Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
List by U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) by model and serial number used in the Pacific
B Model
B-17B "Old Seventy" 38-215 attached to Cold Weather Testing Detachment at Ladd Field, Alaska during 1941-42 crashed July 18, 1942
B-17B 38-216 pilot Freeman crashed February 6, 1940 in Nevada
B-17B 38-219 served in Panama, 6th AF converted to a RB-17B transport. Surveyed at Salinas, Ecuador on January 7, 1944
B-17B 38-220 served in Panama, crashed Trinadad
B-17B 38-221 served in Panama
B-17B 38-222 served in Panama
B-17B 38-263 served in Panama
B-17B 38-264 pilot Price force landed March 18 1942 Guatemala City Airfield
B-17B 38-265 served in Panama
B-17B 38-266 served in Panama
B-17B 39-4
served in Panama
C Model
B-17C 40-2045 pilot Kelly force landed December 10, 1941
B-17C 40-2048 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17C 40-2049 pilot Richards force landed December 7, 1941
B-17C 40-2053 (RAF AN522) crashed June 22, 1941
near Catterick Bridge
B-17C 40-2054 pilot Cooper landed December 7, 1941
B-17C 40-2062 pilot Cox crashed February 3, 1942
B-17C 40-2063 pilot Dennis crashed May 29, 1943
B-17D 40-2066 assigned to RAF / Java?
B-17C 40-2067 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17C 40-2070 crashed January 3, 1943 at Hendricks Army Airfield near Sebring, Florida
B-17C "Pamela / Miss E.M.F." 40-2072 pilot Gidcumb crashed June 14, 1943
B-17C 40-2074 destroyed December 7, 1941
B-17C 40-2077 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
D Model
B-17D 40-3059 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3061 destroyed on the ground February 28, 1942
B-17D 40-3064 destroyed January 16, 1942
B-17D 40-3067 pilot Teats crashed January 28, 1942
B-17D 40-3068 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3069 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3073 pilot Adams crashed December 14, 1941
B-17D 40-3075 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3078 destroyed by strafing on the ground February 3, 1942 Malang Airfield
B-17D 40-3079 pilot Skiles crashed March 14, 1942
B-17D 40-3086 pilot Montgomery ditched December 10, 1941
B-17D 40-3076 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3088 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3089 pilot Cherry ditched October 21, 1942
B-17D 40-3094 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
B-17D 40-3095 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941 captured by Japanese and flown in Japan
B-17D "Swoose" 40-3097 under restoration at the USAF Museum
B-17D 40-3099 destroyed on the ground December 8, 1941
E Model
B-17E 41-2396 pilot Edmundson ditched January 7, 1943
B-17E "Joe Bftsplk" 41-2397 written off October 31, 1944
B-17E 41-2402 pilot Cooper ditched December 27,. 1941 crew rescued
B-17E 41-2403 pilot Woodruff ditched January 27, 1943
B-17E 41-2404 pilot Van Haur ditched September 12, 1942
B-17E 41-2408 scrapped October 1944
B-17E "Old Maid" 41-2409 crash landed November 25, 1942 and written off
B-17E 41-2411 crashed January 21, 1943 Guatemala, crew survived
B-17E 41-2412 served in Panama, returned to United States likely scrapped
B-17E 41-2413 piloted Sesso ditched April 13, 1943
B-17E "City of San Francisco" 41-2415 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
B-17E "San Antonio Rose" 41-2416 written off at Brisbane January 31, 1944
B-17E "Monkey Bizz-Ness" 41-2417 scrapped 1946
B-17E 41-2418 destroyed on ground at Bandoeng Airfield
B-17E 41-2419 pilot Hughes force landed January 22, 1942 captured by Japanese
