B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

3, 1942.
2429 (7th BG, 88th RS) arrived over Pearl
Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.
Used to evacuate MacArthur's staff from
Del Monte, Philippines Mar 25, 1942
Shot down Rabaul, New Britain Aug 7,
1942. Harlpease received Medal of Honor for action.
2430 (7th BG, 88th RS) was one of six planes
that flew into Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941.
Ferried to Australia and nicknamed
"Naughty But Nice".
Shot down by J1N1-S Jun 25, 1943,
Vunakanau, SW Pacific with 65th BS, 43rd BG
while on night mission to Rabaul. MACR
14590. One crew POW, rest KIA.
The crewmember who was POW survived the
war. The wreck was discovered
in 1982.
2432 (7th BG, 88th RS, "The Last Straw") was
one of the planes that arrived over Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941
2433 (7th BG, 88th RS) was one of the planes
that arrived over Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941
2434 (7th BG, 88th RS) was one of the planes
that arrived over Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.
Crashed into sea near Cairns, North
Queensland Aug 16, 1942.
2435 (30th BS 19th BG) shot down Aug 2, 1942
near SW of Musa Point PNG
2438 to RCAF as Fortress II 9206. Sold to
Argentina as LV-RTO. Scrapped in 1964.
2440 (42nd BS) ditched off Duma Point Sept
24, 1942 due to fuel exhaustion. Crew captured and
executed. Wreck is still located
there 60 feet underwater in failrly good condition.
2442 (11th BG, 42nd BS) crashed into Mount
Keahiakahoe, Oahu, Hawaii during
combat patrol Apr 5, 1942 in night and
in rain.
2446 (7th BG, 22nd BS) abandoned in Papua New
Guinea when crash-landed Feb 23, 1942 in swamp while
returning from a raid on Rabaul. Crew
walked away from the crash site
and were eventually returned to Port
Moresby and were returned to