„Das beste Kampfflugzeug, das jemals gebaut wurde. Sie konnte die meisten Schäden verkraften und blieb immer noch in der Luft.“
General Ira C. Eaker
Boeing B-17 #43-38054 / Lil Edie
Bruchlandung / Im Einsatz beschädigt / (06 Februar 1945)
Boeing B-17 #42-102701 / Angel Puss
Am Boden zerstört / (21 Juni 1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-102601 / Bolo Babe
Bruchlandung / Im Einsatz beschädigt / (09 September 1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-97873 / Sack Happy
Startunfall / (24 Februar 1945)
Boeing B-17 #42-39973 / Inside Curve
vom Einsatz nicht zurückgekehrt / (12 Oktober 1944)
Datenbank - Aktuelle Einträge in der Datenbank
43-37633
Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned: 368BS/306BG [BO-Z] Thurleigh 10/6/44; mid air coll Pilot: 43-38019 (306BG) over Greenham Common, UK 15/12/44 w/Chas Crooks; 16 killed; Salvaged.
43-38021
Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 21/7/44; Assigned: 490BG Eye 25/7/44; battle damage Chemnitz 6/2/45 Pilot: ‚; forced landing Melsbroek A/fd, Belgium. Salvaged. 5 SAD.
43-38018
Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 851BS/490BG Eye 12/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/12/45.
43-38017
Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG Thurleigh 23/7/44; MIA Pirmasens 9/8/44 Pilot: ‚; mid air coll, Salvaged.
43-38014 / The Naughty Virgin
Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 422BS/305BG Chelveston 12/7/44; battle damage Berlin 18/3/45 Pilot: Roy McCaldin, Navigator: Lyman Clark, togg-Bill King, Radio Operator: John Powers, Ball Turret Gunner: Union Melton, Tail Gunner: Jim Murphy, sj-Andy Kester (7RTD, picked up by Russians); Co-Pilot: Emil Sobol, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Archibald (2POW); flak, crashed Berlin; MACR 13146. Salvaged. 4/4/45. THE NAUGHTY VIRGIN.
42-102928
Delivered Cheyenne 19/4/44; Hobbs 1/5/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 16/1/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 7/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.