B-17E "Bessie The Jap Basher" 41-2420 pilot Norton ditched September 24, 1942
B-17E 41-2421 pilot McPherson crashed July 16, 1942
B-17E 41-2422 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2424 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2425 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2426 scrapped December 31, 1945
B-17E "Ole Sh'asta" 41-2428 pilot Harp MIA December 28, 1942
B-17E "Why Don't We Do This More Often" 41-2429 pilot Pease crashed August 7, 1942
B-17E "Naughty But Nice" 41-2430 pilot Sarsfield shot down June 26, 1943
B-17E "The Last Straw" 41-2432 scrapped at Brisbane January 1945
B-17E "MIss Fit" 41-2433 scrapped June 25, 1945 in Albuquerque, NM
B-17E 41-2434 pilot Hoevet crashed August 16, 1942
B-17E 41-2435 pilot Watson crashed August 2, 1942
B-17E 41-2437 written off June 15, 1944
B-17E 41-2438 scrapped
B-17E 41-2443 pilot Cox crashed April 5, 1942
B-17E 41-2444 returned to the United States and scrapped
B-17E 41-2445 written off December 9, 1942
B-17E 41-2446 (aka 'The Swamp Ghost') pilot Eaton force landed February 23, 1942
B-17E 41-2448 served in Panama, scrapped 1945
B-17E 41-2449 destroyed March 3, 1942 at Broome Airfield
B-17E 41-2450 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2451 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2452 pilot Hawthorne force landed August 9, 1942
B-17E 41-2453
assigned to the 7th BG and 19th BG returned to USA and scrapped postwar
B-17E 41-2454 destroyed March 3, 1942 at Broome Airfield
B-17E 41-2455 destroyed February 20, 1942 at Singosari Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E 41-2456 pilot Dufrane MIA February 8, 1942, 7 missing
B-17E "Yankee Diddl'er" 41-2458 scapped January 1945
B-17E 41-2459 damaged January 16, 1942 and written off and destroyed as the first B-17E lost in the Pacific
B-17E 41-2460 pilot Bechtol damaged July 30, 1942 later salvaged
B-17E "El Toro" 41-2461 destroyed on the ground April 25, 1942
B-17E "'Tojo's Jinx / Billy" 41-2462 scapped 1945
B-17E "Yankee Doodle" 41-2463 pilot Roddenberry crashed August 2, 1943
B-17E "Queenie" 41-2464 pilot Piehl MIA July 8, 1944
B-17E 41-2466 destroyed February 19, 1942 at Bandoeng Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E "San Antonio Rose" 41-2467 assigned to the 11th BG and 5th BG then returned to US used on war bond tour then scrapped
B-17E 41-2468 force landed January 25, 1942 ultimate fate unknown
B-17E 41-2469 pilot Swanson force landed February 3, 1942
B-17E 41-2471 damaged February 8, 1942 destroyed by sabotage, captured by Japanese
B-17E 41-2476 pilot Sparks crashed January 29, 1942, 9 missing
B-17E 41-2478 destroyed February 20, 1942 at Singosari Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E "Old Topper" 41-2481 crashed July 8, 1943
B-17E 41-2482 crashed on take off December 20, 1942 at Boeing Field
B-17E 41-2483 assigned to 7th BG, 9th BS destroyed at Singosari Airfield to prevent captured
B-17E 41-2484 destroyed February 20, 1942 at Singosari Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E 41-2486 returned to United States during November 1942
B-17E 41-2487 converted to a transport
B-17E 41-2488 destroyed February 20, 1942 at Singosari Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E "Suzy Q" 41-2489 stricken July 15, 1946
B-17E 41-2493 destroyed February 19, 1942 parked at Bandoeng Airfield in Java
B-17E 41-2492 pilot Prichard MIA February 8, 1942, 4 missing
B-17E 41-2494 pilot Lorence damaged February 7, 1942 landing Singosari Airfield and written off
B-17E "Tojo's Nightmare" 41-2497 pilot Compton crashed March 24, 1944
B-17E 41-2498 destroyed February 20, 1942 at Singosari Airfield by Japanese air raid
