USAF Serial Number Search Results

42-29932 ... 42-30031 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress
MSN 5046/5145
29932 lost on test flight from Boeing with civilian pilot Mar 13, 1943 near Purdy, WA.  Crew
of six bailed out.  Plane crashed Port Orchard, Washington
29934 (379th BG, 526th BS) shot down by AAA at Brest, France during Nantes mission over France
Sep 16, 1943.  MACR 1348.  10 KIA
29935 (384th BG, 545th BG, *The Cat's Sass*) shot down by Lt Husing in Bf 109G-6 of JG 54/7 and
ditched into North Sea off Juist, Germany Dec 20, 1943 on 
mission to Bremen, Germany.  MACR 1725.  1 KIA, 9 POW.
29937 (379th BG, 525th BS) shot down by AAA at Moigne, France 
Sep 23, 1943.  MACR 1051.  8 POW, 2 evaded.
29939 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944.  MACR 3810
29940 (94th BG, 332nd BS) lost Jun 13, 1943.  MACR 16200
29941 (381st BG, 535th BS, "Tarfu and T.S.Too") shot down by two Bf 109Gs of JG 11/7
at Talge, 9 km S of Quackenbruck, Germany Oct 8, 1943.  MACR 884.
6 KIA, 4 POW.
29943 delivered Cheyenne Mar 15, 1943.  To Smoky Hill Mar 26, 1943.  To Dow Field May 31, 1943.  Assigned to
305th BG Chelveston Jun 15, 1943.  Transferred to 95th BG 334th BS at Alconbury Jun 16, 1943.  To Framlingham
May 12, 1943.  To 335th BS Horham Jun 15, 1943.  Shot down Mar 6, 1944 by fighter attack near
Haseluenne.  MACR 2980.  5 killed, 5 bailed out and taken prisoner.  Named *Situation Normal*
29944 (303rd BG, 427th BS, "Winning Run" aka "Buzzing Bronco") ran
out of fuel and crashlanded Sep 6, 1943 near Uckland, UK.  Crew OK
29945 (92nd BG, 326th BS) shot down by AAA and crashed at Datteln,
Germany Aug 12, 1943.  MACR 658.  10 POW.
29946 (379th BG, 525th BS) hit by AAA and shot down by Obfw Fick in Fw 190A-5 of JG 1/1 at
Mussum, Germany Jun 22, 1943.  6 KIA, 4 POW.  MACR 1294
29947 (303rd BG, HQ, "Wabash Canonball") scrapped Jul 16, 1945.  SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
29948 (351st BG, 510th BS, "Jennie") shot down by AAA Dec 31, 1943 on mission to Cognac, France.  MACR 1979.
10 crew POW.
29949 (94BG 334BS "Sick Call") shot down by enemy aircraft during raid on Keil, Germany, Jun 13, 1943. 
No MACR issued, personnel dispositions not documented.
29950 (381st BG, 535th BS, 'Forget Me Not') shot down by Obfw Adolf
Glunz in Fw 190A-5 of JG 26/4 over Rheydt, Germany 
Aug 12, 1943.  MACR 385.  5 KIA, 5 POW
29952 (305th BG, 364th BS, "Sizzle") shot down by Maj Johannes Seifert in Fw 190A-6
of JG 26/II at Amby, Maastricht, Netherlands Oct 14, 1943.  MACR 917
5 KIA, 4 POW, 1 evaded.
29953 (535th BS, 381st BG, "Man of War") transferred to 364th BS, 305th BG
and renamed "Wolfess".  Collided on takeoff with 42-30666 over Cheveston, UK.
Both planes crashed.  21 KIA.
29954 (381st BG, 534th BS, "Devil's Angel") hit by AAA over
Koln, Germany and shot down by Uffz Heinrich Heuser in Fw 190A-5 of JG 26/2 
Aug 12, 1943.  MACR 383.  5 KIA, 5 POW
29955 (303rd BG, 427th BS, "Mr. Five by Five") crashed into North
Sea 10 KM W of Texel, Netherlands Nov 26, 1943.  MACR 1324.
