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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3179

B-17 #42-3179

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/43; Morrison 30/4/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 3/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; battle damaged Bolzano, It. 10/11/43 with Bob Hain & crew, landed Corsica. Missing in Action Eleusis Afd, Athens 18/11/43 with Carson, Jamison, Rogers, Stuhlman, Vance, Dobbs, Riley, Emond, Mohney, Weide (10 Killed in Action); crashed Ragusa, Sicily.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6220

B-17 #44-6220

Delivered Tulsa 2/6/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 12/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6210

B-17 #44-6210

Delivered Tulsa 30/5/44; Boca Raton 2/9/44; 3035 BU Victorville 5/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/10/45.

B-17 #42-31137 / Classy Chassy

B-17 #42-31137 / Classy Chassy

Delivered: Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG (W) Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Poznan 9/4/44 Pilot: Irving Abramowitz, Co-Pilot: Bill Manifold, Navigator: Albt Buckley, Bombardier: Jan Begg, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Langston, Radio Operator: Leroy Neely, Ball Turret Gunner: Ernie Jones, Waist Gunner: Paul Sorensen, Waist Gunner: Larry Shroyer, Tail Gunner: John Price (10INT); flak, forced landing Kalmar, Sweden. MACR 3654. Ret UK 11/7/45; Returned to US: 121 BU Bradley 16/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 19/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45. CLASSY CHASSY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29479

B-17 #42-29479

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/42; Casper 14/1/43; Scotts Bluff 15/2/43; Casper 27/6/43; Dalhart 28/7/43; 247 BU Smoky Hill 9/8/44; 235 BU Biggs 6/10/44; 4202 BU Syracuse 5/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 4/6/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31519

B-17 #42-31519

Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Boise 24/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Chicago 8/1/44; Romulus 9/1/44; Presque Is 11/1/44; Assigned: 709BS/447BG [IE-B] Rattlesden 18/1/44; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Dean Fleming, Co-Pilot: Lloyd Ittel, Navigator: Carl McCuen, Bombardier: Joe Elliott, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill nShaw, Radio Operator: Sid Stein, Ball Turret Gunner: Andy Leydens, Waist Gunner: Tony Durante, Waist Gunner: Bill Pascocello, Tail Gunner: Leslie Orr (10RTD); ditched North Sea picked up by AFSR.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83478

B-17 #44-83478

Delivered Hunter 13/3/45; Grenier 19/3/45; Assigned 8AF 25/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; Sth Plains 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29974

B-17 #42-29974

Delivered Denver 20/3/43; Romulus 10/4/43; Assigned: 367BS/306BG [GY-L] Thurleigh 19/4/43; battle damage Kassel 28/7/43, Pilot: Larry Kooima, Co-Pilot: Frank Crawford, Navigator: Don Berkey{inj in crash}, Bombardier: Chas Cressey, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Virgil Struckhoff, Radio Operator: Cecil Brooks, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Curvillion, Waist Gunner: George Kusnir{wia}, Waist Gunner: W.G. Schmitt, Tail Gunner: Bob Weston (10RTD); crash-landed Framlingham A/fd, Suff. On return Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29478 / War Bird

B-17 #42-29478 / War Bird

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/42; Salina 4/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; with Max Davis force landed Atkinson Fd, Br. Guiana 8/2/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 26/4/43; crashed base ex Bizerte 3/5/43; with Max Davis & crew bailed safely. Salvaged. WAR BIRD.

B-17 #42-97828 / Queenie

B-17 #42-97828 / Queenie

Delivered Denver 8/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-Q] Ridgewell 28/5/44; {35+m} battle damaged Arnsberg 9/2/45 with Williamson; force landed continent, Salvaged 4/3/45. QUEENIE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29871

B-17 #42-29871

Delivered Cheyenne 28/2/43; Colorado Springs 19/3/43; Patterson 24/3/43; Colorado Springs 6/4/43; Esler Fd 8/5/43; Peterson 4/6/43; Cheyenne 21/7/43; Peterson 29/7/43; Assigned 1st Photo Gp Bolling 1/9/43; Mexico 9/11 – 27/12/43; Returned to the USA Smoky Hill 6/6/44; MacDill 22/6/44; Amarillo 10/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29926

B-17 #42-29926

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/43; Colorado Springs 24/3/43; Patterson 2/4/43; Colorado Springs 15/4/43; force landed Peterson 17/4/43 with Mark Bagshaw; Kirtland 9/5/43; Peterson 30/5/43; Assigned 1st Photo Gp Colorado Springs 1/9/43; 499BG Smoky Hill 6/6/44; 11 Ph Sq MacDill 13/6/43; 19 Ph Gp MacDill 2/8/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 11/8/44; 3706 BU Sheppard 12/3/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 3/4/45; 4135 BU Hill 22/10/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 26/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5953 / Skin & Bones

B-17 #42-5953 / Skin & Bones

Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Kearney 10/6/43; Dow Fd 16/7/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-Q/G] Snetterton 20/7/43; Missing in Action Keil 4/1/44 with George Davis, Co-pilot: Lester Guderian, Navigator: Julius Flusche, Bombardier: Hamlin Lowery, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kermit Lansrud, Radio Operator: Alphonse Salvagna, Ball turret gunner: John Shue, Waist gunner: Nicholas Tolien, Waist gunner: Jim Golden, Tail gunner: Alex Korolchuk (10 Killed in Action); coll with 42-30518 approaching target, crashed Gross-Hesepe, between Lingen & Ems, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2017. SKIN & BONES.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3479

B-17 #42-3479

Delivered Denver 2/7/43; Moses Lake 1/8/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 29/8/43; 327 BU Drew 16/9/43; 4124 BU Altus 2/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 3/8/45

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3457

B-17 #42-3457

Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/43; 457BG Geiger 24/7/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/44; 4160 BU Albuquerque 20/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 19/6/45.

