447th Badge447th Bomb Group
USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
Comprehensive Aircraft List

Key to Sources
AAFSN USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers, Joseph Baugher
AFHRAAFHRA, Maxwell AFBMicrofilmed 447th Unit History
B&PProject Bits & Pieces, Paul Andrews and William Adams
FFSB-17 Flying Fortress Story, Roger Freeman
NADB-17 Nose Art Name Directory, Wallace Forman
OLBOne Lucky Bastard, Elwyn Warfle
IResearch Notes by Iver Igelsrud

Model-Mfg Ser. AAF S/N NAMES SQ Call Sign DELIVERED To USAAF ASSN 447th NOTES Disp Date
B-17E-BO 41 9085 L'IL BUTCH     4/7/1942 prior to  2/24/44 Assgn 303BG; tran 97BG, Polebrook 09/42; tran 92BG Bovingdon 09/42; desgnated for salvage at Honington in early 1944; acguired by the 447th as scrap metal and used for testing engines and personnel transport (G. Hillery); sal in England 7/26/45. According to Baugher, the 1st USAAF B-17 to arrive in UK, 7/1/42; (B&P, NAD, AAFSN); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile: 41-9085 07/26/45 SAL

B-17F-70-DL 42 3485   711 7/11/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 08/43 (H2-X); flew with 447th (711BS) in June 1944 (not PFF); reassigned to 482nd for APHRODITE conversion, salvaged - non-battle damage in May 1945 (B&P, FFS, I)  TRAN

B-17F-70-DL 42 3487   709 7/10/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 08/43 (H2-X); flew with 447th in June 1944; sal 06/24/44 (B&P, I)  06/24/44 SAL

B-17F-35-VE 42 5909    709   4/28/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 06/43 (H2-X); FTR Frankfurt, flak, cr Frankfurt w/ Sheppard, 10KIA 1 POW (B&P); see Aircraft Gallery 1  02/04/44 MACR 2511

B-17F-100-BO 42 30301 IDIOT'S DELIGHT 710   5/11/43 N/A Assgn 94BG; on loan to 447th; FTR St-Jean d'Angely 6/19/44 w/Milton; flak, ditched Channel; 9KIA 1POW (B&P, FFS, NAD, I)  06/19/44 MACR 5901

B-17G-1-BO 42 31082    710    9/20/1943 11/25/43 710SQ;  Harvard FTR Brunswick 1/11/44 w/ Hickey; e/a. cr Diepholz, Ger; 2 KIA 8POW (B&P, FFS) 01/11/44 MACR 2512

B-17G-1-BO 42 31088 HEAVEN CAN WAIT   711 9/20/1943 11/19/43 Harvard B/d, sal 4/13/44 (B&P, FFS, OLB, I); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/13/44 SAL

B-17G-1-BO 42 31092 BUTCH II   A   9/20/1943 11/20/43 Harvard ; sal 4/20/45  (B&P, FFS, NAD); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/20/45 SAL

B-17G-1-BO 42 31095 THE GROUND POUNDER 708 9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ  Harvard ; b/d Berlin 04/29/44, repaired; FTR  (B&P, FFS) ; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 11/29/44 UNKNOWN

B-17G-1-BO 42 31096 THE SQUIRMING SQUAW 711    9/20/1943 ?/44 711SQ;  Harvard FTR Bruinswick 2/10/44 w/Jellison; e/a, cr Evaenkamp?; 10 POW 02/10/44 MACR 2534

B-17G-1-BO 42 31100 THE GIMP 709 B 9/20/1943 11/25/43 709SQ;  Harvard b/d Dollbergen, c/l base 1/1/45; see Aircraft Gallery 1 ; Profile 01/01/45 SAL

B-17G-1-BO 42 31104    708 G 9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  Harvard b/d Nantes 6/7/44, sal. 06/07/44 SAL

B-17G-1-BO 42 31107   708   9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  Harvard FTR Brunswick 1/11/44 w/ Jarrell; e/a, cr Hildersheim, Ger; 8KIA 2POW 01/11/44 MACR 2513

B-17G-1-BO 42 31108 THE DEVIL'S MATE 709   9/20/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  Harvard FTR Frankfurt 1/29/44 w/Allen; e/a, cr 20 miles SSE of Koblenz, Ger; 10KIA; Profile 01/29/44 MACR 2879

B-17G-1-BO 42 31112 PAPER DOLL  710   9/21/1943 11/30/43 710SQ; Harvard   FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/3/44 w/Graham; mid air coll, cr Wesermunde; 10KIA; 03/03/44 MACR 2887

B-17G-1-BO 42 31124   711   9/23/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  Harvard FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Davidson; e/a, cr Eickendorf, Ger; 1KIA 9POW (OLB) 04/29/44 MACR 4246

B-17G-1-BO 42 31125 NO REGRETS, ROUGHOUSE 711   9/23/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  Harvard FTR Cognac 12/31/43 w/Moore; flak, cr Congnac, FR; 1EVD 3KIA 6POW (B&P, FFS, I) 12/31/43 MACR 1769

B-17G-1-BO 42 31127   708  P 9/22/1943 ?/44 Harvard ; sal b/d Liege 5/20/44 05/20/44 SAL

B-17G-1-BO 42 31128 MOHAWK 709   9/23/1943 ?/44 Harvard ; FTR Merseberg 7/20/44 w/Miller; flak, cr Teutleben, Ger; 3KIA 6POW (B&P, FFS, I) 07/20/44 MACR 7547

B-17G-5-BO 42 31144 ROWDY REBEL, MISS AMERICA 710 A 9/25/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  Harvard FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Hughes; e/a, cr Destedt, Ger?; 9KIA 1POW; see Aircraft Gallery 1 04/29/44 MACR 4247

B-17G-5-BO 42 31145 HI JINX 708 E 9/25/1943 ?/44 708SQ; Harvard   FTR Evreux 2/6/44 w/Reed; flak, cr Wissous, France; 4KIA 6POW; Profile 02/06/44 MACR 2353

B-17G-5-BO 42 31146   708   9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  Harvard FTR Brunswick 1/30/44 w/Putnam; mech fault, cr Gladbach, Ger; 2KIA 8POW 01/30/44 MACR 2277

B-17G-5-BO 42 31148 MORNING STAR 710   9/25/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  Harvard FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/3/44 w/Ralston; mech Fault, ditched North Sea; 7KIA 3RTD 03/03/44 MACR 4436

B-17G-5-BO 42 31154 SHACK HAPPY 708 9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  Harvard FTR Merseburg 11/25/44 w/Wiggin; flak, cr Merseburg; 7KIA 2POW 11/25/44 MACR 10755

B-17G-5-BO 42 31155   711   9/25/1943 11/18/43 Harvard ; b/d Berlin 3/9/44, Sal 03/09/44 SAL

B-17G-5-BO 42 31156 BIG STOOP  709 9/25/1943 11/19/43 Harvard FTR Arnimswalde 4/11/44 w/Pauling; flak, cr Bornholm Is, Den; 6EVD 4POW; Photo in One Lucky Bastard, p. 209; Profile in the Library; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/11/44 MACR 3824

B-17G-5-BO 42 31157 RED ASS, RED DONKEY 709   9/25/1943 11/23/43 709SQ; Harvard   FTR Calais (Noball) 2/13/44 w/McDonald; flak, cr Fraincourt, Fr; 10POW 02/13/44 MACR 2533

B-17G-5-BO 42 31160 MICKEY 710   9/26/1943 11/25/43 710SQ; Harvard   FTR Calais (Noball) 2/13/44 w/Kayfun; flak, cr Channel; 9KIA 1POW 02/13/44 MACR 2532

B-17G-5-BO 42 31161 SPARE PARTS 711   9/25/1943 11/25/43 711SQ; Harvard   FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Peper; e/a, c/l Madgeburg; 10POW 04/29/44 MACR 4248