10 KIA.
29956 (384th BG, 544th BS, *Vertical Shaft*) damaged by enemy
fighter Aug 17, 1943 on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany and crashed 
at Niederheimbach, NW of Bingen, Germany.  MACR 296.  2 KIA 8 POW
29957 (94th BG, 410th BS, "Helno Gal II") shot down by fighter and
crased into Kiel Bay off Germany Jun 13, 1943.  6 KIA, 4 POW.
29958 (381st BG, 534th BS, 'Battlin' Bombsprayer') shot down by 
Lt Richard Heller in Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26/8 over 
Chonberg, Germany Oct 9, 1943.  MACR 886. 2 KIA, 8 POW.
29959 (306th BG, 423rd BS) shot down by AAA and crashed at
Fischerhude, Germany Oct 8, 1943.  MACR 867.  6 KIA, 4 POW
29960 (384th BG, 544th BS, "Nymokymi") on mission to LeMans, France damaged by Uffz. Werner Zubrowski 
in Bf 109G of JG 2/6. and finished by Oblt. Günther Behrendt in Bf 109G-3 of JG 2/11. at Belfonds, 
France Jul 4, 1943.  2 KIA, 2 POW, 6 evaded. 
29961 (94th BG, 331st BS) lost Jan 11, 1944.  MACR 1882
29962 (390th BG, 569th BS) lost Sep 16, 1944.  MACR 8455
29963 (379th BG, 527th BS, "Judy") shot down by Obfw Willi
Stratmann in Bf 109G-6 of JG 2/8 at Noailles, France 
Dec 30, 1943.  MACR 1977.  4 KIA, 2 POW, 4 evaded.
29964 (MSN 5076) delivered Smoky Hill Apr 13, 1943.  To Boeing Seattle May 21, 1943.  to 483rd BS, 505th BG Harvard AAF,
Harvard, New Hampshire Jun 4, 1944.  Jun 5, 1944 damaged in taxi accident, the result of a maintenance failure.
To 244 BU Harvard Jun 9, 1944.  To 504th BG Fairmont Sep 8, 1944.  To 244 BU Harvard Jun 22, 1944.  To 249th BU 
Alliance Feb 2, 1945.  To RFC at Altus Jul 28, 1945.
29965 delivered Cyeyenne Mar 18, 1943, to Gore Mar 28, 1943, to Pesque Isle May 5, 1943,  Asiiigned to
333re BS, 94th BG at Earls Colne May 12, 1943.  To Rougham Jun 13, 1943,  Transferred to 92nd BG, 407th BS
at Alconbury Jul 26, 1943.  (92nd BG, 407th BS) ran out of fuel and ditched into English
Channel 6 mi N of Le Havre, France Sep 6, 1943.  Crew rescued.
29967 delivered Cheyenn Mar 18, 1943, to Gore Mar 19,1 944, to Walla Walla Mar 30,1943, to Metropolitan Apr 13, 1943.
Assigned to 412th BS, 95th BG at Framlingham May 12, 1943.  To Horham Jun 15, 1943.  Transferred to
407th BS, 92nd BG at Alconbury Jun 17, 1943.  (92nd BG, 407th BS) MIA and believed crashed into Bay of Biscay 
off France Jul 4, 1943. 10 POW.  No MACR
29968 delivered Cheyenne Mar 20, 1943, to Hobbs AAF, Hobbs, New Mexico Apr 2, 1943, to Ft Sumner Apr 21, 1943.  To Hobbs Ape 30, 1943.
In forced landing at Tinker Field, Oklahoma Apr 25, 1944 caused by a mechanical failure.  Repaired,
attached to 4136 BU at Tinker Jun 6, 1944.  To 3017 BU at Hobbs Jun 7, 1944.
