B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

8430 (384th BG, 546th BS) crashed in Belgium
Apr 5, 1945.
8433 (100th BG) lost Jan 5, 1945. MACR
11881.
8437 (388th BG, 563rd BS) lost Feb 17, 1945,
Germany. MACR 12414
8444 (487th BG, 836th BS, "Treble Four") shot
down by enemy fighters Dec 24, 1944 during
bombing raid on German airfields and
supply lines during
Battle of the Bulge. MACR 11552.
General Frederick Castle, who was
flying as the copilot and was acting as
Air Leader, was
killed, along with four others. Five
survived. General
Castle was posthumously awarded the
Medal of Honor.
8446 (306th BG, 369th BS) lost Jan 10, 1945,
Germany. MACR 11746
8450 (92nd BG, 325th BS) crashed in Belgium
Jan 10, 1945.
8457 (34th BG, 4th BS, "Rapid City Spook",
later "False Courage") returned to
USA Oct 27, 1945. To RFC at Walnut
Ridge Nov 19, 1945.
8475 (94th BG) to Kingman AAD, sold for
salvage Jul 1, 1946
8476 (92nd BG, 326th BS) crashed May 5, 1945
8482 (to 94th BG, 332nd BS, transferred Nov
1, 1944 to 34th BG, 4th BS, "Hellgate
Lady--Golden Gate in 48") to RFC at
Walnut Ridge Jan 6, 1946
8484 (303rd BG, 358th BS) lost Mar 30, 1945.
MACR 13?39
8489 (96th BG, 337th BS) lost Jan 13, 1945,
Germany. MACR 11570
8498 (463rd BG, 772nd BS) lost Mar 24, 1945.
MACR 13258
8499 (486th BG, 832nd BS) lost Nov 30, 1944.
MACR 11152.
44-8501/8600 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-70-VE Fortress
c/n 7901/8000
8501 (379th BG,526th BS) lost Jan 6, 1945.