B-17E 41-2500 damaged Feburary 20, 1942 at Bandoeng Airfield in Java
B-17E 41-2503 destroyed February 19, 1942 parked at Bandoeng Airfield in Java
B-17E 41-2504 operated in Panama April 1942-July 1944
B-17E 41-2505 pilot Fagen crashed April 25, 1942, 8 missing, remains recovered 1986-1987, identified 1990 resolved
B-17E 41-2507 pilot Godman ditched March 12, 1942 into Illigan Bay off Mindanao
B-17E "Jap Happy" 41-2520 scrapped on July 18, 1945
B-17E "Goonie" 41-2523 pilot Unruh ditched March 20, 1943
B-17E 41-2524 participated in the Battle of Midway
B-17E "Madame X" 41-2525 pilot Snoddy MIA June 10, 1943
B-17E "City of San Francisco" 41-2529 pilot Kramer ditched June 5, 1942, 1 missing
B-17E 41-2536 pilot Frost MIA November 22, 1942
B-17E 41-2544 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2569 served in Panama
B-17E 41-2586 pilot McWilliams crashed January 21, 1943
B-17E "Bataan" 41-2593 scrapped
B-17E 41-2594 scrapped
B-17E "Tugboat Annie" 41-2599 pilot Lean ditched Janary 16, 1943
B-17E 41-2600 scrapped December 17, 1945
B-17E 41-2604 pilot Birleffi crashed July 8, 1942
B-17E "Loose Goose" 41-2609 flown back to USA scrapped
B-17E "Blue Goose" 41-2616 pilot Waskowitz crashed September 29, 1942
B-17E 41-2617 pilot Hillhouse crashed August 7, 1942
B-17E "The Daylight Ltd" 41-2621 pilot Casper crashed August 26, 1942
B-17E "R.F.D. Tojo" 41-2627 pilot Hutchison crashed December 26, 1943
B-17E 41-2630 scrapped September 10, 1945
B-17E 41-2631 crash landed May 7, 1942
B-17E "Crock O' Crap" 41-2632 scrapped
B-17E "Sally" 41-2633 scrapped May 1945
B-17E "Red Moose Express" 41-2634 pilot Brenneman shot down August 3, 1943
B-17E 41-2635 pilot Hancock crashed November 1, 1942
B-17E 41-2636 pilot Holdridge crashed July 13, 1942
B-17E "Ready Betty - Gone Forever" 41-2637 returned to USA November 1943
B-17E 41-2639 written off January 19, 1943
B-17E "Tojo's Physic" 41-2640 pilot Carey O'Brien crashed July 30, 1942
B-17E 41-2641 destroyed April 25, 1942 after air raid at 7 Mile Drome
B-17E 41-2643 pilot Grundman crashed August 9, 1942
B-17E "Miss Carriage" 41-2645 pilot Crowell MIA December 1, 1942 search mission
B-17E 41-2648 participated in the Battle of Midway
B-17E 41-2649 force landed August 23, 1945
B-17E 41-2650 pilot Burcky crashed September 17, 1942
B-17E 41-2652 pilot Habberstad crashed May 7, 1942
B-17E "Craps For The Japs" 41-2653 pilot LaPorte MIA September 2, 1943
B-17E 41-2655 pilot Lindsay crash July 13, 1942
B-17E "Chief Seattle" 41-2656 pilot Cook MIA August 14, 1942
B-17E "Old Faithful" 41-2657 scrapped June 21, 1945
B-17E "Frank Buck" 41-2659 scrapped July 27, 1943
B-17E "Muffins" 41-2660 scrapped
B-17E "Spawn of Hell"
41-2662 scrapped postwar
B-17E 41-2663 pilot Erb shot down by AA fire September 12, 1942 south of Buna
B-17E "The Jersey Skeeter" 41-2664 pilot Pickard crashed June 14, 1943
B-17E "Lucy" 41-2666 scrapped
B-17E "Texas Tornado" 41-2667 pilot Cobb June 9, 1942
B-17E 41-2669 scrapped
B-17E 41-9011 pilot Neumann crashed May 21, 1943
B-17E 41-9012 pilot ? crashed November 5, 1942
B-17E 41-9014 pilot Smith crashed July 1, 1942
B-17E 41-9015 scrapped 1943
B-17E "My Gal Sal" 41-9032 force landed June 27, 1942
B-17E 41-9036 served in Panama
B-17E 41-9037 served in Panama
B-17E 41-9038 served in Panama
B-17E 41-9039 served in Panama
B-17E 41-9039 served in Panama crashed January 6, 1943 Guatemala to Galapogos, two KIA reference Alae page 191
B-17E 41-9040 served in Panama
B-17E 41-9041 served in Panama
B-17E "Boomerang" 41-9059 scrapped
B-17E "Zero Six Zero" 41-9060 destroyed March 23, 1943 by Japanese bombing
