B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

crashed after midair collision over Wilmersdorf, Germany May
24, 1944. MACR 5176
31292 (390th BG, 569th BS) lost Feb 4, 1944.
MACR 2352
31294 ("Two Kind Words")used in weather
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31295 (385th BG, 548th BS) lost Feb 4, 1944.
MACR 2200
31296 destroyed in mid-air collision with
P-39Q 44-2378
Nov 3, 1944 near Kingman, AZ.
31299 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Junior/She's My
Gal II") shot down by fighter flown by Ofw. Sherer of 1/JG11
over Beilen,
Holland. All crew bailed out. MACR
2999. Pilot evaded
capture for 4 months, but all were
eventually
taken prisoner. Parts recovered
1988:Oranje
31305 (95th BG, 335th BS) shot down by
fighters on mission to Bremen Dec 20, 1943,
Germany. MACR 1557. Crashed in
Osterholz-Scharmbeck. 7 KIA, 1 DOW, 2 POW
31306 (100th BG, 351st BS) lost May 24, 1944.
MACR 1565
31308 (305th BG, 364th BS) lost Feb 24, 1944.
MACR 2766
31314 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Scorchy")
suffered brake failure attempting emergency landing at
Shoreham, UK
Feb 11, 1944, and collided with the
guardhouse, severely injuring an armorer. Crew
escaped with minor injuries. It is
said that a prisoner in the guardhouse took the
opportunity to escape.
31315 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Jun 19, 1944.
MACR 5999
31318 (452nd BG, 731st BS) lost Feb 10, 1944.
MACR 2536
31320 (95th BG, 412nd BS, "I'll Be Around")
lost Apr 29, 1944, Germany. MACR 4496
31322 (305th BG, 364th BS, 'Mi Amigo')
damaged in raid on Aschersleben, Bernberg and