Die B-17 wurde zu einem Symbol des amerikanischen Luftkriegsbeitrags während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und erlangte aufgrund ihrer Zuverlässigkeit und Kampfkraft einen legendären Ruf.

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Die Boeing B-17 Fliegende Festung im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit einer Datenbank über das Schicksal jeder einzelnen Maschine.

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Zuletzt aktualisierte B-17 in der Datenbank

B-17 #44-6431 / Old Folks

B-17 #44-6431 / Old Folks

Delivered Hunter 3/8/44; Dow Fd 15/8/44; Assigned 346BS/99BG Tortorella 11/9/44; Missing in Action {51m} Linz 25/4/45 with Rich Schwarz, Johnson, Margolis, Arney, Sosnoski, Greenbaum, Early, Bianchi, Freundt, Rice; flak hit #2 ct fire, crashed Linz; nine chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 13988. OLD FOLKS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8224

B-17 #44-8224

Delivered Dallas 16/7/44; Langley 12/8/44; Dow Fd 12/9/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG Nuthampstead 14/9/44; Missing in Action Neuss, Ger. 23/1/45 with Federico Gonzales (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Col Frank Hunter Gp CO, Navigator: Chas Letts, Capt Bill Beatovich ex nav, Bombardier: Capt Bill Campbell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Rogers, Radio Operator: Bob Mayfield, rwg-Bill Shumate, VN-Lt Ralph Lentz lwg,Tail gunner: Lt Bill Butters (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Heerdt (west of Düsseldorf), Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 11799 [?11798].

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30198 / Guzzlers

B-17 #42-30198 / Guzzlers

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Cheyenne 14/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-L] Andrews Fd 5/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 563BS/388BG Knettishall /43; Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Aubrey Bobbitt, Co-pilot: Pete McCahill, Navigator: Larry Wiegman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Claybourn,Tail gunner: Bill Hart (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Gordon Amos, Radio Operator: Jim Duncan, Ball turret gunner: Paul Warren, Waist gunner: Larry Hopwood, Waist gunner: Jim Langley (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Holtland, NE of Leer, S of Hesel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5386. GUZZLERS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83447

B-17 #44-83447

Delivered Hunter 6/3/45; Grenier 17/3/45; Assigned 427BS/303BG Molesworth 10/4/45; Missing in Action Pilsen 25/4/45 with Warren Mauger (evaded capture); Bill Burgess, George Knox, Matt Gordon, Earl Dugan (4 Prisoner of War); Henry Moss, Glen Walling, Francis Kelley (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Pilsen; Missing Air Crew Report 14223.

B-17 #42-29985 / Barrel House Bessie aka Kathleen

B-17 #42-29985 / Barrel House Bessie aka Kathleen

Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 31/3/43; Smoky Hill 5/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Pilot: Rich Jerger forced landing Meeks Fd, Iceland 17/4/43; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-Y] Grafton Underwood 28/6/43; Transferred: 367BS/306BG [GY-X] Thurleigh 22/8/43; MIA Bremen 8/10/43 w/Tom Ledgerwood, Co-Pilot: John Acker, Navigator: Myron Sorden, Bombardier: Gene Levy, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harvey Cook, Radio Operator: Bob Van Dragt, Ball Turret Gunner: John Spell, Waist Gunner: Pat Walsh, obs-Capt Paul George (9POW); Waist Gunner: Andy Fila(died of wounds 6 Nov}, Tail Gunner: Art Robinson{trapped in tail when ship hit by Me 110 rockets} (2KIA); lost engine due to flak, crashed Handrup, 10 miles NE of Lingen, Germany. MACR 868. KATHLEEN aka BARREL HOUSE BESSIE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38151

B-17 #42-38151

Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-L] Horham 6/2/44; 5m, MIA Augsburg 16/3/44 with Dave Norred, Co-pilot: Harry Olsen, Navigator: Ellsworth Van Fleet, Bombardier: Frank Balestrine, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Okula, Radio Operator: Gene Devan, Ball turret gunner: Fred Definis, Waist gunner: Theo Tyrell, Waist gunner: Delmar Treptow, Tail gunner: Lou Balog (10 Prisoner of War), first mission of crew; hit by enemy fighters on target turn, crashed Ohmenbeim,, 12 km south-west of Nördlingen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 3230.

