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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102439

B-17 #42-102439

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Dorval 10/3/44; Assigned RAF [HB788]; 214 Sq (BU-B) RCM Oulton, Nfk.; Missing in Action RCM mission Gravenhorst 7/11/44, with J. Jackson, R. Bartlett, W. Harding, R. Picciano, H. Pollard, D. Hardie, N. Madgwick, K. Bright, K. Fletcher, E. Kelly (10 Killed in Action). All lie in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31382

B-17 #42-31382

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 5/1/44; Salvaged. n/battle damage 19/7/44.

B-17 #43-37967

B-17 #43-37967

Delivered Cheyenne 14//6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-B] Thurleigh 20/7/44; battle damage 28/9/44 Pilot: ‚; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 1/12/44. DONALD DUCK WITH BOMBS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30287

B-17 #42-30287

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Gore 23/5/43; Roswell 21/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; with Dewey Chapman crashed base 15/10/44; Written off 16/10/44; Recl Comp 25/10/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30671

B-17 #42-30671

Delivered Cheyenne 9/7/43; 383BG Geiger 28/7/43; Assigned 383BG Pendleton 29/7/43; with John Baldwin force landed base 12/9/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8579

B-17 #44-8579

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/44; Hunter 20/11/44; Dow Fd 5/12/44; Assigned 8AF 17/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

B-17 #42-31363 / Vapor Trail

B-17 #42-31363 / Vapor Trail

Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/43; Gr Island 7/11/43; Nashville 13/11/43; Assigned: 368BS/306BG [BO-G] Thurleigh 19/12/43; MIA Tours 27/3/44 Pilot: Rene Fix, Co-Pilot: Weldon Franz, Navigator: Pete Kenny, Bombardier: Chas Hill, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gene Engburg, Radio Operator: Dave Stoddard, Ball Turret Gunner: Rudi Phillips, Waist Gunner: Alvin Nauman, Waist Gunner: Frank Pfeifer, Tail Gunner: Wade McRary (10POW); flak KO’d #3 & #4, crashed Bay of Biscay, picked up by Germany. an seaplane; MACR 3479. VAPOR TRAIL.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8572

B-17 #44-8572

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Hunter 25/11/45; Dow Fd 7/2/45; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 16/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102515

B-17 #42-102515

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-J] Snetterton 8/4/44; MIA Magdeburg 27/5/45 Pilot: Joe Borkowski, Co-Pilot: Walt Hester, Navigator: Bill Ahearn, Bombardier: Theo Ream, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ross Welch, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Anderson, Waist Gunner: Ralph Bazell, Waist Gunner: Ralph Hagermaier (8KIA); Radio Operator: Ernie Grant, Tail Gunner: Wallace Young (2POW); mid air coll w/42-97269 (96BG); crashed Massards Farm, Villy le Haut, nine miles SE of Le Treport, Fr. MACR 5163.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97269

B-17 #42-97269

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned: 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; trans 381BG Ridgewell 22/4/44; no ops, Transferred: 337BS/96BG [AW-U] Snetterton 28/4/44; MIA Karlsruhe 27/5/44 Pilot: John Zeigler, Co-Pilot: Joe Gold, Navigator: Jim McLaughlin, Bombardier: Aaron Miller, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leon Sweatt, Radio Operator: Mike Lapetina, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Chusing, Waist Gunner: Bill Humbird, Waist Gunner: Sheldon Trusty, Tail Gunner: Max Thompson (10KIA); mid air coll w/42-102515 (96BG); crashed Vily-le-Bas, nine miles SE of Le Treport, Fr. MACR 5161.

B-17 #42-39948 / Leading Lady

B-17 #42-39948 / Leading Lady

Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; ass 364BS/305BG [WF-M] Chelveston 15/11/43; Transferred: 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45 (first in group to 100 missions); 110m, retUS 121 BU Bradley 7/6/45; Romulus 8/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/9/45; Scrapped: Kingman 8/11/45. LEADING LADY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31385

