USAF Serial Number Search Results USAF Serial Number Search Results Serial Number Criteria: Description Criteria: B-29 Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09: 40-2229. 40-2348 North American B-25B Mitchell MSN 62B-2898/62B-3017 2230 damaged May 19, 1942 in landing at Westover Field, Massachusetts. 2231 crashed into Lake Apopka, FL Jan 18, 1942. 4 crew killed.
2232 (MSN 62B-2901) W/o Sep 10, 1941 at Jackson AAB, MS 2233 (MSN 62B-2902) W/o Nov 1, 1941 at Mt Cory, OH 2234 (MSN 62B-2903) W/o Apr 4, 1942 at Langley Field, VA 2235 (MSN 62B-2904) W/o Apr 3, 1943 at Ft Dix, NJ 2236 (MSN 62B-2905) Lend-Lease to USSR 2237 (MSN 62B-2906) Lend-Lease to USSR 2239 (MSN 62B-2908) W/o Sep 13, 1942 at Columbia AAB, SC 2241 (MSN 62B-2910) W/o Nov 21, 1942 at Greenville AAB, SC 2242 (17th BG, 95th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 8th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Mixed crew from 37th BS, 89th Recon Squadron. Bombed Tokyo, landed 40 mi N of Vladivostok Apr 18, 1942.
Crew interned for 13 months, aircraft kept by USSR, scrapped in 1950s. 2243 (MSN 62B-2912) destroyed Sep 13, 1941 at Ellington Field, Texas before delivery so it was deleted from the order. 2244 (MSN 62B-2913) W/o Mar 19, 1942 at Miami, FL 2245 to Brazil 2247 (17th BG, 37th BS, 'The Avenger') was Doolittle raider. Was 13th aircraft launched from USS Hornet, bombed Yokosuka Naval Yard, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out near Poyang Lake North of Nanchang, China Apr 18, 1942 2249 (17th BG, 89th RS, 432nd BS, 'Hari Carrier') was Doolittle raider, mixed 34th BS crew. Was 11th aircraft launched from USS Hornet, bombed Yokohama, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out 40 mi NE of Chuchow Apr 18, 1942 2250 (17th BG, 89th RS (432nd BS) was Doolittle raider.
Was 10th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out 30 mi N of Chuchow Apr 18, 1942.
2251 damaged Oct 16, 1941 in landing at Patterson Field, Ohio 2253 (MSN 62B-2922) W/o Feb 3, 1942 at Pendleton Field, OR 2254 (MSN 62B-2923) W/o Mar 10, 1942 at Ellington Field, TX 2255 to Brazil 2256 (MSN 62B-2925) Lend-Lease to USSR 2257 (MSN 62B-2926) Lend-Lease to USSR 2259 (MSN 62B-2928) W/o Nov 6, 1941 at Daniel Field, GA 2260 (MSN 62B-2929) Lend-Lease to USSR 2261 (17th BG, 95th BS, 'Ruptured Duck') was Doolittle raider. Was 7th aircraft launched from USS Hornet, bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel and ditched on coast near Shangchow Apr 18, 1942. 2262 (MSN 62B-2931) W/o Mar 12, 1942 at Columbus, SC 2263 to Brazil 2264 (MSN 62B-2933) W/o Jan 16, 1943 at Charleston AAB, SC 2266 (MSN 62B-2935) W/o Jan 14, 1943 at Charleston AAB, SC 2267 (17th BG, 89th RS (432nd BS) 'TNT') was Doolittle raider. Was 15th aircraft launched from USS Hornet, bombed Kobe, ran out of fuel, ditched on coast near Shangchow Apr 18 1942 2268 (17th BG, 34th BS, 'The Bat out of Hell') was Doolittle raider. Was 16th aircraft launced from USS Hornet. Bombed Nagoya, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out S. Of Ningpo Apr 18, 1942.
All crew taken POW. Two executed by firing squad Oct 15, 1942. 2269 damaged Jul 10, 1942 in taxi accident at Miami MAP, Florida 2270 (17th BG, 95th BS, 'Whiskey Pete') was Doolittle raider.
