B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

shuttle mission Jun 21, 1944.
31975 (351st BG) shot down by fighters May
27, 1944 on mission to Ludwigshafen
31977 (94th BG, 332nd BS) interned in
Switzerland Apr 13, 1944.
31980 (381st BG, 532nd BS) shot down by
fighter Prenzlau,
Germany Jun 21, 1944. MACR 5990
31981 (100th BG) collided with 43-38457
during combat mission Dec 31, 1944
and both aircraft became locked
together. Four crew parachuted out of 38457
and seven from 31981, but pilot and
copilot stayed at controls of 31981 and
managed to crashland the combination in
a German field.
31986 (100th BG, 349th BS) damaged by flak
on raid on Wiesbaden Nov 9, 1944
and crew bailed out over Belgium, one
crew member being killed during
bailout. Plane crashed near Perle,
Belgium. MACR 99933.
31988 (381st BG) crashed and burned on
takeoff Apr 22, 1944 at Polebrook.
31989 (95th BG, 336th BS, *Black Magic*)
diverted to Switzerland Feb 25, 1945
after being severely damaged by flak
and fighters over
southern Germany. Crew bailed out
safely but aircraft flew on
and crashlanded in forest clearing at
southern end of Lake
Baldegger. Plane later dismantled,
parts stored at
Dubendorf and scrapped after the war.
31990 (381st BG, 535th BS, *Stage Door
Canteen*) to Kingman, AZ
Feb 26, 1946 and subsequently scrapped.
31992 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Mirandy")
31993 (95th BG, 334th BS *Genril oop/Lil
Brat*) interned in Switzerland Apr 24, 1944.
Returned Sep 8, 1945
31995 (92nd BG, 327th BS, *Heavens Above*)
inerned in Switzerland Sep 13, 1944.