B-17 #43-38885 / Ruthanne
Delivered Lincoln 4/10/44; Gt Falls 7/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned: 751BS/457BG [P] Glatton 17/11/44; 749BS; Returned to US: Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 31/5/45; Scrapped: Kingman 26/11/45. RUTHANNE.
Delivered Lincoln 4/10/44; Gt Falls 7/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned: 751BS/457BG [P] Glatton 17/11/44; 749BS; Returned to US: Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 31/5/45; Scrapped: Kingman 26/11/45. RUTHANNE.
Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Grenier 7/6/44; Assigned: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 11/6/44; crash-landed base Pilot: Bill Gaines 20/2/45; Sal; Returned to US: Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 3/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 13/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 3/5/44; Grenier 1/5/44; Assigned: 365BS/305BG Chelveston 23/4/44; MIA Karlsruhe 9/8/44 Pilot: Harry Bowling, Harry Shackleton, Furman Davis, Bob Day, John Novata (5POW); Bob Harmon, Bill Evans, Ken Palmer, Bob McDonough (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Unzhurst, Germany. MACR 8066.
Delivered Tulsa 8/12/42; Casper 17/1/43; Salina 3/2/43; Dyersburg 14/4/43; Pyote 24/4/43; 28BS/19BG Pyote 28/10/43; 273 BU Lincoln 4/9/44; 504BG Fairmont 7/9/44; 241 BU Fairmont 23/9/44; 249 BU Alliance 14/10/44; from Fairmont, NE with Guy Townsend to 902 BU Orlando 16/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/43; Gore 12/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 21/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; blew up while loading for Sulmona, It. mission 27/8/43; George Hendrix, Tyrus Wilson, Jim Maphis, Manuel Austin, Ivan Shuler, Forest James (6 Killed in Service) and 6 INJ.
Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/43; Smoky Hill 13/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Smoky Hill 23/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 13/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Budapest 3/4/44 with Virgil Harris, Echert, Schubert, Anderson, Bechtel, Bergez, Apolzan, Hitchcock, Ready; enemy aircraft, crashed Budapest; Missing Air Crew Report 3962.
Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/43′ Romulus 20/12/43; Presque Is 20/12/43; slated 351BG, ass 422BS/305BG [JJ-M] Chelveston 22/1/44; retUS Bradley 13/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/9/45; Scrapped: Kingman 8/12/45. LIBERTY RUN.
Delivered Lincoln 23/12//44; Grenier 1/3/45; Assigned: 535BS/381BG [MS-V] Ridgewell 21/2/45; Returned to US: Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 13/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 29/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 14/10/43; Las Vegas 26/10/43; 3022 BU Indian Springs 5/2/45; 3021 BU Las Vegas 24/2/45; 3036 BU Yuma 12/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 22/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 9/4/44; 346BG Drew 24/4/44; with Larry Knuse 2//2/45; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 301 BU Drew 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45. (with Alva Westhafer landed Hill afb UT 5/4/46).
Delivered Cheyenne 14/10/43; Las Vegas 26/10/43; 3018 BU Kingman 23/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 22/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.
Delivered Wright Fd 20/7/44; Gt Falls 23/7/44; Mat Com Wright 27/7/44; ATS Dayton 11/1/45; Clinton 30/1/45; Wright 5/3/45; 4142 BU Dayton 19/3/45; 4000 BU Wright 20/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Claremore 18/1/46; to Californian Airways N66568; to La Paz, Bolivia as CP-80, CP-58 then CP-936; Written off 12/2/72.
Delivered Cheyenne 14/10/43; Las Vegas 25/10/43; with Alex Varney landed Las Vegas 1/4/44; Dalhart 2/4/44; 224 BU Sioux City 17/10/44; Written off 4/4/45.
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; ass 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 8/1/44; {1+m} MIA Frankfurt 24/3/44 Pilot: Tom Thompson, Co-Pilot: George Bowen, Navigator: Walt Brozoska, Bombardier: Ed Neville, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Howard Requette, Radio Operator: Libor Holub, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Hickey, Waist Gunner: Hubert Bollinger, Waist Gunner: Clyde Draa (9KIA); Tail Gunner: Rivaldo Cavalieri (POW) ; mid-air collision w/42-31490 (381BG), crashed Neustadt, Germany. MACR 3539. BAR FLY.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gt Falls 12/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Gr Island 3/12/43; Bangor 5/12/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-K] Ridgewell 10/1/44; MIA {5m} Frankfurt 24/3/44 Pilot: John Rickerson, Co-Pilot: Don Wilson, Navigator: Walt Oneschak, Waist Gunner: John Phelps (4EVD); Bombardier: Ed Hammer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Germany. ld Wilbur, Radio Operator: Durward Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Alfredo Lujan, Waist Gunner: Paul Sanzone, Tail Gunner: Tom Lamore* (6POW); mid air coll w/42-40008 crash-landed Camphin-en-Carembault, 10 miles SW of Lille, Fr; MACR 3538. (* escaped and joined Russian Army until war ended)
Delivered Tulsa 25/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 22/5/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 2/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/43; Roswell 20/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3010 BU Williams 9/12/44; 3020 BU La Junta 29/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 4/8/45.
Delivered Tulsa 28/4/44; Kearney 4//5/44; Grenier 21//5/44; Assigned: 365BS/305BG Chelveston 2/6/44; MIA Karlsruhe 9/8/44 Pilot: Lucas Finney, John Herd, Floyd McCurdy, Gaines Baker, Jim Richardson, Edmund Broushear, Nicolis Salvito, Howard Bynum (8POW); Norman Henderson (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Bundeltal, Germany. . MACR 8072.
Delivered Long Beach 8/11/43; Kingman 18/11/43; Denver 23/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; 222 BU Ardmore 15/6/45; 222 BU Ardmore 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 25/9/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Las Vegas 24/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 22/2/45; 3018 BU Kingman 8/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.
Delivered Tulsa 16 May 1944; Kearney 27 May 1944; Dow Field 6 June 1944. Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-L] Snetterton Heath 7 June 1944. Landed at Poltava, Soviet Union in the middle of June 1944. Returned to US: Bradley 5/7/45; Herington 9/7/45; Recl Comp 23/7/45.
Delivered Tulsa 9/4/45; Cheyenne 5/5/45; Hunter 19/5/45; Natal, Brazil 29/5/45; Morrison 9/6/45; with John Filson in landing accident at Pararimini Fd, Natal, Brazil 22/12/45; Salvaged 29/12/45.
Delivered Wright Fd Mat Com 18/10/43; Winter Test Ladd Fd 25/11/43; 619 BU Waterton 8/7/44; Salvaged accident Adak 30/4/45.
Delivered Denver 3/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Denver 6/12/43; Houston 22/12/43; Jackson 28/12/43; Savannah 29/12/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 13/1/44; Missing in Action Toulon, Fr. 4/2/44 with 2lt Albert F Myer, F/O Billy O Walker, 2Lt Randolph H Smith, 2Lt Francis L Barr, T/Sgt Charles A Keiper, T/Sgt John P Woodruff, S/Sgt Charles H Busing, S/Sgt Allen E Carson, S/Sgt Lawrence L Claxton, S/Sgt Seymour Berkowitz; Hit by Fw190 immediately on fire, exploded, no chutes; 10 KIA. MACR 2064.