B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies Aktuelle Einträge in der Datenbank

Delivered Long Beach 7/9/43; Gr Island 27/9/43; forced landing Presque Is 4/10/43 Pilot: John Perdue en route UK; ass 333BS/94BG [TS- ] Rougham 9/10/43; MIA Hamm 26/11/43 w/Bill Porter, Co-Pilot: Henry Pohl, Navigator: Angelo Rivera, Waist Gunner: John Irving, Waist Gunner: Otis Alford (5KIA); Radio Operator: Edwin Zahan, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Walancus, Tail Gunner: Art Shroyer (3POW); Bombardier: Bill Campbell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Frank Moast (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Plessis-au-Bois, NE of Belgium. ville, Paris, Fr; MACR 1124. MISS LACE.

Delivered Long Beach 5/10/43; Las Vegas 25/10/43; 4126 BU San Bernardino 13/1/45; 3018 BU Kingman 23/1/45; 3030 BU Roswell 22/6/45; r/l Yucca Aux Fd with John Warton 12/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-D] Rougham 1/1/44; MIA Berlin 18/4/44 Pilot: Alden Gordon, Co-Pilot: Bill McSpadden, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Pete Athanis, Radio Operator: Carl Barger, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Brusatto, Tail Gunner: Vernon Williams (6POW); Navigator: John Walsh, Bombardier: Bob Carragher, Waist Gunner: Bill Houle, Waist Gunner: Meyer Gelman (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Friesach, 15 miles W of Oranienburg, Germany. MACR 4151. OLD HICKORY.

Delivered Louisville 17/4/45; Sth Plains 26/4/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 5/11/45; 342 BU Smyrna 30/4/46; 613 BU Phillips 26/6/46.

Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-E] Chelveston 22/2/44; retUS Bradley 13/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.

Delivered Denver 9/3/44; Gulfport 20/4/44; Presque Is 15/6/44; from Gulfport with Dick Sinclair 17/3/45; 568 BU Greenwood 19/3/45; 328 BU Gulfport 19/6/45; 325 BU Avon Park 3/7/45; 3508 BU Truax 17/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.

Delivered Denver 7/3/44; Gulfport 20/4/44; 4119 BU Brookley 30/8/44; 328 BU Gulfport 9/9/44; 3704 BU Keesler 2/4/45; 138 BU Lake Charles 16/10/45; 3704 BU Keesler 13/11/45; 554 BU Memphis 7/7/46; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/46; 3704 BU Keesler 30/8/46; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/9/46; Recl Comp 29/5/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/4/44; Hunter 4/5/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-L] Rougham 20/5/44; Returned to US: Bradley 21/7/45; Romulus 30/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 11/10/45; Scrapped: Kingman 14/12/45.

Delivered Denver 6/3/44; Gulfport 19/4/44; 328 BU Gulfport 30/3/45; 329 BU Alexandra 6/4/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 24/6/44; 327 BU Drew 28/8/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 4/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Denver 6/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 24/5/44; Missing in Action Munich 19/7/44 with Andrew Wynn, Co-pilot: Howard Roehr, Navigator: Henry Burser, Bombardier: Earl Cox, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Leuschen, Radio Operator: Densel Carr, Ball turret gunner: Jim Butcher, Waist gunner: Syd Early, Waist gunner: Jim Martin,Tail gunner: Chas Jenks (10POW?); flak, crashed Kufstein, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7321.

Delivered Denver 28/2/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Dow Fd 19/4/44; Assigned: 368BS/306BG [BO-D] Thurleigh 5/6/44; landing accident 19/9/44, Salvaged. LADY ELAINE.

Delivered Denver 1/11/43; Bolling 16/11/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 1/12/43; retUS 533 BU Romulus 15/7/44; 611 BU Eglin 26/8/44; ATS Wright 3/10/44; 610 BU Eglin 30/10/44; 1454 BU Minneapolis 25/1/45; 4000 BU Wright 3/9/45; 611 BU Eglin 21/12/45; Written off Eglin 31/10/46.

