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 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39130

B-17 #43-39130

Delivered Lincoln 10/12/44; Dow Fd 17/12/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 19/12/44; Missing in Action Plauen 21/3/45 with Bill Audette, Ray Ankeny, Bob Neuenschwander, Ted Chapin, Roy McGhee tg, Virgil Dupler rcm (6 Killed in Action); Lew Harvard, George Gilbert, Chas Johnston, Bill Shipp (4 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed south of Oberfrauendorf, near Dippoldiswalde, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 13555.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30329

B-17 #42-30329

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/43; Gore 17/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Morrison 7/6/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG St Donat 9/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {60m} Regensburg with John Van Nortwick, Power, Thompson, Baronas, Martyniak, Moye, Ballard, Wiand, Murray, Sbaschnig (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed 2,5 km north of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria; Missing Air Crew Report 2595.

B-17 #42-102648 / BTO of ETO

B-17 #42-102648 / BTO of ETO

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Slated 447BG, Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-L] Thorpe Abbotts 21/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Bob Roeder, Co-pilot: Paul Lammers, Navigator: Claud Robison, Bombardier: Milton Grabel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wade Eason, Radio Operator: Frank Goldstein (6 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Natham McElroy{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Fred Cebalo{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Bill Poklemba{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Tony Lombardi (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Suelfeld, near Kaltenkirchen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5172. BTO of ETO.

B-17 #43-38085 / Towering Titan

B-17 #43-38085 / Towering Titan

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Hunter 17/6/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-L] (?), 365BS [XK-L] Chelveston 11/8/44; MIA Dresden 17/4/45 Pilot: Brainard Harris, Earl Boyd, Herman Spurrier, Earl Losse, Louie Daybrook, Walt McClellan, Sam Williams, Ed Ganschow (8KIA); mid air coll w/jet aircraft, crashed Babisnau, 10 km south of Dresden, Germany; MACR 14172. TOWERING TITAN.

B-17 #43-38014 / The Naughty Virgin

B-17 #43-38014 / The Naughty Virgin

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 422BS/305BG [JJ-P] Chelveston 12/7/44; battle damage Berlin 18/3/45 Pilot: Roy McCaldin, Navigator: Lyman Clark, togg-Bill King, Radio Operator: John Powers, Ball Turret Gunner: Union Melton, Tail Gunner: Jim Murphy, sj-Andy Kester (7RTD, picked up by Russians); Co-Pilot: Emil Sobol, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Archibald (2POW); flak, crashed Berlin; MACR 13146. Salvaged. 4/4/45. THE NAUGHTY VIRGIN.

B-17 #42-31501 / ‚Ole‘ Miss Destry aka Son of a Blitz

B-17 #42-31501 / ‚Ole‘ Miss Destry aka Son of a Blitz

Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Billings 15/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-R] Chelveston 12/12/43 `OLE‘ MISS DESTRY; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; 138m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. SON OF A BLITZ.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29594 / Little Butch

B-17 #42-29594 / Little Butch

Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Brookley 15/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 13/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Missing in Action {29m} Naples 4/8/43 with Capt Bill Mayer, Bombardier: Elmo McClain,Tail gunner: Albt Nash (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Paul Wernich, Navigator: Aldo Angiolini, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Samora, Radio Operator: Bill Doebele, Ball turret gunner: Clifton Wade, Waist gunner: Ed Lamont, Waist gunner: Harry Lavine (7 Killed in Action); flak, seven chutes seen. crashed in the water at Naples/Nisida, just off the town of Pozzguali, Italy. Missing Air Crew Report 371. LITTLE BUTCH.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5893 / Sad Sack

B-17 #42-5893 / Sad Sack

Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-M] Bassingbourn 24/5/43; transferred 336BS/95BG [ET-F] Horham 16/6/43; 8m, Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Oliver Robichaud, Co-pilot: Martin Heathcote, Navigator: Capt Roy Deadman, Bombardier: Bob Katz, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bloxom, Waist gunner: Joe Mutz broke arm in bale out (6 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Clarry Borchardt,Tail gunner: George Kosturko (2 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Cothran shot dead by SS on march from POW camp, Radio Operator: Graham Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Dorrieloh, 12 miles E of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 197. SAD SACK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30304 / She’s My Gal

B-17 #42-30304 / She’s My Gal

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 15/6/43; 5m, Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Henry Quirk, Co-pilot: Joe Cisar, Bombardier: Ambrose Angle, Radio Operator: Herb Suess, Waist gunner: John McNeil, Waist gunner: Elwood Bell (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Nathan Datlow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Medford, Ball turret gunner: Tom McArthur,Tail gunner: Milton Huffstuttler (4 Prisoner of War); fighter, crashed Lauenstein, near Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 196.

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Neueste Kommentare

Marvin R Kruger am 15. August 2026 bei 42-102855 / Weary Willie

My dad flew on one of the weary Willie’s during later part of WW 2

Alex Maxwell am 14. August 2026 bei 42-31034 / Bonnie Donnie

My Great Grandfather is George Elwood West the pilot. Is your father still alive?

Laura Opper am 14. August 2026 bei 41-2458 / Yankee Diddl’er

I have an old photograph of this plane and of several others that were in a collection of my father's. He was a mechanic stationed in New Guinea during World...

Phil Flip Marchese am 14. August 2026 bei 43-37724 / Old Silver aka Solvang Revenger

synopsis seems to have a conflict as to fate of the a/c in so much as the salvage entry is inconsistent with RTN US. perhaps the salvage entry need sexplanation.

Tom L Michael am 14. August 2026 bei 43-37520 / G.I. Jane

The pilots name is incorrect as shown. His name was Malbourne Grady Michael of NC. He was my uncle.

C. Biane am 13. August 2026 bei 44-6555

I can confirm Jack C Mitchell as waist gunner - he was a good friend/college buddy of my parents and I have a copy of his Prisoner of War Narrative

Kenzo Sarrazyn am 13. August 2026 bei 41-24601

For a long time, we have had a B-17 propeller blade together with the complete center hub in our collection here in Belgium. The blade was found in a field...

Natasha Bunin am 13. August 2026 bei 42-31585 / Mount N‘ Ride

Hi Richard, I'm so sorry I missed this! I am also in WA now and had no idea I had family on my father's side so close. My husband and...

Jon Hansen am 12. August 2026 bei 44-6297 / Spirit of Pittwood

Lt Gordon A Hansen, my uncle, was the co-pilot in this B-17 for 31 missions. He flew two other missions in other B-17s. Does anyone have any history of friendships...

Cynthia Carrell am 12. August 2026 bei 42-31454 / St. Anthony

This is the exact photo that I have from my dad who flew this plane! - How is that possible? - Maybe someone uploaded/downloaded my photo? - I also have...