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

Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/43; Smoky Hill 10/6/43; 2345 BU Clovis 24/6/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 26/1/45; 2038 BU Jackson 3/2/45; 232 BU Dalhart 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/10/45.

Delivered Lincoln 10/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-X] Framlingham 17/12/44; 570BS [DI-X]; Returned to US: Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 6/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 5/11/45. THEY’VE HAD IT and LADY FAITHFUL (One painted on each side !).

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/44; Kearney 19/2/44; Grenier 1/3/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 12/3/44; pilot landed at Bovington on engineering flight from Rattlesden 7/7/44 with Dan Heinrich, Co-pilot: Russ O’Neal, Navigator: Dave Ellis, Bombardier: Lew rowlands, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Lonigan, Radio Operator: Franklin Vessells, pass: Sgt A. Alonzo, (7 Returned to Duty); crash landed base, ran off runway and right u/c collapsed; Salvaged.

Delivered Long Beach 15/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; ass 569BS/390BG [CC-D] Framlingham 18/11/43; MIA Leipzig 29/5/44 Pilot: Carl Nesbitt, Navigator: Wayne Dyer, Bombardier: Melvin Meyer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Lyle Larson (4KIA); Co-Pilot: Bob Patterson, Radio Operator: Weldon Pillow, Ball Turret Gunner: George Hauskins, Waist Gunner: Bill Striffler, Waist Gunner: Lester Miller, Tail Gunner: Joe Finch (6POW); Enemy aircraft #1 engine on fire, left aileron and wing damaged, crashed and sunk in a marsh at Horst, near Schonwalde, Germany. MACR 5313. DUTCH CLEANER aka FLYING COFFIN and YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/4/45; Hunter 16/5/45; San Francisco 9/6/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 23 Ph RC Momote 1/1/48; 85 RVP Clark Fd 1/4/48; 5 RVP Gp Clark Fd 1/12/49; PAL Hickam 17/4/49; Returned to the USA 9 SRC Fairfield 27/9/49; AMC Hill Fd 21/10/49; Recl Comp 19/5/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/10/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Romulus 1/11/43; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-S] Framlingham 11/11/43; MIA Dusseldorf 9/9/44, caught fire from explosion of 42-97871; flew two hours on one engine forced landing on continental A/Fd A-22, France; salvaged and repaired by modifying to F model by 458 St/Sqd, 14/11/44. BAD EGG.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 6/4/44; was badly damaged when 42-39864 exploded killing 15 personnel on next revetment. Salvaged 22/4/44.

Delivered Dallas 7/7/44; Langley 7/8/44; Dow Fd 10/9/44; Assigned: 533BS/381BG PFF [VP-U] Ridgewell 5/10/44; battle damage {22+m} Berlin 29/3/45 Pilot: Bill Privett/Phil Saccamano, crash-landed base; Salvaged. 30/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/44; Hunter 13/8/44; Dow Fd 9/9/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-U] Thurleigh 1/10/44; Salvaged 8/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-F] Framlingham 5/9/44; Returned to US: Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 6/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 26/11/45. BABY BUGGY II. A piece of this aircraft was found at Kingman, Az., by Dave Klingensmith and donated it to the 390thBG museum, now on display.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Albuquerque 18/11/43; Yuma 19/11/43; with Hugh Ashby crash landed Delle, UT 3/1/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Denver 22/12/43; St Joseph 6/1/43; Kansas City 7/1/44; St Louis 9/1/44; Lakeland 10/1/44; Morrison 14/2/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 16/2/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt, Aus. 10/5/44 with Gerald Gowen, Bombardier: Harry Mohler, Ball turret gunner: Bob Nutty, Waist gunner: John Punzar,Tail gunner: Bob Omundson (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Farrington, Navigator: Harry Kennedy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Brisson, Radio Operator: Theo Dawson, Waist gunner: Tony Nicholopoulos (5 Killed in Action) flak, crashed Foestenhof, Aus; Missing Air Crew Report 4660. THE IRISH ORPHANS.

Del Denver 8/12/43; Kingman 21/12/43; Denver 6/1/44; Jackson 11/1/44; Atlanta 12/1/44; Lakeland 13/1/44; Ass 775BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; MIA Wiener Neustadt 10/5/44 w/Stan Dwyer, cp Manley Dale, n-Francis Gilhooley, b-Prestcott Piper, ettg-John Boros, tg-Bill Olfenius (5KIA); ro-George Mitchell, btg-Gene Parker, wg-Steve Milewski, wg-John Boyett (4POW); flak, cr Lichtenwearth; MACR 4723. PETE’S PLAYHOUSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Grenmier 25/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned: 535BNS/381BG [MS-O] Ridgewell 3/5/44 MALE CALL; battle damage {55m} Mannheim 1/2/45, crash-landed base Pilot: Curtis Kuhns 1/2/45; Salvaged. 2 SAD Lt Staughton 2/2/45. JULIE LINDA.

Delivered Denver 14/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Presque Is 25/2/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-V] Snetterton 3/3/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 3/10/44 with ?; force landed France?; Salvaged 15/11/45. DURATION PLUS.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/1/44; MacDill 4/2/44; Morrison 8/3/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Tortorella 11/3/44; transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; {81m} Returned to the USA 4100 BU Patterson 3/3/45; Recl Comp 24/5/46.

Delivered Tulsa 5/3/44; Rapid City 9/3/44; with Don Larson force landed base 8/2/45; 225 BU Rapid City 1/5/45; 283 BU Galveston 19/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Denver 6/1/43; Pueblo 19/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Pyote 10/3/43; Drew 16/5/43; Pyote 21/5/43; Tinker 15/8/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 22/5/45.

Delivered Denver 26/11/43; Kearney 14/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell 15/1/44; MIA Oschersleben 22/2/44 Pilot: Francis Fridgen, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Brennan, Radio Operator: Bill Reilly, Ball Turret Gunner: Garrett Bartle (4POW); Co-Pilot: Dave Waller, Navigator: Paul Ehrmann, Bombardier: Phil Palmer, Waist Gunner: Oliver Gaby (4KIA); Waist Gunner: Walt Abernathy, Tail Gunner: Lowell Slayton (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed near Ostendorf church, Opherdicke/Westfalia, Germany. MACR 2934. HOMING PIGEON.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG Snetterton 1/5/55; transferred 337BS [AW-B]; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Ken Bope 21/6/44; Salvaged 1/7/44. ALL AMERICAN GIRL.