B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

to USA late 1943.
24456 never flew combat missions, scrapped
24457 (5th BG, 31st BS, "The Azte's Curse")
crashlanded due to
brake failure Apr 23, 1943 and w/o.
24458 (43rd BG, 64th BS, "San Antonio Rose
I") shot down by
Japanese fighters Jan 5, 1943 on
bombing mission at Rabaul, New Britain.
9 KIA, 2 POW.
24459 (91st BG, 401st BS, "Hellsapoppin")
shot down by Obfw
Friedrich Erlenkamper in Bf 109G-4 of
JG 54/1 over Bremen
Apr 17, 1943 and crashed near Wunstorf,
Germany. MACR 15520.
5 KIA, 5 POW
24460 (306th BG, 423rd BS, then to 482nd BG,
then to 379th BG) to
RFC at Kingman, AZ Oct 7, 1946.
24463 (306th BG, 423rd BS) exploded over
Atlantic after takeoff
from Gander, Newfoundland Sept 5, 1942.
9 killed.
24464 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Excalibur") shot
down by fighters over
North Sea Mar 4, 1943. 3 KIA, 7 rescued.
24465 (306th BG, 368th BS, "Montana Power")
damaged by AAA, shot down
by Maj. Josef Priller in Fw 190A-5 of
JG 26/Stab and crashed
at West Kapelle, Belgium Apr 5, 1943.
MACR 15534. 3 KIA, 7 POW
24466 became trainer aircraft
24467 (306th BG, 368th BS, "The Grim
Reaper/Blasted Event") damaged by
AAA, then shot down by Fw 190A of JG 11/1
at Aurich, Germany
Apr 17, 1943. MACR 15525. 2 KIA, 8
POW.
24468 (306th BG, 368th BS, "Wa-hoo")
scrapped May 31, 1945
24469 (306th BG, 367th BS) crashed after
takeoff near Thurleigh,