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B-17 Makes & Serial Numbers 1936 -
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from Salt Lake City to McClellan Fi
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AN518 and Returned to USAAF Sept 26
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Air Museum to acquire the aircraft.
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3, 1942. 2429 (7th BG, 88th RS) arr
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16, 1942. 2460 arrive ex-Africa Rou
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Feb 19, 1942 2502 (7th BG) wrecked
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2603 w/o at Lockbourne AAB, OH Jan
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navigation error. All 12 onboard ki
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it would be recovered. There was an
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on takeoff at 7-Mile Airfield, Port
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salvaged Mar 15, 1943, Oran. 24344
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24392 (97th BG) damaged in Oct 21,
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24434 sold on civilian market as N6
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to USA late 1943. 24456 never flew
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crashed into North Sea W of Amrum,
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ditched into English Channel 1 mi o
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shot down by AAA Mar 4, 1943. MACR
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24580 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Hell Ca
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1923 24620 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Sn
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3029 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Wallaroo
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Nazaire, France Sep 16, 1943. MACR
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Otto Bach in Fw 190A-4 of JG 1/5 an
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near Muenster, Germany Nov 4, 1945
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of JG 1/1 at Waldenrath, Germany Oc
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at Ghedi, Italy. MACR 676. 2 KIA, 7
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MACR 96 3282 (95th BG, 334th BS) lo
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3326 (96th BG, 413th BS) downed off
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at Vorwalde, Germany Dec 22, 1943.
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10, 1943. MACR 859. 9 KIA, 1 POW. 3
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at Clermont, France Sep 6, 1943 on
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IJsselmeer, Netherlands. MACR 2376
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2 evaded. 3541 (96th BG, 339th BS,
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7 rescued. 5052 (303rd BG, 358th BS
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5092 to RFC Ontario, CA Jun 14, 194
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Surveyed Wendover AAF 1943 MACR 154
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31, 1945 MACR 15304 5211 to RFC Sea
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over UK Mar 1, 1943. 5252 to RFC Se
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2, 1945 City AAF, IA 25, 1945 MACR
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"Old Faithful") lost Jan 11, 1944.
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to 2nd BG, 429th BS) shot down by U
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Uffz Arnulf Gottschall in Bf 109G-6
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Condemned salvage Jan 6, 1946 5738
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MACR 15635 5780 condemned MIA May 1
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down by Karl-Emil Demuth in Fw 190A
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enemy fighters. Managed to return t
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Rimini, Italy Nov 27, 1943. MACR 13
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1943 5903 (390th BG, 571st BS, *Asc
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5935 to CL-26 Pratt AAF Jun 14, 194
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5993 to CL-26 Dyersburg AAF Mar 22,
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29, 1947 6043 to RFC Altus Sep 24,
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6096 (351st BG, 511th BS, "Onda Bal
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6156 to RFC Walnut Ridge Dec 7, 194
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Bf 110G-2 and crashed near Bamberg,
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MACR 252 29554 to Royal Aircraft Es
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of JG 53/III over Italy Nov 10, 194
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MACR 16291 MACR 15555 29660 (306th
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29703 (384th BG, 544th BS, *Kathy J
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29740 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Tondelay
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Grettstadt, Germany Oct 14, 1943. 9
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explosion of B-17 42-29685. 29809 (
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9 KIA, 1 POW. 29856 (483rd BG, 815t
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MACR 1758 Dec 22, 1943. Salvaged De
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with cameras added and all bombing
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2 KIA 8 POW 29957 (94th BG, 410th B
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y Uffz Hermann Bolten in Me 410A-1
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Amelsburen, Germany Oct 10, 1943 on
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30045 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Fight'n-
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O'Twill*) shot down by Obfw. Anton-
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30123 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Feb
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crash landed at St Omer, France due
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MACR 401. Crashed in Belgium, 1 KIA
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shot down by fighter near Chartres,
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30225 (388th BG, 560nd BS) lost Jul
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MACR 778. 5 killed, 5 rescued. 3026
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out and a third on fire, crew baile
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crashed at Villaputzu, Sardinia Nov
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een killed during the fighter attac
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30386 (305th BG, 364th BS) lost Jan
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MACR 4437 30434 (390th BG, 570th BS
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lost Sep 10, 1944. MACR 9578. Crash
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Niedergrundau, Germany Oct 4, 1943.
