“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 #43-38019 / Milk Run Special
Mid-air collision / (15 December 1944)
Boeing B-17 #43-38054 / Lil Edie
Crashlanding / Battle damaged / (06 February 1945)
Boeing B-17 #42-102701 / Angel Puss
Destroyed on ground / (21 June 1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-102601 / Bolo Babe
Crashlanding / Battle damaged / (09 September 1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-97873 / Sack Happy
Crashed on take off / (24 February 1945)
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44-83779
Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/45; Hunter 14/7/45; Long Beach 26/7/45; Kanai, Tacloban, PI 1/8/45; Salvaged 19/9/46.
44-83781
with Cecil Miller force landed Topeka Fd, Ks 30/7/46;
44-83782
The fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.
44-83783
Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/45; Hunter 16/7/45; WCW San Francisco 23/8/45; Guam, accident, Salvaged 28/5/46.
44-83784
The fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.
42-31947
Delivered Cheyenne 9/1/44; Lockbourn 21/1/44; 3036 BU Yuma 5/7/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 22/9/44; 4160 BU Hobbs 5/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.