B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

9231 to RAF as FL451. Overshot landing at
Aldergrove, Northern Ireland
Aug 29, 1941 ?? . SOC.
9232 to RAF as FK213. SOC Mar 11, 1947.
9234 (43rd BG, 65th BS) crashed near Wau,
Papua New Guinea Jan 8, 1943
after being hit by AAA while bombing a
convoy escort off Lae. Wreck still intact. This plane
was intended to be a Lend-Lease
Fortress IIA for RAF Coastal Command and the plane has RAF serial
number of FL461 and RAF roundels
painted over with USAF insignia for service in the
Pacific. The USAAF insignia have worn
off by exposure to the elements over the years, exposing
the RAF insignia underneath.
9235 (19th BG) ditched off Cooktown Sep 29,
1942.
9236 to RAF as FL463. SOC Jul 31, 1947.
9237 to RAF as FK212. Missing on patrol Jun
14, 1943.
9238 to RAF as FL464. SOC Dec 22, 1945.
9239 to RAF as FL462. Hit trees during
overshoot at Gosport, UK Jan 22, 1945. SOC.
9240 to RAF as FL450. SOC Sep 23, 1946.
9241 to RAF as FL459. SOC Dec 22,1 945.
9242 to RAF as FL452. SOC Mar 11, 1947.
9243 to RAF as FL449. SOC Jul 31, 1947.
9244 (43th BG, 63rd BS, *Honikuu Okole*) shot
down by Japanese J1N1 night fighter
over Gazelle Peninsula May 21, 1943.
MACR 2459
9245 to RAF as FL454. Stalled and crashed
into sea off Benbecula, Scotland
Oct 6, 1942.
41-24340/24389 Boeing B-17F-1-BO Fortress
c/n 3025/3074
24340 bailed back to Boeing. Lost in test
flight Mar 13, 1943 near Purdy, WA. Crew
of seven bailed out.
24341 converted to XB-40
24342 (97th BG, 414th BS, *Stinky Jnr*) shot
down Sep 7, 1943, Foggia, Italy.
MACR 642. All crew KIA.
24343 (97th BG, 342nd BS, *Peggy D II*)