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

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/43; Roswell 9/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 28/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/11/43; Gt Falls 8/11/43; Assigned Soxo 17/11/43; Left Goose Bay, Labrador on ferry to Prestwick, but force landed near Enniskillen, N.Ireland 9/12/43, with Joe Rudolph, Bombardier: Aloysius Rodeo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Mankowski, Radio Operator: Earl Bir, pass-John Morton, Myrl Youngs, Lt Melvin Skerpon (7 Killed in Service), Co-pilot: Bob Phillips, Navigator: Earl Simpson, g-Stan Thomas, Bill Simpson (4 Returned to Duty).

Delivered Sth Plains 30/4/45; Patterson 25/5/45; 4132 BU Garden City 30/4/46; re-ass 31/3/47; 4141 BU Pyote 16/10/47; 4185 BU Independence 19/10/47; 4112 BU Olmstead 1/1/48; 1 EGM Gp Eglin 8/3/48; AMC Brookley 1/12/49; Recl Comp 19/10/50.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Pyote 17/8/43; 435BS/19BG Pyote 9/11/43; 242 BU Gr Isle 1/6/44; 9BG Gr Isle 8/7/44; 232 BU Dalhart 15/7/44; 6BG Gr Isle 19/7/43; 242 Gr Isle 5/9/44; 202 BU Galveston 8/10/44; 268 BU Peterson 30/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/43; 3030 BU Roswell 1/10/44; 3010 BU Williams 21/11/44; 3020 BU La Junta 23/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 1/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-C] Debach 11/8/44; caught fire on base when being cleaned to paint on nose art 11/3/45, Salvaged.

Delivered Pyote 8/5/44; Gt Falls 11/5/44; Pyote 16/5/44; 235 BU Biggs 16/8/44; 225 BU Rapid City 24/3/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 19/7/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 24/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 9/6/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-F] Snetterton 12/6/44; Returned to US: Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 2/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 18/12/45. PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.

Delivered Lincoln 3/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 8AF 31/12/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned: 833BS/486BG [H8-A] Sudbury 29/6/44; {23m} MIA Osnabruck 21/11/44 Pilot: Howard Glashoff (KIA); Lester Keson, Harry Lovely, Tom Mahon, Cecil Rasco, John Haerle, Tom Seckel, Don Miller, Dan Alpha (8POW); mech fault, crashed Halle, Germany. MACR 10405. LOW PRESSURE LULU.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/7/43; Gore 14/7/43; Dyersburg 30/7/43; aircraft fell from high altitude, exploded, crashed and burned at McKenzie, Tenn, 10/8/43 with George Moles; all eight killed.

Delivered Lincoln 22/12/44; Grenier 3/1/45; Assigned: 835BS/486BG [H8-S] Sudbury 7/1/45; {24m} MIA Parchim 7/4/45 Pilot: Walt Center, Giovanni Cirelli, Albt Harris, Wyatt Kerr, Sam Powell {tg}, Maj Bain Fulton {obs} (6POW); Doug Spath, George Lyford, Frank Pikula, Bob Frauenholtz (4KIA); hit by incendiaries from above aircraft; crashed Parchim, Germany. MACR 13889. HAPPY WARRIOR.

Delivered Lincoln 20/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 8AF 4/12/44; re-ass ATC (Europe) 31/7/46; Returned to the USA 4141 BU Pyote 23/11/47; 4112 BU Olmstead 30/11/47; 4141 BU Pyote 18/1/48; Recl Comp 27/7/48.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/7/43; Moses Lake 29/7/43; 327 BU Drew 15/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 17/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Tinker 25/5/43; Dow Fd 1/6/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-S] Snetterton 12/6/43 KATS SASS II; lost engine on take off for Frankfurt 4/2/44 Pilot: Joe Meacham, Co-Pilot: Gene Aldridge, Navigator: Rich Murdoch, Bombardier: Max Helderman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Herb Shealy, Radio Operator: George Blackburn, Ball Turret Gunner: George Marling, Waist Gunner: Albt Staples, Waist Gunner: Rich Chapman, Tail Gunner: Bill Waton, pass-Lt Bill Giesecke (11RTD); unable to get back to base was forced to crash-landed East Shropham, Nfk, UK; TEMPTATION.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/44; Kearney 5/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG Snetterton 19/6/44; Transferred: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 20/6/44; battle damage Berlin 5/12/44 Pilot: ‘; forced landing Knocke, Belgium. 9RTD; Salvaged. HOLY SMOKES.

Delivered Hunter 21/10/44; Dow Fd 30/10/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 3/1/45; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Nashville 12/10/43; Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Chas Wallace, Co-Pilot: Edwin Gilroy, Navigator: Dick Kohn, Bombardier: Marvin Horn, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Bacot, Radio Operator: Don Fumagilly, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Amos, Waist Gunner: Harry Davis, Waist Gunner: Ed Whitman, Tail Gunner: Ray Cortee (10INT); battle damage, forced landing Rinkaby A/fd, near Kristiansand, Sweden. MACR 3083. GLORY GIRL aka A GOOD SHIP AND A HAPPY SHIP. (Used by Swedish air line ABA as SE-BAM named TOM, crashed Dec/45, WO).

Delivered Lincoln 23/11/44; Grenier 18/12/44; Assigned: 834BS/486BG [2S-L] Sudbury 20/12/44; {5m} taxi accident 26/4/45; Salvaged. n/battle damage 27/4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/5/43; Smoky Hill 17/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-R] Snetterton 12/6/43 WABBIT TWACKS III; Transferred: 612BS/401BG [SC-X] Deenethorpe 13/12/43; 1 BAD Burtonwood 17/3/44; Returned to US: Tinker 3/6/44; Gore Air Trans Com 7/6/44; Kirtland 21/1/45; Long Beach 18/5/45; Scrapped: Ontario 4/6/45. BOOTS III.