B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

after return from Germany Dec 31, 1944.
All crew OK.
Not known if the aircraft was a
writeoff.
8276 (487th BG) lost Mar 18, 1945. MACR
13135
8280 (351st BG) damaged in taxiing accident
May 13, 1945 and salvaged.
8282 (34th BG, 18th BS "Agets",later
"Mission Belle") to RFC at Kingman, AZ
Dec 1945.
8283 (34th BG, 18th BS, "Lucky 13, later
"Dinah-Mite") hit by flak over
Nuremberg Apr 5, 1945 and ditched in
English Channel. 3 killed, 6
rescued.
44-8301/8400 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-60-VE Fortress
c/n 7701/7800
8302 (388th BG, 561st BS) shot down during
raid on Saarbrucken Nov 9, 1944.
3 KIA, 7 POW
8304 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) crashed on takeoff
at Rookery Farm,
Monewden, Suffolk Jan 10, 1945. 4
Killed.
8309 (34th BG, 7th BS, "Ol' Buddy") returned
to USA Jun 7, 1945. To RFC at
Kingman, AZ Nov 26, 1945
8310 (447th BG, *Thumper*) to Kingman AAD,
sold for salvage Jul 1, 1946
8313 (388th BG, "Lady Anne") lost on mission
to Metz Nov 5, 1944.
8320 (34th BG, 7th BS, "Bottoms Up") in
taxiing accdeint May 20, 1945.
Salvaged May 31, 1946 in Germany.
8327 (34th BG, 391st BS, "Goom-Bah!!")
returned to USA Jun 23, 1945.
To RFC at Kingman, AZ Nov 20, 1945
8331 (95th BG, 412th BS, "Heavy Date/Witto
Woo-Woo (Little Lu Lu)")
8336/8343 to RAF as Fortress III KJ103/KJ110
KJ103 crashed on approach to Oulton, UK
Jan 17, 1945
KJ104 SOC Mar 11, 1947