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

Delivered Denver 20/12/42; Salina 3/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 26/2/43; {11m} crashed Bizerte 3/5/43 with Ed McLaughlin, (crew ?). Written off.

Delivered Denver 17/4/44; 1SAG Langley 30/5/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-S] Snetterton 29/6/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 19/4/44; Hunter 30/5/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 19/6/44; transferred 339BS/96BG [QJ-X] Snetterton 20/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 2/2/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Assigned: 96BG Snetterton 13/3/44; 550BS/385BG [SG-N] Gt Ashfield 12/3/44; MIA Munich 13/7/44 Pilot: Bob Turner, Ken Daniels, George Allen, Bob Dewey, Dave Disbrow, Chester Pawelczak, Myron Caulkin, Arthur Brooks, Alf Hanson, Art Dassow (10INT); flak, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz. MACR 7490. Returned to US: 1103 BU Morrison 22/8/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 13/6/44; Langley 8/7/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG PFF Sterparone 15/9/44; Missing in Action Vienna 11/12/44 with John Jarrett, Griffith, Terwelp, Magee, White, Nelson, Martin, Wolk, Machtolff, Frederick (10 evaded capture & return 27/12/44); mech fault, crashed Szeged; Missing Air Crew Report 10129. KITTY ANN.

Delivered Dallas 14/3/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned: 547BS/384BG [SO-J] Grafton Underwood 27/7/44; MIA Plauen 19/3/45 Pilot: Capt Omar Kelsay, Nick Pavios, Ray Soto, John Norstrom, Don Kelsey, Lt Pete Ziegler {Obs} (6RTD); Wilbur Soester, George Schold, Max Parker (3POW); Tom Schmeller (KIA); flak, crashed Liege, Belgium. MACR 10197. MISBEHAVIN‘.

Delivered Dallas 23/6/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 381BG Ridgewell 1/8/44; transferred 849BS/490BG Eye 2/8/44; crash landed base with Theo Edgerton 27/12/44; Salvaged 29/12/44.

Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Sioux City 16/3/44; with Tom Grice force landed Missouri Valle IW 4/8/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; 225 BU Rapid City 15/6/45; 234 BU Clovis 15/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 24/5/44; Hunter 23/6/44; Grenier 7/7/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 16/7/44; Returned to the USA 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/6/45. MISS FITS.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 27/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Transferred: 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 14/8/43; MIA Bremen 20/12/43 Pilot: Jim Carnes, Co-Pilot: Bill Parsons, Navigator: Bob Pue, Bombardier: Jacob Kahn, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Mark Meyer, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Doss, Waist Gunner: Bill Tragellas, Waist Gunner: Marvin McLain, Tail Gunner: Jerry Crow (9POW), Radio Operator: Bob Wetherbee (KIA); crew’s first mission, ran out of gas & ditched North Sea. MACR 1725. THE CAT’S SASS.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Gr Island 6/2/44; Grenier 10/2/44; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-M] Ridgewell 6/4/44; MIA {1+m} Berlin 19/5/44 Pilot: Harold Blog, Co-Pilot: Fred Dill, Navigator: George Dennis, Bombardier: Henry Miller, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Thompson, Radio Operator: John Heidebrink, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Poloski, Waist Gunner: Sam Humphrey, Tail Gunner: Cornelius Anderson (9POW); severe flak damage, crashed in forest 11 miles S of Mohrin Afd, 37 miles NE of Berlin, Germany, (now in Poland, called Moryn). MACR 5030. DRY GULCHER.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/44; Hunter 3/1/45; Grenier 28/1/45; Assigned 482BG HSX Alconbury 8/2/45; transferred 388BG Knettishall 10/2/45; Returned to the USA Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 29/8/44; Langley 23/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 97BG PFF Amendola 31/10/44; transferred 817BS/483BG Sterparone 17/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/12/45. KITTY ANN II.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Wendover 23/5/43; Sioux City 11/6/43; Kearney 3/8/43; Gore 13/8/43; 582BS/393BG Sioux City 12/11/43; with Padraig Evans, force landed Smoky Hill 14/6/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 20/6/44; 222 BU Ardmore 26/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 14/6/45.

Delivered Long Beach 30/9/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; ass 533BS/381BG [VP-V] Ridgewell 13/1/44; {3m} MIA Frankfurt 2/3/44 Pilot: Eugene Shultz, Co-Pilot: Howard Plemmons, Navigator: Art Reeves, Bombardier: Bill Hearn, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Hulivinski, Radio Operator: Hugh McHaffey, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Trapnell{died in hospital from appendicitis 2/3/45}, Waist Gunner: Nick Abramo, Tail Gunner: Chas Smith (9POW); Waist Gunner: John Farr (EVD); flak, crashed Nothomb, six miles N of Arlon, Belgium. MACR 2738.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Great Falls 1/10/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [D] Glatton 19/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman, Az 28/11/45. BLUEBELL D.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44 as the SADIE HAWKINS); Transferred to the 347BS/99BG Tortorella, Italy 31/3/44 and renamed „Slipstream“. Missing in Action 90m Odertal, Ger. 18/12/44, crashed Bruenn, Germany;

Delivered 488BG Avon Park 12/5/44; Gt Falls 15/5/44; Avon Park 19/5/44; 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; 324 BU Chatham 11/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered 488BG Avon Park 12/5/44; 4108 BU Newark 15/12/44; 325 BU Avon Park 18/12/44; with Reid Baldridge force landed 35 miles NW of Fort Myers, FL 29/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/5/44; Patterson 23/5/44; Kearney 6/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned: 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 28/6/44; battle damage Chemnitz 6/2/44 Pilot: ‚; forced landing Assigny, Fr; Salvaged. 25/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; with W. Simpson force landed Selfridge 21/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG LUCKY LADY but not to UK; transferred 234 BU Gt Bend 3/6/44; 19BG Gt Bend 9/9/44; 1103 BU Morrison 22/1/45; 243 BU Gt Bend 30/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 19/6/45.

Delivered Denver 24/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Oklahoma City 7/1/44; Kearney 15/1/44; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-P] Ridgewell 20/2/44; {61+m} Returned to US: 121 BU Bradley 27/5/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 21/10/45; Scrapped: Kingman 23/11/45. MIZPAH.

Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 834BS/486BG 2S-D] Sudbury 13/7/44; {83m}FF Returned to the USA Bradley 8/7/44; Sth Plains 11/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45. RUTHIE BEE.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned PFF 834BS/486BG [4N-V] Sudbury 12/7/44; 68m Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/11/45. THE CHARIOT.