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All Aircraft Assigned
Serial Number A/C Letter Name Squadron History Missing Aircrew Report Model
229962
 J
 Dottie III/Green Banana
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 17 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Mar 43. Gore Field 19 Mar 43. Walla Walla 28 Mar 43. Selfridge 29 Apr 43. Presque Isle 4 May 43. 8th AF 7 May 43. Assigned to 96th BG. Name Rum Boogie II. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Zeitz16 Aug 44. Hit by flak. Harms KIA, rest POW.
 8455
 B-17F
229991
 T
 We'll Never Know/Patches
 571
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Mar 43. Dallas 2 Apr 43. Dow Field 12 Apr 43. Love Field 19 May 43. Geiger Field 16 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Schweinfurt 14 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, two engines out, crashed near Karlsruhe. All POW.
 858
 B-17F
230017
 G
 All Shot to Hell
 568
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 26 Mar 43. Dallas 2 Apr 43. Geiger Field 23 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Exploded and crashed near Wernberg. All POW.
 388
 B-17F
230223
 S
 Rick-O-Shay/Norma J
 570
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Apr 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Spokane 24 May 43. Gore Field 11 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 July 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Attacked by fighters, part of horizontal and vertical stabilizer shot away. Crashed at Westeraccum. Weiss, Hulme POW, rest KIA.
 1582
 B-17F
230246
 H
 Spot Remover
 570
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 30 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Spokane 24 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Sep 43. Pilot - Keith E. Harris. Repaired. MIA Rostock 20 Feb 44. Out of fuel, crashed at Tierstrup. ALL POW.
 2436
 B-17F
230262
 K
 Tech Supply
 568
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 12 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, hit by rocket, crashed at Ladbergen. Hurles, Fjosne, Wirtz, Malone KIA, rest POW.
 862
 B-17F
230265
 V
 Pinky
 571
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Denver 10 May 43. Gore Field 11 May 43. Denver 12 May 43. Gore Field 21 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Gore Field 11 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 10 Jul 43. Dow Field 14 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, crashed at Buurse. Look KIA, Converse evades, rest POW.
 865
 B-17F
230266
 W
 Wild Children/Lucky Strike
 569
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 May 43. Gore Field 9 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 31 Jul 43. John R. Schoenig WIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen. Crashed at Grove Farm 3 miles from base during practice mission 9 Jul 44. All KIA.
B-17F
230289
 H
 The Dull Tool/The Douche Bag
 568
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 18 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Frankfurt 4 Jan 44. Attacked by fighters. Crashed near Ilusum. Shanholtz, Oster, Gristak, Gott KIA, rest POW.
 2021
 B-17F
230292
 Q
 Pulsatin Polly
 569
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, Nr. 4 engine fire, went down under control circled by enemy fighters. Crashed at Quelkhorn. Helms, Martin, Lambert, Smith POW, rest KIA.
 783
 B-17F
230302
 O
 Calamity Jane
 568
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 May 43. Gore Field 21 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. Struck by 229974 from 306th BG. No injuries, returned to base. Salvaged 28 Jul 43.
B-17F
230308
 A
 Hot Rocks
 568
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 10 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA 24 Aug 43. Damaged by fighters, ditched in English Channel. Dell Armi KIA, rest saved.
 393
 B-17F
230315
 S
 Battle Queen-Peg of My Heart
 569
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Crash landed at Uzenstorf, Switzerland. Crew interned. Neal, Russell, Scott escape, return.
 391
 B-17F
230316
 J
 Madie
 568
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 13 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 29 May 43. Geiger Field 27 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Crashed at Bellheim, 17km north of Karlsruhe. Jones KIA, rest POW.
 390
 B-17F
230318
 G
 Devil's Daughter
 570
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 12 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 18 May 43. Spokane 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Hit by flak, Nr. 2 engine fire, crashed near Bremen. Wetzel KIA, rest POW.
