B-17 Flying Fortress - Status date 05 April 1945

B-17 Flying Fortress losses, casualties and other incidents on 05 April 1945

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S/N	Name	Production-Block	Manufacturer	Delivered	Project No.	Bomb Group	Bomb Squadron	Fate	Date (Fate)	MACR	Photo
42-97128	Screwball Express	B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172	Boeing	Cheyenne	-	379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	527th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return	05 April 1945	-	Yes
43-37636	Malfunction Junction	B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673	Boeing	-	-	100th Bomb Group	418th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return	05 April 1945	13849	No
43-37814	Richter’s Wreckers	B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873	Boeing	-	-	452nd Bomb Group	729th Bomb Squadron	Landing accident	05 April 1945	-	No
43-37843	Alex	B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873	Boeing	-	-	384th Bomb Group	547th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	05 April 1945	-	Yes
43-37895	Take it Easy	B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073	Boeing	-	-	385th Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group	571st Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	05 April 1945	-	Yes
43-38103		B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273	Boeing	-	-	490th Bomb Group	848th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	05 April 1945	13855	No
43-38131		B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273	Boeing	-	-	490th Bomb Group	850th Bomb Squadron 851st Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	05 April 1945	13854	No
43-39297		B-17G-110-BO: 43-39274 to 43-39508	Boeing	-	-	490th Bomb Group	850th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	05 April 1945	13741	No
44-6113	The No. 2 Bandwagon aka Mrs. Wing Ding	B-17G-40-DL: 44-6001 to 44-6125	Douglas	-	-	401st Bomb Group	613th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	05 April 1945	-	Yes
44-6394	Oh, My Achin Back	B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500	Douglas	-	-	463rd Bomb Group	774th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	05 April 1945	13640	No
44-6617	Agony Wagon aka Southern Comfort aka Whiskey Wagon	B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625	Douglas	-	-	94th Bomb Group	332nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	05 April 1945	13847	No
44-8152	Miss Ida	B-17G-50-VE: 44-8101 to 44-8200	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	748th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off	05 April 1945	-	Yes
44-8283	Lucky 13 aka Dinah-Mite	B-17G-55-VE: 44-8201 to 44-8300	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	34th Bomb Group	18th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire ditched	05 April 1945	-	No
44-8430	Recall	B-17G-65-VE: 44-8401 to 44-8500	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group	546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	05 April 1945	-	Yes
44-8762		B-17G-80-VE: 44-8701 to 44-8800	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	549th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	05 April 1945	-	No

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