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

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.

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

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.

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‘.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.