 781
 B-17F
230320
 S
 Coy Decoy
 569
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 12 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 May 43. Gore Field 15 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 6 Jun 43. Langley 25 Jun 43. Cutbank, Montana 27 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. Severe battle damage 11 Dec 43 at Emden. Francis Brooks, John Durrett, Raymond Nagle, Robert C. Johnston bail out over enemy territory, POW. Gayle C. Gillenwater, KIA, rest of Parker crew return to base. MIA Kiel 4 Jan 44. Crashed near Ilusum, all POW. (MACR 2022 and 14404)
 14404
 B-17F
230325
 D
 Miss Carry
 570
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Gore Field 19 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Spokane 26 May 43. Portland 4 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Paul W. Vance WIA 10 Oct 43 at Munster. 230334 collides with 230325 on mission to Frankfurt 29 Jan 44, damages props. 334 MIA, 325 returns to base. Robert J. Watson, copilot, KIA 12 Jun 44. Salvaged Greencastle, N. Ireland 2 May 45.
B-17F
230330
 A
 Blood, Guts & Rust II
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 13 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Dyersburg 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 22 Jul 43. Presque Isle 2 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. First coded BI-L. Changed to BI-A when 230308 was lost. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Nr. 2 and 3 engines knocked out by flak, one burning. Grubb, Kohler, Mateyak, Redding KIA, rest POW.
 784
 B-17F
230332
 N
 Short Stuff/Spirit of '76
 571
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Walla Walla 4 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA 18 Apr 44. Hit by flak on Orienburg mission. Landed at Bulltofta, Sweden. Procopio, Millington, Dye, Mitchell, Belisle, Robertson, Sharpless removed from camp on 9 Oct 44 by Swedish and American officials and flown to England in B-24. Sansone, Coburn returned in same manner in Nov 44.
 4012
 B-17F
230334
 E
 Virgin Sturgeon/Eight Ball
 570
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Chanute 22 Jun 43. Lewiston 23 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Frankfurt 29 Jan 44. Collided with 230325, part of right wing broke off, crashed into Lake Constance. All POW.
 2271
 B-17F
230337
 B
 8 Ball/Flak Hack
 570
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Gore Field 20 May 43. Geiger field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 May 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Noel H. Howard, ROG on crew 27, KIA 26 Sept 43. MIA Brunswick 10 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Striepe. Beard, Hodgson, Gillen POW, rest KIA.
 2503
 B-17F
230338
 P
 Cabin in the Sky/Rough Group/Dorothy Dee
 571
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 21 May 43. Gore Field 19 May 43. Cheyenne 21 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Gore Field 12 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. John F. Tierney WIA 7 May 44 at Berlin. To U.S 4 Jul 45. To Altus 14 Aug 45.
B-17F
230348
 N
 Royal Flush
 569
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 17 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Geiger Field 27 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 9 Jul 43. Dow Field 14 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 16 Dec 43. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Oldenburg. All POW.
 1728
 B-17F
230411
 J
 Rose Marie/Hot Rocks II
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 26 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 May 43. Kearney 9 Jun 43. Dalhart 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 26 Jul 43. Presque Isle 2 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed near Norden. Holder, Jones KIA, rest POW.
 1727
 B-17F
230434
 A
 Betty Boop-Pistol Packin' Mama
 570
 Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 May 43. Smoky Hill 12 Jun 43. Rapid City 19 Jun 43. Geiger Field 22 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 23 Jun 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Leonard Baumgartner KIA 17 Aug 43 at Regensburg. MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Laon. Bowman, Phillips KIA, rest POW.
 2659
 B-17F
230455
 R
 Schifless Skonk
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 Jun 43. Kearney 14 Jun 43. Dalhart 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 26 Jun 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. MIA on mission to Rjukan, Norway 16 Nov 43. Caught fire and crashed in North Sea. All KIA.
 1400
 B-17F
230476
 L
 Rovin Ramona
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 5 Jun 43. Dallas Mod Center 8 Jun 43. Gore Field 9 Jun 43. Dallas 16 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 8 Jul 43. Dow Field 15 Jul 43. 8th AF 15 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 20 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed at Bremen. All KIA.
