USAF Serial Number Search Results

42-30732 ... 42-30831 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-17F-120-BO Fortress
MSN 5846/5945.
30732 delivered Denver Jul 21, 1943, to Geiger Aug 6, 1943, to Pendleton Aug 7, 1943.  (4th FRG) crash landed
at Prestwick UK Sep 13, 1943.  Assigned to 534th BS, 381st BG at Ridgewell Sep 27, 1943.  On ferry trip
crashlanded at RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, UK Feb 3, 1944
30733 (92nd BG, 326th BS) engines failed and crashlanded 40km NE
of Saint-Jeand'Angely, France Dec 31, 1943.  MACR 1669 and 1958.
6 POW, 4 evaded.  One evader joined the French resistance and was
killed during an ambush Mar 1944.
30734 (100th BG, 351st BS, "Slightly Dangerous") shot down by Hptm. Walter Hoeckner in Fw 190A-6  and
flak at Munster, Germany Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 1023.  3 KIA, 7 POW
30735 (92nd BG, 327th BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded near
La Roche-sur-Yon, France Dec 31, 1943.  MACR 1670 and 1957.
7 POW, 3 evaded.
30736 condemned salvage battle damage Oct 20, 1943
30737 (385th BG, 549th BS, 'Ohio Air Force') shot down over St. Quentin, France Mar 16, 1944.  MACR 3245
30738 to reclamation/scrap at Avon Park AAF, FL May 9, 1945.
30739 surveyed at Mitchel Field, NY Aug 12, 1944
30740 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM May 31, 1945
30741 to RFC at Ontario Aug 27, 1945
30742 surveyed at Walla Walla AAF, WA Sep 19, 1943
30743 to RFC at Ontario Jun 29, 1945
30744 to CL-26 at Redmond AAF, OR Aug 20, 1943
30745 to RFC at Ontario Jul 29, 1945
30746 surveyed at Cutbank Field, MT May 5, 1944
30747 to reclamation/scrap at Rapid City AAF, SD Nov 2, 1944
30748 to RFC at Kingman Oct 20, 1945
30749 surveyed at Cheyenne AAF Oct 2, 1943
30750 surveyed at Geiger AAF, WA Jan 7, 1944
30751 delivered to Cheyenne Jul 23, 1943, to Geiger Aug 6, 1943, to Pendleton Aug 12, 1943.  Forcelanded
20 mi NE of Ardmore Feb 12, 19433.  To 236th BU Pyote Nov 9, 1944.  To 22 BU Ardmore
Nov 28, 1944, to 332nd BU Ardmore Jun 16, 1945.  To RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 26, 1945.  
There is an MACR 871 which refers to this plane
with a date of Oct 8, 1943 with 305th BG, 365th BS, Germany.
30752 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 26, 1945
30753 to RFC at Kingman Dec 27, 1945
30754 to RFC at Kingman Oct 27, 1945
30755 to RFC at Altus Oct 9, 1945
30756 to RFC at Altus Aug 22, 1945
30757 to RFC at Albuquerque Jun 25, 1945
30758 delivered Cheyenne Jul 24, 1943, to Dyersburg Aug 7, 1943, to Dalhart Aug 15, 1943.
Assigned to 100th BG, 418th BS at Thorpe Abbots Aug 31, 1943.  Named "Satcha La" aka "Rosie's
Riveters".   Lost on mission to Frankfurt Feb 4, 1944.  MACR 2344.  10 crew POW.
30759 surveyed at Kearney AAF, NB Sep 8, 1943
30760 to RFC Jun 20, 1945
30761 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 13, 1945
30762 suffered engine fire on training flight Apr 19, 1944 
over Ontonagon, MI.  All aboard survived, but plane
was a complete wreck.  Surveyed at Rapid City AAF, SD Apr 30, 1944.
30763 to RFC at Altus Oct 9, 1945
30764 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945
30765 (381st BG, 535th BS, *Chug a Lug*) hit trees and crashed
near Maiden Bradley, UK Dec 29, 1943.  Salvaged Dec 30, 1943.
30766 to RFC at Albuquerque May 27, 1945
30767 condemned salvage no battle damage Jan 5, 1944
30768 surveyed at Kearney AAF Mar 2, 1944
30769 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jun 19, 1945
30770 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM May 22, 1945
30771 to RFC at Ontario, CA Jun 10, 1945
30772 (91st BG, 323rd BS) damaged by rocket fired by Lt Richard
Heller in Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26/8, caught fire and crashed into
Baltic Sea S of Langeland Island, Denmark Oct 9, 1943.  MACR 895.
