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

Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Las Vegas 28/10/43; 3021 Las Vegas 9/10/43; 3018 Kingman 20/2/45; 3702 BU Buckley 2/6/45; 3706 BU Sheppard 7/11/45. Recl Comp 20/3/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/43; Patterson 28/2/43; Colorado Springs 24/3/43; Peterson 15/6/43; Orlando 16/10/43; Bolling 13/11/43; 611 BU Eglin 2/6/44; 610 BU Eglin 25/8/44; Salvaged 29/1/45.

Delivered Lincoln 31/10/44; Grenier 20/11/44; Assigned 8AF 14/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/12/45.

Delivered Denver 29/10/43; Gr Island 9/11/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-G] Gt Ashfield 18/11/43; returning from mission to Conches with Tony Gaguarelli, Co-pilot: Bill Laughter, Navigator: Jim Garvey, Bombardier: Ed Dressen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Pilny, Radio Operator: W.M. Morris, Ball turret gunner: F.W. Fuller, Waist gunner: Russ Howser, Waist gunner: W.A. Smith, Tail gunner: Marcel Rousette (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed at edge of airfield 8/7/44, killed Alf Ruddock, a farmer worker in the field and Frank King slightly injured; sal battle damaged 10/7/44. SWINGING DOOR.

Delivered: Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-A] Gt Ashfield 23/10/43; MIA Bremen 13/11/43 Pilot: Ben McCall, Tail Gunner: Bill Butler{found in tail section near Oldenburg, Germany. (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Clovis Ginn, Navigator: John Replogle, Bob Lambiaso, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Larry Charland, Radio Operator: Stan Easterbrook, Ball Turret Gunner: Ed Berthiaume, Waist Gunner: Bill Bowels, Waist Gunner: Lyne Wood (8RTD -rescued from sea); mid-air coll. w/42-30717 (385BG), ditched North Sea 20 miles of UK coast; MACR 1403. WAR CRY.

Delivered: Denver 16/7/43; Kearney 27/7/43; Scott 14/8/43; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-D] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; MIA Bremen 13/11/43 Pilot: Carl Dawurske, Co-Pilot: Jim Pierce, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Reece Cartmill, Tail Gunner: Tony Marianro (4KIA); Navigator: Bob Howard, Bombardier: Jack Kirby, Radio Operator: Don Marks, Ball Turret Gunner: Leo Moyer, Waist Gunner: Frank Northay, Waist Gunner: Lester Knudson (6POW); mid air coll w/42-39860 (385), crashed near Ahlhorn airfield, nr Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 1402. MAN O‘ WAR.

Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Scott 29/9/43; ass 364BS/305BG [WF-H] Chelveston 19/10/43; detailed mission to Hamm 24/4/44 Pilot: Roland Schellenberg, plus six RTD; Navigator: John Bradino, Bombardier: Curtis Poe, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Vince fay (3KIA-baled and probably drowned); en route to target fire broke out in cockpit, bombs were salvoed over North Sea, however fire eventually extinguished, before aircraft brought back to land at Bungay, Sfk; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 28/4/44. MACR 4354.

Delivered Long Beach 11/9/43; Scott 30/9/43; ass 366BS/305BG [KY-J] Chelveston 19/10/43; MIA Nancy 27/4/44 Pilot: Capt Bob Copley, Co-Pilot: Maurice Hayward, Navigator: John Nickel, Bombardier: John Hedlund, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Sam Woodland, Radio Operator: Tom Joyce, Waist Gunner: Chas Gast, Waist Gunner: Chester Fikes, Tail Gunner: Jim Johnson, photos-John Hester (10POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Leigh Kerr (KIA); flak, crashed near Sompuis, 19 miles SE of Chalons-sur-Marne, Fr; MACR 4276.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; New Castle 7/1/44; Presque Is 8/1/44; RAF Valley 16/1/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [XA-Q] Gt Ashfield 17/1/44; Salvaged. n/battle damage Pilot: Fleisher 14/6/45. THOROBRED aka SATAN’S MATE.