 1731
 B-17F
230610
 M
 Red Ass
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 26 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Jun 43. Gore Field 30 Jun 43. Grand Isle 15 Jul 43. Dalhart 20 Jul 43. Grand Isle 26 Jul 43. Presque Isle 3 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. Plane caught fire during assembly for a mission to Duren which was later abandoned. Crew bailed out, plane crashed as West Hanningfield near Chelmsford, Essex on 17 Oct 43. Plane Salvaged.
B-17F
230639
 U
 Coy Decoy II
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 30 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jul 43. Gore Field 4 Jul 43. Cheyenne 5 Jul 43. Dow Field 27 Jul 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. Severe 20mm damage on mission to Hanau 4 Oct 43. Transfer to RAF 21 Jan 44.
B-17F
230642
 O
 Geronimo
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jul 43. Gore Field 4 Jul 43. Cheyenne 5 Jul 43. Dow Field 27 Jul 43. Hit by flak, one engine out, crashed near Malmedy 19 July 44. All KIA.
 7555
 B-17F
230667
 V
 Wild Children
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 6 Jul 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jul 43. Gore Field 9 Jul 43. Cheyenne 10 Jul 43. Kearney 23 Jul 43. Topeka 1 Aug 43. Kearney 7 Aug 43. Topeka 13 Aug 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed near Groningen. All POW.
 1584
 B-17F
230713
 E
 Phyllis Marie
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Berlin 8 Mar 44. Landed intact at Werben, Germany. Assigned by Luftwaffe to KG200. All POW.
 2987
 B-17F
230715
 Y
 Cincinnati Queen/Blues in the Night
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. John Oliver and Bobby Orr WIA at Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Richard Caserio KIA by .50 cal fire from another plane prior to entering enemy territory on 11 May 44. Mechanical failure, ditched, pilot drowns, all others rescued.
B-17F
230719
 P
 Shatzi
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 15 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Kearney 27 Jul 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Duren 20 Oct 43. Shot down by fighters. Broke in two, crashed near Hergonbosch. Gruntmier, Johnson KIA, Hurst evades, rest POW.
 1039
 B-17F
230783
 M
 The Stork Club
 570
 Accepted by USAAF 26 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Jul 43. Gore Field 29 Jul 43. Cheyenne 2 Aug 43. Scott Field 9 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Severe flak damage on mission to Bremen 20 Dec 43. Two engines knocked out. Cox, McLaughlin, Shelby, Graber, Bean bail out near Wilhelmshaven. Savage WIA. Plane lands at Raydon, returns to base later. MIA Augsburg 16 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Wings and fuselage in flames. Blew up and crashed at Lautern-Heubach. Button, Thornberg POW, rest KIA.
 3180
 B-17F
230826
 R
 Short Stuff
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Dallas Mod Center 4 Aug 43. Gore Field 5 Aug 43. Dallas 8 Aug 43. Dalhart 17 Aug 43. Grand Island 3 Sep 43. 8th AF 9 Sep 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Ostbevern. Grace, Lowrie KIA, rest POW.
 863
 B-17F
231027
 R
 Miss Lace/Shy Ann/Pinky III/Honey Chile
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. Transferred to RAF 21 Jan 44.
B-17F
231030
 A
 Shy Ann
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 16 Oct 43. Mechanical failure after take-off for mission to Gelsenkirchen 5 Nov 43. Went into flat spin at 3000 feet, crashed in North Sea off Aldeburgh, England. All KIA.
 1162
 B-17F
23297
 W
 The Bad Penny
 571
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 1 May 43. Gieger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. MIA Bordeaux 5 Dec 43. Out of fuel. Ditched in North Sea off Abbotsbury. Crew rescued.
B-17F
23299
 Q
571
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. Crash landing at Framlingham on 12 Aug 43 after mission to Bonn. William W. Smith crew, salvaged 16 Aug 43.
