B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

at Noordostpolder area, Netherlands
Oct 8, 1943. MACR 871.
9 POW, 1 evaded.
37752 (96th BG, 339th BS) shot down by Obstlt
Hans Philipp in
Fw 190A-6 of JG 1/Stab at Lohne, Germany
Oct 8, 1943. MACR 853.
10 POW.
37754 (381st, 534th BS, "Who dat ding Bat")
crashed in English Channel Mar 28, 1944.
37755 (92nd BG, 325th BS, *Dottie G*)
interned in Switzerland Feb 25, 1944. MACR 2755
37756 (95 BG, 335 BS, "Roarin' Bill") lost
Jan 24, 1944, Hucheln, Germany. MACR 2259
37758 damaged in ground collision at Hobbs
AAF, NM May 5, 1945.
37760 converted in 1944 for use in Aphrodite
project as flying bomb. Not
expended, withdrawn from use Aug 1944
37762 (384th BG, 545th BS, *Champlain's
Office*) badly damaged
by Hptm Anton Hackl on Bf 109G-6 of JG
11/III Stab. and was
forced to crashland at Bad Zwischenahn
Nov 26, 1943 on
mission to Bremen, Germany. MACR
1580. 7 crew bailed out
safely but the tail gunner opened the
chute in the bomb
bay, hung up below plane and was killed
during the
crashlanding. 1 KIA, 9 POW.
37763 (390th BG, 571st BS, flown by 569th BS
crew) shot down by
fighter near Bremen, Germany Dec 20,
1943. MACR 1730.
1 KIA, 9 POW.
37764 (379th BG) damaged beyond repair by
fighter
attack 3/6/1944. Aircraft returned to
England
37766 (95th BG, 334th BS) lost Dec 22, 1943.
MACR 1702. Shot down by
Bf 109G-6/U4 flown by Lt. Karl-Heins