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

B-17 #43-38856

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 19/10/44; {7m} crashed Isle of Man, UK with Chas Ackerman, Edwin Hutcheson, plus passengers Lts Alfred Mata, Jim Hinkle, John Fedak, Martin Matyas and Larry McGhehey; NCOs Angelo Quagliariello, Jose Martinez, Herb Gupton, Harry Super, Edwin Ulman, Andy Piter, Joe Sullivan, Joe Gray, Ed Bailey, Ralph Gibbs, Andy Barbour, Wesley Hagen, Dave Lindon, Irvin Hargraves, Mike Kakos, Earl Ammermann, Les Maxwell, Tom Flaherty, Walt McCullough, Bill Geist, Merle Ramsowr, Wayne Manes. All 31 Killed in Service when aircraft hit North Barrule mountain en route Belfast on a furlough flight 23/4/45 and to attend President Roosevelt’s memorial service; Salvaged.

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 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

B-17 #42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Gore 16/6/43; Kearney 18/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 9/7/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Tom Beal, Co-pilot: Hubert Moseley (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: George Glatthar, Bombardier: Ed Burley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Tracy, Radio Operator: Chas Elwell, Ball turret gunner: Levorn Jawgochian, Waist gunner: Bob Hamrick, Waist gunner: Bob Dillon, Tail gunner: Larry Sheck (8 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed near Boissy-Fresnoy/Peroy-les-Gomberies, 50 km north-east of Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 792. JIMMY BOY II.

B-17 #44-6326 / Pick Up

Delivered Kearney 5/7/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 14/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 31/12/45. PICK UP.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31796

B-17 #42-31796

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Scott Fd 6/1/44; Hunter 10/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 13/2/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 5/5/44 with Bill Smith, Co-pilot: Gittis Gosdin, Navigator: Paul McCollum, Bombardier: Don Graham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert Bagy, Radio Operator: Glen Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lyons, Waist gunner: Jim McKee, Waist gunner: Galen Strand,Tail gunner: Joe Stranmeier; 10 INT in Turkey. Crew returned to the US on 29 June, 1944. Flak, last seen near Ploesti, Romania; Missing Air Crew Report 4616.

B-17 #42-39951 / In The Mood aka Gremlin Buggy II

Delivered: Long Beach 18/10/43; Gr Island 10/11/43; ass 551BS/385BG [HR-M] (?), [HR-N] Gt Ashfield 27/11/43; damaged over Saarbrucken 23/5/44 Pilot/Crew: ?. (10RTD) ditched English Channel off Hove, Sussex, no MACR

B-17 #42-39763

Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Cheyenne 11/9/43; Mat. Com. Wright 2/6/44 as a propeller feathering test aircraft; 4100 BU Patterson 15/2/45; 234 BU Clovis 19/2/45; 400 BU Wright 4/3/45; 4145 BU Wendover 18/4/45; 4135 BH Hill Fd 4/6/46; 4145 BU Alamagordo 31/3/47; 4136 BU – 23/12/47; 4146 BU Holloman 29/4/48; 2754 AB Gp Holloman 5/4/49; 2753 AST Gp Pyote 13/4/49; Recl Comp Pyote 4/4/50.

B-17 #42-97731

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 4/4/44; Morrison 28/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 6/5/44; transferred 97BG Cerignola 30/5/44; NBD, to depot and sal 20/7/44. YANKEE DOODLE II

B-17 #42-97641

Delivered Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/2/44; Morrison 22/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 23/3/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola 4/44; 301BG Lucera /44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 25/2/45; 4100 BU Patterson 23/2/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

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Desmond am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5260 / Yardbird II

Hi James, This might be the photo Lindwell was talking about: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204856272 His comment is seven years old but I do hope he reaches out to you. Looking at the...

Nance Welch am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24392 / Hell’s Kitchen

I believe my dad flew on this plane, waist gunner, in N. Africa, Operation Torch. Wonder if you have any pictures of the crew? His name was Carlton (Bob) Welch.

Nance Welch am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24360 / Hell’s Kitchen

Eric, my dad flew on this plane in North Africa also! Please respond. Pictures?

Jörg Feldmann am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37531 / Quien Sabe

Location is not Nordhausen, it is Klosterholte/Meppen Look: https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listpages/airforce/asp/AF_MACR_1944Nov.asp search for 43-37531 Brgs Joerg Fm.

Hermann von Drateln am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 44-6263

Scot, just sent an invitation via linkedin, i hope we make contact

Mark Julius Erickson am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 42-97334 / Haard Luck

Hey Carlor it says Josh Zeller on the header? Not sure where this email originated. Got this, it seems a few days ago, ended up in my spam folder. Yes,...

James Delgado am 21. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5260 / Yardbird II

Hello Paul, I came across your May 2019 comment mentioning that you have a photograph of the crew of Yardbird II, on which your father served. I’m currently writing a...

John am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 42-38134 / Blow It Out Your…

My first cousin Arleigh Honeycutt was the Co-pilot. From my understanding this particular aircraft had just been delivered to the squadron the week before. Have not been able to confirm...

Ross Smith am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 42-2990 / Dame Satan

Do you know if your Grandad painted any other nose art?

PK Mc Call am 20. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37676 / Flak Magic

My father Kenneth R Mc Call flew this plane during WW2, I have a picture of it dropping over occupied France during the war, he was able to complete his...

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