B-17 Serial Numbers - JeanneRickey.com

5889 condemned salvage battle damage Oct 12,
1943
5890 (92nd BG, 327th BS) ran out of fuel and
crashed 45-50 km NNW
of Paris, France Sep 6, 1943. MACR
740. 10 POW.
5891 condemned salvage Jun 17, 1944
5892 (385th BG, 551st BS, "Pregnant Portia")
damaged by enemy fighter,
ran out of fuel, and ditched in
Mediterranean 130 mi off
North Africa while returning from
mission to Regensburg
Aug 17, 1943. Crew rescued.
5893 (95th BG, 336th BS, "Sad Sack") hit by
AAA over Hannover, crew bailed
out near Diepholz, plane not crashed
and shot down by Oblt Johann
Miklar of NJG 3/1 Stab at Dorreloh,
Germany Jul 26, 1943. MACR 197.
2 KIA, 8 POW.
5894 crashed Stranavan Bay, Scotland June
1943 during ferry flight across Atlantic.
5895 (385th BG, 548th BS, 'Souse Family')
lost Jul 26, 1943. MACR 191B
5896 (385th BG) lost between Gander and
Prestwick Jun 27, 1943. MACR 16
5897 (385th BG, "Roundtrip Jack") had 20 mm
cannon unofficially fitted in nose.
The gun was later removed. Condemned
salvage no battle damage May 29, 1945
5898 (388th BG, 562nd BS, "Little Lass") shot
down by Fuuz Keruz in Bf 109G-6 of JG 1/9 and
crashed into Ijsselmeer E of
Schellingwoude, Netherlands Oct 10, 1943. MACR 3117.
10 POW.
5899 (388th BG, 560th BS) lost Jan 5, 1944.
MACR 3118
5900 condemned salvage no battle damage Aug
1, 1944
5901 (94th BG, 410th BS, "Superstitious
Aloysius") lost Oct 14,
1943. 1 KIA, 9 POW. MACR 789
5902 condemned salvage battle damage Dec 1,