Delivered Denver 17/2/44; 1SAG Langley 17/4/44; Dow Fd 24/5/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 27/4/44; 338BS/96BG Snetterton 28/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 10/9/43;Gr Island 13/10/43; ass 410BS/94BG Rougham 26/10/43; MIA Bremen 26/11/43 Pilot: John Pyles, Co-Pilot: Gordon Hendrickson, Navigator: Milburn Franklin, Bombardier: Ernie Ryde, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ross Andrews, Radio Operator: Vernon Kuhlman, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Harold, Waist Gunner: George Zimmerman, Waist Gunner: Dick Erickson (9KIA); Tail Gunner: Harry Norris (EVD); mid-air collision w/Enemy aircraft; crashed Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles N of Melun, Fr; MACR 1126.

Delivered Denver 17/2/44; 1SAG Langley 17/4/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 2/6/44; with Harry King force landed Boca Raton 6/8/44; 3539 BU Langley 14/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/44; Kearney 6/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 422BS/305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 1/1/45 with Bob Wadhams, George W. Ten Eyck, Jim Howe, Tom Wade, Joe Mead, Claud Hudson (6 Killed in Action); Arnold Allen, Bowman Smith, Bernie Langenbacher, Calvin Proksch (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Croechern, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 11354. STAG PARTY.

Delivered Denver 17/2/44; 1SAG Langley 12/4/44; Dow Fd 1/5/44; Assigned: 384BG Grafton Underwood 4/5/44; Transferred: 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Chelveston 30/1/45; trans to St Trond, Belgium. ium, but damaged in taxi accident with ground crew at Prestwick, Scotland 14/8/45; Salvaged. 9AF 10/5/46.

Delivered Denver 16/2/44; 1SAG Langley 11/4/44; 420 BU March 21/8/44; 3539 BU Langley 8/10/44; 119 BU Morris 12/3/45; 3539 BU Langley 30/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 27/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 2/4/44; Dow Fd 14/2/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-K] Gt Ashfield 20/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Bob McDonald, Co-pilot: Steve Ryan, Navigator: Bill Henry, Bombardier: Francis Chrisman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Brown, Radio Operator: Russell Hale, Ball turret gunner: Walt Barosh, Waist gunner: Pete Hofferman,Tail gunner: Pete Linton (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Larry Atiyah (Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-31917 (385BG), crashed Wolwelange, Belg. Missing Air Crew Report 7489. CURLEY’S KIDS.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/1/44; Kearney 13/1/44; Grenier 26/1/44; Assigned 551BS/385BG [SG-S] Gt Ashfield 2/2/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Capt Rich White, Co-pilot: Clarry Gittins, Navigator: Jim Johnston, Bombardier: Pat Flanagan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin Nieman, Radio Operator: Harry Fitzwater, Ball turret gunner: Homer Comegys, Waist gunner: Sam Canter, Waist gunner: Bill Lord (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Bob McPherson (Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-102606 (385BG), both broke up and crashed Perl, Luxemberg. Missing Air Crew Report 7507. OFF SPRING.

Delivered Denver 27/9/43; Las Vegas 25/10/43; with Arnold Sparmann crashed nine miles N of Pierre, SD 17/8/44; W/O 20/8/44.

Delivered Long Beach 21/9/43; Scott 30/9/43; ass 401BG Deenethorpe 4/10/43; Transferred: 413BS/96BG [MZ-P] Snetterton 5/10/43; ex-Frankfurt 20/3/44 Pilot: Arthur Horn, crew unknown (10RTD‘); on return flight crash-landed on beach at Worth, Kent; sal 23/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/45; Hunter 29/5/45; Grenier 13/6/45; 1377 BU Grenier 20/8/45; to BWI Greenland; with Gene Groenveld in landing accident at Sondrestrom Fjiord, Greenland 30/12/45; 1377 BU Westover 5/5/46; re-ass 30/4/47; Recl Comp 9/4/48.

Delivered Denver 16/9/43; Scott 25/9/43; ass 331BS/94BG [QE-M] Rougham 7/10/43; detailed practice mission and ran off runway onto road, when electrical fault caused brake failure 10/11/43 Pilot: George Smith, Co-Pilot: Mark Lee, Navigator: Don Bridges, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Steve Bowen, Radio Operator: Tom Maley, g-Adolph Frydel, g-F.W.Parry, g-W.K. Pearson (8RTD); sal 13/11/43.