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

Delivered Geiger 3/9/42; Assigned 18BS/34BG Blythe 9/12/42; with Bob Mansfield forced landing due to engine failure 21/1/43; Written off 24/2/43. (?Ass 63BS/43BG Hawaii as I’M WILLING?)

Delivered Long Beach 20/10/43; ass 547BS/384BG [SO-O] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; MIA Frankfurt 11/2/44 Pilot: Seth Widner, Co-Pilot: Harvey Reid, Navigator: Alf Wickman, Bombardier: Leon Garber, Radio Operator: Bill Smith, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Mosbey, Waist Gunner: Howard Boon, Waist Gunner: John Santosuosso, Tail Gunner: Walter Mize (9POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Cifelli (KIA); aircraft hit by prop wash, crashed Notre-Dame-d’Aliermont, two miles N of St Vaast, 11miles S of Dieppe, Fr; MACR 2529.

Delivered Tulsa 17/5/44; Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 7/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned PFF 534BS/381BG [GD-J] Ridgewell 31/8/44; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; re-ass 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/7/43; 3701 BU Amarillo 23/7/44; 3706 BU Sheppard 29/3/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 23/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/10/45.

Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-F] New Castle 11/10/42; Grafton Underwood 24/10/42; MIA Wilhelmshafen 27/1/43 Pilot: Capt Vance Beckham, Co-Pilot: Don Stout, Navigator: Alf Wade, Bombardier: John Fahr, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harry Patton (5POW); Radio Operator: Burnice Farmer, Ball Turret Gunner: Roy Whitney, Waist Gunner: Jerome Kisseleff, Waist Gunner: LeRoy Mason, Tail Gunner: Bob Ames (5KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Tossens, outside sea dyke, near Wilhelmshaven; MACR 15501.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 18/6/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-A] Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; mission was abandoned 3/10/43 with Ben McCall, Co-pilot: S. Provencio, Navigator: John Replage. B- none , Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Chavland, Radio Operator: Stan Easterbrook, Ball turret gunner: Ed Berthiaume, wg, L.Ward, weg-Bill Bowles,Tail gunner: Bill Butler (9 Returned to Duty), instructed to land RAF Docking, Nfk, but skidded on wet grass an overran runway into adjoining field. Salvaged 2/11/43.(Reputed to have flown a loop on return from 78th mission) WAR CRY.

Delivered Amarillo 5/7/43; slated 339BS/96BG [QJ-S]; Cheyenne 25/7/43; Pyote 1/8/43; 30BS/19BG Pyote 9/11/43; 247 BU Smoky Hill 4/6/44; 505 BU Scott 5/7/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 2/8/44; with Ben Powell force landed Smoky Hill, KS 1/1/45; 248 BU Walker 6/1/45; 247 BU Smoky Hill 8/1/45; 902 BU Orlando 12/3/45; 247 BU Smoky Hill 18/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 21/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 29/6/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; MIA Bordeaux, but t/o from North Africa 24/8/43 Pilot: Wilmot Grodi, Co-Pilot: John Hughes, Navigator: Adelbert Kneale, Bombardier: Denver Canaday, Waist Gunner: George Elliott, Tail Gunner: Melvin Frazer (6EVD); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gene Cuvitt, Radio Operator: John Autyk, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Reilly (3POW); [three pass ‘ RTD]; Enemy aircraft, crashed Boular, 11 miles SE of Auch, 34 miles W of Toulouse, Fr; MACR 395. THE OLD SHILLELAGH II.

Delivered Geiger 1/9/42; Pilot: George Stallman forced landing Hancock Fd, NY 5/10/42; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK-V] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; MIA Wilhelmshafen 26/2/43 w/George Stallman, Co-Pilot: Bob Igo, Navigator: Joe Onorato, Bombardier: Tom Finlay, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Pete Kekseo (5KIA); Radio Operator: Cassius Morse, Ball Turret Gunner: Lee Gordon, Waist Gunner: Bill Jones, Waist Gunner: Larry Lovos, Tail Gunner: Floyd Ammerman (5POW); flak, ditched off Jadebusen, E of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. MACR 16054.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/42; Salina 10/1/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Brookley 8/3/43; Assigned: 369BS/306BG Thurleigh 24/3/43; Transferred: 422BS/305BG [JJ-L] Chelveston 10/43; then to 545BS/384BG [JD-U] Grafton Underwood 6/11/43; returning from Bremen 13/12/43 aircraft lost two engines and crash-landed base Pilot: George Poole, Co-Pilot: Bob Butler, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gus Mazzaccaro, Ball Turret Gunner: Herman Hoskins, rest unknown (10RTD), Salvaged. NORA II.

Delivered Hunter 13/3/45; slated 8AF, transferred Wright Fd 15/3/45 (for Gen K.B.Wolfe); 4112 BU Olmstead 29/10/45; 648 BU Andrews 17/3/46; 4104 BU Rome 25/7/46; re-ass 31/3/47; 608 BU Andrews 4/11/47; 4112 BU Olmstead 15/3/48; with Wilbur Beezley force landed Washington DC 13/5/48; 4 MSU Andrews 26/5/48; Recl Comp 3/9/48.(also used by Gen George Kenney 5AF in Pacific TO.)

Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; Scott 27/9/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-Q] Snetterton 15/10/43; with no crew named, crash landed RAF Honington 29/1/44; Salvaged 18/4/44. SKYBALL.

Delivered Louisville 27/4/45; Sth Plains 9/5/45; Eglin 21/7/45; 620 BU Muroc 25/7/45; re-ass 31/3/47; 4141 BU Pyote 1/1/48; Recl Comp 1/6/49.

Delivered Long Beach 2/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Written off 3/11/43.

Delivered Amarillo 3/7/43; Love 20/7/43; Dallas 21/7/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Love 10/8/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-J] Chelveston 15/9/43; 2 BAD Warton 20/3/44; Returned to the USA 611 BU Eglin 15/7/44; 610 BU Eglin 6/11/44; 4119 BU Brookley 4/12/44; 610 BU Eglin 17/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC’S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; severe icing during assembly for Kassel mission 20/12/44, and went into spin, during which two bailed Lyles and Spector, but both KIA. Pilot Orman Coffin recovered fron spin and returned to base safely.114m, Returned to US: Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/9/45; Scrapped: Kingman 15/12/45. I’LL GET BY.

Delivered Hunter 8/11/44; Grenier 17/11/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 7/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 11/8/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Delivered Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 15/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 26/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Kearney 17/8/44; Dow Fd 3/9/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-G] Grafton Underwood 23/9/44; 544BS [SU-L]; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 2/1/46.