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

Delivered Long Beach 22/4/43; Smoky Hill 28/4/43; Lincoln 22/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-X] Earls Colne 27/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Emden 27/9/43 Pilot: Harley Roberts, Co-Pilot: Ed Nelson, Navigator: Sam Posner, Bombardier: Wilbert Peterson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Cucial Roberts, Radio Operator: Bill Breaton, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Muha, Waist Gunner: John O’Brien, Waist Gunner: Patrick Bolger, obs-Lt Junior Dingman (10KIA); Tail Gunner: Dick Scott (POW); Enemy aircraft, exploded near Norden, N of Emden, crashed Schoowerth, Germany. MACR 732. ELUSIVE ELCY.

Delivered Denver 22/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; ass 365BS/305BG [XK-P] Chelveston 12/12/43; MIA Stettin 13/5/44 Pilot: Capt Bernard Davey, Co-Pilot: Chas Frankhouser, Navigator: John Potts, Bombardier: Capt Brooke Baier, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clem Melder, Radio Operator: Dan Meade, Ball Turret Gunner: Wayne Peterson, Waist Gunner: Dick Finley, Waist Gunner: John Gillis, Tail Gunner: Lt Cole Berggreen, Ex/nav-Vic Suglia (11INT); flak KOd #2, forced landing Echenforde, Swed; MACR 4872. Returned to US: Bradley 24/7/45; 4168 BU Independence 18/10/45; Scrapped: Kingman 15/12/45.

Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 21/12/43; damaged in taxi accident 18/11/44; sal 2 SAD 20/11/44.

Delivered Denver 3/11/43; Kearney 13/11/43; ass 549BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 1/12/43; MIA Stettin 11/4/44 Pilot: Bob Bailey, Co-Pilot: Wayne Corbin, Navigator: George Contos, Bombardier: Barney Coble, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Cliff Lybeck, Radio Operator: Curtis Ailes, Ball Turret Gunner: Melvin Gillis, Waist Gunner: Noble Brucker, Waist Gunner: Norman Hill, Tail Gunner: Corbett Figate (10POW); flak KOd #2, crashed Dargen, N of Oderhaff, Germany. near Polish border. MACR 3823. BLUE CHAMPAGNE.

Delivered Denver 23/9/42; Presque Is 15/10/42; Assigned 340BS/97BG Grafton Underwood 11/11/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44. Salvaged 2/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/1/44; MacDill 4/2/44; slated 483BG but with Ed Gallmeyer crash landed MacDill 20/2/44, rep; 901 BU Pinecastle 2/6/44; 327 BU Drew 14/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Hunter 12/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-A] Sudbury 5/7/44; (83m) Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45. MR COMPLETELY.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-P] Snetterton 3/10/44; battle damage Hohenbudberg 28/1/45 Pilot: Gene Dasso, Co-Pilot: Germany. ld Engle, Navigator: Bill McBride, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harold Katz,Ball Turret Gunner: Earl Slaybaugh, Waist Gunner: Johnj Holmes, Waist Gunner: Tony Iskrzak, Tail Gunner: Irving McIntosh (8KIA); togg-Nelson Dempsey (wia) (RTD); flak, crashed Catchi, ‘, inside allied lines; Salvaged. 6/2/45.

Delivered Lincoln 15/9/44; Dow Fd 2/10/44; Assigned: 832BS/486BG [3R-P] Sudbury 14/10/44 FLAK SAK; 834BS [2S-P]; landing accident Pilot: John Frazier 3/12/44; {40m} MIA Brandenburg 10/4/45 w/Ken Dolan, Larry Maxim, Ralph Covert, Oscar DeMan, Dave Nicholette (5POW); Ken Lamer, John Murphy, Jack Marks, Chas Sarokas (4KIA); flak, crashed Zeisar, Germany. MACR 14188, FLAK SAK aka DREAM KING.

