B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

College of Technology. Nose section
was sent to the Mighty
Eighth Airforce Museum near Savannah,
and is still on
display there..
24488 (306th BG, 369th BS, "Banshee II") shot
down by Oblt.
Rudolf Sigmund in BF 110G-4 oF NJG 1/10
at
Greetsiel, Germany Apr 17, 1943. MACR
15445
5 KIA, 5 POW
24489 (306th BG, 367th BS, "Terry and the
Pirates") shot down by
fighters over France Dec 20, 1942.
41-24490/24503 Boeing B-17F-15-BO Fortress
c/n 3175/3188
24490 (324th BS, 91st BG, 'Jack the Ripper')
shot down by fighters over
Muenster, Germany Feb 22, 1944. MACR
2640
24491 (306th BG, 423rd BS) MIA Oct 9, 1942,
Germany. MACR 6012
24492 (306th BG, 367th BS) crashed near
Spalding, England during practice
mission over the Wash Oct 2, 1942.
Waist gunner became unconscious due
to problems with the oxygen supply.
Pilot dived the plane to 15,000 feet
but pulled out too sharply, control
cables snapped, part of one wing broke
away and plane caught fire. Both bomb
doors broke away, one severing the
tail. Tail gunner was able to bail
out. One other crew member bailed out
but injured, rest of crew died when
aircraft crashed.
All crew killed.
24494 (306th BG) overshot landing and
crashed, Portreath, England Nov 9, 1942.
24495 (306th BG, 367th BS) lost Dec 20, 1942
24497 (91st BG, 322nd BS) lost Sep 6, 1943.
24497 (91st BG, 322nd BS, "Mizpah II/Friscoe
Jennie") ran out of fuel and