Forced landing at Aux Field #4 at Hobbs AAF, New Mexico  Oct 18, 1944.  To 4121 BU Kelly Dec 1, 1944.  
To RFC at Albuquerque Aug 13, 1945.
29969 damaged in ground collision at Hobbs AAF, NM May 5, 1945.
29970 delivered Cheyenne Mar 18, 1943, to Scotts Bluff Mar 28, 1943, to Smoky Hill Apr 16, 1943, to Dow
Field May 6, 1943.  Assigned to 333rd BS, 94th BS at Bassingbourn May 9, 1943, to Earls Colne May 12, 1943.
To Roughham Jun 13, 1943.  Transferred to 364th BS, 305th BG at Chelveston Jun 14, 1943.
(305th BG, 364th BS) hit by AAA and crashed at Siegen, Germany Jul 28, 1943.  MACR 192.  10 POW.
29971 (306th BG, 423rd BS) damaged in midair collision with B-17F
42-30221 over Thurleigh, UK Jul 8, 1943.  Repaired.
To 368th BS.  Taxiing accident at Thurleigh, UK Sep 16, 1943.
Repaired.  Back to 423rd BS.  Shot down by fighter at
Beek, Limburg, Netherlands Oct 14, 1943.  4 KIA, 6 POW.
MACR 819
29972 delivered Cheyenne Mar 20, 1943, to Hobbs Apr 1, 1943, to Dow Field Apr 16, 1943, to Hubs Apr 18,1943
To 3017 BU at Hobbs Niov 8, 1944.  To 4124 Bu at Altus Jul 25,1 945.  To RFC at Altus Aug 30, 1945.
29973 delivered Cheyenne Mar 20, 1943, to Tinker Apr 10, 1943, to Memphis Apr 17, 1943.  Assigned to 322nd BS,
91st BG at Bassingbourn Jun 11, 1943, named "Patty Gremlin Jr".  Damaged on raid to Amiens Aug 31, 1943, 
damaged by debris from aircraft collision between B-17s 41-24523 and 42-29816 above and flak over target.  
Crashlanded at Wooten Farm, Polegate, Sussex, UK.  Three of the crew were killed when they bailed out and
drowned in the Channel, 5 others died in the crash.  2 survived.  MACR 15756.
29975 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
29976 (532nd BS, 381st BG, 'Sad Sack') shot down by enemy fighter N of
Hamburg, Germany Jul 25, 1943.  MACR 128.  10 POW.
29977 damaged in ground collision at Hobbs AAF, NM May 29, 1945.
29978 (534th BS, 381st BG, 'Hell's Angel') shot down by Oblt Franz Strobl in BF 109G-6 of JG 11/9 over Bad Schawalbach, 
Germany Aug 17, 1943 during Schweinfurt raid.  MACR 382.  10 POW
29983 (381st BG, 534rd BS, "Iris") shot down by fighter over Kesseling, Germany
Aug 17, 1943 during Schweinfurt raid.  MACR 398.  2 KIA, 8 POW
29984 (381st BG, 533rd BS, "Little Chuck") damaged by Fw 190A of JG 26/II and crash-landed at Framlington, UK 
Jun 22, 1943.  1 killed and 5 injured. Plane reduced to salvage.
29985 (306th BG, 367th BS, "Barrel House Bessie") shot down by a
fighter at Bremen, Germany Oct 8, 1943.  MACR 868.  1 KIA, 9 POW
29986 (100th BG, 349th BS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 of JG 11/II over North Sea N of East Frisian Islands,
Germany Jun 25, 1943 in mission to Bremen.  10 KIA.  MACR 2969
29987 (384th BG, 547th BS) shot down by Lt Wilhelm Kientsch in
Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/6 and crashlanded at Duursvoude, W of
Bakkeveen, Netherlands Nov 26, 1943 on mission to Bremen, Germany.  
MACR 1662.  1 KIA, 9 POW.
