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

Delivered Denver 16/9/43; Scott 29/9/43; ass 410BS/94BG [GL-N] Rougham 8/10/43, then 332BS [XM-F]; trans 413BS/96BG [MZ-V] Snetterton 10/43; MIA Bremen 13/11/43 Pilot: Henry Marks, Navigator: Bernie Cress, Bombardier: Ben Ehrlich, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Fuhrman, Radio Operator: Maurice Wren, Ball Turret Gunner: Maurice Bowen, Tail Gunner: Edmund O’Rourke (7KIA); Co-Pilot: Wilbur Brown (EVD), Waist Gunner: Francis Ferrick, Waist Gunner: Gene Fennell (2POW); mid-air coll w/B-17, crashed Ommen, Hol; MACR 1388.

As TB-17P 58 BW Eniwetok, for atom bomb tests Bikini Atoll 1946, with yellow tailplane and black waist bands, often missions too dangerous for human pilot.

Delivered Lincoln 14/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 1/10/44; 339BS/96BG [QJ-O] Snetterton 2/10/44; landing accident with Don Field 18/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 23/9/43; Las Vegas 20/10/43; 225 BU Rapid City 1/5/45; 2158 BU Pueblo 7/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 21/11/45.

Delivered 396BG Drew 17/5/44; Gt Falls 20/5/44; Drew 25/5/44; 328 BU Gulfport 3/6/44; with John Mackey force landed Al 12/7/44; 326 BU MacDill 10/5/45; 325 BU Avon Park 30/5/45; 326 BU MacDill 6/6/45; 4200 BU Davis Monthan 17/9/45; 326 BU MacDill 19/9/45; with O’Neal Archer force landed Roswell 18/7/46; 427 BU Roswell 31/7/46; Salvaged 29/8/46.

Delivered Tulsa 23/9/43; Las Vegas 20/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 28/10/43; 2126 BU Laredo 4/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/1/44; MIA Bremen 4/8/44 Pilot: Edwin Arey, Ernie Thorp, Bob Denner, Harry Serowsky, Leroy Bair, Larry Rosenberger, Theophilus Libucha, Marris Daso (8POW); Orran Floyd (KIA); flak, ditched North Sea. MACR 7710. THE PUNCHED FOWL.

Delivered Tulsa 23/9/43; Las Vegas 21/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 2/6/44; 237 BU Kirtland 4/6/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 10/7/45; 4200 BU Mines 29/9/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 18/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Hunter 20/7/44; Lowry 22/7/44; Hunter 24/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 5/11/44; taxi accident Pilot: Ben McGothlin 3/12/44; MIA Cologne 10/1/45 w/Maj Ray Davis, Fred Barley, Tom Ramsey, Whitney Reese, Bill Ellis, Fred Esteinbaum, John Cox (7KIA); Saul Ancelet, Bill Watkins (2POW); mid air coll w/43-38955, crashed Koblenz; MACR 11762. DALLAS DOLL.

Delivered Lincoln 21/10/44; Grenier 27/10/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 7/12/44; MIA Euskirchen, Germany. 10/1/45 Pilot: Leo Jordan, Bob Baldwin, Chas Goberman, Kerrane Smallidge, Dave Corbin, Stanton Chapman, Francis Tolan (7POW); John Byers, Joe Damiani (2KIA); mid air coll w/43-38237; crashed Koblenz; MACR 11737.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 21/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned: 364BS/305BG [WF-S] Chelveston 8/7/44; battle damage Cologne 10/1/45 Pilot: ‚; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 22/1/45.