B-17G-5-BO 42 31165   708   9/27/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  Harvard FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/4/44 w/Geyer; flak, cr St Pierre, Bel; 1EVD 9POW 03/04/44 MACR 2888

B-17G-5-BO 42 31167   710   9/27/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  Harvard FTR Brunswick 2/10/44 w/Finfinger; e/a. cr Barver, Ger; 5KIA 5POW 02/10/44 MACR 2535

B-17G-5-BO 42 31168       9/27/1943 11/21/43 Harvard RetUS 6/28/45; RFC Kingman 12/8/45 12/08/45 RFC

B-17G-5-BO 42 31169 HEY MABEL 710 9/28/1943 11/23/43 710SQ;  Harvard c/l 3/9/44 at Honington, sal 03/10/44 SAL

B-17G-5-BO 42 31172   709   9/27/1943 11/24/43 709SQ; Harvard Two missions with 447th (P.W. Johnson), then transferred to 306BG TRAN

B-17G-5-BO 42 31173 MAID TO PLEASE 710   9/27/1943 11/24/43 711SQ;  Harvard FTR Ludwigshaven 12/30/43 w/Shrero; e/a, cr Beauvais, Fr; 1EVD 4KIA 5POW 12/30/43 MACR 1770

B-17G-5-BO 42 31184 OLD CROW HANGOVER 711 E 9/29/1943 11/24/44 711SQ; Harvard   FTR Augsburg 4/13/44 w/Kruezer; flak, cr Cieben, Switz; 10 INT 04/13/44 MACR 4295

B-17G-5-BO 42 31185 GLAMOUR GAL, SATCHEL LASS 708 M 9/29/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  Harvard c/l 9/4/44; sal (*at least 2 references to this aircraft in service after 9/4/44); Profile in the Library; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 09/04/44 SAL

B-17G-5-BO 42 31186   709   9/29/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  Harvard FTR Calais 2/28/44 w/Harris; flak, cr Hiricourt, Fr; 1EVD 9POW 02/28/44 MACR 2889

B-17G-5-BO 42 31188 DEAD MAN'S HAND 709  M 9/29/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  Harvard FTR Pirna 4/19/45 w/Glazner; jet e/a, cr Dresden; 1KIA 9POW; Photo inOne Lucky Bastard, p. 70  04/19/45 MACR 14180 Prelim MACR

B-17G-5-BO 42 31191   710 O 9/29/1943 11/25/43 710SQ;  Harvard FTR Bordeaux 3/27/44 w/Gaskell; e/a, cr Marignac, Fr; 2EVD 8POW 03/27/44 MACR 3546

B-17G-5-BO 42 31204   711   10/1/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  Harvard FTR Brunswick 2/28/44 w/Foutt; flak, cr Croisette, Fr; 7KIA 3POW 02/28/44 MACR 2890

B-17G-5-BO 42 31206 JOURNEY'S END  709 711 M B 10/1/1943 11/18/43 709SQ;  Harvard RetUS 7/4/45; RFC Kingman 11/26/45; Photo in Operation CAPTION (C34-4); name confirmed in combat diary of Richard Pitt, Jr. (B&P, FFS); see Aircraft Gallery 1 11/26/45 RFC

B-17G-5-BO 42 31207   708   10/1/1943 11/19/43 Harvard ; b/d Berlin 3/6/44; sal 3/7/44 03/06/44 SAL

B-17G-5-BO 42 31208   709 Q 10/1/1943 11/21/43 Harvard ; FTR Berlin 3/9/44 03/09/44 UNKNOWN

B-17G-5-BO 42 31210 BUCCANEER,  PICCADILLY ANN   710 F 10/4/1943 11/25/43 Harvard ; FTR Berlin 3/9/44 w/McGuire; flak, ditched Channel (B&P; AFHRA); see Aircraft Gallery 1 03/09/44 DITCHED

B-17G-5-BO 42 31217 SOLID SENDER 710 G 10/4/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  Harvard FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Paris; e/a, cr Eggenstedt, Ger; 10POW; 04/29/44 MACR 4249

B-17G-5-BO 42 31219   710   10/4/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  Harvard Lost in Atlantic with White 11/27/43 NO MACR

B-17G-5-BO 42 31223   711 P 10/4/1943 11/25/43 711SQ;  Harvard b/d sal 3/21/44; see Aircraft Gallery 1 03/21/44 SAL

B-17G-5-BO 42 31225 SCHEHERAZADE 709 G 10/4/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  Harvard RetUS 7/4/45; RFC Kengman 11/10/45; see Aircraft Gallery 1 11/10/45 RFC

B-17G-5-BO 42 31227 DOTTIE JANE 708 Q 10/4/1943 11/21/43 Harvard ; b/d Berlin 3/6/44 1KIA; sal 3/7/44; Profile 03/06/44 MACR 2278

B-17G-15-BO 42 31389           Slated for 447th but delivered to 100BG; lost 5/25/44 - NEVER FLEW w/ 447th (B&P, FFS)  

B-17G-15-BO 42 31431   710   11/4/1943 12/23/43 710SQ; FTR Regensburg 2/25/44 w/Chardi; flak, cr Ottweiler, Ger; 10POW; Photo in the Chardi Crew Profile 02/25/44 MACR 2891

B-17G-20-BO 42 31477   709 D 11/10/1943 03/03/44 709SQ; FTR Calais 4/27/44 w/Hofsess; flak, cr Heslee-Hodeng, Fr; 1EVD 2KIA 7POW 04/27/44 MACR 4294

B-17G-20-BO 42 31519   709 O 11/16/1943 01/18/44 709SQ; FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Flemmiing; ditched Channel (PicHist; B&P; Add'l data from  D. Flemming); see Aircraft Gallery 1 04/29/44 DITCHED

B-17G-20-BO 42 31530   709 C 11/19/1943 UNKNOWN Assgn 100BG; tran 709SQ date unknown; sal 5/31/45 (B&P, FFS) 05/31/45 SAL

B-17G-20-BO 42 31563   710   11/24/1943 12/26/43 710SQ; FTR Regensburg 2/25/44 w/Kautt; e/a, cr Kaiserlautern, Ger; 1KIA 9POW 02/25/44 MACR 2892

B-17G-20-BO 42 31582 OL' SCRAPIRON 711 A 11/26/1943 01/23/44 711SQ; FTR Holzwickede 3/23/45 w/Bruckman; b/d, crashed Germany; 7KIA, 2 POW; PROFILE 03/23/45 MACR 13617 Prelim MACR

B-17G-20-BO 42 31599       11/25/43 N/A Assgn 9BG; on loan to 447th in June 1944; returned to 94th, disposition unk TRAN

B-17G-10-BO 42 31719   711   12/11/1943 01/16/44 711SQ; c/l base n/b/d 4/14/44; sal 04/14/44 SAL

B-17G-10-BO 42 31724 DEAR M.O.M. 708   12/10/1943 01/18/44 708SQ; FTR Hamm 4/22/44 w/Gilleran; flak, cr Werl, Ger; 10POW; Profile 04/22/44 MACR 4174

B-17G-10-BO 42 31777   709   12/13/1943 02/10/44 709SQ; b/d Paris area, c/l 8/4/44, sal; see Aircraft Gallery 2 08/04/44 SAL

B-17G-10-BO 42 31902 STORMY WEATHER II 710   12/31/1943 02/06/44 710SQ; sal 8/9/44; name attribution on the basis of Beaty Diary (B&P) 08/09/44 SAL

