USAF Serial Number Search Results

42-29532 ... 42-29631 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-17F-60-BO Fortress
MSN 4646/4745
29532 in ground collision Salinas, KS Mar 12, 1943. 9 killed.
29536 (91st BG, 401st BS, 'Mary Ruth, Memories of Mobile') shot down by Obfw Hans Laun in Fw 190A-5 of
JG 1/1, 4 km W of Wulfen, Germany Jun 22, 1943.  2 KIA, 8 POW.
29537 (91st BG, 401st BS) lost Mar 28, 1943.  MACR 16086.  
29540 91st BG, 323rd BS, "Shooting Star" ran out of fuel and ditched into the
English Channel 1 mi off Hanstings, UK Sep 6, 1943.  MACR 515.  4 KIA, 6 rescued.
29542 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
29543 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
29548 in midair collision with B-17F 42-3464 Jul 20, 1944 near Booksville AAF
Base.  All crew on 29548 killed.  42-3464 made deadstick
landing with one killed.
29553 (305th BG, 366th BS, "Missy G/Arky") hit by AAA and then shot
down by Lt Franz Schwaiger in Bf 109G-6 of JG 3/3 near
Monchengladbach, Germany Aug 12, 1943.  MACR 252.  8 KIA, 2 POW
29554 to Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England
Feb 8, 1944 for "range tests".  Returned to USAAF Apr 10, 1944.
29555 (305th BG, 422nd BS, "Centaur") participated in night RAF
raid on Hannover and shot down by a night fighter near
Hannover, Germany Sep 27, 1943.  MACR 906.  7 KIA 4 POW
29557 (384th BG, 547th BS, *Yankee Gal*) crashlanded and hit a hangar
at Desford, England Oct 10, 1943.  No injuries.
29558 (398th BG) crashed Dec 13, 1943 about 10 mi N of Rosebud, SD.
All 10 aboard killed.
29559 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Stup-N-Takit") damaged by Fw 190s
Aug 17, 1943 on Schweinfurt raid, burned back and shot down by 3
Bf 110G-4s of NJG 1/11at Testelt, Belgium.  MACR 278.
3 KIA, 7 POW.
29562 crashed near Potlatch early Dec 1943 during long-distance navigational training mission.
29570 delivered Denver Jan 1, 1943, to Great Falls Jan 31, 1943, to Denver Feb 2, 943 to Salina
Feb 11, 2943.  To Marrakesh and assigned to 360th BS, 303rd BG Molesworth.  To
532nd BS, 381st BG at Ridgewell Sep 7, 1943.  (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Big Time Operator II") 
lost both left engines on takeoff from Cazes AB, Casablanca, Morocco while returning to USA 
Apr 26, 1944.  Ground looped and hit a parked PBY BuNo 48313 of French Navy.  Salvaged May 5, 1944.
29571 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Charley Horse") shot down by Hptm
Klaus Mietusch in Bf 109G-6 of JG 26/III Stab and crashed
near Mons, Belgium Oct 20, 1943.  1 KIA, 6 POW, 4 evaded.
MACR 1033	
29573 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Two Beauts") collided with 41-24559
near Wellingboro, UK Mar 31, 1943.  First plane salvaged,
second plane demolished.
29574 (91st BG, 401st BS) lost Apr 17, 1943.  MACR 6574
29575 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
29580 (2nd BG, 429th BS) hit high tension wires, crashlanded and
destroyed by fire at Rahmoun, Algeria May 3, 1943.  No injuries.
29581 (2nd BG, 429th BS, "Sugarpuss") shot down by Fw Alfred Scharl in Bf 109G-6 over
Tyrrhenian Sea Oct 14, 1943. MACR 968.  10 KIA
29582 (2nd BG, 429th BS) ran out of fuel and made emergency landing
in cornfield 3 mi S of Braymer, MO Feb 19, 1943.  All 10
uninjured.
29583 (2nd BG, 429th BS, "60-50") shot down by AAA and crashed into sea 15 km SE of Giarre, Sicily, Italy 
Jul 14, 1943. 5 KIA, 5 POW. MACR 210. 
29584 (2nd BG, 429th BS) lost Mar 18, 1944.  MACR 3253. 
Crashed Novo Mesto (now Slovenia)
29585 (2nd BG, 429th BS) crashed on landing in foggy weather at
Hutchensen, KS Feb 18, 1943.  All 9 onboard killed.
29586 flew into Mt Elden N of Flagstaff, AZ Mar 5, 1943.  All 5 crew killed.
29587 (91st BG, 401st BS, "Jolly Roger") damaged when collided with B-17F 42-3162 and 
later shot down by Uffz Hubert Swoboda in Fw 190A of JG 1/2 near Schmidtheim, Germany
Aug 12, 1943.  MACR 260.  1 KIA, 9 POW.
29594 (2nd BG, 429th BS, "Little Butch") shot down by AAA and 
crashed into sea off Naples, Italy Aug 4, 1943.  MACR 371.
7 KIA, 3 POW.
29595 (2nd BG, 20th BS, "Fadler/Thru All Danger Let Us Ride")
29602 (2nd BG, 20th BS)
29603 (351st BG, 511th BS, "Spit Ball") shot down by fighters 
near Flensburg, Germany Oct 9, 1943 on raid to Anklam.  MACR 875.
1 KIA, 9 POW.
29604 (2nd BG, 20th BS, "Thunder Mug")
29605 (2nd BG, 429th BS, "Honey Bun") damaged by an Italian Mc.202 at and ditched near Ischia Island, Italy 
Jun 21, 1943. 2 KIA, 8 POW.  MACR 313.  
29606 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Butch" aka "Toots") shot down by a fighter at Rethwischhof, Germany 
Jul 25, 1943.  MACR 91.  4 KIA, 6 POW.
29607 (2nd BG, 20th BS, "Stormy Weather") aerial bombed by Italian fighter and crashed at Catania, 
Sicily, Italy Jul 4, 1943. 10 KIA.  MACR 78.  
29608 (2nd BG) lost Jan 31, 1944.  MACR 2063
29609 (2nd BG, 20th BS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 of JG 53/III over
Italy Nov 10, 1943.  MACR 1120.  6 KIA, 2 POW, 2 evaded.
29612 (92nd BG, 326th BS) ditched in North Sea Jul 26, 1943.  Crew rescued.
29614 (2nd BG, 20th BS, "Woikin Goil") shot down by Obfw Heinz
Sielaff in Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26/8 and crashed into 
Mediterranean Sea 55 km W of Trapani, Italy May 9, 1943.  
MACR 2817 and 2824.  10 KIA
29615 (2nd BG, 49th BS) collided in midair with Bf 109G-6 of JG 53/III and crashed near Villa San
Giovanni, Italy Jun 25, 1943.  1 crew bailed out, but all 10 KIA.  MACR 46
29620 (306th BG, 367th BS) lost May 1, 1943.  MACR 15715
29623 (2nd BG, 49th BS) in taxiing accident with 42-29909 of 2nd BG,
20th BS at Amendola Feb 3, 1944.
29624 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Pappy") to 92nd BG Jul 27, 1943
29625 (306th BG, 369th BS) lost Apr 17, 1943.  MACR 15517
29630 (351st BG, 509th BS, "Piccadilly Commando") shot down by AAA  and ditched off Guernsey, France
on raid to Cognac Dec 31, 1943.  MACR 1985. 11 POW.
29631 (306th BG, 423rd BS) lost Apr 17, 1943.  MACR 15444