B-17G Buzz Buggy New
B-17G “Buzz Buggy” of the 92nd Bomb Group. Serial number unknown.
B-17 Flying Fortress Mysteries
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There are countless archival photos of the B-17 and its crews. Many have an identity and their own story to tell. Nevertheless, there are many photos where the identity is unclear and the exact serial number of the B-17 is not known.
In this section "B-17 Flying Fortress Mysteries" I collect so far unidentified B-17 and try to find out the serial number. Some may be solved this way if further information and data is found. My goal is to give as many as possible an identity and thus a history with the help of other historians.
If you have any hints, feel free to use the comment function for the respective B-17.
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B-17G Mona’s Hell Cat New
A B-17G of the 305th Bomb Group. Serial number unknown.
B-17F at Illerrieden (Ulm) on 29 April 1944 New
An unknown B-17F crashed at Illerrieden (Ulm) on 29 April 1944, without crew members. over 500 km away from that day’s target Berlin, Germany.
B-17 Screwball Unsolved
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Screwball” of the 401st Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 April 1944.
S/Sgt. Leon E. Piatek and the unknown B-17 Solved
Original image caption: S/Sgt. Leon E. Piatek, Thorp, Wisconsin poses beside a plane at an air base somewhere in England.
B-17F ‘Sweet Chariot’ Is being researched
A B-17F of the 97th Bomb Group; 414th Bomb Squadron. Serial number unknown.
B-17F ‚Lady Stardust‘ – Serial number unknown Is being researched
B-17F ‘Lady Stardust’ bei der 452nd Bomb Group? Seriennummer ist derzeit unbekannt
15th Air Force B-17G s/n #42-32XXX Unsolved
B-17G of the 15th Air Force, s/n 42-32XXX
B-17F ‘Jonny Boy’ Solved
B-17F ‘Jonny Boy’ – a 301st Bomb Group B-17F whose serial number is unfortunately obscured by a propeller blade.
B-17F of the 91st Bomb Group – Nose Art repainted Is being researched
A new B-17 arrived the 91st Bomb Group. Nose art repainted.
B-17G with damaged fuselage Solved
Men inspect a Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” damaged during a mission over enemy territory. The plane is attached to the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourne, England. 11 July 1944.
B-17F ‘The Greater Cleveland Slovaks’ Unsolved
According to the information, Slovaks in Cleveland and Pittsburgh gave away two B-17s to the US Army. One of them was the B-17F ‘The Greater Cleveland Slovaks’.
B-17F with WASP Unit Solved
Original image caption: Their planes are ready, and the Wasps break off their conversations about flying. Soon they will be at the controls of a Flying Fortress on a gunnery mission in the sub-stratosphere over Florida.
T/Sgt. Terence T. Camp Solved
T/Sgt. Terence T. Camp became POW on 29 June 1944. But his B-17 was unknown.
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