B-17G-10-BO 42 31918 LITTLE ROCK BLONDE     1/4/1944 02/02/44 SQ N/A; sal n/b/d 4/17/44 04/17/44 SAL

B-17G-10-BO 42 31920 ABLE MABEL     1/3/1944 02/09/44 SQ N/A; tran 95BG TRAN

B-17G-10-BO 42 32080 STINKY, VIRGINIA HELEN, VIRGINS FROM HELL, TOO TIRED 708 H 1/21/1944 03/17/44 708SQ; caught fire on training flight 5/2/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 2 05/02/45 SAL

B-17G-10-BO 42 32081 YELLOW CAB 708   1/23/1944 03/04/44 708SQ; FTR Hamburg 11/4/44 w/Adams; flak, cr Channel; 9KIA; see Aircraft Gallery 2 11/04/44 MACR 10162 Prelim MACR

B-17G-10-BO 42 32096 HANGOVER 711   1/23/1944 02/18/44 711SQ; FTR Augsburg 3/16/44 w/Huckins; e/a, cr Orconte, Fr; 2EVD 2KIA 6POW (OLB) 03/16/44 MACR 3187

B-17G-10-BO 42 32106   711   1/24/1944 03/13/44 711SQ; tran 384BG TRAN

B-17G-10-BO 42 32114       1/24/1944 02/13/44 SQ N/A; sal 4/6/44 04/06/44 SAL

B-17G-15-DL 42 37824 ICE COLD KATY 709   8/11/1943 10/21/43 709SQ; Harvard;  FTR Oschersleben 1/11/44 w/Fouts, ditched North Sea 01/11/44 DITCHED

B-17G-15-DL 42 37840   710   9/21/1943 11/26/43 710SQ; Harvard; Transferred to 306BG 3/44; cr, Isle of Man, UK TRAN

B-17G-15-DL 42 37842 MISS BOO 711   9/19/1943 11/26/43 711SQ; Harvard; FTR Achmer 4/8/44 w/Anderson; flak, cr Welbregen, Ger; 10POW 04/08/44 MACR 3658

B-17G-15-DL 42 37848       9/20/1943 10/08/43 SQ N/A; tran 384 10/18/43 TRAN

B-17G-15-DL 42 37854   708   9/23/1943 11/19/43 708SQ; Harvard; sal 1/6/45 01/06/45 SAL

B-17G-15-DL 42 37855 Rosemary III / MR. TERRIFIC 711   9/21/1943 UNK 711SQ; Harvard;  sal 3/2/44; (OLB) see Receipt in Durante exhibit in Library 03/02/44 SAL

B-17G-15-DL 42 37864 MARTY 709   10/25/1943 11/21/43 709SQ; Harvard; FTR Brussels 5/20/44 w/Mitchell; flak, cr Neerbeck Hol; 7EVD 3POW (Name provided by D. Flemming) 05/20/44 MACR 4938

B-17G-15-DL 42 37865   708   9/24/1943 11/19/43 708SQ; Harvard; lost Atlantic en reoute UK 11/27/43 11/27/43 MACR 1119

B-17G-15-DL 42 37866 BLOATED BODY 708   9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ; Harvard; FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Donahue; e/a, cr Abbenrode, Ger; 2KIA 8POW; see Aircraft Gallery 2 04/29/44 MACR 4250

B-17G-15-DL 42 37868 DUE BACK 708   9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ; Harvard; FTR Fredrichshafen 4/29/44 w/Blom; e/a, cr Parsan, Ger; 4KIA 6POW 04/29/44 MACR 4251

B-17G-15-DL 42 37870       9/25/1943 11/02/43 SQ N/A; tran 94BG 11/3/43 TRAN

B-17G-15-DL 42 37871 UNINVITED 711   9/25/1943 11/25/43 711SQ; Harvard; decl. war weary 1/45; RFC Kingman 11/8/45 11/08/45 RFC

B-17G-15-DL 42 37872   708   9/27/1943 11/21/43 708SQ; Harvard; FTR Bordeaux 1/5/44 w/Huff; e/a, cr Biscay; 7KIA 3POW 01/05/44 MACR 1688

B-17G-15-DL 42 37873   710 F 9/28/1943 11/25/43 710SQ; 709SQ; Harvard; FTR Munich 7/11/44 w/Jacobs; flak, f/l Dubendorf, Switz; 10INT; RetUS 9/13/45; RFC Kingman 12/12/45; see Aircraft Gallery 2 07/11/44 RFC

B-17G-15-DL 42 37874   709   10/1/1943 11/02/43 709SQ; tran 385BG 11/2/43 11/2/43 TRAN

B-17G-15-DL 42 37902 STORMY WEATHER (I) 710   10/12/43 UNK 710SQ; Appears in combat missions uptp 16 March 44; disposition unknown; name attributed on the basis of Beaty Diary (B&P) UNKNOWN

B-17G-15-DL 42 37980 DAT'S GOOT 710       710SQ; (B&P; AFHRA) UNKNOWN

B-17G-25-DL 42 38052 EL MAL CENTAVO 711 L 12/24/43 1/??/44 711SQ; RFC Kingman 8/15/45 (FFS, B&P, I) 8/15/45 RFC

B-17G-30-DL 42 38085       12/8/1943 01/14/44 SQ N/A 1/14/44; sal 4/3/44 04/03/44 SAL

B-17G-30-DL 42 38097       12/13/1943 01/18/44 SQ N/A 1/18/44; sal 4/18/44 04/18/44 SAL

B-17G-30-DL 42 38164 VIRGINIA LEE (I) 709   1/3/1944 02/06/44 709SQ; FTR Brux 5/12/44 w/Larson; e/a, cr Angolsheim, Ger; 10POW; see Aircraft Gallery 2; PROFILE 05/12/44 MACR 4767

B-17G-5-VE 42 39864   709   9/23/1943 11/21/43 709SQ; Harvard; exploded base 4/21/44; sal 04/21/44 SAL

B-17G-5-VE 42 39865 LADY LORRAINE 710   9/23/1943 11/27/43 710SQ; Harvard; FTR Laon, Fr 5/9/44 w/Owens; flak, cr Channel; 8KIA 2POW 05/09/44 MACR 4588

B-17G-5-VE 42 39874 WICHITA WITCH, QUEEN PATSY 709 H 9/27/1943 10/31/43 709SQ; Harvard; FTR Calais 6/22/44; forced landing on French beachhead; salvaged; whole crew RTD (B&P, OLB); see Aircraft Gallery 2 06/22/44 SAL

B-17G-5-VE 42 39882   711 L 9/28/1943 11/01/43 711SQ; RetUS 7/10/54; RFC Kingman 12/19/45 12/19/45 RFC

B-17G-5-VE 42 39886 HI MACK 709 J 9/30/1943 11/23/43 Ass 388BG; tran 447BG; c/l base 6/29/44, on return from abort after takeoff; sal 6/30/44; casualties unknown (B&P, Sh); see Aircraft Gallery 2 06/29/44 SAL

B-17G-45-BO 42 97064   711   1/24/1944 03/16/44 711SQ; FTR Augsburg 4/13/44 w/Keller; flak, f/l Dubendorf, Switz; 10INT 04/13/44 MACR 4296

B-17G-40-BO 42 97083   709   1/26/44 UNKNOWN (N: Ph;B&P) UNK

B-17G-45-BO 42 97092 VIRGINIA LEE II 710 K 1/26/1944 03/11/44 710SQ; 1st mission 4/11/44; c/l 11/2/44, repaired; RetUS 8/10/45; RFC Kingman 11/29/45; see Aircraft Gallery 2 (FFS; B&P; I) 11/29/45 RFC

B-17G-45-BO 42 97135   710   1/29/1944 03/03/44 Assgn 306BG; tran 710SQ; FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Marcy; e/a, cr Oranienburg; 10POW 04/29/44 MACR 4252

B-17G-45-BO 42 97147   711 A/K 2/2/1944 03/12/44 711SQ; c/l base 7/7/44; sal (B&P, FFS; per Sh, last flew on 6/6/44) 07/07/44 SAL

