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

Delivered Denver 9/1/44; 1SAG Langley 4/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 7/3/44; MIA Friedrichshafen 24/4/44 Pilot: Capt Joe Meacham, Co-Pilot: Henry Gibson, Navigator: Capt Dan Crist (338BS), Ex-nav-Ken McVitie, Bombardier: Walter White, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dick Chapman, Radio Operator: George Blackburn, Mick/Op-Lt Dick Murdock, Waist Gunner: George Marling, Tail Gunner: Bill Watson, Col Francis Tiller {command pilot} (11POW); flak hit on return, crew baled, ship crashed Reichsthal, near Felsbergerdof, 11 N of Kaiserlautern, Germany. MACR 4164.

Delivered Dallas 23/8/43; 224 BU Sioux City 23/6/44; with Jack Schmidt crashed two miles E Daykin, NE 12/7/44; Written off 13/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 4/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-M] Framlingham 19/9/44; taxi accident on base with Bernie McIntee 18/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. THE GREAT McGINTY.

Delivered Hunter 19/11/44; Dow Fd 6/12/44; Assigned: 487BG Lavenham 12/12/44; Transferred: 546BS/384BG [BK-F] Grafton Underwood 7/1/45; trans with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged. 9AF Germany. any 23/8/46. THE TERRIBLE UTE.

Delivered Denver 5/1/44; Lockbourn 21/1/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 28/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

Delivered Denver 5/1/44; Hendricks 21/1/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 28/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/2/46.

Delivered Smoky Hill 13/4/43; Boeing Seattle 21/5/43; 505BG Harvard 4/6/44; 244 BU Harvard 9/6/44; 504BG Fairmont 8/9/44; 244 BU Harvard 22/9/44; 249 BU Alliance 2/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 28/7/45.

Delivered Denver 28/12/43; 1SAG Langley 24/1/44; Assigned: 482BG (H2S) Alconbury 5/2/44; Transferred: 422BS/305BG [JJ-N] Chelveston 20/3/44; crash: takeoff as pathfinder crew to fly from Deenethorpe for Schweinfurt 24/3/44 Pilot: Bill Sellers, Co-Pilot: Jack George, Navigator: Chas Leake, Bombardier: Dave Rementeria, mickey op-Meyer Silber, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Don Parrish, Radio Operator: Jesse Lehr, Ball Turret Gunner: Ken Mace, Waist Gunner: Lloyd Judd, Tail Gunner: Dale Rishell, asst CC-Cpl Joe Grugnale (11KIA). Aircraft failed to reach flying speed crashed at Yielden, Beds, hitting barracks of 876th ChemCo, killing seven men: Frank Amato, Mike Arato, Seb Attilio, Arnold Chipoletti, Ed Dell, Bill Dickerson, Nills Johnson, Bob McClain, with nearby cottage also destroyed in the explosion, injuring Mr & Mrs Phillips, but killing their two children. The church, rectory and other village buildings were damaged. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 1/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 28/12/44; Grenier 10/1/45; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-J] Grafton Underwood 31/1/45; transferred with group to Istrews on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45. BOOMERANG.

Delivered Dallas 26/4/44; Hunter 5/6/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; transferred 351BG Polebrook 23/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

Delivered Denver 5/1/44; Hendricks 23/1/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 28/11/44; 3508 BU Truax 9/8/45; 3501 BU Boca Raton 12/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Denver 4/1/44; Albuquerque 23/1/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Denver 4/1/44; Delivered Marbry 20/1/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 17/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45.

Delivered Denver 4/1/44; Hendricks 20/1/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 17/11/44; 4209 BU Des Moines 10/4/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 18/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/56/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 7/6/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 9/3/45 with ?; force landed Belgium; 9RTD; Salvaged 1/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. SLAVE’S DREAM.

Delivered Denver 7/1/44; Yuma 23/1/44; 3036 BU Yuma, crashed Gila Mts with Bill Richell 28/6/44; W/O 29/6/44.

Delivered Denver 7/1/44; 419 Base HQ Dyersburg 22/3/44; Albuquerque 6/2/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; 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 Cheyenne 20/3/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 3/4/43; Recl Comp 13/11/45.

Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Lockbourn 19/1/44; 303 BU Yuma 13/7/44; force landed AZ with Berton Borderlon 9/10/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Yuma 21/1/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Gore 6/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Reno 14/8/43; Pierre 16/8/43; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 3/9/43; crash: takeoff 13/8/44; 9RTD; Salvaged. LADY MARGARET.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 2/4/43; Roswell 23/5/43; Lowry 20/6/43; with Odee Hill crashed a mile N of Hobbs, NM 19/12/43; Written off 20/12/43.

Cheyenne 29/2/44; Gt Falls 5/3/44; Ardmore 21/3/44; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/8/45.