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

Delivered Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 17/8/44; {25m} crashed on take off for Vienna 13/10/44 with Wileman, Kingery, Acree, Herbernick, Massey, Drier, Huy, Chanody, Sheehy, Hughes, Blount; #4 prop broke off ko’d #3 engine, crash landed with bomb load; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/43; Assigned 503BS/346BG Dyersburg 27/7/43; with Ralph Adams crash landed base, u/c collapsed 31/7/43; rep; Written off 25/9/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/43; Moses Lake 29/7/43; 4100 BU Patterson 19/2/45; 327 BU Drew 22/4/45; 301 BU Drew 23/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Gr Island 24/12/43; Detroit 25/1/44; Presque Is 30/1/44; Assigned 652BS/25BG Watton 325Photo Wing 5/2/44; crashed on take off for weather recon to Azores 6/6/44 with Clarry Stephenson, Co-pilot: Joe Ward, Navigator: Gene Swiatnicki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Westerholm, Ball turret gunner: Leon Licurse (5 Killed in Service); Radio Operator: Joe Minery,Tail gunner: Keith Clinton, ET-Lt Marvin Rogers (3RTD with minor injuries); Salvaged 8/9/44.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned: 547BS/384BG [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 28/10/44; MIA Berlin 3/2/45 Pilot: George Ruckman, Fiorino Cinquanta, John Beeby, Jack Rivall, John Young, Jack Garstak, Albt Horan, Alonzo Rice, Fred Sorenson (9 RTD); flak, force landed in Russian territory; repaired plane and returned via Italy to Grafton Underwood; MACR 12154; trans with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged. 9AF Germany 10/12/45. STARDUST.

Delivered Lincoln 9/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 10/1/45; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 3/1/45; Dow Fd 13/1/45; Assigned: 546BS/384BG [BK-L] Grafton Underwood 20/2/45; trans with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged. 9AF Germany. any 18/9/46; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47.

Delivered Long Beach 9/11/43; Denver 15/11/43; 3018 BU Kingman, force landed Yucca Aux Fd with Chris Sulzbach, Written off 9/10/44; Recl. Comp. 2/11/44.

Delivered Dallas 10/7/43; Dow Fd 28/7/43; Kearney 6/8/43; Topeka 12/8/43; Scott 17/8/43; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-B] Chelveston 6/9/43; MIA Augsburg 25/2/44 Pilot: Bob Safranek, Co-Pilot: Capt George Richard, Navigator: Milton Stammann, Bombardier: Harry Hill, Radio Operator: Herb Johnson, Waist Gunner: Bernie Beese, Waist Gunner: Henry Cunningham (7POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Elvin Cox, Ball Turret Gunner: Roy Courtright, Tail Gunner: Vern Barnett (3KIA); flak, crashed Neresheim, N of Stuttgart, Germany. MACR 2765.

Delivered Amarillo 1/7/43; Ephrata 18/7/43; Las Vegas 1/8/43; Tinker 14/12/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 5/10/44; 3010 BU Williams 6/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 9/8/45.

Delivered Amarillo 2/7/43; Ephrata 18/7/43; Love 1/8/43; Kingman 2/8/43; 2528 BU Midland 22/12/44; 231 BU Alamogordo 17/1/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 28/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 13/11/43; Kearney 21/11/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG Thurleigh 13/4/44; sal 2 SAD 5/10/44. PRAYERS AND PATCHES.

Delivered Lincoln 9/12/44; Grenier 21/12/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-B] Grafton Underwood 17/1/45; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 18/9/46; re-ass AF 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47. PRIMO’S GIN MILL.

Delivered Long Beach 30/7/43; Dallas 1/8/43; 242 BU Gr Isle 23/6/44; 6BG Gr isle 7/8/44; 202 BU Galveston 4/10/44; 224 BU Sioux City 23/2/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 27/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 24/7/43; Denver 16/8/43; 246 BU Pratt 4/6/44; 232 BU Dalhart 9/7/44; Written off 24/10/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 24/12/44; Recl Comp 7/6/46.

Delivered Denver 16/7/43; Sioux City 30/7/43; Kearney 3/8/43; Topeka 14/8/43; Scott 17/8/43; Assigned Soxo 2/9/43; left Gander 7/9/43 with Capt Morrill Gatcomb, Co-pilot: Capt Russell Shaw, Navigator: John Friedebach, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vic Caragianif, Radio Operator: Bob Cvengros; (5 Returned to Duty); crash landed Prestwick, Scotland; Salvaged Prestwick 8/9/43.

Delivered Long Beach 25/7/43; Amarillo 30/7/43; Denver 17/8/43; 499BG Smoky Hill 9/6/44; with John Armstrong crashed two miles N of Valley, Ks 15/6/44; Written off 16/6/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/5/43; Kearney 9/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-P] Rougham 7/7/43 SUGAR PUSS III; MIA Emden 11/12/43 Pilot: Henry Berwaldt, Navigator: Joe Fishbein, Bombardier: Theo Nardone, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Yates, Radio Operator: Art Jungwirth, Ball Turret Gunner: Maurice Noonan, Waist Gunner: John Narducci, Waist Gunner: Roland Sims, Tail Gunner: Warren Thaxton, foto-Al Lepkosky (10POW); Co-Pilot: John Robertson (KIA-by small arms fire from ground); Enemy aircraft, crashed Orvelte, Drente, Hol; MACR 1257. LUCKY LADY

Delivered Amarillo 7/7/43; Dallas 19/7/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 3/9/43; MIA Rostock 24/2/44 Pilot: Albt Montgomery, Co-Pilot: Russ Tyler, Navigator: Howard Carpenter, Bombardier: Jim Driscoll, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Doyle Thomas, Radio Operator: Bob Anliker, Ball Turret Gunner: Graham Nye, Waist Gunner: Bob Oda, Waist Gunner: Rolland Trantner, Tail Gunner: Bob Buckler. (10INT); mechanical problem and losing gas, forced landing Rinkaby, Sweden. MACR 3080. VENI, VIDI, VICI. (Became Swedish air liner SE-BAK, WO 12/46.)

Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/43; Dyersburg 28/7/43; with Omar Kelsay, crashed Dyersburg, 21/12/43; Written off 24/4/44.