B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Germany Apr 7, 1945. Both the B-17
crew and the Bf 109 pilot survived.
Plane was repaired and returned
to USA, where it was scrapped at
Kingman, AZ
39128 (398th BG, 600th BS) lost Feb 22, 1945.
MACR 12650.
39130 (490th BG, 848th BS) lost Mar 21, 1945.
MACR 13555
39136 crashed on approach to Westover AFB Jul
9, 1946. 25 killed.
39138 (384th BG, 544th BS) salvaged Apr 26,
1945
39147 (379th BG, 527th BS) hit by AAA Feb 14,
1945 and crashed in Elsenborn, Belgium. 2 KIA, 7 POW. MACR
12338
39149 (303rd BG, 427th BS) collided in midair
with 42-31060 Feb 9, 1945 during mission to
Lutzkendorf, Germany. Rear part of
fuselage was torn off. The crew
apparently prevented their
still-loaded bomber from crashing into a German
village. 8 KIA, 1 POW. MACR 12229.
A memorial at the town of Eisenberg
honors the American airmen, perhaps the
first example where German
citizens honored American airmen.
39154 (447th BG, 751st BS) returned to USA
Jun 9, 1945
39155 damaged in taxiing accident at Army
Chemical Center, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD Apr 20, 1951.
39156 (351st BG) returned to USA May 24,
1945.
39160 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "G-for-George"
aka "Lil Bit") MIA Mar 20, 1945. MACR 13569
39161 (381st BG, 534th BS, "Shoot Luke")
retired to Kingman, AZ Dec 7, 1945.
39163 (835 BS, 486 BG) struck by
fragmentation bombs from higher
aircraft Apr 7, 1945 over Parchim,
Germany. 3 KIA, 1 MIA, 6 POW. MACR 13889
39164 (384th BG, 544th BS) MIA Apr 6, 1945
on mission to Leipzig, Germany. MACR 13850