“The best bomber which was ever built. She could handle extensive damage and still stay in the air.”
General Ira C. Eaker
Boeing B-17 #42-102963
Destroyed on ground / (21 June 1944)
Boeing B-17 #44-6430
Lost by flak/aa-fire / (07 November 1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-97904 / Lady Jeannette
Lost by flak/aa-fire / (09 November 1944)
Boeing B-17 #43-38019 / Milk Run Special
Mid-air collision / (15 December 1944)
Boeing B-17 #43-38054 / Lil Edie
Crashlanding / Battle damaged / (06 February 1945)
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44-83810
Delivered Syracuse 14/6/45; Amarillo 21/6/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 20/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45; US Navy PB-1 [83994]; scrapped NAS Corpus Christi, Tx 6/47 as spares. Written off 31/8/47.
44-83809
Delivered Syracuse 18/6/45; Bermuda 11/45 for diplomatic mission; ret Bolling Fd, Washington, before another special mission to Russia 1/46; Assigned 1103 BU Morrison 5/46; Bolling 11/46; transferred United States Coast Guard 10/2/48 VIP transport [83809]; Returned to USAFF 22/12/48, Assigned 1100 Special Air Mission Gp, Bolling; Davis Monthan, Az 11/7/56; sold Lloyd Aero Bolivianos 18/12/56 as CP-626, crashed Caranavi, Bol 25/10/59.
44-83808
Delivered Syracuse 14/6/45; Middletown 8/11/45; Morrison 20/12/45; Caribbean, Returned to the USA 2621 BU Barksdale 13/3/47; re-ass 31/3/47; 2621 BU Barksdale 29/7/47; 4117 BU Robins 1/3/48; Recl Comp 18/2/49.
44-83807
Delivered Syracuse 14/6/45; Las Vegas 16/46/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 20/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 26/11/45.
44-83806
Delivered Syracuse 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.
44-83805
Delivered Syracuse 14/6/45; Albuquerque 17/6/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 20/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.