B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

24392 (97th BG) damaged in Oct 21, 1942
daylight raid on U-boat base at
Lorient, France, later repaired
24395 lost Jan 30, 1944. MACR 2060
24397 (301st BG, 352nd BS, *Phyllis*) w/o Oct
2, 1942 after crashlanded at
RAF Gatwick. 3 injured.
24398 (301st BG) damaged in forced landing
at Newmarket, England
Oct 3, 1942.
24399 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Man O'War") shot
down on mission to
Kassel, crashing at Opijnen, Holland
Jul 30, 1943. MACR 148.
8 KIA, 2 POW.
24400 (97th BG) damaged in raid on U-boat
base at Lorient, France Oct 21, 1942
and landed at Exeter, later repaired.
24401 to 43rd BG, 63rd BS. Taxied into tree,
but repaired. Transferred to 65th BS.
Returned to USA Nov 1943. Salvaged at
Kingman, AZ Nov 1945.
24402 to 64rd BS, 43rd BG. Salvaged after
landing accident Nov 16, 1942 in Australia.
24403 to 30th BS, 19th BG, transferred to
403rd BS, 43rd BG. Salvaged at Clark AB in 1948.
24405 (2nd BG) lost Mar 19, 1944. MACR 3287
24406 (97th BG, 414th BS) damaged over Tunis
Feb 1, 1943 in collision with Fw 190 during
mission to Bizerte, landed safely.
Repaired and continued to fly
missions. Salvaged Mar 6, 1945.
24411 (92nd BG, 325th BS, *Dottie*)
24415 lost May 9, 1943. MACR 16254.
24416 served with 95th BG, then 303rd BG,
359th BS *Black Diamond Express*. Did a war bond tour.
Scrapped Oct 26, 1945 at Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas.
24417 (97th BG) wing damaged by cannon fire
Oct 21, 1942 in daylight raid
on U-boat base at Lorient, France.
Later repaired. Transferred
to 306th BG and named "Dixie Demo II".
Crashed into North Sea