B-17 #42-38123 / To Hell or Glory

B-17 #42-38123 / To Hell or Glory

Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/43; Gr Island 1/1/44; ass 334BS/95BG [BG-E] Horham 8/2/44; 38m, MIA Pas de Calais 23/6/44 Pilot: Dan Mangan, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Albt Huff (2KIA); Navigator: Herb Cahn, Bombardier: Corry Bloudt, Waist Gunner: Henry Schultz (3POW); Co-Pilot: Harvey Cox, Radio Operator: Dick Ennis, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Smith, Waist Gunner: Jim Phillips, Tail Gunner: Ewell Riddle (5EVD); mechanical faults, crashed Outer-Lebeke, 11 km of Aalst, Belgium. MACR 5915. TO HELL OR GLORY.

B-17 #43-38333 / Heavy Date

B-17 #43-38333 / Heavy Date

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Kearney 31/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-H] Horham 12/8/44; with C.E. Willis force landed A-82 Rouvres, Fr 20/2/45; 73m, crash landed base with ?, non op 6/5/45; ditched North Sea with Roger Sundin 26/5/45. HEAVY DATE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31602

B-17 #42-31602

Delivered Denver 28/11/43; Cheyenne 20/12/43; Gr Island 24/12/43; Romulus 20/1/44; Grenier 29/1/44; Presque Is 5/2/44; Assigned: 364BS/305BG Chelveston 22/2/44; MIA Munster 23/3/44 Pilot: Edward Forrest, Navigator: Bill Weeks, Bombardier: Bob Donovan, Radio Operator: Don Kosich, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Rushing, Waist Gunner: Bill Kurtz, Waist Gunner: Bill Stoner, Tail Gunner: Earl Royer (8POW); Co-Pilot: Dick Lamie, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Sandusky (2EVD); flak, crashed along Zelham-Halle road, Hol; MACR 3431.

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Neueste Kommentare

John Petersrs am 19. April 2026 bei 42-37902 / Hells Belles aka Sure Thing

Troy, my wife's grandfather John Vance was the Engineer/top turret on the flight when she went down. 10 pows, I am not sure of they all made it home but...

Joe Fitzgerald am 19. April 2026 bei 42-97191 / Silver Ball

I just found this page and recognized the names of the crew members. My Dad, Owen, was the original bombedier of the crew. He flew 23 mission with them and...

JMARV am 19. April 2026 bei 42-31211 / Reno’s Raider

RENO'S RAIDER APPEARS IN The Ten-Engine Titan: Inside the B-36 Peacemaker, The Cold War’s Largest Bomber :50 SECONDS IN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR3KZphmvnU

Charlie Gattman am 19. April 2026 bei 42-31636 / Out House Mouse

Hello Nicolas, This may seem like a strange reply to get out of the blue, but Chris Gattman is my late father. Oddly enough, your reply was sent only a...

Barry Fink am 17. April 2026 bei 42-102605 / Kismet

Michael, my dad was Co-pilot on the Kismet and I know he remained good friends with your father for a number of years.

Ruth Cable am 17. April 2026 bei 42-31068 / Fool’s Luck

I have a letter written by my mother dated early September 1944. She tells the story of her life on the searchlight at Cuffley & mentions a plane crashing in...

Darrah Thompson am 17. April 2026 bei 42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

Info is inaccurate on Zeman crew, 6 POW, 3 EVD, 1 KIA.

Sean Murray am 17. April 2026 bei 42-102855 / Weary Willie

My father, 2nd Lt. Robert Murray also flew in Weary Willie as a Co-Pilot, beginning in November’44. Not sure how many missions as he changed planes at some point the...

Stephan am 16. April 2026 bei 43-37869 / Blonde Bomber

PS shot down by 2nd, 4th ,5th battery of heavy flak unit 132,

Stephan am 16. April 2026 bei 43-37869 / Blonde Bomber

Crashed Pretzsch (Weissenfels), KU report 3359.