B-17G-45-BO 42 97148   711   2/3/1944 03/07/44 711SQ; FTR Hanover 6/18/44 w/Schreiner; flak, cr Hildesheim, Ger; 10POW 06/18/44 MACR 5903

B-17G-45-BO 42 97176   710   2/7/1944 03/04/44 710SQ; FTR Brussels 5/20/44 w/Kesterke; shot down by B-17, cr Channel; 8KIA 2RTD; see Aircraft Gallery 2 05/20/44 4939

B-17G-45-BO 42 97179   711 Q 2/4/1944 03/22/44 711SQ; FTR Brux 5/12/44 w/Pettus; e/a, cr Friedberg, Ger; 10POW 05/12/44 4768

B-17G-45-BO 42 97287       2/15/1944 04/06/44 SQ N/A 4/6/44; sal 4/22/44 04/22/44 SAL

B-17G-45-BO 42 97296 ROYAL FLUSH 711 N 2/16/1944 04/30/44 Assgn 385BG; tran 711SQ; non-op taxi accident 4/20/45; sal. See Aircraft Gallery 2; Profile 04/20/45 SAL

B-17G-45-BO 42 97392 MONA'S MAURADERS, RAMBLIN' WRECK 711 F 2/28/1944 04/11/44 711SQ 4/11/44; RetUS 7/9/45; RFC Kingman 12/20/45; see Aircraft Gallery 2; Profile 12/20/45 RFC

B-17G-45-BO 42 97400 FUDDY DUDDY 708 E 2/26/1944 04/07/44 708SQ; FTR Misburg 12/30/44 w/Leverett; mid-air coll, cr Wenings, Ger; 7KIA 2POW; see Aircraft Gallery 3 12/30/44 MACR 11228 Prelim MACR

B-17G-15-VE 42 97461 SKYLARK     11/22/1943 03/24/44 SQ N/A 3/24/44; f/l Continent 10/7/44; sal 11/14/44 10/07/44 SAL

B-17G-15-VE 42 97484   710   11/29/1943 01/04/44 710SQ 1/4/44; FTR Munster 3/11/44 w/Overdorf; flak, cr Haamstede, Hol; 9KIA 1POW 03/11/44 MACR 3188

B-17G-15-VE 42 97497 TUXEDO TOMMY 711   12/2/1943 12/27/43 711SQ 12/27/43; FTR Bremen 10/12/44 w/Unger; flak, cr Osnabruck; 1KIA 8POW 10/12/44 MACR 9573 Prelim MACR

B-17G-15-VE 42 97501 GUM CHUM! 711   12/3/1943 01/05/44 711SQ 1/5/44; FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Johnson; e/a, cr Burg, Ger; 9KIA 1POW 04/29/44 MACR 4853

B-17G-20-VE 42 97538 DALLAS DOTTIE 709   12/15/1943 02/09/44 SQ N/A; f/l Continent, Eppegham 11/21/44; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 3 11/21/44 SAL NOTATION

B-17G-20-VE 42 97539       12/15/1943 02/16/44 SQ N/A; tran 463BG 2/22/44 TRAN

B-17G-20-VE 42 97572 FEATHER MERCHANT 711 C 12/24/1943 03/03/44 Assgn 457BG; tran 711SQ; sal 6/23/44 06/23/44 SAL

B-17G-20-VE 42 97596       1/2/1944 03/02/44 SQ N/A; tran 94BG 3/3/44 TRAN

B-17G-20-VE 42 97597   710   1/2/1944 02/26/44 Assgn 96BG; tran 710SQ; MIA Oranienberg 4/18/44 w/Esterline; hit by bomb from a/c above, cr ?; 10POW 04/18/44 MACR 4175

B-17G-20-VE 42 97624 DEVIL'S MATE II 709   1/10/1944 02/23/44 Assgn 457BG; tran 709SQ; MIA Lutzkendorf 2/9/45 w/DeDiemar; mech fault, cr Ohrdruf, Ger; 9POW; see Crew Profiles- Farson  02/09/45 MACR 12241

B-17G-20-VE 42 97634   711   1/12/1944 03/25/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 711SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/2/44 w/ Reynolds; 5KIA 5POW 11/02/44 MACR 10164

B-17G-25-VE 42 97646   709 B 1/16/1944 04/05/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 447BG; c/l Rougham 8/25/44, sal & rep; retUS 7/13/45; RFC Kingman 1/12/46 01/12/46 RFC

B-17G-25-VE 42 97672       01/25/1944 N/A SQ N/A; Crash landed at Rattlesden on 6/23/44, sal 6/25/44 (B&P); according to FFS, never left the US; no mention in Sh  06/25/44 SAL

B-17G-30-VE 42 97769       2/24/1944 05/19/44 SQ N/A; tran 94BG 7/1/44 "SQ N/A; tran 94BG 7/1/44 TRAN

B-17G-30-VE 42 97794   709 D 2/28/1944 04/20/44 709SQ; MIA Berlin 5/12/44 w/Moses; flak, ditched Channel; 1EVD 2KIA 3POW; 4RTD 05/12/44 MACR 4769

B-17G-30-VE 42 97801   709   3/1/1944 05/04/44 SQ N/A; sal 12/10/44; RetUS; RFC Walnut Ridge 9/10/45 12/10/44 RFC

B-17G-30-VE 42 97803       3/1/1944 04/22/44 SQ N/A; retUS 7/9/45; RFC Kingman 11/19/45 11/19/45 RFC

B-17G-30-VE 42 97804   711 E 3/2/1944 05/01/44 711SQ; RetUS 9/11/45; RFC Kingman 11/12/45 11/12/45 RFC

B-17G-30-VE 42 97815   710 H 3/5/1944 04/22/44 710SQ; MIA Berlin 5/12/44 w/Van Every; e/a, cr Friedberg, Ger; 3EVD 7POW 05/12/44 MACR 4770

B-17G-30-VE 42 97819   710   3/7/1944 04/30/44 710SQ; taxi accident 2/21/45; sal 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-30-VE 42 97826 BIG SHORTY 710   3/8/1944 04/13/44 710SQ; hit by debris from another a/c 2/21/45; sal 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-35-VE 42 97836 BUGS BUNNY JR 709   3/10/1944 05/01/44 709SQ; MIA Oraniienberg 3/15/45 w/Putnam; flak, cr Osted, Den; 9POW; see Aircraft Gallery 3 03/15/45 MACR 13043

B-17G-35-VE 42 97900   711 D 3/27/1944 06/07/44 711SQ; retUS 7/9/45; RFC Kingman 11/7/45 11/07/45 RFC

B-17G-35-VE 42 97932   708   4/6/1944 05/21/44 708SQ; MIA Berlin 6/21/44 w/Carter; flak, cr Berlin; 1KIA 9POW 06/21/44 MACR 5930

B-17G-35-VE 42 97935       4/9/1944 05/23/44 SQ N/A; tran 452BG 5/24/44 TRAN

B-17G-40-VE 42 97936   708 Y 4/9/1944 06/28/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 708SQ; tran MTO 5/29/45; sal Italy 1/14/46 01/14/46 SAL

B-17G-40-VE 42 97976 LOUIE THE CREEP, BIT O' LACE 709 D 4/21/1944 06/19/44 709SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 11/9/45; ; see Aircraft Gallery 3; Profile: Bit o' Lace 11/09/45 RFC

B-17G-50-BO 42 102395   711 E 2/27/1944 04/08/44 711SQ; MIA Brux 5/12/44 w/Mandrell; e/a, cr Giessen, Ger; 10POW 05/12/44 MACR 4771

B-17G-50-BO 42 102419   709 E 3/2/1944 04/20/44 709SQ; c/l Woolpit UK 6/28/44 w/ T.K.Brown; engine failure on takeoff; whole crew RTD; sal (B&P, FFS, Sh) 06/28/44 SAL

