„Das beste Kampfflugzeug, das jemals gebaut wurde. Sie konnte die meisten Schäden verkraften und blieb immer noch in der Luft.“
General Ira C. Eaker
Boeing B-17 #42-30275 / Vibrant Virgin
von der Flak abgeschossen oder beschädigt (08/10/1943)
Boeing B-17 #42-29511 / The Iron Maiden
Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (14/10/1943)
Boeing B-17 #42-29513 / El Diablo
Boeing B-17 #42-37781 / Silver Dollar
Verlust durch Eigenbeschuss (09/03/1944)
Boeing B-17 #42-30712 / Miss Minookie
Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (21/02/1944)
Datenbank - Aktuelle Einträge in der Datenbank
43-38247
Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/44; Kearney 23/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG Framlingham {BI-S] 10/8/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Walt Monit, Ivor Siler, Eino Jarvi, Joe Cohen, Frank Weimer (5 Killed in Action); John Mullins, Russell Read, Fred Woodland, Calvin Coulbourn (4 Prisoner of War); flak hit left wing, caught fire and exploded, crashed Maschen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11246.
43-37854 / Touchy Tess
Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-V] Polebrook 17/7/44; Missing in Action {53m} Dresden 25/2/45 with Chas Alplanalp (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Harry Gividen, Navigator: George Brown, Bombardier: Ernie Ogden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clinton Norby, Radio Operator: Paul Livingston, Ball turret gunner: John Genetti, Waist gunner: Herb Berlin,Tail gunner: Gene Bullock (8INT); flak, crash landed Ermensee, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 12728. TOUCHY TESS.
42-30829 / Princess Pat
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 13/8/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 5/9/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Mike Moran, Co-pilot: Joe Karbin, Bombardier: Joe McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Perkins, Radio Operator: Joe Byce, Ball turret gunner: Tom Shaheen, Waist gunner: Jonnie Odom,Tail gunner: Floyd Watts (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Walter Conine, Waist gunner: Art Tweedel (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Lichtenhorst, nine miles NE of Nienberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3081. PRINCESS PAT.
44-6922
Delivered Lincoln 19/12/44; Grenier 24/12/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12//6/45; Sth Plains 18/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.
43-38774 / Der Fuehrer’s Nightmare
Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 6/10/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-B] Horham 16/10/44; 335BS [OE-B]; with H. Griffin force landed Belgium 24/12/44; 68m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. DER FUEHRER’S NIGHTMARE.
43-38297
Delivered Cheyenne 18/7/44; Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 10/8/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 3/3/45 with Chas White, Walter Helm, Jim Gunderson, George Lemberling, Marvin Knight, Fred Graf, Loren Arment, Doyle Whitney, Bob Boatman (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Apelern, Ger?. Missing Air Crew Report 12887.