B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

31241 (303 BG, 427th BS, "Spirit of Wanette"
aka "City of Wanette") lost Apr 29, 1944, Germany. MACR 4463
31243 (303rd BG, 427th BS) ran out of fuel
and ditched into
Pegwell Bay off UK Dec 1, 1943. All 10
crew rescued.
31245 (306th BG, 368th BS) lost Feb 25, 1944.
MACR 2768
31246 (384th BG, 545th BS) MIA Jan 14, 1944
on mission to Le Milliard, France. MACR 2497
31248 (92nd BG, 325th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944.
MACR 3669
31250 (92nd BG, 327th BS) lost Sep 13, 1944.
MACR 8882
31251 (95th BG, 334th BS) shot down by
fighters near Diepholz Mar 6, 1944.
All crew bailed out and taken prisoner.
MACR 2981
31253 (388th BG, 562nd BS) lost Apr 24, 1944,
Germany. MACR 4289
31257 caught fire in midair while on training
mission over Nevada range and crashed 67 mi
NNE of Las Vegas Army Airfield Jan 4,
1944. All but one of the 13 men
aboard parachuted from the aircraft,
but one of them was unable to pull his ripcord in time
and was killed. The crewman who did
not parachute was killed in the crash.
31258 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Lucky Strike")
lost Apr 10, 1944
31262 (390th BG, 568th BS) lost Mar 16, 1944.
MACR 3181
31265 (100th BG, 349th BS) lost Feb 10, 1944.
MACR 2382
31274 (384th BG, 544th BS, "Sea Hag") damaged
and ditched into English Channel 7 mi off
Dover, UK Dec 30, 1943 on mission to
Ludwigshafen. MACR 1768.
1 drowned, 9 rescued.
31277 (92nd BG, 327th BS) lost May 8, 1944.
MACR 4577
31278 (381st BG, 532rd BS) reduced to salvage
Jan 4, 1944.
31291 (381st BG, 533rd BS, "Avengress")