B-17G-50-BO 42 102421   709   3/2/1944 04/06/44 709SQ; MIA Berlin 4/29/44 w/Dowler; e/a, cr Weferlingen, Ger; 9KIA 1POW 04/29/44 MACR 4254

B-17G-50-BO 42 102441 TNT KATIE 711   3/3/1944 04/08/44 711SQ; MIA Merseberg 10/7/44 w/Harwood; flak, cr Merseberg; 2KIA 7POW 10/07/44 MACR 9764 Prelim MACR

B-17G-50-BO 42 102471   710   3/7/1944 04/22/44 710SQ; MIA Chemnitz 9/11/44 w/Hyder; flak, cr Zeitz, Ger; 1KIA 89POW; see Aircraft Gallery 3 09/11/44 MACR 8924

B-17G-50-BO 42 102479   708   3/7/1944 04/08/44 708SQ; MIA Berlin 4/29/44 w/Farrell; flak, cr Eickendorf, Ger; 4KIA 6POW 04/29/44 MACR 4255

B-17G-50-BO 42 102494   708   3/8/1944 04/20/44 708SQ; MIA Berlin 5/24/44 w/Simon; hit by prop wash from another a/c, cr North Sea; 10KIA 05/24/44 MACR 5249

B-17G-55-BO 42 102567 SARAH GRAY 709 K 3/15/1944 05/03/44 709SQ; c/l 1/1/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 3 01/01/45 SAL

B-17G-55-BO 42 102591 CACTUS PETE     3/17/1944 04/22/44 SQ N/A; c/l base 6/6/44; sal 06/06/44 SAL

B-17G-55-BO 42 102604 MAC'S HIGH HATS 710   3/18/1944 04/22/44 710SQ; f/l Continent 1/10/45; sal 1/11/45; see Aircraft Gallery 3 01/10/45 SAL

B-17G-55-BO 42 102632 DUE BACK 708   3/19/1944 04/22/44 708SQ; MIA Ausum A/F 8/27/44 w/Bowers; flak, cr North Sea; 9KIA 08/27/44 MACR 8458

B-17G-55-BO 42 102638   711   3/20/1944 04/20/44 711SQ; MIA Osnabruck 5/13/44 w/McClintock; flak, cr Greffern, Ger; 1KIA 9POW 05/13/44 MACR 4772

B-17G-55-BO 42 102651 PICADILLY ANN II 710 N 3/23/1944 05/03/44 710SQ; MIA Munich 7/11/44 w/Altman; flak, f/l Dubendorf, Switz; 10INT; RetUS 10/24/45; RFC Walnut Ridge 12/21/45; see Aircraft Gallery 3 07/11/44 RFC

B-17G-55-BO 42 102652   708 Q 3/23/1944 04/30/44 708SQ; FTR, flak, Bohlen 6/29/44 w/Leitch, cr Genthin, Ger; 10POW (B&P, Sh) 06/29/44 MACR 6729

B-17G-55-BO 42 102658 BLANCO DIABLO 708 J 3/23/1944 04/30/44 708SQ; MIA Merseberg 12/6/44 w/DeMallie; flak, cr Ronduite, Hol; 1EVD 1KIA 7POW 12/06/44 MACR 11052

B-17G-55-BO 42 102659       3/23/1944 05/16/44 SQ N/A; tran 401BG TRAN

B-17G-55-BO 42 102668 COCK O' THE SKY 710 G 3/24/1944 05/04/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 11/29/45 (Shields; B&P) see Aircraft Gallery 3; Profile 11/29/45 RFC

B-17G-35-DL 42 107003 BOUNCIN' BABY 710   1/23/1944 03/12/44 710SQ; hit by debris from another A/C on non-op flt 2/12/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 3 02/12/45 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107020   708 J 1/27/1944 03/12/44 708SQ; MIA Brux 5/12/44 w/Wright; e/a, cr Ailingen, Ger; 9KIA 1POW 05/12/44 MACR 4773

B-17G-35-DL 42 107021   710   1/31/1944 03/03/44 710SQ; Hit over Germany 4/13/44 w/Thornbury; flak, f/l Dubendorf, Switz; 10 INT 04/13/44 MACR 4297

B-17G-35-DL 42 107025 LITTLE CHUM 711 D 1/31/1944 03/07/44 711SQ; 710SQ; c/l 1/29/45; sal 2/1/45; see Aircraft Gallery 3 01/29/45 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107029 TAILWIND 710   2/1/1944 03/03/44 710SQ; 708SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/2/44 w/Johnson; e/a. cr Gross Himmlage, Ger; 1KIA 8POW; see Aircraft Gallery 3 11/02/44 MACR 10313

B-17G-35-DL 42 107038   710   2/3/1944 03/09/44 710SQ; MIA Berlin 3/22/44 w/Stull; flak, cr Amsterdam, Hol; 10POW 03/22/44 MACR 3338

B-17G-35-DL 42 107052 PAPER DOLL II 710   2/7/1944 03/10/44 710SQ; MIA Leipzig 5/29/44 w/Moran; flak, cr Seergeritz, Ger; 5KIA 5pow 05/29/44 MACR 5303

B-17G-35-DL 42 107060   711 G 2/9/1944 03/07/44 711SQ; c/l non-op flt 12/3/44; sal 12/03/44 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107067   709   2/10/1944 03/24/44 709SQ; MIA Berlin 4/11/44 w/Juernecka; flak, f/l Sweden; 10INT; Rep as Swedish Airline SE-BAR; sold to AFA Denmark as OY-DFA; w/o 1/30/46 04/11/44 MACR 3895

B-17G-35-DL 42 107072   710 N 2/12/1944 03/12/44 710SQ; MIA Brux 5/12/44 w/CApt. Johnson; e/a, cr Lustzellinden, Ger 05/12/44 MACR4474

B-17G-35-DL 42 107079 TOOTS 708 L 2/14/1944 04/11/44 708SQ; sal 6/23/44; name determined from photos in album of Lt. Allen J. Miller (Gregory Pons) (B&P, FFS); see Aircraft Gallery 3 06/23/44 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107092   710   2/17/1944 03/13/44 710SQ; tran 401BG 3/23/44 TRAN

B-17G-35-DL 42 107117 PANDORA'S BOX 710 O 2/27/1944 02/03/45 Assgn 398BG; tran 710SQ 2/3/45; hit be debris from other a/c on non-op flt 2/21/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 3 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107197   710  L 3/20/1944 04/11/44 710SQ; MIA Calais 4/27/44 w/Guynn; flak, cr Ostend, Bel; 3KIA 7POW; see Aircraft Gallery 4 04/27/44 MACR 4299

B-17G-35-DL 42 107215 L'IL EIGHT BALL 709 L 3/21/1944 04/25/44 709SWQ; retUS 7/5/45; Recl Comp 6/7/46; photo in One Lucky Bastard, p. 152; see Aircraft Gallery 4 06/07/46 RFC

B-17G-35-DL 42 107219 THE DEVIL'S BRAT 711 Q 3/27/1944 05/03/44 711SQ; crashed at Great Ashbury while Rattlesden's runway was being resurfaced. Regular crew (Leach) was on pass to London at the time. Sal 8/2/44; addl data provided by Mr Eugene  Lewis,  Co-Pilot, Leach crew 08/02/44 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107220 SWANEE PRIDE 708   3/27/1944 04/22/44 708SQ; c/l non-op flt 5/24/45; sal see Aircraft Gallery 4; Profile 05/24/45 SAL

B-17G-35-DL 42 107229   710   3/28/1944 05/01/44 710SQ; MIA Rechlin 8/25/44 w/Henningson; ditched Channel; 9RTD 08/25/44 DITCHED