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 4/6/44; Assigned: 94BG Rougham 7/6/44; Transferred: 413BS/96BG [MZ-M] Snetterton 8/6/44; trans 337BS; landing accident at Rougham Pilot: Jim Pleasant 8/12/44; MIA Berlin 3/2/45 w/Linwood Wyman, Co-Pilot: George Lewis, togg-Rolando Sias, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Jones, Radio Operator: Harry Doran, Tail Gunner: Burl Glendenning (6POW); Navigator: Walter Moore, Ball Turret Gunner: Newton Blough, Waist Gunner: Chas Baird (3KIA); flak, crashed Heilgensee, Berlin, Germany. MACR 12155. SITTIN‘ PRETTY.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Dallas 18/11/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Depienne 27/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti, Rum. 24/5/44 with Jim Clem, Co-pilot: Allen Keenan, Navigator: Henry Gardner, Bombardier: Lowell Morrow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Riesenberger, Radio Operator: Calvin Churchill, Ball turret gunner: Harry Cottrell, Waist gunner: Carl (Owler) Cwierz, Waist gunner: Olbon Gilbert,Tail gunner: Fray Ray (10MIA); enemy aircraft, crashed Sisak, Yugo; Missing Air Crew Report 5197.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/43; Lewiston 22/1/43; Walla Walla 4/2/43; Redmond 21/2/43; Dalhart 28/5/43; Walla Walla 21/7/43; with Edwin Lynch crashed Drew Fd 17/3/44; Written off 23/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Memphis 18/11/43; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-A] Thurleigh 21/12/43; MIA Frankfurt 11/2/44 Pilot: Geno Dibetta, Co-Pilot: Earl Wolf, Radio Operator: Clyde Hewitt, Waist Gunner: Leon Bergeron, Waist Gunner: Guy Golden, Tail Gunner: Eldo Weseloh (6EVD); Navigator: Ray Feilbach, Bombardier: Jerroll Sanders, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Fortunato Chiccarelli{wia} (3POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Coleman (KIA); flak KO’d #3 & Enemy aircraft set ship alight, crashed between Wavignois and Camprey, 15 miles NE of Beauvais, Fr. MACR 2527.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Depienne 7/12/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Verona, It; 22/3/44 with 2Lt Gordon B Taylor, 2Lt Davis, 2Lt William A Crissman, T/Sgt Donald D Carlson, T/Sgt Stanley S Wlas, S/Sgt Phillips, S/Sgt Von T Smith, S/Sgt Arlowe E Renaud, S/Sgt Milton H Slack; mech fault, ditched Adriatic; 9 x KIA. MACR 3697.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 8/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-R] Chelveston 25/5/44; transferred 379BG Kimbolton 21/1/45; 401BG Deenethorpe 25/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/10/43; Las Vegas 24/10/43; 3022 BI Indian Springs 5/2/44; 3021 BU Las Vegas 7/3/44; 3036 BU Yuma 16/3/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 5/6/44; 4160 BU Hobbs 5/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; slated 94BG, transferred 1377 BU Grenier 13/9/44; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 6/1/44; on return from mission aircraft landed heavily and right u/c collapsed with cp at wheel crew OK 24/12/44; on return from Darmstadt with Jim MacSporran, Co-pilot: Alex Marva, Navigator: Theo Janoski, togg-T/Sgt Jim Kiser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willis Trombley, Radio Operator: Vernon Bosseler (6 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Darrell O’Harrow, Waist gunner: David Monore,Tail gunner: Leon Thompson (3 Returned to Duty), crash landed near base at Higham, Nfk; [Sal Scotland (used on whisky runs!) 26/12/44]. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN III.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Wilmington 26/11/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 1/1/44; force landed continent 30/11/44 ex-Merseburg; rep, ret 3/2/45; force landed cont 14/2/45 ex-Dresden; rep, ret 27/3/45; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 25/5/45; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 4/6/45; Columbus 9/6/45; Tulsa 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 18/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; to Gt Falls with Ed Mathwig and crash landed Pendleton 26/10/43; Written off 29/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-P] Kimbolton 14/8/44; battle damaged Pilsen 25/4/45 with Clair Evans, Dennis Lang, Leland Slane, Bill Fanning, Bob Dobson, Vic Stewart (6 Killed in Action), Abe Teller and Norman Cooler (2 POWs); mid air coll 43-38272 (379BG); SEATTLE SUE.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/44; Kearney 24/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 27/8/44; battle damaged Pilsen 25/4/45 with tail gunner Bill Meikle (Killed in Action); pilot Jim Blain, Grant White, Sid Messeri, John Brooks, Cliff Lager, Duffy Hornbeck, Bob Piva; mid air coll with 43-38178 (379BG); crashed Allied territory.