B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Sold for scrap Jul 1, 1946
37796 (457th BG, 750th BS, *Stinky*)
salvaged Mar 24, 1945.
37797 (447th BG, 708th BS, *American
Beauty*) damaged and salvaged May 8, 1945.
Returned to USA Jul 5, 1945, arrived at
Kingman, AZ Dec 14, 1945.
Sold for scrap Jul 1, 1946
37801 (95th BG, 336th BS, "Reluctant Dragon"
??)
37806 (388th BG, 561st BS, "Miss Fortune")
collided with B-17G 43-37894 of
490th BG Feb 6, 1945 and crashed at
Wicken. Crew bailed out successfully but
copilot was killed when his parachute
failed to open.
37812 (100th BG, 351st BS) lost Mar 23, 1945.
MACR 13604
37813 (305th BG, 422nd BS) lost Sep 9, 1944.
MACR 8598
37816 (305th BG) crashed in French grazing
land after mission over Germany.
All crew survived.
37818 (447th BG, 709th BS) lost Sep 26, 1944.
MACR 9401
37819 (91st BG, 322nd BS) lost Jul 20, 1944.
MACR 7284
37822 (384th BG, 544th BS, *Lead Banana*) MIA
Sep 28, 1944 on mission to Madeburg, Germany.
37823 (100th BG, 394th BS, "Now An' Then")
suffered engine trouble
on mission to Ruhland, Germany Sep 11,
1944 and turned back, jettisoned
bombs and after crossing coast of
Engiland engine #3 caught
fire and crew bailed out. Crashed on
the shoreline at Harty Ferry on
the Isle of Sheppey.
37826 (457th BG, 748th BS, *Wild Hare*)
returned to USA May 19, 1945.
37828 (457th BG, 749th BS, *Remember
Me?/Georgia Peach) encountered mecanical
problems and was forced to leave the
formation after dropping his