B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

All crew POW.
MACR 13553
MACR 8869
38311 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) lost Mar 30, 1945.
38317 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Flak Evader")
38319 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) lost Sep 12, 1944.
38322 to Oklahoma Military Academy, Rogers
County, 1946. Sold on commercial
market as NC66568 to California
Atlantic Airways Jan 18, 1951. Sold to
Lloyd Aero Boliviano of Bolivia as
CB-80 Aug 5, 1981. Later reserialed as
CP-580 Oct 1, 1954. Crashed at La Paz
Feb 7, 1965 and rebuilt. To
Frogorifico Reyes as CP-936 in 1971.
Crashed at San Ignacio de Moxos,
Bolivia Feb 11, 1972. Parts used in
restoration of 44-6393
38323 (303rd BG, 427th BS) lost Sep 9, 1944.
MACR 8597.
38324 (490th BG, 851st BS) lost Sep 9, 1944.
MACR 8929
38326 (34th BG, 18th BS, "Bottoms Up")
returned to USA Jun 23, 1945. To RFC
at Kingman, AZ Dec 14, 1945.
38328 (390th BG) to Kingman AAD, sold for
salvage Jul 1, 1946
38332 (34th BG, 18th BS, "Gallopin'
Ghost/Queenie") crashed on takeoff Jan 20,
1945. Bombs salvoed, 4 bailed out, 2
killed, plane make crashlanding
and remaining crew OK. Plane
salvaged.
38333 (95th BG, 336th BS, "Heavy Date")
38335 (92nd BG, 325th BS) lost Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8888.
38337 (390th BG, 568th BS) lost Jan 14, 1945.
MACR 11721
38338 (34th BG, 18th BS) lost Mar 4, 1945.
AMCR 12923
38340 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) lost Jan 21, 1945,
Germany. MACR 12236
38343 (34th BG, 391st BS) "The Big Gear")
returned to USA Jun 20, 1945.