Delivered Long Beach 27/4/43; Sioux City 4/5/43; Smoky Hill 10/6/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; MIA Bordeaux 5/1/44 Pilot: Norman Kempton, Navigator: Stan Plytynski, Bombardier: Bill LaForce, Radio Operator: Lou Mostardi, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Emil Taddeo, Tail Gunner: Hamp Nicholson (6EVD); Waist Gunner: Ray Evtuch, Waist Gunner: Joe Derouin (2POW); Co-Pilot: Paul Davis, Ball Turret Gunner: Eldridge Saulter (2KIA); battle damage, crashed Cartujac, near Saint-Laurent-et-Benon, Fr. MACR 3118. SIOUX CITY QUEEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Kearney 11/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-B] Snetterton 23/12/43; MIA Augsburg 13/4/44 Pilot: Oscar Brandau, Co-Pilot: Frank Schott, Navigator: Bill Manievils, Bombardier: Ken Brown, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Roy Hart, Radio Operator: Nagle Young, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Murray, Waist Gunner: Ed Stensrud, Waist Gunner: Oren Albright, Tail Gunner: Lloyd Burke (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Idenkeim, six miles S of Bitburg, Germany. MACR 3769.

Delivered Denver 7/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 18/12/43; transferred depot 13/12/44; Salvaged 20/12/44.

Delivered Long Beach 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 28/4/43; Tinker 6/5/43; Lincoln 18/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-GH] Earls Colne 27/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Returned to the USA Grenier 23/12/44; Patterson 16/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 4/10/45. THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/12/43; Lakeland 8/1/44; Morrison 17/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 23/2/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Clayton Kort, Co-pilot: Edwin Amthor, Navigator: Bill Parsons, Bombardier: Ross Lehman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Calope Moore, Radio Operator: Ed Lory, Ball turret gunner: Louis Yanez, Waist gunner: Stan Zemgulis, Waist gunner: John Cox,Tail gunner: Thad Purzycki (10POW/KIA?); flak, crashed Otterhal; Missing Air Crew Report 4747.

Delivered Denver 20/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Mitchell 1/2/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-B] Snetterton (PFF) 4/2/44; detailed to Framlingham (390BG) to pick up PFF crew for a mission to Rostock 11/4/44 Pilot: Don McGregor, Co-Pilot: Ike Hightower, Navigator: Francis Uihlein, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Paul Morgan, Waist Gunner: Arthur Flint, Waist Gunner: Jim McLean, Tail Gunner: Jesse Graham; ground crew-Emmett Mathews*, ground crew-Nyle Smith* (9RTD all injured}; Bombardier: Lt John Petrowski), n-Lt George Petruchia, Radio Operator: Howell Thompson (3KIA); aircraft was shot down en route back to Snetterton by Me 109 night-fighter intruder, and crashed near church at Gt Glemham, Sfk., UK. (* these two groundcrew men were on flight for support and security for the PFF equipment while the aircraft was at Framlingham, some 32 civilians were also evacuated) Salvaged. 13/4/44.

Delivered Tulsa 21/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned: 305BG Chelveston 9/8/44; battle damage Pilsen 25/4/45 Pilot: ‘; forced landing continent, Salvaged. THE WHEEL’S WAGON.

Delivered Long Beach 17/4/43; New Castle 30/4/43; Presque Is 6/5/43; Assigned: 333BS/94BG [TS- ] Earls Colne 14/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Huls 22/6/43 Pilot: John Sabella, Co-Pilot: Delbert Long, Navigator: Joe Gaudette, Bombardier: Warren Tinker, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Hardin, Radio Operator: Gustav Eliason, Ball Turret Gunner: Don Benner, Waist Gunner: Alf Galasso, Waist Gunner: Chas Stimpson, Tail Gunner: Leroy Blocker (10POW); direct flak hit, Enemy aircraft, crashed two miles E of Opheusden, Germany. No MACR.

Delivered Denver 1/3/44; Roswell 26/4/44; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3018 BU Kingman 1/10/44; 4126 BU San Bernardino 12/1/45; 3018 BU Kingman 18/1/45; 3030 BU Roswell 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Denver 19/11/43; Kearney 2/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Prestwick, UK 21/12/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 27/12/43; Salvaged 11/4/44.

Delivered Denver 26/11/43; South Bend 21/12/43; Assigned 1st SAG Langley Fd 1/1/44; Mitchell 9/1/44; Morrison 12/1/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 15/1/44; 305BG Chelveston 11/2/44; crashed on take off with Girard Minea 3/12/44, Salvaged.