943.
MACR 15512
29745 (305th BG, 364th BS) lost May 17, 1943.
MACR 15545
29746 (379th BG, 524th BS) lost Jul 30, 1943.
MACR 1355
29748 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Jun 6, 1943.
MACR 15631
29749 (351st BG) returned to USA Jun 7, 1944
29750 (91st BG, 323rd BG, "Rebel's Revenge")
shot down by Uffz Peter
Reinhardt in Bf 109G-6 of JG 11/5 and
crashed into North Sea off
Langeoog Island, Germany Sep 27, 1943.
MACR 668. 8 KIA, 2 POW.
29751 (381st BG, 534st BG, 'Mis
Abortion/Stuff') crashed Mar 31, 1944.
29752 (96th BG) shortly after takeoff for
mission to St Omer
May 13, 1943 left waist gun
accidentally discharged, severing
some control tables and wounding two
crewmen. Aircraft
could only fly in circles, part of each
orbit taking it over
the Wash. All crew except pilots
bailed out over land.
Pilots jettisoned bombs in the Wash and
then jumped.
Copilot was rescued, pilot killed.
29753 converted to F-9 photo-recon aircraft
with cameras added and bombing
equipment deleted.
29754 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Shangri-La")
lost Aug 27, 1943. MACR 405
29756 (96th BG, 339th BS) lost Jun 13, 1943.
MACR 16142
29759 (96th BG "Gay Caballeros", then 379th
BG) suffered severe damage over Schweinfurt Oct 14, 1943.