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

B-17 #42-31555

Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Oklahoma City 24/12/43; Kearney 8/1/44; Presque Is 17/1/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 31/1/44; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Bill Hendrickson, Navigator: Harry Wolodka, Bombardier: Jim Moore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gus Ball, Radio Operator: Gus Houser, Ball Turret Gunner: Sam Bishop, Waist Gunner: Rance Webley, Waist Gunner: Tom George, Tail Gunner: Gus Donatelli (9POW); Co-Pilot: John Moore (KIA-refused to bale out); Enemy aircraft, crashed Ochsenmoor, south of Dümmersee, 15km south-south-west of Diepholz, Germany. MACR 2909.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-32045 / Silver Slipper

B-17 #42-32045 / Silver Slipper

Delivered Denver 19/1/44; Cheyenne 25/1/44; Omaha 3/2/44; Hunter 15/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BGB [QJ-R] Snetterton 21/3/44; MIA Schweinfurt 19/7/44 Pilot: Chas Quinby, Co-Pilot: Herb Jackson, Navigator: Bruce Bockstanz, Bombardier: Joe Bernstein, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Duplechain, Radio Operator: John Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Hulton, Waist Gunner: Norman Christian, Waist Gunner: Walt Finnegan, Tail Gunner: Art Schwaiger (10POW); flak, crashed Reil near Koblenz, Germany. MACR 7411. SILVER SLIPPER.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102444 / Smilin‘ Thru

B-17 #42-102444 / Smilin‘ Thru

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 30/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-S] Snetterton 7/4/44; MIA Berlin 8/5/44 Pilot: Leo Green, Co-Pilot: Simon Nesbit, Navigator: Jim Hesketh, Bombardier: Dan Benia, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Pope, Radio Operator: Darwin Marl, Ball Turret Gunner: Everett Howe, Waist Gunner: Claude Meadows, Waist Gunner: Chas Moss, Tail Gunner: Harry Shirey (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Doverden, 40km south-east of Bremen, Germany. MACR 4573. SMILIN‘ THRU.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6371 / Eva Dee

B-17 #44-6371 / Eva Dee

Delivered Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 11/8/44; crashed 13/4/45, Salvaged. EVA DEE.

B-17 #42-37794 / Anne Howe Two

Delivered Denver 28/8/43; Gr Island 27/9/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 30/9/43; when declared War Weary transferred 96BG Snetterton (339 BS; QJ-A), then force landed Rattlesden with Howard Gurney 18/4/45, Sal; ANNE HOWE TWO.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6399

B-17 #44-6399

Delivered Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 16/8/44; Missing on practice operation 2/11/44 with George Reilly, Co-pilot: Arvin Hildebrand, Navigator: Richard Glattly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben English, Radio Operator: Melvin Talley. Crashed in the Majella Mountains, 135km east-north-east of Rome, Italy; Missing Air Crew Report 9683.

B-17 #42-29487 / Ritzy Blitz

Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/42; Salina 2/2/43; Duncan 23/2/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 9/3/43; 48m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Wayne Hedglin, Co-pilot: Don Jones, Navigator: Carey Goodwin, Waist gunner: Bill Francisco, Waist gunner: Walt Williams (5 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: John McKewen (chute failed), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cody Wolf, Radio Operator: James Lascu Jr., Ball turret gunner: George Richardson,Tail gunner: Stan Lyttle (5 Killed in Action); hit by 20 enemy aircraft KO’d #1 and fire broke out in fuselage, crashed Wennigsen/Diester, 12 miles SW of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1915. RITZY BLITZ.

B-17 #42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

Delivered: Dallas 9/7/43; Love 29/7/43; Kearney 1/8/43; Topeka 12/8/43; Assigned: 482BG Alconbury 24/8/43; Transferred: 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 19/9/43; MIA Tours 5/1/44 Pilot: Jack Zeman, Ball Turret Gunner: Harve Leroux, Waist Gunner: Ray Chevraux (3 EVD), Co-Pilot: Otis Montgomery, Navigator: Frank Bisagna, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Sinquefield, Radio Operator: Burton Givan, Waist Gunner: Francis Cater, Tail Gunner: George Day (5 POW), Bombardier: Bill Walker (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Les Hunes, a mile W of Aubigne-Racan, Fr. MACR 1962. BABY DUMPLING.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

B-17 #42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 7/7/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 9/7/43 SKY SHY; Missing in Action 6/9/43 with Jim Roe, Co-pilot: Ernie Thompson, Navigator: Milton Schoenborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Mace, Radio Operator: Dave Tees, Ball turret gunner: Rich Senegal, Waist gunner: Tom Mollenkamp, Waist gunner: Dorman Busse,Tail gunner: Paul Hardin (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Manley Frankenberg (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Wittlingen [40km south-south-east of Stuttgart], Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 3114. SILVER DOLLAR.

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IDANA MERRICK am 29. April 2026 bei 42-32078 / Barbara-B

My Uncle (Johnny) Sgt. John S. Pickett, Jr was flight engineer and top turret gunner on this plane. If anyone is interested in more information PM me on Facebook. I...

Szymon Serwatka am 27. April 2026 bei 43-38403

Hi Lisa, I research USAAF over Poland in WWII. I am just working on a story of American aircraft which landed in Poland behind Soviet lines. I would like to...

Christopher Wilkinson am 26. April 2026 bei 44-6109 / Ole Tulik

Hi Terry, I'm President of the 384th Bomb Group Heritage Association, my dad flew in the 384th Bomb Group about the same time as Elmer Schumacher. Unfortunately, there aren't but...

Stephan am 25. April 2026 bei 43-37624 / Victory Queen aka Liberty Queen

This crash is dealt with in two German reports (KU reports), KU 2526 and KU 865A. KU 2526 mixes up two different crashes, but a few pages are clearly related...

Thomas Djernæs am 24. April 2026 bei 42-102468 / The Farmer’s Daughter

I made a profile for Carl Peter Djernes on geni: https://www.geni.com/people/Carl-Djernes/6000000204956772823 If anybody has more photos of Carl I’ll be very happy to see them. Regards from Thomas Djernaes, Denmark.

Becky (Morony) Lebow am 23. April 2026 bei 43-37624 / Victory Queen aka Liberty Queen

My father, James Engard Morony ( please note the correct spelling) was the tail gunner on the Libery Queen when it went down near Leipzig. He was a POW for...

John Janssen am 22. April 2026 bei 42-31299 / She’s My Gal II aka Junior

Hi, there was a memorial set up by the family of the farm where my fathers bomber crashed I had the picture and now I cannot find it. thank you...

b17flyingfortress.de am 22. April 2026 bei 42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

Hello Darrah, thanks for the info. I have updated the page in my B-17 database. Cheers Jing

b17flyingfortress.de am 21. April 2026 bei 42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

Danke, ich habe es aktualisiert. Grüße Jing

Casey Heyman am 21. April 2026 bei 42-31561 / Just Elmer’s Tune

You can also reach out to me if you would like. I am Norm Carnie's grandson. We appreciate you keeping the story alive. We would love any information you have....

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