Group History
B-17 Serial Numbers
Note: Boeing built aircraft numbered from 231932 and including 232000s, 297058 to 297407, 2102000s, 337000s, 338000s and 339000s.
Douglas built aircraft numbered from 2106984 and including 2107000s, 46000s, and 485000s.
Vega (Lockheed) built aircraft numbered from 297436 and including 298000s, 48000s, and 485000s.
Type | Manufacturer | Serial No # Range |
Y1B-17 | Boeing | 36-149/36-161 |
Y1B-17A | Boeing | 37-369 |
B-17B | Boeing | 38-211/35-220 |
B-17B | Boeing | 38-221/38-223 |
B-17B | Boeing | 38-258/38-270 |
B-17B | Boeing | 38-583/38-584 |
B-17B | Boeing | 38-610 |
B-17B | Boeing | 39-1/39-10 |
B-17C | Boeing | 40-2042/40-2079 |
B-17D | Boeing | 40-3059/40-3100 |
B-17E | Boeing | 41-2393/41-2669 |
B-17E | Boeing | 41-9011/41-9245 |
B-7F-1 | Boeing | 41-24340/41-24389 |
B-17F-5 | Boeing | 41-24390/41-24439 |
B-17F-10 | Boeing | 41-24440/41-24489 |
B-17F-15 | Boeing | 41-24490/41-24503 |
B-17F-20 | Boeing | 41-24504/41-24539 |
B-17F-25 | Boeing | 41-24540/41-24584 |
B-17F-27 | Boeing | 41-24585/41-24639 |
B-17F-1 | Douglas | 42-2964/42-2966 |
B-17F-5 | Douglas | 42-2967/42-2979 |
B-17F-10 | Douglas | 42-2979/42-3003 |
B-17F-15 | Douglas | 42-3004/42-3038 |
B-17F-20 | Douglas | 42-3039/42-3073 |
B-17F-25 | Douglas | 42-3074/42-3148 |
B-17F-30 | Douglas | 42-3149/42-3188 |
B-17F-35 | Douglas | 42-3189/42-3228 |
B-17F-40 | Douglas | 42-3229/42-3283 |
B-17F-45 | Douglas | 42-3284/42-3338 |
B-17F-50 | Douglas | 42-3339/42-3393 |
B-17F-55 | Douglas | 42-3394/42-3422 |
B-17F- | Douglas | 42-3423/42-3448 |
B-17F-65 | Douglas | 42-3449/42-3482 |
B-17F-70 | Douglas | 42-3483/42-3503 |
B-17F-75 | Douglas | 42-3504/42-3562 |
B-17G-5 | Douglas | 42-3563 |
B-17F-30 | Boeing | 42-5050/42-5078 |
B-17F-35 | Boeing | 42-5079/42-5149 |
B-17F-40 | Boeing | 42-5150/42-5249 |
B-17F-45 | Boeing | 42-5250/42-5349 |
B-17F-50 | Boeing | 42-5350/42-5484 |
B-17F-1 | Vega | 42-5705/42-5709 |
Type | Manufacturer | Serial No # Range |
B-17F-5 | Vega | 42-5710/42-5724 |
B-17F-10 | Vega | 42-5725/42-5744 |
B-17F-15 | Vega | 42-5748/42-5764 |
B-17F-20 | Vega | 42-5765/42-5804 |
B-17F-25 | Vega | 42-5805/42-5854 |
B-17F-30 | Vega | 42-5855/42-5904 |
B-17F-35 | Vega | 42-5905/42-5954 |
B-17F-40 | Vega | 42-5955/42-6029 |
B-17F-45 | Vega | 42-6030/42-6104 |
B-17F-50 | Vega | 42-6105/42-6204 |
B-17F-55 | Boeing | 42-29467/42-29531 |
B-17F-60 | Boeing | 42-29532/42-29631 |
B-17F-65 | Boeing | 42-29632/42-29731 |
B-17F-70 | Boeing | 42-29732/42-29831 |
B-17F-75 | Boeing | 42-29832/42-29931 |
B-17F-80 | Boeing | 42-29932/42-30031 |
B-17F-85 | Boeing | 42-30032/42-30131 |
B-17F-90 | Boeing | 42-30132/42-30231 |
B-17F-95 | Boeing | 42-30232/42-30331 |
B-17F-100 | Boeing | 42-30332/42-30431 |
B-17F-105 | Boeing | 42-30432/42-30531 |
B-17F-110 | Boeing | 42-30532/42-30616 |
B-17F-115 | Boeing | 42-30617/42-30731 |
B-17F-120 | Boeing | 42-30732/42-30831 |
B-17F-125 | Boeing | 42-30832/42-30931 |
B-17F-130 | Boeing | 42-30932/42-31031 |
B-17G-1 | Boeing | 42-31032/42-31131 |
B-17G-5 | Boeing | 42-31132/42-31231 |
B-17G-10 | Boeing | 42-31232/42-31331 |
B-17G-15 | Boeing | 42-31332/42-31431 |
B-17G-20 | Boeing | 42-31432/42-31631 |
B-17G-25 | Boeing | 42-31632/42-31731 |
B-17G-30 | Boeing | 42-31732/42-31931 |
B-17G-35 | Boeing | 42-31932/42-32116 |
