B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies

B-17 #42-31436

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 1/1/44; MIA Frankfurt 29/1/44 Pilot: Henry Hammond, Co-Pilot: Bob Brown, Navigator: Fred Heubner, Bombardier: Lee McDonald, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Louis Koren, Radio Operator: John McMillan, Ball Turret Gunner: Noel Lamarche, Waist Gunner: Matt Kwasny, Tail Gunner: Thurlow Schultz (9POW); Waist Gunner: Frank Maxey (KIA); mid air coll w/42-31151 (96BG); crashed 12 km northeast of Montherme, 25 km north of Charleville-Mezieres, France. MACR 2378.

B-17 #41-24489 / Terry and the Pirates

Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 17-Aug-42; Thurleigh 13-Oct-42; Missing in Action 20-Dec-42 on mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed Melun, 40 km southeast of Paris, France. 3KIA 7POW. No MACR issued.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30859 / Skylark

B-17 #42-30859 / Skylark

Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/43; Gr Isle 31/8/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-O] Snetterton 5/9/43; MIA Frankfurt 29/1/44 Pilot: Lou Kandl, Co-Pilot: Branden Britt, Navigator: Bob Stanton, Bombardier: Albt Combs, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Knapp, Radio Operator: Bob Scanlon, Ball Turret Gunner: Theo Wagner, Waist Gunner: Aaron Shoop (8KIA); Waist Gunner: Theo Brown, Tail Gunner: Chas Harborough (2POW); mid air collision w/42-31151, crashed Gusenburg, 14 miles SE of Trier/Eifel, Germany. MACR 2377. SKYLARK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31151

B-17 #42-31151

Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Long Beach 13/10/43; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-S] Snetterton 15/10/43; MIA Frankfurt 29/1/44 Pilot: Darrell Sisler, Co-Pilot: Clarry Johnson, Navigator: Montidier Estes, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ray Lewis, Waist Gunner: Tom Price, Waist Gunner: Larry Rotholtz (6KIA); Bombardier: Jim Kelly, Radio Operator: Phil Rousse, Ball Turret Gunner: Art Brown, Tail Gunner: Walter Wilde (4POW); mid air coll w/42-30859 (96BG), disintegrated and crashed Hermeskeil (14 miles SE of Trier/Eifel), Germany. MACR 2381.

B-17 #42-30439 / Donna Lou II

Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/43; Gore 2/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-S] Rougham 9/7/43; considered war weary and sal 31/5/45. DONNA LOU II.

B-17 #42-31339 / Schifless Skonk

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 28/10/43; Wilmington 04/11/43; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-M] Framlingham 10/11/43; [23m] severe battle damage Berlin, 06/03/44. Pilot: Elbert R. Hoover; forced landing Honington depot; Salvaged. 22/3/44. SHIFLESS SKUNK.

B-17 #43-38856

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 19/10/44; {7m} crashed Isle of Man, UK with Chas Ackerman, Edwin Hutcheson, plus passengers Lts Alfred Mata, Jim Hinkle, John Fedak, Martin Matyas and Larry McGhehey; NCOs Angelo Quagliariello, Jose Martinez, Herb Gupton, Harry Super, Edwin Ulman, Andy Piter, Joe Sullivan, Joe Gray, Ed Bailey, Ralph Gibbs, Andy Barbour, Wesley Hagen, Dave Lindon, Irvin Hargraves, Mike Kakos, Earl Ammermann, Les Maxwell, Tom Flaherty, Walt McCullough, Bill Geist, Merle Ramsowr, Wayne Manes. All 31 Killed in Service when aircraft hit North Barrule mountain en route Belfast on a furlough flight 23/4/45 and to attend President Roosevelt’s memorial service; Salvaged.

B-17 #42-39812 / Casey Jones

Delivered Long Beach 8/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; ass 332BS/94BG [XM-N] Rougham 8/10/43; MIA Munster 11/11/43 w/Dick Ralls, cp-Hugh Hardgrove, b-Theo Hathaway, ettg-Lester Mann, ro-Francis Markwell, btg-Lynnford Smith, wg-Bill Borman{body washed up Scharendijke, Schouwen Is, Holl 19/6/44}, wg-John Smith, tg-Alf Salsgiver (9KIA); n-John Thompson (POW); fighter, on fire going down, ditched North Sea, 30 km west of Westerschouwen, the Netherlands; MACR 1066. CASEY JONES.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

B-17 #42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Gore 16/6/43; Kearney 18/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 9/7/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Tom Beal, Co-pilot: Hubert Moseley (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: George Glatthar, Bombardier: Ed Burley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Tracy, Radio Operator: Chas Elwell, Ball turret gunner: Levorn Jawgochian, Waist gunner: Bob Hamrick, Waist gunner: Bob Dillon, Tail gunner: Larry Sheck (8 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed near Boissy-Fresnoy/Peroy-les-Gomberies, 50 km north-east of Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 792. JIMMY BOY II.

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Olaf Timmermann am 30. Oktober 2026 bei 42-38002

Hello Gina, I have another photo of the crash site. I will send it to Jing for publication. Regards, Olaf

b17flyingfortress.de am 29. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24489 / Terry and the Pirates

Hello Dave, what's you grandfather's name?

Ray Seufert am 29. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31866 / Pride Of The Yankees

Frank Wasmer was my uncle. I have lots of information about him. I last spent time with him in 2009. Feel free to contact me by email. I have photocopies...

Thomas Mauro am 28. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31325

Hey. Tried attaching a photo, it didn't let me. But I came across it on a "Fortress Tails" chart. It's the only B-17 in the pic with OD Green instead...

Wayne Spees am 28. Oktober 2026 bei 42-39918 / Stormy Angel

The Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. Melvin H. Curry was not "Killed in Action". He parachuted to the ground and was helped to by the French Resistance. He evaded capture and...

Raymond Seufert am 28. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31866 / Pride Of The Yankees

Hello, Frank was my uncle. I don't know if you know anything of the Wasmer family, so I'll give you what I know. Frank was the youngest of 7 children....

Marcus Dusenberry am 27. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37715 / Lassie Come Home

My grandfather F.C. Dusenberry was ball turret gunner and later waste gunner on this plane. Would love to know if he is mentioned in your dad's war diary.

Ryan Hitzeroth am 27. Oktober 2026 bei 42-29914

Franklin C. Hitzeroth was my Dad. Passed in 1996. My understanding was the aircraft was called the "Broadway Rose". I have pictures of him and an aircrew picture in front...

Olaf Timmermann am 26. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24489 / Terry and the Pirates

Hello Malcolm, I received your book about the crew of *Terry and the Pirates* from Amazon today. Very interesting! In my archive, I have several photographs that were taken after...

Scott Allmon am 26. Oktober 2026 bei 41-9059 / Boomerang

I believe that my grandfather Thomas Rounsavell was a pilot of this aircraft. I have a picture of him in front of it in the pacific.

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