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30711 (92nd BG, 407th BS) lost Jan
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1944 1943 1944 30740 to RFC at Albu
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30788 (100th BG, 350th BS) lost Feb
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30814 (305th BG, 366th BS, "Round T
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1 evaded. Both MACRs wrongly identi
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30891 crashed Jun 13, 1944 Crown Po
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Klushausen, Germany on mission to S
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River Seser at Vegesack, Germany De
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Kimbolton, UK Dec 28, 1943. At leas
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31154 (447th BG, 708th BS) lost Nov
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Jun 28, 1944 Sack") 31201 (97th BG)
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31241 (303 BG, 427th BS, "Spirit of
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Halberstadt, Brunde, Wernegerode, M
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31369 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Aug
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Germany. MACR 2757 31412 (100th BG,
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31467 (401st BG, 613th BS) lost Mar
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31511 (401st BG, 612nd BS) lost Apr
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MACR 4881 31550 (381st BG, 533rd BS
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MACR 11127 31598 (385th BG, 551st B
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31642 (99th BG, 347th BS) shot down
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MACR 2878 31694 (351st BG) crashlan
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from service. Mar 23, 1944. MACR 35
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MACR 4623 31795 (463rd BG, 774th BS
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Aug 7, 1944. MACR 11976 31887 (95th
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shuttle mission Jun 21, 1944. 31975
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MACR 11247 32027 (303rd BG, 427th B
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and back to Danish AF Oct 24, 1952.
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32110 (99th BG, 416th BS) damaged o
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Poppenwier and Raerd, Netherlands D
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Kempf of JG26/11 at Zuidwolde, Neth
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MACR 4853 c/n 8590/8679 37804 (94th
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42-30317, severely damaged and ball
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fighter Jan 29, 1944 Mannheim, Germ
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37962 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Betty L
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MACR 3677 at Jagel by P-51s. 38019
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Munich. Crew bailed out over Englis
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near Hannover Mar 6, 1944. MACR 290
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38162 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Apr
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39761 (351st BG, 511st BS) shot dow
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and crashlanded at Froid-Chapelle,
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due to icing, caught fire, and 20 m
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Willemstad, Netherlands Nov 11, 194
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MACR 5480 39888 to RFC at Kingman,
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Jul 7, 1944 MACR 2197 and fighters
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that exploded on Feb 9, 1945. 39975
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38666 (351st BG) returned to USA Ju
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May 1945. 38753 (351st BG) returned
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Germany in 1945. 38819 (457th BG, 7
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38905 (447th BG, 708th BS, *Bang Ba
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38990 (95th BG, 334th BS, "The Crea
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Germany Apr 7, 1945. Both the B-17
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Sold to French Institut Geographiqu
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6057 damaged in ground accident at
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28, 1944. 6119 (379th BG, 526th BS)
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MACR 10030 6183 (97th BG, 342nd BS)
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Liptal), Morava, Austria. 6369 (2nd
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6504 (303rd BG, 360th BS) crashed i
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survivor, the tail gunner in 44-659
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while landing Apr 12, 1945. Struck
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22, 1945. 6952 (351st BG) returned
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8102 (463rd BG, "Rose of Fodj") 810
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MACR 10262. 44-8201/8300 Lockheed/V
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after return from Germany Dec 31, 1
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8430 (384th BG, 546th BS) crashed i
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8563 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost Jan
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8729 (463rd BG, 775th BS) lost over
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KL833/KL837. KL833 SOC Mar 11, 1947
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Museum in 1972. Sold to Weeks Air M
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N47780. 83663 converted to TB-17G.
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1972. Now at Imperial War Museum at
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Subsequently broken up in a scrapya
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Richmond, OR, 1963-1969. Flown as t
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egistered on another B-17G Sep 1, 1
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Cameroun March 11, 1949. 85734 conv
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with false tail number 124485 (Memp
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parts. 77254 (44-85828) sold on civ
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