Die B-17 wurde zu einem Symbol des amerikanischen Luftkriegsbeitrags während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und erlangte aufgrund ihrer Zuverlässigkeit und Kampfkraft einen legendären Ruf.
“Das beste Kampfflugzeug, das jemals gebaut wurde. Sie konnte die meisten Schäden verkraften und blieb immer noch in der Luft.”
General Ira C. Eaker
Die Boeing B-17 Fliegende Festung im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit einer Datenbank über das Schicksal jeder einzelnen Maschine.
Suche in meiner B-17 Datenbank nach Seriennummern, Namen, etc.
Meine B-17 Datenbank umfasst alle gebauten Flugzeug. Die Informationen in der Datenbank regelmäßig aktualisiert.
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.
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.
Delivered Kearney 5/7/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 14/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 31/12/45. PICK UP.
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Scott Fd 6/1/44; Hunter 10/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 13/2/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 5/5/44 with Bill Smith, Co-pilot: Gittis Gosdin, Navigator: Paul McCollum, Bombardier: Don Graham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert Bagy, Radio Operator: Glen Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lyons, Waist gunner: Jim McKee, Waist gunner: Galen Strand,Tail gunner: Joe Stranmeier; 10 INT in Turkey. Crew returned to the US on 29 June, 1944. Flak, last seen near Ploesti, Romania; Missing Air Crew Report 4616.
Delivered: Long Beach 18/10/43; Gr Island 10/11/43; ass 551BS/385BG [HR-M] (?), [HR-N] Gt Ashfield 27/11/43; damaged over Saarbrucken 23/5/44 Pilot/Crew: ?. (10RTD) ditched English Channel off Hove, Sussex, no MACR
Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Cheyenne 11/9/43; Mat. Com. Wright 2/6/44 as a propeller feathering test aircraft; 4100 BU Patterson 15/2/45; 234 BU Clovis 19/2/45; 400 BU Wright 4/3/45; 4145 BU Wendover 18/4/45; 4135 BH Hill Fd 4/6/46; 4145 BU Alamagordo 31/3/47; 4136 BU – 23/12/47; 4146 BU Holloman 29/4/48; 2754 AB Gp Holloman 5/4/49; 2753 AST Gp Pyote 13/4/49; Recl Comp Pyote 4/4/50.
Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 4/4/44; Morrison 28/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 6/5/44; transferred 97BG Cerignola 30/5/44; NBD, to depot and sal 20/7/44. YANKEE DOODLE II
Delivered Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/2/44; Morrison 22/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 23/3/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola 4/44; 301BG Lucera /44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 25/2/45; 4100 BU Patterson 23/2/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.
Delivered Denver 27/9/43; Gr Island 15/10/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-E] Framlingham 21/10/43; severe battle damaged over Berlin 6/3/44 with J. Flottorp, crew ? (10 Returned to Duty); on return aircraft had over 700 holes and sal 8/3/44. GLORIA ANN.
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Hermann von Drateln am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 44-6263
Scot, just sent an invitation via linkedin, i hope we make contact
Mark Julius Erickson am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 42-97334 / Haard Luck
Hey Carlor it says Josh Zeller on the header? Not sure where this email originated. Got this, it seems a few days ago, ended up in my spam folder. Yes,...
James Delgado am 21. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5260 / Yardbird II
Hello Paul, I came across your May 2019 comment mentioning that you have a photograph of the crew of Yardbird II, on which your father served. I’m currently writing a...
John am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 42-38134 / Blow It Out Your…
My first cousin Arleigh Honeycutt was the Co-pilot. From my understanding this particular aircraft had just been delivered to the squadron the week before. Have not been able to confirm...
Ross Smith am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 42-2990 / Dame Satan
Do you know if your Grandad painted any other nose art?
PK Mc Call am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37676 / Flak Magic
My father Kenneth R Mc Call flew this plane during WW2, I have a picture of it dropping over occupied France during the war, he was able to complete his...
Maarten Koudijs am 19. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31016 / Sweet Sixteen
Veel respect voor deze jongens. Een aantal kwam met een parachute in onze omgeving neer. Daarom is dit verhaal met veel respect geschreven. Maarten Koudijs Silvolde https://www.ownv.nl/verhalen/b-17-flying-fortress-sweet-sixteen
Dale am 19. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31366 / Old Outhouse – Never A Dry Run aka Snake Eyes
Hi Em, Marion Rodgers was my mother's cousin. She spoke about him frequently. She had said that it was reported that someone had seen him attempting to crawl out of...
Suzanne Kellerman Fraser am 19. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5828 / Sweater Girl
My dad was on the save crew as a man named Osborne. My dad Joseph Kellerman was a turret gunner and flew 50 missions
Dale Lewis Palmer am 18. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31366 / Old Outhouse – Never A Dry Run aka Snake Eyes
Steve, Marion was my mother's (Elizabeth Follett) cousin. Thanks for the story. I will add it to Marion's information in my Ancestry tree.