Boeing B-17 #42-107151 / Cover Girl
Zurückgekehrt in die USA / (08 Juni 1945)B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies Die legendäre Boeing B-17 Fliegende Festung im Zweiten Weltkrieg und das Schicksal zu jeder einzelnen Maschine.
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„Das beste Kampfflugzeug, das jemals gebaut wurde. Sie konnte die meisten Schäden verkraften und blieb immer noch in der Luft.“
General Ira C. Eaker
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Aktuelle Einträge in der Datenbank
43-37824
Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/44; Hunter 5/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 19/6/44; 729BS; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.
44-85701
Delivered Louisville 3/5/45; Syracuse 5/6/45; 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.
42-37986
Delivered Denver 5/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-K] Ridgewell 15/1/44; {2} Missing in Action Wilhelmshaven 3/3/44 with Bob Rogers, Co-pilot: Edgar Mills, Navigator: Francis McGrath, Bombardier: Harry Taylor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Meyer, Radio Operator: John Moses, Ball turret gunner: Elbert Casey, Waist gunner: Philip Poch, Waist gunner: Cecil Jernigan,Tail gunner: Warren Taylor (10 Prisoner of War); mid-air coll, crashed Mrs Doojes’ land at Lutje-Saaksum, near Baflo, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 2737.
42-102910
Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/44; Lockbourn 24/4/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 2/6/44; 3036 BU Yuma 15/7/45; 3026 BU Luke 22/8/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 16/10/45; 34701 BU Amarillo 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45.
42-97682
Delivered Denver 26/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/3/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 31/4/44; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 21/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.
42-29937
Delivered 13/3/43; Walla Walla 28/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned: 306BS/306BG [BO-N] Thurleigh 23/5/43; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-C] Kimbolton 27/6/43; MIA Rennes 23/9/43 Pilot: Leslie Braidenthal, Bombardier: George Padgett, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Fred Small, Radio Operator: Jim McKinley, Ball Turret Gunner: Mike Pitzo, Waist Gunner: Joe Mayo, Waist Gunner: Gordon Shaw, Tail Gunner: Waldo Rickett (8POW), Co-Pilot: Arnold Wornson, Navigator: Sid Elskes (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Rennes, Fr. MACR 1051.
