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

Delivered Denver 24/2/43; Gore 31/3/43; Ephrata 2/4/43; Orlando 28/4/43; Geiger 2/6/43; Gt Falls 7/7/43; Pendleton 17/7/43; crashed Cutbank, VA with John Fechtmuller 18/8/43; Written off 19/8/43.

Delivered Denver 14/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Grenier 3/4/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG [CQ-L] Rattlesden 11/4/44; crash: takeoff for Misburg 18/6/44 Pilot: Tom Thorp, Co-Pilot: Luther Gallagher, Navigator: Ray Kuebler, Bombardier: Walter Haight, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob McGhee, Radio Operator: Bob Erdman, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Peery, Waist Gunner: Miles Miller, Waist Gunner: George Miller, Tail Gunner: Ed Wezenski (10RTD- 9 not confirmed as crew’; Salvaged. 23/6/44.

Delivered Denver 20/3/44; Gulfport 20/4/44; 3018 BU Kingman 4/5/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 27/6/45; 3008 BU Minter 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 12/1/46.

Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 29/12/43; Oklahoma City 11/1/44; Kearney 16/1/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 18/1/44; MIA Hamm 22/4/44 Pilot: Tom Gilleran, Co-Pilot: Henry Mamlock, Navigator: Dick Lazarus, Bombardier: Lou Wigdorwitz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas McHugh, Radio Operator: Harley Tuck, Ball Turret Gunner: M.D. Harris, Waist Gunner: Fred Hawley, Waist Gunner: Gene Kealer, Tail Gunner: Don Worley (10POW); flak hits set ship ablaze, crew baled, ship crashed Oberenste, five miles SE of Werl, Germany. MACR 4174.

Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Salinas 30/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned Freeman Goodman Prov Grp Gander, Nfd 9/6/43, but crashed into Stranavan Bay, Rothesay, Scotland on ferry flight from USA having run out of gas; with Jim Rivers, Co-pilot: W.D. Boelter, Navigator: E.W.Gould, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: C.D. McLaughlin, Radio Operator: E.W. Maslowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: N. Maxa, Radio Operator: P.Tomasko, Waist gunner: F.Norman, Waist gunner: D.C.Jensen (9 Returned to Duty); Bombardier: Jim Stroebel (KIS-body washed up a month later). Salvaged NBD 16/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned: 751BS/457BG [G] Glatton 27/5/44; MIA Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: Capt John Wallace, Co-Pilot: Bill Dawson, Navigator: George Korb, Bombardier: Jerome Silverman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Frank Pappenfuss, Radio Operator: John Roster, Waist Gunner: Joe Geller, Waist Gunner: Glen Hardin (8POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Harry McDaniel, Tail Gunner: Chas Ford (2KIA); Enemy aircraft set tail on fire, crashed Emseloh, Germany. ; MACR 10317.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Dow Fd 7/9/44; Assigned: 457BG Glatton 8/9/44; battle damage Politz 7/10/44 Pilot: Ernie Salzer, Co-Pilot: Fred Monson, Navigator: Ken Post, Bombardier: Bill Steffen, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Scarborough, Radio Operator: Vince Toth, Ball Turret Gunner: Ben Hamrick, Waist Gunner: Dick Mitrenga, Tail Gunner: Elbert Conger (9RTD); ditched North Sea, all rescued.

Delivered Tulsa 5/4/44; Hunter 20/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 340BS/97BG Amendola 3/7/44; Missing in Action Brux 20/10/44 with Don Wilson, Hayes, Thomas, Adams, Harborn, Calley, Catollo, Rupurt, Corning, Phillips; flak, crashed Otrokowitz; Missing Air Crew Report 9591.

Delivered Long Beach 5/4/43; Tulsa as gunnery trainer YB-40 10/4/43; 3036 BU Yuma 4/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 18/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Denver 2/3/44; 1SAG Langley 2/6/44; Grenier 28/6/45; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 1/7/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/10/45. MAINLINER II.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/44; Kearney 1/6/44; Grenier 16/6/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/6/44; Returned to US: Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 7/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned: 751BS/457BG [A] Glatton 23/5/44; MIA Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: Jim Corriher, Co-Pilot: Jeremiah Healy, Navigator: Earl Hill, Bombardier: Harry Doerr, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Levaussauer, Radio Operator: Harry Gormley, Tail Gunner: Bob Gunther (7KIA); Ball Turret Gunner: Gail Schatz, Waist Gunner: Dan Willis (2POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Leimbach, Germany. MACR 10316. PATCHES ‘n PRAYERS.

Delivered Patterson 3/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-E] Rougham 29/9/44; MIA Munich 8/4/45 Pilot: Sam Rogers, Ralph Loechle (2KIA); Albt Holt, Warren Williams, Chas Lauth, Lowell Williamson, no tg ‘, Ed Massalo, George Burbridge (6POW); flak caused fire and left wing broke off, crashed Hof, Germany. MACR 13880.

Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-G] Gt Ashfield 28/9/44; Returned to US: Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 30/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-M] Kimbolton 14/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/42; Casper 11/1/43; Scotts Bluff 8/3/43; Sioux City 20/6/43; Casper 15/5/43; Scribner 19/7/43; Kearney 3/8/43; 4136 BU Tinker 14/6/44; 202 BU Galveston 21/6/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 13/10/44; 225 BU Rapid City 23/2/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 27/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/44; Hunter 20/12/44; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 4/2/45; transferred 750BS/457BG [N] Glatton 14/2/45; 305BG Chelveston 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 30/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Assigned: 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 29/6/44; battle damage Aachen 9/8/44 Pilot: ‘; crash-landed, Salvaged. 12/8/44.

Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 30/9/44; taxi accident with Bill Lindsey 21/3/45; 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 21/11/45. QUEEN OF THE STREAM.