B-17G-65-BO 43 37531 QUIEN SABE 708 R 4/26/1944 05/08/44 708SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/2/44 w/Wing; flak, cr Nordhausen, Ger; 4KIA 5POW; see Aircraft Gallery 4 11/02/44 MACR 10163 Prelim MACR

B-17G-65-BO 43 37539       4/27/1944 05/26/44 SQ N/A; sal 6/24/44 06/24/44 SAL

B-17G-65-BO 43 37541 DOWN AND GO (MAH IDEEL) 710   4/27/1944 05/07/44 710SQ; MIA Ruhland 9/11/44 w/Martenson; flak, cr OberatSteinach, Ger; 9POW 09/11/44 MACR 8923

B-17G-65-BO 43 37544 D-DAY DOLL 710  J 4/27/1944 05/02/44 710SQ; RetUS7/7/45; RFC Kingman 11/8/45; ; see Aircraft Gallery 4; Profile 11/08/45 RFC

B-17G-65-BO 43 37667 BARBARA JANE  709 C 5/10/1944 06/20/44 709SQ; training mission, cr Meltham Moor, UK 4/6/45; sal 4/7/45 04/06/45 SAL

B-17G-65-BO 43 37570 STORMY WEATHER 708 P 4/30/44 unknown SQ N/A; Identified by photographs; RFC Kingman; see Mystery Ships 11/9/45 RFC

B-17G-70-BO 43 37714   708   5/15/1944 06/03/44 708SQ; MIA HANOVER 6/18/44 W/Golden; Flak, CR Ohlum, Ger; 1KIA 9POW 06/18/44 MACR 5902

B-17G-70-BO 43 37756 MILK WAGON 708 G 5/18/1944 06/08/44 708sq; Completed 129 missions with no abort; RetUS 7/9/45; RFC Kingman 11/21/45; ; see Aircraft Gallery 4; Profile 11/21/45 RFC

B-17G-70-BO 43 37774   708   5/20/1944 06/20/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/17/45 12/17/45 RFC

B-17G-70-BO 43 37788   709   5/21/1944 06/17/44 709SQ; MIA Munich 7/13/44 w/Hilding; flak, cr Vendrest; 8EVD 2POW; SAL 10/13/44 07/13/44 SAL

B-17G-70-BO 43 37794       5/22/1944 06/11/44 TRAN 96BG 6/12/44 TRAN

B-17G-70-BO 43 37795 DIXIE MARIE 709 H 5/22/1944 06/16/44 709SQ; c/l 5/8/45; SAL, repaired and ret Grp 6/45; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/19/45 Per F/Eng. Charles Sherrange, named for the final inspector before it left the factory; see Aircraft Gallery 4 12/19/45 RFC

B-17G-70-BO 43 37797 AMERICAN BEAUTY 708 Q 5/23/1944 06/16/44 708SQ; SAL 5/8/45; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/14/45; see Aircraft Gallery 4; Profile 12/14/45 RFC

B-17G-70-BO 43 37799      J 5/23/1944 06/14/44 SQ N/A; per B&P, C/L Sutton Bridge UK 7/8/44, salvaged; see Aircraft Gallery 4  SAL

B-17G-70-BO 43 37818 HURRY HOME 709   5/26/1944 06/28/44 709SQ; MIA Ludwigshafen 9/26/44 w/Calef; falk, cr Oldenburg, Ger; 7KIA 2POW 09/26/44 MACR 9401

B-17G-70-BO 43 37821 RED HOT MAMA 711   5/25/1944 06/20/44 711SQ; 710SQ; MIA Berlin 8/6/44 w/Mayteka; e/a; ditched North Sea; 9POW 08/06/44 MACR 9779

B-17G-70-BO 43 37830 LADY JANE, STINKY 708 L 5/26/1944 06/20/44 Assgn 94BG; TRAN 708sq; b/d Soest, Ger 3/10/45; f/l Continent; SAL 3/14/45; see Aircraft Gallery 4 03/10/45 SAL

B-17G-70-BO 43 37869 BLONDE BOMBER 710   5/31/1944 06/29/44 710SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/25/44 w/Blair; flak, cr Plauen, Ger; 3KIA 6POW; see Aircraft Gallery 4 11/25/44 MACR 10756 Prelim MACR

B-17G-70-BO 43 37870   710   5/31/1944 06/28/44 710SQ; TRAN 384BG 7/17/44

B-17G-70-BO 43 37873  NAZDROWIE 709  N  5/31/1944 8/44/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 12/19/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5 12/19/45 RFC

B-17G-75-BO 43 37879   711  R 5/31/1944 06/29/44 711sq; b/d Aachen 8/9/44; c/l, SAL 8/12/44; see Aircraft Gallery 5 08/09/44 SAL

B-17G-75-BO 43 37936 BONNIE BABIE 711   6/7/1944 07/02/44 711SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/2/44 w/Tetrault; ditched channel; 9RTD 11/02/44 DITCHED

B-17G-75-BO 43 37938 LITTLE ROCK BLONDE 710 P 6/7/1944 07/02/44 710SQ; MIA Frankfurt 1/8/45 w/Weeks; flak, cr Frankfurt; 5KIA 4POW 01/08/45 MACR 11582 Prelim MACR

B-17G-75-BO 43 37973       6/14/1944 07/11/44 SQ N/A; tran 486BG 7/12/44 TRAN

B-17G-80-BO 43 38189   710   7/5/1944 08/03/44 710SQ; tran 390BG TRAN 

B-17G-80-BO 43 38230 WOLF WAGON 709 E 7/10/1944 08/04/44 709SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/14/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5 12/14/45 RFC

B-17G-80-BO 43 38245       7/12/1944 08/02/44 SQ N/A; during assembly for Kassel 10/2/44; mid-air coll with 44-6460; cr Hitcham UK; 18 killed; sal 10/02/44 SAL

B-17G-85-BO 43 38450 LITTLE HERBIE,  LUCKY PARTNERS 710 B 8/4/1944 09/04/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/1/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5; Profile 12/01/45 RFC

B-17G-85-BO 43 38466       8/6/1944 09/05/44 SQ N/A; tran 379 BG 9/44? see Aircraft Gallery 5 TRAN

B-17G-85-BO 43 38473   708   8/7/1944 09/08/44 708SQ; MIA Kassel 12/30/44 w/Bates; mid-air coll, cr Wenings, Ger; 9KIA; first a/c fitted with Cheyenne Turret (according to Freeman) 12/30/44 MACR 11240 Prelim MACR

B-17G-90-BO 43 38508       8/10/1944 11/11/44 SQ N/A; tran 384BG 11/10/44 TRAN

B-17G-90-BO 43 38524 BLONDE BOMBER II 710 S  8/12/1944 09/17/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/21/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5 12/21/45 RFC

B-17G-90-BO 43 38622   710  Q 8/25/1944 09/17/44 710sq; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 11/25/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5 11/25/45 RFC

B-17G-90-BO 43 38696       9/5/1944 09/30/44 SQ N/A; tran 452BG 10/1/44 TRAN

B-17G-95-BO 43 38712 BUDDY BUDDY 710 C  9/7/1944 09/28/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/17/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5 12/17/45 RFC

B-17G-95-BO 43 38719 THE BLUE HEN CHICK 709 A 9/8/1944 09/28/44 709SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/17/45; see Aircraft Gallery 5; Profile 12/17/45 RFC

B-17G-95-BO 43 38725   708   9/12/1944 09/28/44 708SQ; MIA Merseberg 11/30/44 w/Buthe; flak, cr Leipzig; 6KIA 3POW; 11/30/44 MACR 11149

B-17G-95-BO 43 38731 BLYTHE SPIRIT 711 X 9/13/1944 10/01/44 711SQ; MIA Oranienburg 3/15/45 w/Jesse; flak, cr Schonhausen, Ger; 8KIA 2POW 03/15/45 MACR 13044 Prelim MACR

