B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Peeler" aka "Rambling Wreck")
shot down by Uffz Hand Ahrend in Fw
190A-6 of JG 2/3
at Wouw, Netherlands Nov 5, 1943. MACR
1157. 1 KIA, 9 POW.
24566 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Zombie") lost Dec
20, 1942. MACR 15708
24567 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Beats Me") lost
Jan 23, 1943. MACR 15571
24568 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Lady
Fairweather") Shot down near target
by aircraft of III./JG2 during raid on
St Nazaire Nov 23, 1942.
24569 (427th BS, 303rd BG, "Memphis Tot")
shot down by fighters over
Zwolle, Holland Feb 4, 1943. MACR
15348.
24571 (2nd BG, 49th BS) lost Feb 24, 1944 over
Steyr, Austria. MACR 2619
24575 (384th BG, 544th BS, "Sunrise
Serenader") engine caught fire and plane exploded in
midair near Wargrove, England Nov 13,
1943. 9 killed, one bailed out.
24576 (97th BG) lost May 25, 1943. MACR
16525
24577 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Hells Angels")
was first aircraft to complete 25 combat
missions in 8th AF, doing so May 14,
1943. Returned to USA
after 48th mission Dec 13, 1943.
Scrapped Aug 14, 1945. The "Memphis Belle" crew
actually flew some of its 25 missions
on other planes.
24578 (384th BG, 547th BS) returned to USA
Apr 10, 1944
24579 (303rd BG, "Thumper") damaged by
German fighters near Lorient
Jan 23, 1943. All crew except pilot
and copilot bailed out,
one being killed when parachute failed
to open. Pilots
brought the plane back to England and
made wheels-up landing
at Lulsgate Bottom. Aircraft w/o.