29988 (381st BG, 535th BS, "Lucifer, Jr", then to 305th BG, 364th BS,
"The Uncouth Bastard") shot down by Obfw Johann Edmann
in Fw 190A-6 of JG 26/4 at Puffendorf, Germany Oct 14, 1943.  
4 KIA, 6 POW.  MACR 914
29991 (390th BG, 571st BS, "We'll Never Know/Patches") shot down
by Uffz Hermann Bolten in Me 410A-1 of KG 2/14 at Gondelsheim,
Bader-Wurt, Germany Oct 14, 1943.  10 POW.  MACR 858
29992 (381st BG, 535th BS, "Connie") grounded and scrapped Jun 23, 1943.
29993 (306th BG, 369th BS) lost Jan 11, 1944.  MACR 1935
29995 (303rd BG, 427th BS, "Mr Five-By-Five") returned to USA.  Struck by B-17F 42-29818 on ground at
Hobbs AAF, NM Nov 16, 1944.
29996 (92nd BG, 407th BS, "Flag Ship") shotdown by Uffz Ernst Breton
in Bf 109T-2 of Jasta Helgoland and crashed at Mandal,
Norway Nov 16, 1943.  MACR 1384.  9 POW, 1 evaded.
29997 delivered Cheyenne Mar 23, 1943, to Smoky Hill Apr 3, 1943, to Brookley Apr 12, 1943, to Smoky Hill Apr 16, 1943,
to Dow Field Apr 19, 1943.  Assigned to 94th BG at Bassingbourn Apr 24, 193, to Earls Colne May 12, 1943.
transferred to 527th BS, 379th BG at Kimbolton May 20, 1943, then 526th BS.  To AFSC Apr 7, 1944.  Returned 
to USA at Tinkder Jun 7, 1944.  Reclamation completed Feb 9, 1945.  Named "Sack"
29998 (91st BG, 324th BS) shot down by Uffz Walter Kohne in Fw 190A-4 of JG 1/2 at Bungern, 2 km SW of
Rhede, Germany Jun 22, 1943.  8 KIA, 2 POW.  MACR 15576
29999 (381st BG, 533rd BS, "Fertile Myrtle") shot down by fighter Eichholz, Germany Jan 11, 1944.  MACR 1880
30000 (92nd BG, 327th BS) shot down by Fw 190A flown by Uffz Harald ottendorfer of JG 2/Stab at Montgueux,
France Sep 6, 1943.  MACR 741  3 POW, 7 evaded.
30001 (379th BG, 526th BS, "Mary Ann") shot down by Obfw. Karl
Gratz in Bf 109G of JG 2/11at Le Coudray-Montceaux, France
Aug 16, 1943.  MACR 1297.  5 KIA, 4 POW, 1 evaded.
30002 (100 BG, 349th BS, *The WAAC Hunter*) shot down by Lt. Hans
Ehlers in Fw 190A-5 of JG 1/2 at Burnstadt, Germany 
Aug 17, 1943 on mission to Regensburg.  MACR 680.  1 KIA, 9 POW
30003 (92nd BG, 407th BS) lost May 14, 1943.  MACR 16055
30005 (384th BG, 546th BS, *Salvage Queen*) salvaged 11/27/1943 after overshooting runway.
30007 (92nd BG, 327th BS) ran out of fuel and ditched into English
Channel 20 mi SE of Selsey Bill, UK Sep 6, 1943.  Crew rescued.
30008 (92 BG, 407 BS) lost Jan 30, 1944, Obershagen, Nezirk Burgdorf, Germany.  MACR 2255
30009 (381st BG, 531rd BS, 'Feather Merchant') shot down by Uffz
Kirl Herlitzius in Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26/8 near Diepholz, Germany
Oct 8, 1943.  MACR 1397.  2 KIA, 8 POW.
30010 (92nd BG, 407th BS, "Schickelgruber Shuttle Service, LTD") crashed 30 km NE of 
Abbeville, France Sep 6, 1943.  MACR 739.  6 KIA, 2 POW, 2 evaded.
