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Serial Number Criteria: 42-30488
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Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
42-30432 ... 42-30531 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-17F-105-BO Fortress
MSN 5446/5645.
30433 (94th BG, 410th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944.  MACR 4437
30434 (390th BG, 570th BS) lost Feb 25, 1944.  MACR 3659
30436 (97th BG, 414th BS) lost Apr 3, 1944.  MACR 3962
30438 (97th BG, 414th BS, "Kan-Do") crashed into Mediterranean Sea Oct 14, 1943.  MACR 973.  10 KIA.
30441 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
30444 (94th BG, 332nd BS) lost Jan 5, 1944.  MACR 1893
30446 (99th BG, 348th BS) damaged by AAA then hit by two Bf-109G-6 fighters of JG 27 and
crashed into mountain W of Corinth, Greece Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 6615 and 924.
9 KIA, 1 survived.
30450 crashed in Texas Jan 13, 1944.  MACR 84 wrongly list this plane (94th BG, 410th BS) 
as being lost Jul 26, 1943.
30451 (306th BG, 368th BS, "V Mail Gets There Fastest") salvaged Jul 5, 1944
with non battle damage.  Later used by 34th BG as a hack aircraft.
Flown back to USA.
30452 (94th BG, 331st BS) crashed on landing at Honington, UK Aug 6, 1943.
30453 delivered Cheyenne Jun 3, 1943, to Rapid City Jun 15, 1943, to Geiger Jun 22, 1943, to Gr Isle
Jud 28, 1943, to Dow Field Jul 14, 1943.  Assigned to 94th BG, 333rd BS at Rougham Jul 13, 1943,
named "Thunderbird".   Damaged by flak on mission to Regensburg and crashed
Sauverne, France Oct 14, 1943.  10 POW.  MACR 831 
30454 delivered Cheyenne Jun 3, 1943, to Smoky Hill Jun 14, 1943, to Rapid City Jun 19, 1943, to Geiger
Jun 22, 1943, to Smoky Hill Jun 23, 1943, to Dow Field Jun  5, 1943.  Assigned to 94th BG, 333rd BS
at Rougham Jun 7, 1943, named "Reluctant Dragon".  Shot down by Lt Franz Ruhl in Bf 109G of JG 3/4 
and ditched in North Sea off Greetsiel, Germany Sep 27, 1943.  MACR 733.  1 KIA, 9 POW.
30455 (390th BG, 569th BS, "Schifless Skonk") shot down by Ju 88C-6 of
NJG3/10 over North Sea Nov 16, 1943 while returning from Norway.  
Abandoned over North Sea 2 mi off Varboug, Norway.  10 crew MIA.  MACR 1400
30456 (96th BS, 2nd BG) lost Aug 27, 1943, Italy.  MACR 481.
30457 (94th BG, 331st BS, "Jimmy Boy II") shot down by Lt Hans
Santler in Fw 190A-6 of JG 2/1 Stab at Crepy-en-Valois,
France Oct 14, 1943.  1 KIA, 3 POW, 6 evaded.  MACR 792
30459 (97th BG, 341st BS) lost Feb 22, 19433.  MACR 2491
30462 (97th BG, 414th BS) lost Mar 18, 1944.  MACR 3521.  Crashed
near Udine
30465 (301st BG, 419th BS) lost Mar 30, 1944.  MACR 3714
30466 (301st BG, 419th BS) lost Jan 11, 1944.  MACR 1830
30467 (2nd BG, 20th BS) lost Aug 19, 1943, Mediterranean.  MACR 458
30468 crashed into North Sea near Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK Aug 5, 1943.  MACR 163.
10 killed.
30469 and 30486 converted to F-9B photo-recon aircraft with cameras added and bombing 
equipment deleted.
30472 (301st BG, 353rd BS) lost Jan 21, 1944.  MACR 1952
30474 (99th BG, 346th BS) shot down by Fw. Gunter Schmitz in Bf 109G-6/R1 of JG77/7 near Pavone del Mella,
Italy Oct 6, 1943.  MACR 929.  2 KIA, 2 POW, 6 interned in Switzerland and returned in 1944.
30476 (390th BG, 568th BS, "Rovin Ramona") shot down by AAA at
Bremen, Germany Dec 20, 1943.  MACR 1731.  10 KIA
30478 (388th BG, 560th BS, *Impatient Virgin II*) interned in Switzerland Sep 6, 1943.  MACR 3136.
Returned Sep 5, 1945.
30480 damaged by friendly fire at Ardmore AAF, OK Apr 21, 1945.
30481 crashed Feb 12, 1944 at Mill Creek, OK after formation collision.  11 killed,
tail gunner parachuted to safety.
30482 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
30490 (301st BG, 352nd BS) lost Jan 24, 1944.  MACR 1992
30491 (99th BG, 346th BS, "Hot For The Body") crashlanded in Sardinia,
Italy Oct 1, 1943.
30492 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
30493 (96th BG, 339th BS) shot down by Oblt. Josef Wurmheller in
Fw 190A-6 of JG 2/9 at St-Germain-en Laye, France Sep 15, 1943.  MACR 727.
9 KIA, 1 POW
30498 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
30499 (351st BG) lost Jun 21, 1944.  MACR 6537.  Salvaged Aug 1, 1944
30500 (2nd BG, 885th BS, "Miss Charlotte") lost Sep 10, 1944.  MACR 9578.
Crashed on north side of Mount Gran Mioul, northern Italy.  10 KIA
30502 (2nd BG, 20th BS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 of JG 53 near Salerno, Italy Aug 19, 1943.  MACR 429.  9 KIA, 1 POW.
30513 crashlanded at Roswell AAF, NM Mar 13, 1945.
30518 (96th BG, 413rd BS) lost Jan 4, 1944.  MACR 2016

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