B-17F
23302
 O
 Rick-O-Shay
 571
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 1 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Manchester 26 Jun 43. Great Falls 28 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. Harvey Ingersoll WIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. MIA 10 Oct 43 Munster. Out of fuel, ditched in North Sea. All POW.
 866
 B-17F
23305
 E
 Princess Pat/Fertile Myrtle
 568
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. MIA 17 Aug 43. Forced landing 20km east of Toulon after mission to Regensburg. All POW.
 392
 B-17F
23306
 L
 Phoenix
 569
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA 15 Aug 43 Vitry-En-Artios, France. Collision with 230320 over France. Crashed near Calais. Lawrence POW. Middledort, Sentowski, Harkins, Birdwell evade, rest KIA.
 258
 B-17F
23310
 F
 Blood, Guts, & Rust
 568
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Down Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA 17 Aug 43. Damaged by flak, ditched 60 miles off coast of North Africa. Crew rescued.
 396
 B-17F
23312
 K
 Sequatchiee
 570
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. Corbin, Geerlings, Cobb, Daniels bail out near Duren 20 Oct 43, all KIA. Plane returns. MIA Paris 22 Jun 44. Hit by flak, one engine out, crashed at Dreux, Kelley KIA, rest POW.
 5927
 B-17F
23327
 T
 Tet-T'Mote
 569
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Denver Mod Center 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Presque Isle 6 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 19 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Oct 43. Salvaged.
B-17F
23328
 D
 Mis Fortune
 568
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Denver Mod Center 10 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 30 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 20 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Hit by rocket and collided with 23415. Tail came off and plane broke in two. Wenckens, Danielson, Spirito, Payne POW, rest KIA.
 861
 B-17F
23329
 F
 Skippy
 570
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 10 May 43. Denver Mod Center 11 May 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Chanute 25 Jun 43. Lewiston 28 Jun 43. Dow field 29 Jun 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. Abandoned during assembly 5 Feb 44. Crashed at Salehurst, Sussex, England. Salvaged 9 Feb 44.
B-17F
23333
 O
 Purgatory Pete
 569
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Denver Mod Center 12 May 43. Geiger Field 12 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 12 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Attacked by fighters, damaged, ditched 50 Miles off coast of North Africa. Crew rescued.
 389
 B-17F
23415
 Q
 Mis Behavin
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 10 Jun 43. Dallas Mod Center 11 Jun 43. Palm Springs 12 Jun 43. Dallas 14 Jun 43. Long Beach 20 Jul 43. Denver 22 Jul 43. Kearny 1 Aug 43. Topeka 12 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Collision with 23328, crashed at Burgsteinfurt. Coles POW, rest KIA.
 859
 B-17F
23426
 Y
 Spider/Kemy Jr./Kemy II
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 43. Denver Mod Center 16 Jun 43. Gore Field 3 Jul 43. Denver 6 Jul 43. Kearney 20 Jul 43. 8th AF 24 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Damaged by flak, crashed at Isendorf. Smith, Miller, Emerich KIA, rest POW.
 864
 B-17F
23427
 B
 Canadian Club/Six Nights in Telergma(Arabian Nuts)
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 43. Denver Mod Center 16 Jun 43. Walla Walla 6 Jul 43. Kearney 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 24 Jul 43. Condemned 18 Aug 43. Repaired 28 Sep 43. First coded BI-B. Changed to BI-G after loss of 230017. Wallace Phillips WIA at Leipzig 12 Apr 44. Hit by flak on 21 Jan 44. Entire wing burning. Pelka, McLaughlin, Harms, Powell, Friuli, Wood bail out 3 miles south of Boulogne, France. Harms, Powell, Fruili evade, rest POW. Pilot maintains control after vertical dive puts out fire. Ball gunner salvoes bombs, acts as copilot, tail gunner mans radio position. Plane returns to base, repaired. Salvaged 22 Jun 45.
B-17F
23472
 G
 Shoot A Pound/The Paper Doll/The Vulture
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 1 Jul 43. Amarillo 3 Jul 43. Denver 2 Aug 43. Gore Field 12 Aug 43. Scott Field 13 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Gus H. DeLucia WIA 9 Sep 43 at Beaumont-sur Oise. To U.S. and Altus 29 Oct 45.