Was 3rd aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out SE of Chuchow Apr 18, 1942. One crewman killed landing in parachute Apr 18, 1942 2271 (MSN 62B-2940) W/o Jul 8, 1942 at Wilson Mills, NC 2272 damaged Aug 13, 1943 in taxi accident at Palacios, Texas 2274 damaged Feb 18, 1943 in landing at Westover Field, Massachusetts 2276 (MSN 62B-2945) redesignated RB-25B Oct 22, 1942. (472nd BS, 334th BG) pulled up hard out of dive and wing snapped off Nov 29, 1942.
2278 (17th BG, 37th BS, 'Fickle Finger Of Fate') was Doolittle raider. Was 12th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Yokohama, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out 40 mi NE of Chuchow Apr 18, 1942. 2281 (MSN 62B-2950) W/o Dec 24, 1941 at Portland AAB, OR 2282 (17th BG, 95th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 4th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Target was Tokyo, attacked by 4 fighters, gun turret inoperative, salvoed bombs, ran out of fuel, crew bailed SE of Shangjao Apr 18, 1942.
2283 (17th BG, 95th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 5th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out SE of Chuchow Apr 18, 1942. 2284 (MSN 62B-2953) W/o May 29, 1942 at Lake View, MA 2288 to RAF as FK164. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2289 to RAF as FK167. SOC Aug 23, 1945. Also reported as w/o May 17, 1942 at Columbia AAF, SC.
2291 was damaged Mar 23, 1942 at Eglin AAF on takeoff during training for Doolittle Raid and did not make the mission. 2292 (17th BG, 37th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 2nd aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, bellylanded in rice paddy near Ningpo Apr 18, 1942 2293 damaged Jun 27, 1943 in takeoff accident at William Northern AAF, Tennessee 2295 (MSN 62B-2964) W/o Jun 17, 1942 at Myrtle Beach, SC 2297 (17th BG, 89th RS (432nd BS)) was Doolittle raider.
Was 14th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Nagoya, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out SE of Shangjao Apr 18, 1942 2298 (47th BG, 95th BS, 'Green Hornet') was Doolittle raider. Was 6th aircraft launched from USS Hornet.
Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel and ditched in Poyang Lake near Nanchang Apr 18, 1942. 2 crewmen drowned, other three taken POW. 1 executed by firing squad Oct 15, 1942. Another one died in prison Dec 1, 1943.
2300 (MSN 62B-2969) W/o Sep 2, 1942 at Columbia AAB, SC 2301 (MSN 62B-2970) W/o Nov 1, 1943 at Lake Charles AAF, LA 2303 (17th BG, 34th BS, 'Whirling Dervish') was Doolittle raider. Was 9th aircraft launched from USS Hornet. Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out 80 mi S of Nanchang Apr 18, 1942. 2306 to Brazil 2308 (MSN 62B-2977) W/o Jun 7, 1942 at Florence Field, SC 2309 to Brazil 2310 to Brazil 2313 to RAF as FK163. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2314 to RAF as FK170. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2315 to RAF as FK169.
SOC Aug 23, 1945 2316 (MSN 62B-2985) W/o May 25, 1942 at Elmendorf Field, AK; repaired (?); to Brazilian AF 2317 to RAF as FK173. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2319 to RAF as FK171.
SOC Aug 23, 1945 2320 to RAF as FK175. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2321 (MSN 62B-2990) W/o May 1, 1942 at Biggs Field, TX 2322 to RAF as FK172.
SOC Aug 23, 1945 2323 to RAF as FK174. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2324 (MSN 62B-2993) W/o Dec 22, 1941 at Biggs Field, TX 2325 (MSN 62B-2994) W/o Dec 21, 1941 at Biggs Field, TX 2326 to RAF as FK181. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2327 to RAF as FK180.
