B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

Air Museum to acquire the aircraft. Kurtz
flew the plane in May 1948 to the old
C-54 assembly plant at Park Ridge, IL for storage.
In June 1950 the USAF claimed the Park
Ridge facility for military use, and the Smithsonian
officials abandoned the hangar. On
Jan 18, 1952, an Air Force crew flew the plane to
Pyote, TX for storage. Flown to
Andrews AFB, MD Dec 3, 1953 and stored outdoors there
for six years. In April 1961, the
plane was trucked to the Paul Garber Preservation,
Restoration, and Storage Facility at
Silver Hill, MD. Is to be restored and put on display
at Smithsonian museum at Dulles
Airport, Washington. Fuselage moved by truck to
USAF Museum Jul 11, 2008. Wings will
follow later.
3098 (19th BG)
3099 (19th BG)
3100 (19th BG)
41-2393/2669 Boeing B-17E Fortress
c/n 2204/2480
2393 wrecked at Newfoundland APT Jan 9, 1942
in collision with snowbank
2394 to RFC at Albuquerque Jun 25, 1945
2395 condemned Jan 19, 1942 and surveyed Oct
12, 1942
2396 condemned Jul 15, 1944
2397 condemned Oct 31, 1944
2398 to RFC at Altus Oct 9, 1945
2399 to RFC at Stillwater Sep 19, 1945
2400 to reclamation at Burbank, CA Mar 20,
1946
2401 converted to XB-38-VE with Allison
V-1710 liquid-cooled engines.
Wrecked Jun 16, 1942 near Tipton, CA
after engine fire. The pilots
bailed out after pointing the aircraft
to an uninhabited area.
The pilot was killed when his parachute
did not deploy, and
the other crewmember was seriously
injured when his parachute
did not deploy property.