B-17F
23498
 L
 Hap's Hazard/Red Head
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 12 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Jul 43. Sioux City 29 Jul 43. Scribner 30 Jul 43. Kearney 3 Aug 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Robert McPherson WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. James W. Baker, navigator on J. F. Son crew, killed by propeller after ship stopped because of flat tire on 27 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 8 May 44. Attacked by fighters, went into flat spin, crashed near Ostenholz. All KIA.
 4582
 B-17F
23526
 N
568
 Accepted by USAAF 20 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 22 Jul 43. Long Beach 23 Jul 43. Denver 24 Jul 43. Long Beach 4 Aug 43. Ephrata 6 Aug 43. Rapid City 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 9 Sep 43. Engine failure, abandoned during assembly for Schweinfurt mission 14 Oct 43. Crashed at Icklesham, Suffolk. Crew assigned to 570th Squadron.
B-17F
23557
 C
 Esquire
 570
 Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 30 Jul 43. Long Beach 2 Aug 43. Denver 3 Aug 43. Grand Island 11 Aug 43. 8th AF 27 Aug 43. MIA Solingen 30 Nov 43. Attacked by fighters. One engine out, crashed at Golzheim. Dragoo, Leonard KIA, rest POW.
 1401
 B-17F
23558
 T
 Shy Ann
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Tulsa Mod Center 30 Jul 43. Scott Field 28 Sep 43. 8th AF 27 Aug 43. Salvaged 15 Jul 45.
B-17F
25863
 O
 Paddlefoot's Proxy
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 27 Mar 43. Long Beach Mod Center 31 Mar 43. Denver 2 Apr 43. Kearney 15 Apr 43. Wendover 2 May 43. Dow Field 30 May 43. 8th AF 31 May 43. Assigned to 100th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. Taken off operations 16 Sep 44. To Depot. Salvaged 2 Jun 45.
B-17F
25903
 R
 Ascend Charlie
 571
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 43. Long Beach Mod Center 6 May 43. Denver 13 May 43. Geiger Field 23 May 43. Great Falls 29 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. Crashed into mountain near Abergavanny, Wales on return from mission to Bordeaux, France 16 Sep 43. All KIA, salvaged 24 Sep 43.
 3720
 B-17F
25915
 J
 Cash & Carry
 570
 Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 Apr 43. Long Beach Mod Center 7 May 43. Denver 14 May 43. Spokane 23 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Nr. 1 engine out, wing on fire. All POW.
 860
 B-17F
25984
 F
 Rusty Lode/Buckshot Annie
 570
 Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Long Beach Mod Center 11 Jun 43. Cheyenne 14 Jun 43. Gore Field 7 Jul 43. Kearney 14 Jul 43. Dow Field 18 Jul 43. Severe battle damage at Munster 10 Oct 43. McGregor KIA, Cox, Tennant, Tolan bail out over Germany, POW. Rest of crew return to base. Plane transferred to 570th BS in Jan 44. Returned to U.S. and Altus 9 Oct 45.
B-17F
2102440
 K
 Silver Slipper
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 4 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Mar 45. MacDill 20 Mar 44. Kearney 27 Mar 44. Presque Isle 1 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 5 Apr 44. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Burg. All POW.
 5254
 B-17G
2102505
 X
 Double in Brass/Odd Ball
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 10 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Mar 44. Billings 16 Mar 44. Grand Island 29 Mar 44. Bangor 5 Apr 44. Grenier 7 Apr 44. 8th AF 10 Apr 44. Assigned to 95th BG as ET - A. Flew 21 sorties and transferred to 390th in June 44. Robert E. Kincaid, waist gunner on crew 87, KIA 22 Jun 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. In storage at South Plains. To Kingman 10 Dec 45.
B-17G
2102526
 N
571
 Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 5 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 29 Apr 44. Severe battle damage, one engine smoking, dove into clouds. Crashed at Geitsche. All POW.
