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MACR 8287. The plane received<br />

a direct flak hit in #4 engine and the<br />

right wing exploded and the<br />

plane spun in from 26,000 feet. 5 KIA,<br />

4 became POW.<br />

107204 (95th BG, 412th BS, "Goin' My Way")<br />

crashed in Sonian forest S of Brussels, Belgium Apr 6, 1945.<br />

All 9 crew KIA.<br />

107207 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost May 30,<br />

1944. MACR 5304<br />

107208 (338th BS, 96th BG) crashed in Poland<br />

Feb 3, 1945. All crew survived. MACR 8810<br />

107211 (100th BG, 349th BS) lost Jul 29,<br />

1944. MACR 7816<br />

107212 (306th BG, 423rd BS) lost Jun 15,<br />

1944. MACR 5795<br />

107215 (447th BG, 709th BS, 'Li'l Eight<br />

Ball') returned to USA Jul 5, 1945<br />

after 124 missions. Arrived at Recl<br />

Comp Jun 7, 1946. To 4168th AAF<br />

Base Unit (Air Technical Service<br />

Command), South Plains AAF, TX (storage)<br />

and eventually scrapped at South Plains<br />

AAF Holding Base, Lubbock, TX.<br />

107216 (351st BG, 511th BS) ditched 5 mi off<br />

Bradwell Bay Aug 9, 1944 after AAA damage on mission to<br />

Elsenborn.<br />

MACR 7391.<br />

107218 (398th BG, 600th BS) lost Jul 7, 1944.<br />

MACR 7221<br />

107221 (384th BG, 544th BS) landed in Malmo,<br />

Sweden Jun 21, 1944. MACR 5995. Repaired and<br />

flown back to UK Jun 16, 1945.<br />

107223 (398th BG, 603rd BS) lost Aug 8, 1944.<br />

MACR 7384<br />

107224 (384th BG, 544th BS) crashed in<br />

England Aug 3, 1944<br />

107225 (452nd BG, 731st BS) lost Aug 9, 1944.<br />

MACR 7388<br />

107226 (385th BG) while undergoing repair at<br />

Honington airfield<br />

was struck by P-51 44-14034 that was<br />

taking off. The<br />

B-<strong>17</strong> was cut in half and the P-51 pilot

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