B-17E "Stingaree" 41-9071 pilot Richards MIA September 8, 1942
B-17E 41-9080 served in Alaska
B-17E 41-9084 pilot Mansfield MIA June 4, 1942
B-17E 41-9118 pilot Everitt crashed October 4, 1942
B-17E "Eager Beavers" 41-9122 pilot Houx crashed February 1, 1943
B-17E "Buzz King" 41-9124 destroyed March 23, 1943 on the ground at Henderson Field
B-17E 41-9126 MIA August 28, 1942
B-17E "De-Icer" 41-9128 pilot Stubblefield shot down July 27, 1943
B-17E 41-9145 written off October 31, 1944
B-17E 41-9151 pilot Hall crashed February 1, 1943
B-17E "Tokyo Taxi" 41-9153 pilot Eckles MIA July 19, 1943
B-17E "Uncle Bill"
41-9156 written off June 1944 / June 1945
B-17E 41-9180 scrapped
B-17E "Tex/Gypsy Rose" 41-9193 pilot Dau May 24, 1943
B-17E 41-9194 pilot Freeman crashed December 2, 1942
B-17E 41-9196 pilot Hageman MIA October 6, 1942
B-17E 41-9206 pilot Newton ditched September 24, 1942
B-17E "Flagship Texas No. VI / Strip-Straffer" 41-9207 pilot Naumann crashed June 1, 1943
B-17E "Blues In The Nite" 41-9209 pilot McCullar crashed April 12, 1943
B-17E 41-9210 under restoraton at Flying Heritage Collection (FHC)
B-17E "Typhoon McGoon II" 41-9211 returned to United States, scrapped
B-17E 41-9212 pilot Porter MIA June 5, 1942
B-17E "Los Lobos/Road Home/Rover Boy" 41-9213 condemned August 1944
B-17E "California / Gallopin' Gus" 41-9215 written off June 15, 1944
B-17E "Alley Oop" 41-9216 written off June 1944
B-17E "Fiji Foo" 41-9217 pilot ? crashed October 27, 1943
B-17E 41-9218 pilot McDonald crashed August 4, 1942
B-17E 41-9220 pilot Pharr MIA August 7, 1942, 10 missing
B-17E "Kai-O-Keleiwa" 41-9224 pilot Loder MIA August 7, 1942
B-17E "Yankee Doodle Jr." 41-9227 pilot ? crashed December 31, 1942
B-17E 41-9234 pilot Dau force landed January 8, 1943
B-17E "Clown House" 41-9235 pilot Lindbergh ditched October 29, 1942
B-17E "Honi Kuu Okole" 41-9244 pilot Williams crashed May 21, 1943
B-17E "Li'l Neil" 41-9222 returned to United States scrapped Octoer 4, 1945
B-17E underwater off Koumac crashed off New Caledonia
B-17E pilot Parsel crashed April 2, 1942 during take off from Asansol Airfield in India
B-17E "Typhoon McGoon" lost September 12, 1942
B-17E "Bitch Kitty" assigned to the 11th Bombardment Group, 42nd Bombardment Squadron
F Model
B-17F-1-BO
B-17F "Cap'n & The Kids / Miss Em" 41-24353 scrapped April 1946
B-17F 41-24354 pilot Webb MIA August 26, 1942
B-17F "Dinah Might ?" 41-24355 damaged September 16, 1943 written off
B-17F "Ka-Puhio-Wela" 41-24356 pilot Moore Shot down March 3, 1943
B-17F "Mama Maxie / The Super Chief" 41-24357 scrapped 1945
B-17F "Lulu Belle" 41-24358 scapped 1945
B-17F "Panama Hattie / Well Goddam" 41-24381 scrapped July 1948
B-17F 41-24383 pilot Christopher MIA January 7, 1943
B-17F "Pluto" 41-24384 pilot Ramey MIA March 26, 1943
B-17F-5-BO
B-17F "Hoomalimali" 41-24391 pilot Henson crash September 14, 1942
B-17F "Lak-A-Nookie" 41-24401 scrapped November 1945
B-17F "The Old Man / Biltz Buggy" 41-24403 scrapped 1948
B-17F 41-24420 scrapped 1946
B-17F "Hell From Heaven Men" 41-24424 pilot McMullan ditched March 15, 1943
B-17F 41-24425 pilot McArthur crashed April 17, 1943 , 7 missing
B-17F 41-24427 pilot Williams MIA September 15, 1942
B-17F "Miss Carriage" 41-24428 pilot Humrichouse crashed September 6, 1943
B-17F "Dumbo" 41-24429 pilot Anderson December 4, 1942
B-17F 41-24430 scrapped or otherwise disappeared in New Zealand
B-17F-10-BO
B-17F "Taxpayer's Pride" 41-24448 pilot McEachran crashed June 26, 1943
B-17F "My Lovin' Dove" 41-24450 pilot Classen ditched February 9, 1943
B-17F "Georgia Peach" 41-24454 pilot Woodard crashed June 13, 1943