Delivered Long Beach 17/9/43; ass 410BS/94BG [GL-L] Rougham 13/10/43; sal 21/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/12/43; Lakeland 10/1/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 23/2/44; Salvaged 5/11/44.

Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Bangor 7/11/43; ass 364BS/305BG [WF-D] Chelveston 5/1/44; damaged on Stettin mission 12/4/44 Pilot: Ed Michael{wia}, Co-Pilot: Franklin West Burg, Bombardier: John Leiber (3RTD); Navigator: Meredith Calvert, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jewel Phillips, Radio Operator: Rynold Evans, Ball Turret Gunner: Fred Wilkins, Waist Gunner: Tony Russo, Waist Gunner: Arthur Kosino, Tail Gunner: Clarry Luce (7POW); flak hits set plane ablaze and most crew baled out, however survivors salvoed bombs, limped home at treetop height and crash-landed at RAF Waltham, near Grimsby, Lincs; Salvaged. 2 SAD. {Pilot earned MOH}. MACR 3818.BERTIE LEE.

Delivered Long Beach 5/9/43; Gr Island 22/9/43; ass 96BG Snetterton 27/9/43; lost over Atlantic Ocean en route UK 30/9/43 from Gander, Nfd Pilot: Nathan Fritzhand, Co-Pilot: Roscoe Brooks, Navigator: Ro Dolinger, Bombardier: Chas Puma, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Loy, Radio Operator: Elwin Pinkham, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Bower, Waist Gunner: Jim Gaines, Waist Gunner: John O’Brien, Tail Gunner: John Bozeman, pass-Major Jack Thompson (11KIA). MACR 664.

Delivered Long Beach 19/9/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-B] Thurleigh 7/10/43; retUS 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/43; Hobbs 20/1/44; with Gilbert Hamman force landed base 14/6/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 27/6/44; W/O 27/6/44.

Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [SG- ] Gt Ashfield 28/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 29/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 30/5/44; MIA Ruhland 11/9/44 Pilot: John Martenson, Henry Sellers, Collin Fritz, Lou Beckmann, Lester Sanders, Andy Reinaker, Jim True, Herman Hethcox, Chester Jurczyszyn (9POW); flak, crashed Oberatsteinach, Germany. MACR 8923. DOWN AND GO.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/44; Hunter 9/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 751BS/457BG [T] Glatton 1/3/45; transferred 305BG Chelveston 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 18/4/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Syracuse 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Earls Colne 12/5/43; Transferred: 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 14/7/43; severe battle damage Warnemunde 29/7/43 Pilot: ‚ and crew‘ (10RTD); crash-landed RAF Oulton, Nfk, Salvaged. AFSC. OLD FAITHFUL.

Delivered Hunter 2/9/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 340BS/97BG Amendola 9/10/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 14/10/44 with Chas Boxell, Rudicki, Hill, Dickman, Blaberstein, Harris, Hall, Nanklos, Lewis, Iglecurt, Brown; no gas, crashed Livno; Missing Air Crew Report 12536.

Delivered Hunter 10/2/45; Grenier 19/2/45; Assigned 834BS/486BG [2S-T] Sudbury 4/45; {3m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Assigned 8AF 22/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Kearney 29/1/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG Gt Ashfield [HR-T] 21/2/44; Returned to US: 121 BU Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 5/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 10/12/45; Scrapped: Albuquerque 7/2/46. LI’L AUDREY.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Orlando 4/4/43; Brooksville 28/4/43; Lowry 30/4/43; Geiger 3/5/43; Rapid City 21/6/43; force landed base 19/7/43 with Colin Walker; with Thompson Highfill, while on bombing range 13/8/43 #2 engine caught fire and fell off; crew bailed, one injured, but pilot rode it down alone and crash landed base; Salvaged 14/8/43.