B-17 #42-5426 / Fightin‘ Bitin‘

B-17 #42-5426 / Fightin‘ Bitin‘

Delivered Tulsa 6/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-X] Thurleigh 25/3/43; Missing in Action Kiel 28/7/43 with Don Winters, Navigator: Arnold Derifield, Bombardier: Levi Irwin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Moore, Radio Operator: Frank Latto (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Hoyt, Ball turret gunner: Art Johnson, Waist gunner: Theo Nichols, Waist gunner: Mike Kome,Tail gunner: Roy Peterson (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit wing which blew off, crashed N of Schuby, near Schelswig, Ger.. Missing Air Crew Report 123. FIGHTIN‘ BITIN‘.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5952 / Stop and Stare

B-17 #42-5952 / Stop and Stare

Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Kearney 20/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 29/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; crashed 24/6/44, Salvaged. STOP AND STARE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97993

B-17 #42-97993

Delivered Dallas 26/4/44; Langley 17/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 15/7/44; battle damage Stuttgart 10/9/44 Pilot: Bob Dunbar, Co-Pilot: Woodruff Goble, Navigator: John Krempasky, Bombardier: Art Upshaw, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Earl Kennedy, Radio Operator: Tom Boardman, no btg, Waist Gunner: Art Dennis, Waist Gunner: Ken Crast, Tail Gunner: Lt John Sacks, Maj Mitchell Mulholland {mission pilot, PFF lead w/490BG} (10POW); flak, forced landing Saargermund, Germany. MACR 8842. Salvaged. 9/5/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31769 / Cock of the Walk

B-17 #42-31769 / Cock of the Walk

Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gr Island 22/12/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG [D] Knettishall 19/2/44; after 36 mission transferred 15AF 6/9/44; Salvaged 6/11/45. COCK OF THE WALK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31773

B-17 #42-31773

Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-M] Gt Ashfield 25/2/44; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Chas Johnston, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Parker{killed by hostile civilians} (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Owen Walton, Navigator: Richard (Dick) W. Glaser, Bombardier: Bill Moffitt, Radio Operator: Jim McLelland, Ball Turret Gunner: Jesse Collinson, Waist Gunner: Will Domer, Waist Gunner: Vencil Owens, Tail Gunner: Harvey Watts (8POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Gleidingen, five miles S of Brunswick, Germany. MACR 4456.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-37764 / Dragon Lady

B-17 #42-37764 / Dragon Lady

Delivered Denver 21/8/43; Gr Island 18/9/43; ass 526BS/379BG [LF-P] Kimbolton 21/10/43; Ball Turret Gunner: Tyree McAllister (KIA-pilot was Dewey Barnes) 14/1/44; battle damage Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Fred Sommer, Co-Pilot: Jim Evesole, Navigator: Henry Cain, Bombardier: Henry Lukanda, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Armington, Radio Operator: Gordon Tucker, bTail Gunner: Joe Rotella, Waist Gunner: Jim Mycum, Waist Gunner: Jim Traupel, tg-Dominic Giordano (10RTD); limped home but Cat E; sal 2 SAD 8/3/44. DRAGON LADY.

B-17 #42-5950 / My Devotion aka Peter’s Pride

B-17 #42-5950 / My Devotion aka Peter’s Pride

Delivered Long Beach 28/5/43; Cheyenne 1/6/43; Dow 7/7/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-P] Rougham 12/7/43 MY DEVOTION; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Bill Babington, Co-pilot: Horbey Overton, Navigator: Nick Papernek, Bombardier: Bill Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Hatcher, Radio Operator: Mike RiveraWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Billy IvyWounded in Action, Waist gunner: Rod Shogren, Waist gunner: Allen Kanges,Tail gunner: John Liberg (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set tail on fire, crash landed Wieste, 17 miles W of Cloppenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2997. PETER’S PRIDE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102521

B-17 #42-102521

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 652BS/25BG Watton 30/4/44; Returned to the USA 4100 BU Patterson 4/2/45; 1103 BU Morrison 27/2/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37914

B-17 #43-37914

Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/44, mod to prototype F-9C; 11 Ph Gp MacDill 12/8/44; Assigned 19PCS/325PW Watton, Nfk. chin turret replaced by three cameras, three in radio comp; heaters fitted in camera bays, Damaged when parked at Schweinfurt A/fd, Germany by 44-8211 (305BG). Salvaged 6/11/46.