B-17G-95-BO 43 38768 BEELZEBUB  708 B 9/19/1944 10/16/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/13/45; Photo in One Lucky Bastard, p. 75; see Aircraft Gallery 5 12/13/45 RFC

B-17G-95-BO 43 38836   708   9/27/1944 10/12/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 709SQ; sal 9th AF 12/10/45 12/10/45 SAL

B-17G-95-BO 43 38849   711   9/28/1944 10/17/44 711SQ; MIA Oranienburg 3/15/45 w/Karst; flak, cr Salzwedel, Ger; 2KIA 7POW 03/15/45 MACR 13030 Prelim MACR

B-17G-100-BO 43 38884 L'IL SKIPPY 708  A 10/3/1944 11/12/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 11/8/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 11/08/45 RFC

B-17G-100-BO 43 38903     711  Q 10/7/1944 10/25/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/17/45 12/17/45 RFC

B-17G-100-BO 43 38905 BANG BANG LULU 708   10/7/1944 10/??/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/16/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/16/45 RFC

B-17G-100-BO 43 38940 THE BLACK BRASSIERE     10/20/1944 10/29/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/13/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/13/45 RFC

B-17G-100-BO 43 38950  OL' BOOMERANG 708   10/14/1944 11/10/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/9/45; name given in Combat Diary- S/Sgt Lauri K. Rautio 12/09/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 38984       10/28/1944 11/09/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/15/45; RFC Kingman 12/14/45 12/14/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 38995   710 L  10/31/1944 11/11/44 710SQ; hit by debris from exploding B-17 during morning preparation 2/21/45; sal; two other a/c destroyed and six men injured; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39029 710   N 11/11/1944 11/21/44 710SQ; tran 388 BG after 2/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6  TRAN

B-17G-105-BO 43 39054  JERSEY BOUNCE II 710  A 11/19/1944 12/01/44 Assgn 388BG; tran 710SQ; hit by flak over Zellhausen 12/24/44; c/l Woodbridge non-op flt 3/24/45; sal 3/28/45 (B&P, FFS, addl data from Allen McBroom) see Crew Profile- Jepsen-McBroom; and Eng. Report 04/45; Aircraft Gallery 6 03/24/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39057   708   11/19/1944 12/04/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 11/17/45 11/17/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 39194       12/30/1944 01/22/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/10/45 12/10/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 39230   709   1/11/1945 02/03/45 709SQ; sal 9AF 5/31/45 05/31/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39244       1/15/1945 02/01/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 2/14/46 02/14/46 RFC

B-17G-110-BO 43 39352 900 HILGARD     2/23/1945 03/08/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 2/9/46; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/09/46 RFC

B-17G-40-DL 44 6003   708 F 4/2/1944 04/21/44 708SQ; RetUS 6/19/45; RFC Kingman 11/8/45 11/08/45 RFC

B-17G-40-DL 44 6016 TNT JEANIE, TNT KATIE 711   4/4/1944 05/05/44 Assgn 486BG; tran 711SQ; MIA Oranienburg 3/15/45 w/Chandler; flak, cr Wilsnack, Ger; 6KIA 3POW; see Aircraft Gallery 6 03/15/45 MACR 13045 Prelim MACR

B-17G-40-DL 44 6027   709  O 4/9/1944 05/01/44 709SQ; FTR Bohlen 6/29/44 w/Hoyer; flak, cr Jahnsheim, Ger; 8KIA 2POW (B&P, FFS, Sh) 06/29/44 MACR 6730

B-17G-50-DL 44 6460       8/11/1944 08/26/44 SQ N/A; mid-air coll w/ 43-38245 on assembly for Kassel 10/2/44, cr Treacies' Farm, Kettlebaston, UK; sal 10/02/44 SAL

B-17G-50-DL 44 6462 SANDUSKY JO 710 O 8/11/1944 08/27/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 12/3/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/03/45 RFC

B-17G-55-DL 44 6511   708   8/26/1944 09/16/44 708SQ; b/d Merseburg 11/2/44 w/Johnson; f/l Volzel A/F, Hol; sal 11/14/44 11/02/44 SAL

B-17G-55-DL 44 6571   711   9/12/1944 09/28/44 711SQ; MIA Merseburg 11/2/44 w/Moses; mid-air coll, cr Rheine; 8KIA 1POW 11/02/44 MACR 10312 Prelim MACR

B-17G-55-DL 44 6581   711   9/16/1944 10/06/44 711SQ; MIA Weimar 2/9/45 w/Kuntz; e/a, cr Lochmule, Ger; 3KIA 7POW 02/09/45 MACR 12242 Prelim MACR

B-17G-55-DL 44 6595 710 9/18/1944 10/06/44 710SQ; b/d Bad Kreuznach 1/21/45 w/BAIRD; f/l Continent; sal 1/3/45 01/21/45 SAL

B-17G-65-DL 44 6823 MISS SPENT YOUTH     11/20/1944 12/07/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/10/45 12/10/45 RFC

B-17G-65-DL 44 6985 JERSEY BOUNCE III 710 01/01/45 02/05/45 710SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/13/45 12/13/45 RFC

B-17G-50-VE 44 8131     Y  6/17/1944 08/07/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 447BG; PFF; badly damaged by debris from exploding a/c while preparing for mission 2/21/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-60-VE 44 8310  THUMPER M 8/7/1944 09/07/44 SQ N/A; PFF; RFC Kingman, date unk; ID from Borcherding photo; see Aircraft Gallery 6 RFC

B-17G-60-VE 44 8355   710 P 8/15/1944 10/18/44 710SQ; PFF; MIA Darmstadt 12/24/44 w/King; flak, cr Prum, Ger; 8KIA 2POW; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/24/44 MACR 11119 Prelim MACR

B-17G-60-VE 44 8393    709 Y 8/25/1944 10/18/44 709SQ; PFF; RetUS 10/15/45; RFC Walnut Ridge 12/29/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/29/45 RFC

B-17G-65-VE 44 8410   9/5/1944 10/01/44 SQ N/A; tran 351BG 10/7/44  TRAN

B-17G-65-VE 44 8415       9/6/1945 09/30/44 Assgn 385BG; tran 447BG; RetUS 6/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/8/45 12/08/45 RFC

B-17G-65-VE 44 8419   710   9/7/1944 09/26/44 710SQ; b/d Frankfurt 1/8/45 w/Armstrong; f/l Laon, Fr; sal 2/6/45 01/08/45 SAL

B-17G-65-VE 44 8458 JEANNE E. 708 X 9/18/1944 10/30/44 708SQ; b/d Weimar 2/9/45 w/Lubinsky; f/l Continent; sal 2/13/45 02/09/45 SAL

B-17G-70-VE 44 8502 ALWAYS AVAILABLE 710   10/1/44 11/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 11/26/45 (FFS; Sh; R. Davis) 11/26/45 RFC

B-17G-75-VE 44 8643     K 11/14/44 12/5/44 RetUS 7/8/45; RFC Kingman 12/11/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/11/45 RFC

B-17G-75-DL 44  83279     J 1/19/45 2/22/45 SQ N/A; Involved in minor accident 4/22/45; RFC Kingman 11/22/45 (AFHRA Photo)  11/22/45 RFC

B-17G-85-DL 44 83563 4/7/45 N/A Slated for the 447th but never delivered; reassigned as transport for Gens. Doolitle and Eisenhower; various civilian duties; used in films The War Lover and Tora Tora Tora; now at NWM, New York, painted as 42-97400, Fuddy Duddy ON DISPLAY

B-17G-90-DL 44 83684 4/5/1945 04/19/45 Possibly "last a/c assigned to grp" (Freeman) but perhaps not delivered; tran to drone director until 1960; Civil N3713G at Chino, CA 1984; used in 12 O'Clock High; PICADILLY LILLY (film name) ON DISPLAY

