B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Allison engines. Because of urgency of the
project, an existing B-17E was used and
the new design was never completed.
42-97058/97172 Boeing B-17G-40-BO Fortress
c/n 7531/7645
97058 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Scorchy II") lost
Jan 21, 1945, Germany
97059 (381st BG, 533rd BS, *Marsha Sue*) DBR
at St Denis Westrem,
Belgium during Jan 1, 1945 Bodenplatte
raid. Reduced to salvage Jan 5, 1945.
97060 (457th BG, 749th BS, *Calamity Jane
II*) hit by flak Aug 5, 1944 over Holland on way to target
at Nienburg, Germany. Plane ditched,
crew picked up by
Danish fishing boat which took the crew
to England.
97061 (91st BG, 401st BS) christened
"General Ike" by General Dwight D. Eisenhower
on Apil 11. 1944. Scrapped at end of
war.
97062 (457th BG, 748th BS) shot down by flak
Jun 14, 1944 over target during mission
to Le Brouget/Melun, France. 7 KIA, 4
POW.
97063 (457th BG, 750th BS, *Miss Yu II*)
attacked by fighters while
on mission to Lechfeld and ditched in
English channel
Mar 16, 1944. Crew members picked up.
97064 (447th BG, 711st BS) interned in
Switzerland Apr 13, 1944.
97065 (100th BG, 418th BS, *Return Ticket*)
shot down Jun 24, 1944
97066 (351st BG) shot down by AAA Jun 14, 1944
on mission to Le Bourget
97067 (447th BG, 748th BS, *Black Puff
Polly/Georgia Peach*) shot down by flak May 28,
1944 during mission to Dessau. 1 KIA,
rest of crew POW.
97068 (95th BG, 336th BS, "Key Bird")
97069 (452nd BG, 731st BS) shot down by AAA
and crashed near Messerich,