B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

MACR 7813
97830 (390th BG, 571st BS) lost Jun 29, 1944.
MACR 15236
97834 (100th BG, 349th BS) lost Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8819
42-97836/97935 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-35-VE Fortress
c/n 7201/7300
97836 (447th BG, 709th BS) lost Mar 15, 1945.
MACR 13043
97843 (351st BG) heavily damaged Oct 7, 1944
and fixed with front end of 42-98004 grafted on.
Returned to USA May 28, 1945
97844 (95th BG, 336th BS) lost Mar 9, 1945.
MACR 12948
97845 (100th BG, 350th BS) lost May 24, 1944.
MACR 5151
97846 (390th BG, 569th BS) lost Jan 2, 1944.
MACR 11244
97847 (385th BG, 549th BS) lost May 28, 1944.
MACR 5265
97848 (92nd BG, 327th BS, "Silver Wings")
lost Sep 13, 1944. MACR 10286
97849 (390th BG, 570th BS, "Liberty Belle")
hit by flak over Germany
on return from raid on Cheb,
Czechoslovakia Feb 14, 1945.
Heavily damaged and landed at base at
Ophoven, Belgium. 2 crew
were killed and oneinjured. Plane
salvaged Feb 18, 1945. The plane currently
flying as 42-97849 is actually
44-85734.
97852 (452nd BG, 728th BS) MIA Aug 14, 1944,
Mannheim, Germany. MACR 8425
97853 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Lucky Linda")
crashlanded Sep 18, 1944.
97854 (390th BG) lost Graah Fjord, Greenland
on ferry flight Apr 9, 1944. MACR 3637. Assigned serial N9094V
for Institute of
Aeronautical Archaeological Research
of Auburn, CA. There was an attempted recovery
Aug 1999, believe located but not
recovered. Registration
currently (Jan 2006) being considered