B-17G-105-VE 44 85784       6/19/45 Not assigned  to  the 447th Various civilian duties in the US and France, before reaching the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK.  Carried markings of the 447th during the 1980s; used in 1990 film Memphis Belle; currently on display at Duxford as Sally B ON DISPLAY

B-17G-100-BO 43 38950  OL' BOOMERANG 708   10/14/1944 11/10/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/9/45; name given in Combat Diary- S/Sgt Lauri K. Rautio 12/09/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 38984       10/28/1944 11/09/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/15/45; RFC Kingman 12/14/45 12/14/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 38995   710 L  10/31/1944 11/11/44 710SQ; hit by debris from exploding B-17 during morning preparation 2/21/45; sal; two other a/c destroyed and six men injured; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39029 710   N 11/11/1944 11/21/44 710SQ; tran 388 BG after 2/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6  TRAN

B-17G-105-BO 43 39054  JERSEY BOUNCE II 710  A 11/19/1944 12/01/44 Assgn 388BG; tran 710SQ; hit by flak over Zellhausen 12/24/44; c/l Woodbridge non-op flt 3/24/45; sal 3/28/45 (B&P, FFS, addl data from Allen McBroom) see Crew Profile- Jepsen-McBroom; and Eng. Report 04/45; Aircraft Gallery 6 03/24/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39057   708   11/19/1944 12/04/44 708SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 11/17/45 11/17/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 39194       12/30/1944 01/22/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/10/45 12/10/45 RFC

B-17G-105-BO 43 39230   709   1/11/1945 02/03/45 709SQ; sal 9AF 5/31/45 05/31/45 SAL

B-17G-105-BO 43 39244       1/15/1945 02/01/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 2/14/46 02/14/46 RFC

B-17G-110-BO 43 39352 900 HILGARD     2/23/1945 03/08/45 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 2/9/46; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/09/46 RFC

B-17G-40-DL 44 6003   708 F 4/2/1944 04/21/44 708SQ; RetUS 6/19/45; RFC Kingman 11/8/45 11/08/45 RFC

B-17G-40-DL 44 6016 TNT JEANIE, TNT KATIE 711   4/4/1944 05/05/44 Assgn 486BG; tran 711SQ; MIA Oranienburg 3/15/45 w/Chandler; flak, cr Wilsnack, Ger; 6KIA 3POW; see Aircraft Gallery 6 03/15/45 MACR 13045 Prelim MACR

B-17G-40-DL 44 6027   709  O 4/9/1944 05/01/44 709SQ; FTR Bohlen 6/29/44 w/Hoyer; flak, cr Jahnsheim, Ger; 8KIA 2POW (B&P, FFS, Sh) 06/29/44 MACR 6730

B-17G-50-DL 44 6460       8/11/1944 08/26/44 SQ N/A; mid-air coll w/ 43-38245 on assembly for Kassel 10/2/44, cr Treacies' Farm, Kettlebaston, UK; sal 10/02/44 SAL

B-17G-50-DL 44 6462 SANDUSKY JO 710 O 8/11/1944 08/27/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/7/45; RFC Kingman 12/3/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/03/45 RFC

B-17G-55-DL 44 6511   708   8/26/1944 09/16/44 708SQ; b/d Merseburg 11/2/44 w/Johnson; f/l Volzel A/F, Hol; sal 11/14/44 11/02/44 SAL

B-17G-55-DL 44 6571   711   9/12/1944 09/28/44 711SQ; MIA Merseburg 11/2/44 w/Moses; mid-air coll, cr Rheine; 8KIA 1POW 11/02/44 MACR 10312 Prelim MACR

B-17G-55-DL 44 6581   711   9/16/1944 10/06/44 711SQ; MIA Weimar 2/9/45 w/Kuntz; e/a, cr Lochmule, Ger; 3KIA 7POW 02/09/45 MACR 12242 Prelim MACR

B-17G-55-DL 44 6595 710 9/18/1944 10/06/44 710SQ; b/d Bad Kreuznach 1/21/45 w/BAIRD; f/l Continent; sal 1/3/45 01/21/45 SAL

B-17G-65-DL 44 6823 MISS SPENT YOUTH     11/20/1944 12/07/44 SQ N/A; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/10/45 12/10/45 RFC

B-17G-65-DL 44 6985 JERSEY BOUNCE III 710 01/01/45 02/05/45 710SQ; RetUS 7/5/45; RFC Kingman 12/13/45 12/13/45 RFC

B-17G-50-VE 44 8131     Y  6/17/1944 08/07/44 Assgn 94BG; tran 447BG; PFF; badly damaged by debris from exploding a/c while preparing for mission 2/21/45; sal; see Aircraft Gallery 6 02/21/45 SAL

B-17G-60-VE 44 8310  THUMPER M 8/7/1944 09/07/44 SQ N/A; PFF; RFC Kingman, date unk; ID from Borcherding photo; see Aircraft Gallery 6 RFC

B-17G-60-VE 44 8355   710 P 8/15/1944 10/18/44 710SQ; PFF; MIA Darmstadt 12/24/44 w/King; flak, cr Prum, Ger; 8KIA 2POW; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/24/44 MACR 11119 Prelim MACR

B-17G-60-VE 44 8393    709 Y 8/25/1944 10/18/44 709SQ; PFF; RetUS 10/15/45; RFC Walnut Ridge 12/29/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/29/45 RFC

B-17G-65-VE 44 8410   9/5/1944 10/01/44 SQ N/A; tran 351BG 10/7/44  TRAN

B-17G-65-VE 44 8415       9/6/1945 09/30/44 Assgn 385BG; tran 447BG; RetUS 6/6/45; RFC Kingman 12/8/45 12/08/45 RFC

B-17G-65-VE 44 8419   710   9/7/1944 09/26/44 710SQ; b/d Frankfurt 1/8/45 w/Armstrong; f/l Laon, Fr; sal 2/6/45 01/08/45 SAL

B-17G-65-VE 44 8458 JEANNE E. 708 X 9/18/1944 10/30/44 708SQ; b/d Weimar 2/9/45 w/Lubinsky; f/l Continent; sal 2/13/45 02/09/45 SAL

B-17G-70-VE 44 8502 ALWAYS AVAILABLE 710   10/1/44 11/44 710SQ; RetUS 7/6/45; RFC Kingman 11/26/45 (FFS; Sh; R. Davis) 11/26/45 RFC

B-17G-75-VE 44 8643     K 11/14/44 12/5/44 RetUS 7/8/45; RFC Kingman 12/11/45; see Aircraft Gallery 6 12/11/45 RFC

B-17G-75-DL 44  83279     J 1/19/45 2/22/45 711SQ; Involved in minor accident 4/22/45; RFC Kingman 11/22/45 (AFHRA Photo)  11/22/45 RFC

B-17G-85-DL 44 83563 4/7/45 N/A Slated for the 447th but never delivered; reassigned as transport for Gens. Doolitle and Eisenhower; various civilian duties; used in films The War Lover and Tora Tora Tora; now at NWM, New York, painted as 42-97400, Fuddy Duddy ON DISPLAY

B-17G-90-DL 44 83684 4/5/1945 04/19/45 Possibly "last a/c assigned to grp" (Freeman) but not delivered; tran to drone director until 1960; Civil N3713G at Chino, CA 1984; used in 12 O'Clock High; PICADILLY LILLY (film name) ON DISPLAY

B-17G-105-VE 44 85784       6/19/45 Not assigned  to  the 447th Various civilian duties in the US and France, before reaching the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK.  Carried markings of the 447th during the 1980s; used in 1990 film Memphis Belle; currently on display at Duxford as Sally B ON DISPLAY