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

Delivered Louisville 5/4/45; Sth Plains 10/4/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 25/10/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 19/12/45; 342 BU Smyrna 5/5/46; 594 BU Topeka 26/6/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/43; Las Vegas 27/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 16/6/44; 2126 BU Laredo 10/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 6/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 15/11/43; sal 9AF 26/9/45 in Germany.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/2/44; Kearney 25/2/44; Presque Is 22/3/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-I] Ridgewell 6/4/44; Missing in Action {3m} Kerlin-Bastard, Fr 7/6/44 with John Martyniak, Co-pilot: Dick Kellum, Navigator: Jim Manion, Bombardier: Ray Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Darrell Longley, Radio Operator: Paul Stewart, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Jackson, Waist gunner: Albt Fahey, Tail gunner: Wayne Coffey; flak damage, ditched Channel 30 miles W of Jersey, (9 Returned to Duty). OUR CAPTAIN.

Delivered Louisville 4/4/45; Sth Plains 15/4/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 8/10/45; 342 BU Smyrna 5/5/46; 594 BU Topeka 12/5/46; 4104 BU Rome 13/6/46; re-ass 31/3/47; 4112 BU Olmstead 18/6/47; 4 ER North West 1/1/48; 4 RCU North West 30/9/49; 2 RES Anderson 23/8/50; Recl Comp 16/2/51.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Gr Island 6/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 6/3/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 4/11/44 with Junior Adams, Bob McGuire, Edwin Breaw, Ross McCollum, Millard Bell, John Roberts, John Dewberry, John Collins, Larry Ornato (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 10162. YELLOW CAB.

Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 29/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-Q] Kimbolton 13/11/44; 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 20/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 18/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 14/10/44; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Ray Alderman, Curtis Henning, Ed Aulman, John Kirkham, Leo Christianson, Ludger Desmarias, Bill Page, Norbert Zagacki (8 Prisoner of War); Bob Staudinger (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Zeitz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11058. DIMPLES.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/3/45; Sth Plains 6/4/45; re-ass 31/3/47; 343 RVM MacDill 14/5/47; 343 SR Topeka 28/7/48; 91 ABGp Maguire 4/3/49; with Chas Hall force landed Fairfield, Oh 16/8/49; Recl Comp 14/12/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Gr Island 25/2/44; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 16/3/44; battle damage Rechlin, Germany. 25/8/44 Pilot: ‚; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 14/11/44.

Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Presque Is 14/10/43; ass 563BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Merseburg 29/7/44 Pilot: Russell Boyce, Jack Graves, Calvin Leitz, John Turpen, Norman Hubbert, Ken Erneste, Alf Japhen (7KIA); Darrell Hornsby, Emmett Lawless (2POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Bottendorf, Germany. MACR 7820.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 22/5/43 Pilot: Bill Morre, Dale Wendte, Phil Dreiseszun, Jim Houck, Frank Bryant, Ed Usher, Bill Kithcart, Bill Fortier, Edgerton Zahm, John Watkins; MIA {1m} Hamburg 24/7/43 w/Bill Moore, Navigator: Phillip Dreiseszun, Radio Operator: John Ivey, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Usher, Ball Turret Gunner: Edgerton Zahm, Waist Gunner: Bill Fortier (6POW); Co-Pilot: Dale Wendte, Bombardier: Jim Houck*, Waist Gunner: Joe Kralick, Tail Gunner: John Watkins* (4KIA – * went down in ship); flak hit #1 & #2, wing blazed; crashed Neustadt Bay, Germany. MACR 130. LETHAL LADY.

Das Schicksal dieser B-17 Fliegenden Festung ist nicht bekannt.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP-K] Ridgewell 4/6/43 Pilot: Bob Fricks, Martin Downey, Ray Lyons, Edwin Vincent, Guy Phillips, Atchmonde Logan, Theo Cason, Dallas Vaughn, Bill Vance, Bob Calhoun; MIA {10m} Anklam 9/10/43 w/Maj Landon Hendricks (CO), Co-Pilot: Capt Bob Withers, Navigator: Capt Bill Turner, Bombardier: Capt Leo English, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas McNeil, Radio Operator: John Willdridge, Ball Turret Gunner: Jerome Arbiter, Waist Gunner: Ernie O’Hara, Waist Gunner: Lloyd Howard, Tail Gunner: Lt Bill Duggan (10KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, last seen N of Texel Is, Holl.; MACR 887.

Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; ass 569BS/390BG [CC-D] Framlingham 26/10/43; MIA (2m) Emden 11/12/43 Pilot: George Fish, Co-Pilot: Ed Ledford, Navigator: Bill Karpetska, Bombardier: Sam Lewis, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Loren Roberts, Radio Operator: Roland Fowler, Waist Gunner: Joe McKinney, Tail Gunner: Hugo Wanke (8KIA); Ball Turret Gunner: John Samsel, Waist Gunner: Mike Kulakowski (2POW); flak & Enemy aircraft, crashed Leesdorf, in Norden, N of Emden, Germany. MACR 1726.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/44; Hunter 12/1/45; Dow Fd 7/2/45; Assigned 452nd BG / 731st BS (K-) H2X RAF Deopham Green 9/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/12/45. MANCHESTER MISSES.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/44; Kearney 27/5/44; Grenier 7/6/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 19/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [XA-J] Gt Ashfield 2/9/43; MIA Munster 11/11/43 Pilot: John McGowan, Co-Pilot: Jim Bufkin, Navigator: Ellis Shorb, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Nello Malavasi, Ball Turret Gunner: Vernon Mulvaney, Waist Gunner: Bill Bloeser, Waist Gunner: Tony Barckett, Tail Gunner: Bob Johnson (8POW); Radio Operator: Jim French (KIA-bailed out but died of injuries); Bombardier: Tom Applewhite (EVD); flak KO’d #3, crashed Druner, near border of River Maas, Germany. MACR 1161. THE WILD HARE.

Delivered Long Beach 22/9/43; Scott 1/10/43; ass 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 8/10/43; MIA Oberlanstein 11/11/43 Pilot: Paul Kane, Co-Pilot: Lynn Oliver, Bombardier: George Ross (3KIA), Navigator: Larry Hoban, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Hoyt Stropes, Radio Operator: Ray Leib, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Gibbons, Waist Gunner: Milo King, Waist Gunner: Chas Wrobel, Tail Gunner: Harry Knechtle (7POW); Enemy aircraft KO’d #3, exploded crashed in polder near Fijnaart, nr Willemstadt, Hol; MACR 1068. OLE BASSER.

Delivered Long Beach 8/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; ass 332BS/94BG [XM-N] Rougham 8/10/43; MIA Munster 11/11/43 w/Dick Ralls, cp-Hugh Hardgrove, b-Theo Hathaway, ettg-Lester Mann, ro-Francis Markwell, btg-Lynnford Smith, wg-Bill Borman{body washed up Scharendijke, Schouwen Is, Holl 19/6/44}, wg-John Smith, tg-Alf Salsgiver (9KIA); n-John Thompson (POW); flak, on fire going down, cr Tilburg, Hol; MACR 1066. CASEY JONES.

Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; ass 331BS/94BG [QE-K] Rougham 27/11/43; MIA Munster 11/11/43 Pilot: Bob O’Hara, Co-Pilot: John Wolf, Navigator: Bob Combs{body not recovered}, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Herman Jeschke, Ball Turret Gunner: John Petrus, Waist Gunner: Don Savage, Waist Gunner: Ray Hicklin (7KIA); Bombardier: Bob Becker, Radio Operator: Ed Goldstein, Tail Gunner: John Czwak (3POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed in water near Numansdorp, 12 miles S of Rotterdam, Hol; MACR 1067.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/43; Gore 7/6/43; Tinker 10/6/43; Memphis 20/6/43; Eglin 27/6/43; Kearney 6/7/43; Presque Is 9/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 19/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; 100th mission Ferrara M/Y 14/5/44; took part in first shuttle mission to Russia; Returned to the USA Morrison 15/4/45; Rome, NY 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 4/7/45. WAR PAPPY.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/9/43; Harvard 13/10/43; Assigned: 711BS/447BG [IR-L] Rattlesden 24/11/43; MIA Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 Pilot: Julian Schrero, Navigator: Joe Lamansky, Bombardier: Lowell Doan, Radio Operator: Dee Troxell (4KIA); Co-Pilot: Merle Kent, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Howard May, Ball Turret Gunner: John Bitzer, Waist Gunner: Herman Holland, Waist Gunner: Homer Miller (5POW); Tail Gunner: Walt Dickerman (EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Coudray Farm, Berville, six miles NW of Mariners, 11 miles NW of Pontoise, Fr; MACR 1770, 23 pages. (first loss in group.) MAID TO PLEASE

Delivered: Cheyenne 31/8/44; Hunter 5/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-T] Framlingham 25/9/44; MIA Cologne 10/1/45 Pilot: Horace Skinner; Ivan Scott, Bill Wylie, Jim Craig (4POW); Jim Hannaman, Stanford Kay, Chas Pasch, Mark Hertz, Ward Gillespie (5KIA); flak hit caused fire in left wing, crashed Dusseldorf, Germany. MACR 11580.