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

B-17 #44-85841 / The Last B-17

Delivered Dallas 4/8/45; Sth Plains 1/9/45; 555 BU Love Fd 30/10/45; Recl Comp 13/2/46. (THE LAST B-17).

B-17 #42-102522

Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; MacDill 3/4/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 3704 BU Keesler 19/8/45; 327 BU Drew 28/8/45; 301 BU Drew 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

B-17 #42-5970

Delivered Long Beach 3/6/43; Gore 3/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-T] with HSC radar scanner fitted Alconbury 29/7/43; crash landed Eye, Sfk 13/12/43, Salvaged. Re-ass 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 21/4/44; Missing in Action 16/7/44.

B-17 #42-30476 / Rovin Ramona

Delivered Dallas 8/6/43; Smoky Hill 8/7/43; Dow Fd 15/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-L] Framlingham 16/7/43; (16m) Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with John Reeve, Co-pilot: Gene Dorn, Navigator: Richard Kersten, Bombardier: Earl Pendell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Carnes, Radio Operator: Florian Solarz, Ball turret gunner: Chas Peabody, Waist gunner: Harry Pfeil, Waist gunner: Osie Smith,Tail gunner: Jim Miller (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea, near Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1731. ROVIN‘ RAMONA.

B-17 #42-97326 / Little Lamsey Divey

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-V] Podington 7/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Horace Potter, Co-pilot: Bill Biely, Navigator: Marion Brewer, Bombardier: Marshall Bates, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Hoover (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Morton Wolf, Ball turret gunner: Ray Magierski, Waist gunner: John Gordon,Tail gunner: Art Cromwell (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Luttchendorf, E of Lutherstadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8890. LITTLE LAMZEY DIVEY.

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 #42-30303 / Raider II

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned: 333BS/94BG [TS-M2] Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Duren 20/10/43 Pilot: George Loblein, Co-Pilot: Bob Snyder, Navigator: Bill Troutman, Bombardier: Francis Courtney, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Rae, Radio Operator: Lloyd Caubble, Ball Turret Gunner: Ed Owens, Waist Gunner: George Carney, Waist Gunner: Alf Canavan, Tail Gunner: Laverne Pliler (10KIA); mech problem, crashed North Sea; MACR 903. RAIDER II.

B-17 #42-31358

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729BS/452BG [M3- ] Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 29/5/44 with Shirley Parvin, Co-pilot: Bill Reid, Navigator: Clarry Thurman, Bombardier: Arnold Bergert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Lampe, Radio Operator: Bill Ruth, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bennett, Waist gunner: John Baker (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Frank Cain, chute failed,Tail gunner: Chas Wright (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Goddula, 15 miles SW of Leipzig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5229. BIG NOISE.

B-17 #42-39971 / Little Chum

Delivered Long Beach 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 729BS/452BG [M3-E] Deopham Green 18/11/43; detailed mission to Hamm but later recalled 21/4/44, Pilot: Dixon Wands, Co-Pilot: John Gatrell, Bombardier: Chas Lovewell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leroy George, Radio Operator: Dave Boyd, Ball Turret Gunner: Warren Hickey (6KIA); Navigator: Bill Wroblewski, Waist Gunner: Chas Anderson, Waist Gunner: Ralph Goschey, Tail Gunner: Ken Seibert (4RTD but all inj); suffered from turbulence from another B-17 in foggy conditions which caused mechanical problems; crash-landed Abbey Farm, Hoxne, near Horham A/Fd, Sfk, UK. Salvaged. 24/4/44. LITTLE CHUM.

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Harry S Unwin am 14. November 2026 bei 43-37808 / Milk Run Mabel

very interesting to read this story

Michael am 14. November 2026 bei 43-38237 / Dallas Doll

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James S Cribelar am 14. November 2026 bei 42-29878 / Lady Godiva

Hello Kristy, It is nice of you to contact me about the B-17, Lady Godiva. Any information or photos you may and can email me would be greatly appreciated. l...

Brent Peterson am 14. November 2026 bei 43-38237 / Dallas Doll

Michael, I am working on a book project and my crew witnessed this collision. I would be interested to find out what you know about the incident. I won't say...

Wayne Gay am 14. November 2026 bei 42-31663 / Tag-A-Long

To the families of 'The Tag A Long, I am writing a novel of the life of Gerald Duffy. he was the Pilot on the B-17 that yoyr fathers, Grand...

John Moler am 14. November 2026 bei 42-31823

this was my grandfather's Pilot Robert M. Kilmark's aircraft he had a eye infection and was in the hospital so George Burgess took up his crew and they collided and...

Kristy Cardinal am 12. November 2026 bei 42-29878 / Lady Godiva

if you send me your email address i'll send you a photo of the entire Lady Godiva crew sitting on her wings.

Hello Philippe....I can't read this website very well b/c not all is translating. Send me your email address and I'll send you the pic of the entire crew of Lady...

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