Damaged beyond repair Oct 15, 1943 2328 to RAF as FK166. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2329 (MSN 62B-2998) W/o Jul 6, 1942 at Orlando AB, FL 2330 to RAF as FK178. Crashed Jan 12, 1943 at Morrison Field, FL prior to delivery to RAF. 2331 to RAF as FK176. Crashed on night training flight Delaport, Bahamas Feb 26, 1943 2332 to RAF as FK179. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2333 (MSN 62B-3002) W/o Mar 16, 1942 at Westover Field, MA 2335 (MSN 62B-3004) W/o Dec 10, 1943 at Bolling Field, DC 2336 to RAF as FK177.
SOC Aug 23, 1945 2337 damaged Nov 2, 1942 in forced landint 38 St Airport, Miami, Florida 2338 to RAF as FK168. Retained in Canada 2339 to RAF as FK165. SOC May 29, 1943 2340 to RAF as FK162. SOC May 31, 1943 2341 to RAF as FK161. SOC May 12, 1943 2343 to RAF as FK182. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2344 (17th BG, 34th BS) was Doolittle raider. Was 1st aircraft launched from USS Hornet, flown by Lt Col James H.
Bombed Tokyo, ran out of fuel, crew bailed out 70 mi N of Chuchow. 2345 to RAF as FK183. SOC Aug 23, 1945 2347 (MSN 62B-3016) fuselage recovered by Ed Maloney ca 1966 from Hollywood studio. Reported 1989 in storage at Aero Trader, Chino, CA.
41-003 Boeing XB-29 Superfortress MSN 2482, 2481 002 first flight Sep 21, 1942. Scrapped May 11, 1948. 003 crashed into Frye slaughterhouse and meat processsing plant in Seattle Feb 18, 1943 after inflight fire. Eddie Allen, Bob Dansfield, 9 other crew, 22 in building and one city fireman were killed. 41-7344 Bell P-39F-1-BE Airacobra 7123,7177,7182,7183,7226,7230,7248,7266,7270/7272,7278,7294,7295,7299,7302,7303,7305,7309,7310, 7312,7318,7325,7326,6332,7334,7339 converted to P-39F-2 format 7116 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7117 (MSN 15B-2) W/o 14 Sep 1942 at Dale Mabry Field, FL, to CL-26 at Lincoln, NB Sep 23, 1942 7118 (MSN 15B-3) W/o 24 Mar 1942 at Florence, SC, surveyed Jul 1, 1942 7119 to RAAF as A53-1 Jul 1942. W/o Feb 19, 1943 in accident and converted to components.
7120 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7121 hit parked automobile on landing and DBR Mar 7, 1942 at Paine AAF, WA. 7122 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7123 to RFC at Ontario, CA Feb 12, 1945 7124 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7125 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7126 surveyed at Moses Lake, WA Jun 17, 1944 7127 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7128 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7129 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7130 returned to USA Oct 28, 1943.
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Surveyed Dec 10, 1943 7131 surveyed at Ephrata AB, WA Aug 7, 1944 7132 condemned Mar 23, 1943 7133 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7134 to RAAF as A53-2. Returned to USAAF in 1943. To reclamation at Spokane, WA May 29, 1945 7135 stalled and crashed on landing at Wayne Co, MI Jan 28, 1942. Pilot killed 7136 condemned Jun 17, 1942 7137 MIA Jun 26, 1942 7138 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7139 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7140 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7141 to RAAF as A53-7. Returned to USAAF in 1943. Surveyed in USA May 22, 1944 7142 spun in and crashed at Harding Field, LA May 23, 1942. Pilot killed 7143 (MSN 15B-28) W/o 23 Aug 1943 at Thomasville, GA, surveyed at Dale Mabry Field, FL Aug 24, 1943 7144 (MSN 15B-29) W/o 21 Oct 1942 at Cross City AAB, FL, to reclamation at Brookley Field May 7, 1945 7145 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7146 (MSN 15B-31) W/o 8 Nov 1942 at Salinas, CA, to CL-26 at Salanis AB, CA Dec 16, 1942 7147 wrecked at Detroit, MI Sep 1, 1943.