8 KIA, 2 POW.
30773 condemned inventory Oct 31, 1944.  Supplied to RAF as Fortress II
SR381 in early 1944 for use by 214 Squadron 
30774 flew into wreckage caused by midair collision between 
42-3309 and 42-30239 Aug 28, 1943 and crashlanded
in field near Harvard, Nebraska.  The pilot had ordered
his crew to bail out, but one who bailed out was killed.
Plane surveyed at Harvard AAF Aug 31, 1943
30775 condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 18, 1944
30776 (306th BG, 368th BS) collided with 42-3533 over North Sea 
Nov 3, 1943.  MACR 1158.  10 KIA.
30777 to RFC at Albuquerque Jun 25, 1945
30778 condemned salvage battle damage Aug 14, 1944
30779 (306th BG, 369th BS) shot down by Uffz Hanert in Fw 190A/R6
of JG 1/1 with a rocket at Niederbieber, Rheine-Pl, Germany
Oct 14, 1943.  3 KIA, 7 POW.  MACR 815
30780 (351st BG, 509th BS) shot down by fighters Jan 11, 1944 on mission to Oschersleben.  MACR 1938
30781 (96th BG, 413rd BS) shot down by fighter 12 km W of Mando, Denmark Denmark Oct 9, 1943.  
MACR 945. 10 KIA
30782 (306th BG, 368th BS) lost Jan 11, 1944.  MACR 1931.  Parts recovered 1977;Nijverdal
30783 (390th BG, 570th BS) lost Mar 16, 1944.  MACR 3180
30784 (92nd BG, 325th BS) gear failed during taxiing at Little Staughton, UK Jan 1, 1944.  
Condemned salvage no battle damage Feb 8, 1944
30785 (351st BG, 508th BS) shot down by AAA Oct 4, 1943 on mission to 
Frankfurt.  MACR 908.  3 KIA, 7 POW.
30786 surveyed at Cheyenne Mod Ctr Nov 22, 1943
30787 surveyed at Dyersbrug AAF Sep 27, 1944
30788 (100th BG, 350th BS) lost Feb 25, 1944.  MACR 2760
30789 (388th BG, 563rd BS, "Flak Suit, then "Butcher Boy") shot down
Obfw Kirshow in Fw 190A-5/U8 of SKG 10/3 and crashed at
Lokeren, Belgium Nov 5, 1943.  MACR 3137.  2 KIA, 5 POW, 3 evaded.
30790 (351st BG, 511th BS, "Cue Ball") shot down by AAA Oct 9, 1943 
on mission to Anklam, Germany.  MACR 878
30791 condemned salvage from enemy action Nov 30, 1945
30792 (96th BG, 339th BS, "Janet McIlwain") shot down by Fw 190A near
Emden, Germany Sep 27, 1943.  MACR 756.  2 KIA, 8 POW
30793 (388th BG, 562nd BS, "Tom Paine") withdrawn from 388th BG Jan 
1945.  Condemned salvage Jun 2, 1945
30794 (306th BG, 369th BS) shot down by fighters Jan 5, 1944
over Kiel Harbor, Germany.  8 KIA, 2 POW.  MACR 1683
30795 (385th BG, 548th BS, 'The Wild Hare') shot down by Hptm
Emil-Rudolf Schnoor in Fw 190A-6 of JG 1/1 Stab between
Eethen and Waspik, Netherlands Nov 11, 1943.  MACR 1161.
1 KIA, 8 POW.
30796 (100th BG, 351st BS, "Sunny II") badly damaged by German fightes
and crashlanded at Starston, UK Dec 30, 1943.  3 injured,
7 OK.  Salvaged Jan 1, 1944
30797 surveyed at Eglin AAF Sep 26, 1943
30798 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Dec 11, 1945
30799 (100th BG, 349th BS) shot down by fighters near Haseluenne
Mar 6, 1944.  3 killed, 7 bailed out and taken prisoner.  MACR 3017
30800 (388th BG, 563rd BS) lost Feb 29, 1944.  MACR 2893.
30801 condemned missing Sep 1, 1943
30802 (388th BG, 560th BS, "Gydnia") shot down by Lt. Hermann Stock
in Ju 88C-6 of NJG 3/12 at coast of Romo Island, Denmark Oct 9, 1943.  
MACR 3138.  10 POW.
30803 (92nd BG, 325th BS) shot down by AAA over Elsig, Germany
Dec 1, 1943 and crashed between Elsig and Frauenberg.  