B-17F-80 | Douglas | 42-37714/42-37715 |
B-17G-10 | Douglas | 42-37716 |
B-17F-80 | Douglas | 42-37717/42-37720 |
B-17G-10 | Douglas | 42-37721/42-37803 |
B-17G-15 | Douglas | 42-37804/42-37893 |
B-17G-20 | Douglas | 42-37894/42-37988 |
B-17G-25 | Douglas | 42-37989/42-38083 |
B-17G-30 | Douglas | 42-38084/42-38213 |
Type | Manufacturer | Serial No # Range |
B-17G-1 | Vega | 42-39758/42-39857 |
B-17G-5 | Vega | 42-39858/42-39957 |
B-17G-10 | Vega | 42-39958/42-40057 |
B-17G-40 | Boeing | 42-97058/42-97172 |
B-17G-45 | Boeing | 42-97173/42-97407 |
B-17G-15 | Vega | 42-97436/42-97535 |
B-17G-20 | Vega | 42-97536/42-97635 |
B-17G-25 | Vega | 42-97636/42-97735 |
B-17G-30 | Vega | 42-97736/42-97835 |
B-17G-35 | Vega | 42-97836/42-97935 |
B-17G-40 | Vega | 42-97936/42-98035 |
B-17G-50 | Boeing | 42-102379/42-102543 |
B-17G-55 | Boeing | 42-102544/42-102743 |
B-17G-60 | Boeing | 42-102744/42-102978 |
B-17G-35 | Douglas | 42-106984/42-107233 |
B-17G-65 | Boeing | 43-37509/43-37673 |
B-17G-70 | Boeing | 43-37674/43-37873 |
B-17G-75 | Boeing | 43-37874/43-38073 |
B-17G-80 | Boeing | 43-38074/43-38273 |
B-17G-85 | Boeing | 43-38274/43-38473 |
B-17G-90 | Boeing | 43-38474/43-38673 |
B-17G-95 | Boeing | 43-38674/43-38873 |
B-17G-100 | Boeing | 43-38874/43-39073 |
B-17G-105 | Boeing | 43-39074/43-39273 |
B-17G-110 | Boeing | 43-39274/43-39508 |
B-17G-40 | Douglas | 44-6001/44-6125 |
B-17G-45 | Douglas | 44-6126/44-6250 |
B-17G-50 | Douglas | 44-6251/44-6500 |
B-17G-55 | Douglas | 44-6501/44-6625 |
B-17G-60 | Douglas | 44-6626/44-6750 |
B-17G-65 | Douglas | 44-6751/44-6875 |
B-17G-70 | Douglas | 44-6876/44-7000 |
B-17G-45 | Vega | 44-8001/44-8100 |
B-17G-50 | Vega | 44-8101/44-8200 |
B-17G-55 | Vega | 44-8201/44-8300 |
B-17G-60 | Vega | 44-8301/44-8400 |
B-17G-65 | Vega | 44-8401/44-8500 |
B-17G-70 | Vega | 44-8501/44-8600 |
B-17G-75 | Vega | 44-8601/44-8700 |
B-17G-80 | Vega | 44-8701/44-8800 |
B-17G-85 | Vega | 44-8801/44-8900 |
B-17G-90 | Vega | 44-8901/44-9000 |
Type | Manufacturer | Serial No # Range |
B-17G-75 | Douglas | 44-83236/44-83360 |
B-17G-80 | Douglas | 44-83361/44-83485 |
B-17G-85 | Douglas | 44-83486/44-83585 |
B-17G-90 | Douglas | 44-83586/44-83685 |
B-17G-95 | Douglas | 44-83686/44-83863 |
B-17G-95 | Douglas | 44-83864/44-83885 |
B-17G-95 | Vega | 44-85492/44-85591 |
B-17G-100 | Vega | 44-85592/44-85691 |
B-17G-105 | Vega | 44-85692/44-85791 |
B-17G-110 | Vega | 44-85792/44-85841 |
The manufacturer of the following B-17's is unknown. It assumed that those manufactured prior to 1942 were made by The Boeing Aircraft Company....pw |
36-149/36161 |
37-369 |
38-211/38-223 |
38-258/38-270 |
38-583/38-584 |
38-610 |
39-1/39-10 |
40-2042/402079 |
40-3059/40/3100 |
41-2393/41-2669 |
41-9011/41-9245 |
41-23340/41-24639 |
42-2964/423563 |
42-5050/42-5484 |
42-5705/42-6204 |
42-29467/42-32116 |
42-37714/42-38213 |
42-39758/42-40057 |
42-97058/42-97407 |
42-97436/42-98035 |
42-102379/42-102978 |
42-106984/42-107233 |
43-37590/43-39508 |
44-6001/44-7000 |
44-8001/44-9000 |
44-83236/44-83885 |
44-85492/44-85841 |
These Productions Blocks and Serial numbers are from B-17 Flying Fortress in Detail & Scale. by A.T. Lloyd & T.D. Moore and were supplied to the 100th by the Polish Historian Michal Mucha of Poznan, Poland. (pw)