 4245
 B-17G
2102532
 O
570
 Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 6 Apr 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 6 Apr 44. Presque Isle 7 Apr 44. Dow Field 8 Apr 44. 8th AF 10 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 19 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed North of Heide in the Ostermoor. Vermie KIA, rest POW.
 4935
 B-17G
2102533
 F
568
 Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. MacDill 29 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Munich 13 Jul 44. Hit by flak in bomb bay, caught fire, crashed at Notzing. All POW.
 7494
 B-17G
2102549
 L
 Lady Satan/Boomerang Baby
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Merseburg 29 Jul 44. Hit by flak and fighters. Nr. 3 and 4 engines caught fire. Crashed at Hassenhausen. Wielgos, Putnam KIA, rest POW. Tillison died 31 Mar 45 while POW..
 7822
 B-17G
2102594
 F
570
 Accepted by USAAF 18 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 20 Mar 44. Kearney 5 Apr 44. Bangor 13 Apr 44. Grenier 14 Apr 44. 8th AF 19 Apr 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, engine on fire, spun in. Yandell, Marshall, Hayes, Ballard, Kuscek POW, rest KIA.
 8916
 B-17G
2102634
 B
 Mary Jane/Mis'ter Completely
 570
 Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Mar 44. Grand Island 12 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Roger K. Behl, copilot on crew 52, KIA 8 Aug 44. Mechanical problems on mission to Saarbrucken 9 Nov 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines smoking. Crew bailed out 15 miles northeast of St. Quentin, France. No sortie credit.
B-17G
2102673
 B
 Good Old Yank/Preferred Risk
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Cetner 27 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Apr 44. Dow Field 2 May 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Russell Malinsky WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Goerne. Klemenok, Katzman, Battleson, Huber POW, rest KIA.
 11724
 B-17G
2102677
 R
 Bob Tail Battler/Mississippi Mission
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Mar 44. Billings 3 May 44. Cheyenne 4 May 44. Kearney 12 May 44. Bangor 23 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. Sterling Stamps WIA 13 Jul 44 at Munich. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Garlitz. Robinson, O'Neil, Lash, Hardy, Marshall POW, rest KIA.
 11725
 B-17G
2102936
 P
569
 Accepted by USAAF 21 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Apr 44. Kearney 16 May 44. Bangor 25 May 44. Grenier 27 May 44. 8th AF 29 May 44. Collided with 297182 26 Aug 44. Both planes exploded. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Five killed, rest survive.
B-17G
2102956
 K
 Doc's Flying Circus/Girl Of My Dreams
 568
 Accepted by USAAF 23 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Apr 44. Kearney 7 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Grenier 21 Apr 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Vietnitz. Goodrich, Losch KIA, rest POW.
 11726
 B-17G
2102967
 A
 The Diplomat
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 24 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 7 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. John D. Davis WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. Severe battle damage at Chemnitz 6 Feb 45. Crew bailed out near Guert, returned. Plane crashed east of Les Combes in a wheat field. Salvaged 6 Feb 45.
B-17G
2102972
 F
 Boston Blackie/Heavenly Cent
 571
 Accepted by USAAF 25 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 6 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. MIA Seelze 14 Mar 45. Hit in tail assembly by 337831. Crashed at Bilhausen, 18 km North of Gottingen. All KIA.
 13025
 B-17G
2107010
 E
 Gloria Ann II/Close Crop
 569
 Accepted by USAAF 28 Jan 44. Tulsa Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Kearney 16 Feb 44. Presque Isle 29 Mar 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Crashed at Parham one minute after takeoff on 27 Dec 44. Crew killed.
B-17G
2107041
 M
 Misbehavin
 570
 Accepted by USAAF 5 Feb 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 Feb 44. Hunter Field 11 Feb 44. Memphis 14 Feb 44. Hunter Field 27 Feb 44. Presque Isle 28 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Direct flak hit, exploded. Crashed near Rammerode. Standard, Hudson, Hartman, Zabel POW, rest KIA.
 11137
 B-17G