B-17s of the 34th Bomb Group



* Indicates planes that were flown back to the USA by 34TH BG crews after the war.
** Indicates planes flown back at the end of the war but never flew with the 34BG in combat.


 

B-17F-105-BO

42-30451 ** V Mail Gets There Fastest

B-17G-15-BO

42-31412 ** Mason and Dixon

B-17G-35-BO

42-32025 ** Dreambaby

B-17G-10-DL

42-37792 ** Bermondsey

B-17G-15-VE

42-97469 **

B-17G-50-BO

42-102523 **

B-17G-70-BO

43-37864 * Penny Jive

B-17G-75-BO

43-37960 * Going My Way!

43-38059 Chesty-V

B-17G-80-BO

43-38094

43-38113 * Wee Willie's Wolves

43-38134

43-38135

43-38138 * Ole-Timer

43-38188

43-38216 * Tempest Turner

43-38222

43-38223 Days Pay

43-38226

43-38228

43-38235 Skipper

43-38239

43-38257 * Tyson's Tramps

43-38263 * Dies Irae

43-38265

43-38268

B-17G-85-BO

43-38280 * Missbehaven Raven

43-38286 * Flying Dutchmen

43-38292 Conga Babe

43-38294 The Wrangler

43-38299 * Outta Dis World, later Joy Rider

43-38300 Mail Call

43-38304

43-38325 *

43-38326 * Bottoms Up

43-38331 *

43-38332 Gallopin' Ghost

43-38334 *

43-38338

43-38342

43-38343 * The Big Gear

43-38351 Snake Bit

43-38353 Lili Marlene

43-38363

43-38365 Sugar

43-38367 * Gotta Haver

43-38372 * Rainbow

43-38373 *

43-38374

43-38377

43-38378 * Little King

43-38380 * Toni-7

43-38382 * Queenie

43-38386

43-38391 * Hit and Run

43-38392 Old Crow

43-38399

43-38402

43-38403

43-38406

43-38409 * Betty

43-38410 * The Sex Maniacs

43-38415 * Smoky Joe

43-38416 * No Gum Chum

43-38419 Miss Betsy

43-38422

43-38423

43-38433

B-17G-90-BO

43-38590 ** Heavenly Comrade

43-38593

B-17G-95-BO

43-38714 **

43-38756

43-38789 * Fast Company

43-38820 ** Roll Me Over

43-38825 **

43-38834 **

B-17G-100-BO

43-38890 **

43-38897 **

43-38912 Old Times

43-38953 *

43-38959 * Short and Sweet

43-38971

43-38972 * Lucie, later Duke Spook

43-38987 *

43-38991 * Sweet Seventeen

43-39071

B-17G-105-BO

43-39179 * Asphodel or Shaky

43-39183 *

43-392_8 ** full serial number not known for certain

B-17G-110-BO

43-39357 **

B-17G-50-DL

44-6296 unknown name

44-6465 * Fancy Nancy

B-17G-65-DL

44-6820 Miss Purty

44-6822 * Blind Date

44-6826

44-6832 **

44-6840 * Marge

B-17G-70-DL

44-6887 *

44-6916 **

44-6920 **

44-6929 * Evadin' Maiden

44-6938 * Little Gismo

44-6939 * Mizpah

44-6960 **

44-6966 **

44-6983

B-17G-45-VE

44-8015 Johnny Reb

B-17G-50-VE

44-8112

44-8138

44-8140

44-8147

44-8150

44-8156

44-8158 Bobby Sox

44-8160

44-8170

44-8176

44-8185 Mean Kid

44-8200

B-17G-55-VE

44-8212

44-8235 Mikkey

44-8237 Dallas Dollie

44-8246

44-8263

44-8271 * Butch

44-8282 Agets

44-8283 Lucky 13, later Dinah-Mite

B-17G-60-VE

44-8303

44-8309 * Ol' Buddy

44-8312

44-8320 Bottoms Up

44-8321 * unknown name

44-8327 Goom-Bah!!

44-8328

44-8352

44-8356

44-8397

B-17G-65-VE

44-8440

44-8441

44-8457 Rapid City Spook, later False Courage

44-8482 Hellgate Lady - Golden Gate in '48

B-17G-70-VE

44-8529

44-8556 Miss Prudy

44-8598

B-17G-75-VE

44-8605 Happy Warrior

44-8629 * Purty Chili

44-8670 Kerry

44-8681

44-8690 **

B-17G-80-VE

44-8731 Knockout Dropper

44-8736 **

B-17G-85-VE

44-8829

44-8839

44-8882

B-17G-90-VE

44-8921

B-17G-80-DL

44-83404 ** The last B-17 assigned to the 34th BG

B-17s of Unknown Block

Unknown B-17 serial ending 013 A Pathfinder

Unknown B-17 serial ending 144 A Pathfinder

Unknown B-17 serial ending 145 A Pathfinder

Unknown B-17 serial ending 198WW A War Weary

Unknown B-17s serials ending 304

Unknown B-17 serial ending 431WW A War Weary

Unknown B-17 serial ending 633

Unknown B-17 serial ending 646 A Pathfinder


B-17s Names, so far unidentified by serial number

Bachelor's Baby (there was a B-24 by this name, perhaps also a B-17.)
Breezy Louise
Dinah-Mite II
Dugan Wagon (there was a B-24 by this name, perhaps also a B-17.)
Flying Fish
Gibson Girl
Homesick Angel, The
Jiggs
Little Emma
Miss Teresa
Off Limits III
Plow Lucky or Plow Jockey
Purple Shaft, The
Queenie(perhaps 2 of them. The 391st Squadron Queenie was 43-38382.)
Rid n Hi
Roger's Dodgers
Rooster
Shame
Slic Chick
Smoke Marker
Start Swimming (serial number begins with 44-)
Take Off Time
Thelma Jane
Ugly Duckling, The
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh II
Winnie the Pooh III
Witchita Belle
Yankee Doodle Angel