30011 (381st BG, 535th BS, "Widget") shot down by Lt. Georg Wroblewski in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/3. at 
Merlimont-Plage, France Jul 14, 1943. 10 KIA.  MACR 133. 
30012 (381st BG, 533rd BS) damaged by Bf 109G-6 flown by Oblt Reiner Framm
of JG 1/9  and ditched in North Sea 65 km NW of Terschelling,
Netherlands Oct 9, 1943.  MACR 887.  10 KIA.
30013 (381st BG, 532rd BS, "Lethal Lady") shot down by fighter and crashed into sea offshore near
Neustadt in Holstein, Germany Jul 25, 1943.  MACR 130.  4 KIA, 6 POW.
30014 (381st BG, 533rd BS) transferred to RAF Jan 29, 1944.
30015 (381st BG, 533rd, BS, "Flying Hobo", then to 305th BG, 364th BS, "Flyin' Hobo",
then to 366th BS) shot down by Obfw. Siegfried Zick in
Bf 109G of JG 11/7 at Ipwegermoor, Germany Nov 26,1943.  
MACR 1571.  9 KIA, 1 POW.
30016 (381st BG, 532rd BS, 'Irongut Gert') shot down by maj Josef Priller in Fw 190A-6 of JG 26/Stab over
Terneuzen, Holland Jun 22, 1943.  2 KIA, 8 POW.  MACR 134
30017 (381st BG, 535th BS, then to 390th BG, 568th BS, "All Shot To Hell") shot down by
fighter on mission to Regensburg Aug 17, 1943.  MACR 388.
Crashed near Bingen, Germany.  10 POW
30019 in midair collision and crashed near Columbus, OH Feb 2, 1945.
30020 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Sweet Eloise") salvaged Jun 10, 1943
30021 (381st BG, 533rd BS) shot down by Obfw Adolf Glunz in Fw 190A of JG 26/4 3 km E of Krabbedijke,
Holland Jun 22, 1943.  9 KIA, 1 POW.  MACR 160
30023 (100th BG, 349th BS, "Forever Yours II") shot down by Fw. Kurt
Niedereichholz in Fw 190A of JG 1/5 at Amelsburen, Germany 
Oct 10, 1943 on mission to Munster.  MACR 1022.  2 KIA, 8 POW.
30024 delivered Cheyenne Apr 1, 1943, to Smoky Hill Apr 10, 1943, to Pueblo Apr 26, 1943, to Smoky Hill
May 6, 1943, to Dow Field May 23, 1943.  Assigned to 381st BG, 533rd BS at Ridgewell May 25, 1943, 
and named "Caroline".  Destroyed in ground explosion Jun 23, 1943 at base which killed 23 US servicemen
and one British civilian and damaged several other aircraft.
30026 (381st BG, 534rd BS, "Battle Wagon") transferred to
384th BG, 546th BS May 30,1943.  Transferred to 390th BG Apr 27, 1944.
Returned to USA Jul 13, 1944.
30027 (381st BG, 533rd BS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 of JG 11/II and crashed into sea near Spiekeroog,
Germany Jun 25, 1943.  MACR 162.  10 KIA.
30028 (381st BG, 534th BS, "Sweet Le Lani") shot down by Lt Alfred Grislawski in
Bf 109G-6 of JG 50/1 at Simmern, SW of Rheinbollen,
Germany Aug 17, 1943 during Schweinfurt raid.  MACR 380.
10 POW
30029 (381st BG, 535rd BS, 'Chaps Flying Circus') damaged by
fighters and ditched in North Sea Jan 30, 1944.  MACR 2495
30030 (384th BG then to 388th BG, 562nd BS "Old Ironsides") ran out
of fuel and ditched off Farne Island, Northumberland Sept 17, 1943.  2 KIA, 8 rescued.
30031 (384th BG, 544th BS) shot down and crashlanded at Bernouville, France Jun 26, 1943 on mission to 
Villacoulbay, France.  2 POW, 8 evaded