B-17 #42-31385

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Grand Island 13/11/43; Romulus 25/11/43; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 4/1/44; MIA Stettin 11/4/44 Pilot: Capt Jim Opdyke, Co-Pilot: Trygve Olson, Navigator: Bill Flynn, Bombardier: Clarry Couch, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Gates, Waist Gunner: Ed Gustafson, Waist Gunner: George McManus, Tail Gunner: Gene Moody (9POW); Radio Operator: Thaddeus Hunter (KIA); Enemy aircraft KOd #1 and damaged #2, crash-landed Eldena, six miles SW of Mecklenburg Afd, Germany. MACR 3676.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38042 / Lady Luck

B-17 #42-38042 / Lady Luck

Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/43; Wilmington 17/12/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; ass 367BS/306BG [GY-P] Thurleigh 9/1/44; MIA Ruhland, Germany. 12/9/44 Pilot: Lewis White, Co-Pilot: Stan Henceroth, Navigator: Dick Christensen, Bombardier: Gordon Zrust, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Pivk, Radio Operator: Albt Handel, Ball Turret Gunner: Foy McLung, Waist Gunner: John Fisher (8POW); Tail Gunner: Pete Miritello (KIA); flak & Enemy aircraft, crashed Lichterfelde, Ger; MACR 8831. LADY LUCK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31290

B-17 #42-31290

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Las Vegas 26/10/43; 3018 BU Kingman 23/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8555

B-17 #44-8555

Delivered Cheyenne 14/10/44; Hunter 11/11/44; Grenier 22/11/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 25/11/44; transferred 338BS/96BG Snetterton 28/11/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30658

B-17 #42-30658

Delivered Amarillo 5/7/43; Cheyenne 25/7/43; Geiger 1/8/43; Pendleton 15/8/43; 225 BU Rapid City 7/6/44; 901 BU Pinecastle 10/6/44; 4136 BU Tinker 22/6/44; 9BG McCook 8/7/44; 245 BU McCook 16/9/43; 705 BU Lowry 16/10/44; 517 BU Elington 1/5/45; 705 BU Lowry 27/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 2/8/45.

B-17 #43-38633

B-17 #43-38633

Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/44; Hunter 17/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-F] Kimbolton 2/1/45; battle damage Cologne 28/1/45 Pilot: ‚; crash-landed Woodbridge ALG, UK w/pilot only, rest of crew bailed over enemy territory; Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31280

B-17 #42-31280

Delivered Cheyenne 14/10/43; Las Vegas 26/10/43; 3018 BU Kingman 28/11/43; Written off 28/11/43; Recl Comp 5/12/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85724

B-17 #44-85724

Delivered Louisville 14/5/45; Rome 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8587

B-17 #44-8587

Delivered Cheyenne 27/10/44; Hunter 2/12/44; Grenier 18/12/44; Assigned 301BG PFF Lucera 31/1/45; Salvaged 5/7/46.

B-17 #42-102431 / Slick Chick

B-17 #42-102431 / Slick Chick

Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 6/4/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned: 447BG Rattlesden 22/4/44; Transferred: 550BS/385BG [SG-Y] Gt Ashfield 23/4/44; battle damage Mannheim 21/1/45 Pilot: Alfred Jacobsen; crash-landed Pottswick Hall, Bradwell, Ex, UK, Salvaged. SLICK CHICK. (‚ 25BG Watton 9/44, crash: takeoff and exploded.‘).

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39889

B-17 #42-39889

Delivered Long Beach 30/9/43; Gr Island 20/10/43; ass 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 22/11/43; Waggum 30/1/44 Pilot: Bill Hendrickson, Co-Pilot: John Moore, Navigator: Harry Wolodka, Bombardier: Jim Moore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gus Ball, Radio Operator: Gus Houser, Ball Turret Gunner: Sam Bishop, Waist Gunner: Rance Webley, Tail Gunner: Gus Donatelli (9RTD); Waist Gunner: Clarry Hansen {wia} (POW); sal 30/12/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38431

B-17 #43-38431

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-J] Kimbolton 10/9/44; flak damage by friendly fire, crashed Knodishall, UK 2/11/44; Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97572 / Father Merchant

B-17 #42-97572 / Father Merchant

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Dalhart 16/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/3/44; transferred 711BS/447BG [IR-C] Rattlesden 3/3/44; mid-air collision with 44-83279 (447BG) with Bob Chowning 22/3/44, force landed 20 miles NW base; Salvaged 23/6/44. FEATHER MERCHANT.