7148 pilot bailed out in Brown River area of PNG Jul 4, 1942. 7149 condemned Jun 26, 1942. 7150 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7151 condemned Feb 9, 1944 7152 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7153 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7154 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7155 lost in combat Jun 3, 1942 7156 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7157 to RAAF as A53-3. Damaged beyond repair Jan 24, 1943 at Bankstown, NSW, Australia and converted to components 7158 condemned after accident Jul 15, 1942 7159 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7160 (MSN 15B-45) returned to USA Oct 28, 1943. W/o 19 Feb 1944 at McClellan Field, CA and surveyed in USA Mar 26, 1944. 7161 wrecked at Selfridge Field, MI Feb 8, 1943 and demolished 7162 condemned Oct 31, 1944. 7163 to RAAF as A53-4.
Returned to USAAF in 1943. To RFC at Ontario, CA Jan 25, 1945 7164 to RAAF as A53-5. Crashed Oct 26, 1942 after engine failure at Bankstown, NSW, Australia.
7165 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7166 to RFC at Ontario, CA May 19, 1945 7167 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7168 to RAAF as A53-6. Returned to USAAF in 1943.
Salvaged Jan 15, 1944 7169 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7170 salvaged Jul 1, 1943 7171 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7172 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7173 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7174 condemned after accident Jul 21, 1943 7175 DBR in landing accident at Thomasville, GA May 14, 1943 7176 crashed and burned near Allyer, Canada Mar 4, 1942. 7177 (MSN 15B-62) Conv to P-39F-2-BE; w/o 4 Nov 1943 at Aiken AAF, SC, surveyed at Nashville, TN Nov 5, 1943 7178 DBR at Selfridge Field, MI Apr 24, 1942 7179 pilot bailed out 2 mi S of Florence, SC Apr 23, 1942 7180 crashed after entered flat spin at Cross City AB, FL Nov 13, 1942. Pilot killed. 7181 crashed and burned 12 mi WSW of Gadsden, AL Apr 5, 1943 7182 to reclamation at Robbins Field, GA Jul 6, 1945 7183 (MSN 15B-68) Conv to P-39F-2-BE; w/o 3 Nov 1943 at Barksdale Field, LA, surveyed Nov 5, 1943 7184 (MSN 15B-69) W/o 29 Sep 1943 at Boyce, LA, surveyed at Esler Field, LA Oct 5, 1943 7185 (MSN 15B-70) stalled on takeoff Jun 29, 1942 at Elmendorf AAF, Alaska 7186 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7187 (MSN 15B-72) W/o 16 Oct 1942 at McGrath, AK, condemned Oct 17, 1942 7188 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7189 to RAAF as A53-19. Returned to USAAF in 1943. Surveyed in USA Mar 28, 1944 7190 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7191 condemned May 18, 1942 7192 (MSN 15B-77) returned to USA Oct 1943, W/o 7 May 1944 at Portland AAB, OR, surveyed May 10, 1944 7193 to reclamation at Spokane, WA May 21, 1945 7194 lost in combat Jun 2, 1942 7195 condemned Aug 28, 1942 7196 wrecked in landing accident at Longview, AK Nov 18, 1942 and DBR 7197 to CL-26 at Harding Field, LA Apr 23, 1943 7198 (53rd FG) to CL-26 at Ft Myers, FL mar 2,1944 7199 to RAAF as A53-22. Returned to USAAF in 1943.
Surveyed at Moses Lake, TX Jul 17, 1944 7200 lost in combat Jun 2, 1942 7201 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7202 (MSN 15B-87) W/o 30 Jun 1942 at Harding Field, LA, surveyed at Harding Field, LA Nov 15, 1943 7203 to reclamation at Spokane, WA May 21, 1945 7204 pilot bailed out Jun 16, 1942 and crashed near Rigo PNG. 7205 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7206 returned to USA Jan 16, 1944 and surveyed Mar 28, 1944 7207 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7208 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7209 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7210 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7211 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7212 condemned Oct 31, 1944 7213 condemned after accident Jul 1, 1942 7214 lost in combat Jun 17, 1942 7215 (MSN 15-554) abandoned after landing accident May 1, 1942 on Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Recovered Nov 1971 by Nick Watling and reported 1988 stored a Mount Isa, Australia waiting for restoration.