B-17F "Old Baldy" 41-24455 returned to USA scrapped September 1944
B-17F "Aztec's Curse" 41-24457 pilot Rockwell crashed April 23, 1943
B-17F "San Antonio Rose" 41-24458 pilot Lindberg MIA January 5, 1943
B-17F-20-BO
B-17F "Reckless Mountain Boys" 41-24518 pilot Heichel ditched May 7, 1943
B-17F "Fightin Swede" 41-24520 pilot Keatts MIA May 8, 1943
B-17F "Black Jack / The Joker's Wild" 41-24521 pilot De Loach ditched July 11, 1943
B-17F 41-24522 destroyed on the ground November 16, 1942
B-17F 41-24528 damaged October 13-14, 1942 by bombardment at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal
B-17F 41-24531 pilot Sewart ditched November 18, 1942
B-17F "Omar Khayyam / The Plastered Bastard" 41-24534 pilot Jacobs crashed December 1, 1942
B-17F "Talisman / USASOS War-Horse" 41-24537 scraped September 1945
B-17F 41-24538 pilot Jack ditched January 5, 1943
B-17F-25-BO
B-17F 41-24540 destroyed January 17, 1943
B-17F "I Dood It / Pluto" 41-24543 pilot Barnett crashed June 30, 1943
B-17F "Harry the Horse" 41-24548 pilot Kennedy crashed May 4, 1944
B-17F 41-24550 pilot Hocutt ditched December 14, 1942
B-17F "Fire Ball Mail" 41-24551 destroyed January 17, 1943
B-17F "Listen Here Tojo" 41-24552 pilot Eberly crashed September 15, 1943
B-17F "The Mustang" 41-24554 scrapped June 1945
B-17F "Tuffy" 41-24574 scrapped August 1945
B-17F-50-BO
B-17F 42-5367 crashed February 11, 1943
B-17F-95-BO
B-17F 42-30326 pilot Lee crashed August 2, 1943
B-17F 42-30488 pilot Ticksman crashed July 24, 1943
B-17F-115-BO
B-17F 42-30681 crashed April 27, 1943 recoverd 1986, in storage
G Model
B-17G-85-DL
B-17G 44-83554 converted to VIP transport, written off 1947 or used as drone
B-17G 44-83563 displayed Lyon Air Museum painted as "Fuddy Duddy" 42-97400
B-17G 44-83575 owned by Collins Foundation painted as "Nine-O-Nine" 42-31909
B-17G 44-83581 pilot Hannigan crashed September 1, 1945
B-17G-95-DL
B-17G 44-83724 converted to SB-17 damaged December 1948 landing on Greenland during rescue attempt
B-17G 44-83783 pilot Kauchack May 27, 1946
B-17G 44-83784 converted to an SB-17 with a Higgins A-1 lifeboat served in the USAF possibly in Alaska ultimate fate unknown
B-17G-100-BO
B-17G 42-38882 converted to a B-17H, pilot Motsinger crashed July 25, 1945
B-17G-105-BO
B-17G "Bulgin Bessie" 43-39265 converted to B-17H, assigned to the 4th ERS
B-17G-110-BO
B-17G 43-39274 converted to SB-17G operated from Yontan Airfield on Okinawa
B-17G 43-39367 in November 1956 to Lloyd Aero Boliviano as CP-625. On November 17, 1959 written off at San Lorenzo, Bolivia
B-17G 43-39499 converted to SB-17G. Damaged in taxiing accident at Clark AB, Philippines Jul 29, 1945
B-17G "Julie Mae" 43-39502 converted to a B-17H assigned to the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron "Snafu Snatchers"
B-17G 43-39503 converted to a B-17H assigned to the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron "Snafu Snatchers"
B-17G-105-VE
B-17G 44-85702 operated in Panama
B-17G 44-85740 operated by EAA (EAA) as "Aluminum Overcast".
B-17G 44-85790 displayed on pylons at The Bomber Restaurant Milwaukie, Oregon
H Model
B-17H (SB-17G) Air-Sea Rescue with Higgins A-1 lifeboat
B-17H "Miss Paula" assigned to the 2nd ERS
B-17H 42-38882 pilot Motsinger crashed July 25, 1945
B-17H "Bulgin Bessie" 43-39265 assigned to the 4th ERS
B-17H 43-39274 converted to SB-17G operated from Yontan Airfield on Okinawa
B-17H "Julie Mae" 43-39502 assigned to the 2nd ERS
B-17H 43-39503 assigned to the 2nd ERS
B-17H 43-39262 scrapped January 23, 1946
B-17H 43-39266 assigned to the 5th RG, 6th ERS
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