9 KIA 1 POW.  MACR 1387
30804 (305th BG, 365th BS) shot down by fighter at Glasofen,
Germany in Schweinfurt raid Oct 14, 1943.  7 KIA, 3 POW.  MACR 922
30805 (91st BG, 401st BS, "Bomb Boogie's Revenge") shot down by
fighters of JG 1 over Wilhelmshaven, Germany Nov 3, 1943.  MACR 1155.
7 KIA, 3 POW.
30806 (96th BG, 339th BS, "V Packet") damaged by fighters and
crashed near Reims, France Oct 14, 1943.  10 POW.  MACR 832
30807 (305th BG, 364th BS, "Katy") shot down by Uffz Bernard Kunze in F1 190A of JG 1/1 and crashlanded at
Eisden, Belgium Oct 14, 1943.  1 KIA, 8 POW, 1 evaded.  MACR 912
30808 (388th BG, 563rd BS) shot down by enemy fighter east of Quakenbruck on mission to
Brunswick Mar 23, 1944. MACR 3541.
30809 diverted to RAF ADO Feb 22, 1945 for use by 214 Sqn as 
Fortress II SR382.   With 214 Sqdn, shot down by nightfighter flowin by Hauptmann Heinz Struning
of NJG 1 and crashed Bergaren, Netherlands Jun 22, 1944.  5 KIA, 3 POW, 1 evaded.
30810 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Mar 18, 1944.  MACR 3422
30811 (306th BG, 369th BS) shot down by fighter 20 mi S of Schweinfurt, Germany Oct 14, 1943.  
10 POW.  MACR 814
30812 diverted to RAF ADO Feb 22, 1945 for use by 214 Sqn as
Fortress II SR383
30813 (306th BG, 423rd BS, "Queen Jennie") shot down by Oblt Rudolf Engleder in
Fw 190A-6 of JG 1/1 at Dorne, Belgium on Schweinfurt mission Oct 14, 1943. 
MACR 820.  5 KIA, 5 POW.
30814 (305th BG, 366th BS, "Round Tripper") shot down by Obfw.
Willi Roth in Fw 190A-6 of JG 26/5 at Adendorf, Germany 
Oct 14, 1943.  2 KIA, 8 POW.  MACR 919
30815 to RFC at Albuquerque May 25, 1945
30816 (385th BG, 551st BS, 'Mary Ellen III') shot down by Obfw.
Siegfried Zick in Bf 109G of JG 11/7 between Zuurdijk and
Warfhuizen, Netherlands Dec 11, 1943.  MACR 1664.
2 KIA, 8 POW.
30817 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Miss Flower III") shot down by Bf 109G over Germany 
Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 1044. 10 POW.
30818 (100th BG, 350th BS, "Salvo Gal") damaged by AAA then shot
down by Lt Franz Ruhl in Bf 109G-6 of JG 3/4 at Hemrik,
Netherlands Oct 8, 1943.  MACR 952.  1 KIA, 8 POW, 1 evaded.
30819 condemned salvage no battle damage May 29, 1945
30820 to RFC at Altus Oct 29, 1945
30821 condemned salvage no battle damage Oct 14, 1943
30822 (385th BG, 551st BS, 'Foolish Virgin/Dorsal Queen') lost Feb 25, 1944.  MACR 2776
30823 (100th BG, 350th BS, "Invadin Maiden") lost Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 1025
30824 (92nd BG, 327th BS, "Bobby Joe") shot down by fighters near Kitzingen, Germany during Schweinfurt
raid Oct 14, 1943.  5 KIA, 5 POW.  MACR 847
30825 surveyed at Eglin AAF, FL Jan 29, 1946
30826 (390th BG, 571st BS, "Spirit of Union Pacific Railroad") shot down by Obfw Leo-Lothar Barann
in Bf 109G-6 at Ostbevern, Germany Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 863.  2 KIA, 9 POW
30827 condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 12, 1945
30828 crashlanded at Fairmont AAF, NE Jun 14, 1945.  To 
reclamation/scrap at Fairmont AAF, NB Jun 7, 1946
30829 (388th BG, 563rd BS) lost Mar 8, 1944.  MACR 3081
30830 (100th BG, 418th BS, "M'lle Zig Zig") shot down by flak S of Munster,
Germany Oct 10, 1943.  MACR 1029.  1 KIA, 10 POW.
30831 (305th BG, 364th BS, *Lazy Baby*) interned in Switzerland Oct 14, 1943 
during mission to Schweinfurt.  MACR 913.  First damaged by AA and then
and then set on fire by German fighters.  3 crew injured and
another 2 bailed out and became POW.  Crashlanded near
Aesch, Switzerland.  Another crewman died of injuries next
morning.