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

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.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/43; Scott 25/9/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-A] Thurleigh 21/10/43; transferred 863BS/493BG [G6- ] Debach 8/44; on local flight 17/8/44 with Jim Linden, Co-pilot: Ed Kaputa, Navigator: Ken Noel, Bombardier: Searle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Depper, Radio Operator: Fred Wolins, Ball turret gunner: Dave farris, Waist gunner: John Murphy,Tail gunner: Jack Barker (9 Returned to Duty); brakes malfunctioned and ship nosed over, with nose, tail and engines badly damaged, due to 100% pilot error; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/6/44; Hunter 16/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned: 850BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; battle damage Parchim 7/4/45 Pilot: Cagle; mid air coll w/Me109 (by Sonderkommando Elbe rammer); ret allied territory safely despite two engines out; RetUS, Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 3/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 17/3/45 with Arthur Stern, Clifton Nippert, Ed Dewahl, Willard Fay, Jim Rivers, George Devlin, John Terry, Jim Heathman, Ed Holdren (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll, crashed Kamberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13080.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 23/3/44; taxi accident Pilot: Herbert Shule 3/5/45; Returned to US: Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 2/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45. HEAVEN’S ABOVE.

Delivered Denver 8/4/44; Kearney 3/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-X] Kimbolton 6/6/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 19/9/44 with ?; flak, crashed Saargemund, Ger. GILDED ORION.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned: 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; MIA Karlsbad 19/4/45 Pilot: Buford Stovall (EVD); Frank Mateyka (KIA); Ed Nilsson, Harry Shelgren, Bob Rivenburg, Joe Mullins, Dennis Richardson, Don McGinnis, Harry Turk {tg}, Dick Bernery {rcm} (8POW); jet Enemy aircraft, crashed Dresden, Germany. MACR 14195.

Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Phoenix 2/1/44; Kearney 3/1/44; ass 551BS/385BG [HR-E] Gt Ashfield 28/1/44; MIA Pas de Calais 28/2/44 Pilot: Gil Kemman, Co-Pilot: Steve Kruppa, Navigator: Henry Dagg, Bombardier: Ben Gallegos, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Paul Lewis, Radio Operator: Dick Thoos, Waist Gunner: Orin Lee, Tail Gunner: Chas Vobroucek (8KIA); Ball Turret Gunner: Wallace Kuester, Waist Gunner: Horace Hosbach (2POW): flak knocked tail off, crashed in Boulogne town, Fr. MACR 2882.

Delivered Tulsa 6/5/44; Hunter 15/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned: 526BS/379BG [LF-A] Kimbolton 4/6/44; MIA Lutzkendorf 9/2/45 Pilot: Herb Pearlman, John O’Neill, Chas Francescani, Ray Maloney, Alva Bryant, Paul Kondravy, Wesley Wells, Fred White, Al Jervis (9POW); flak, crashed Gierath, Germany. MACR 12337. WHITE LIGHTENING.

Delivered Denver 8/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Morrison 4/1/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 21/12/43; Missing in Action Linz 25/7/44 with 1Lt Allan Webster, 2Lt Wells B Grogan, 2Lt Henry A Johnson, 2Lt Stanley A Odlum, T/Sgt Donald A Lower, T/Sgt Walter Dl Sayle, S/Sgt James l Pauley, S/Sgt James C York, S/Sgt Edward J Ostrowski, S/Sgt George A Wilson; flak, crashed Klagenfurt; 10 x POW MACR 7126.

Delivered Denver 20/9/43; Gr Island 30/9/43; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 8/10/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-E] Grafton Underwood 18/10/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with George Steir, Co-pilot: Harry Bertram, Navigator: Ralph Harvey, Bombardier: Bob Heine, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Kane, Radio Operator: John VanBevern, Ball turret gunner: Alf David, Waist gunner: Francis Klonowski, Waist gunner: Rich Norton,Tail gunner: Jack Louden (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Grivillers, 22 miles SE of Amiens, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3244. SISSY.

Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned: 327BS/379BG Kimbolton 10/6/44; MIA Zeitz 30/11/44 Pilot: Gil Schlesinger, Howard Mertens, Chester Durham, Theo Zivanidis, Bernie Bonderski, Chas Bowles, Shirley Griffith, Stewart Schock (8KIA); Gene Bush (POW); flak, crashed Zeitz; MACR 11126. MISS LACE.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 29/6/44; MIA Merseburg 25/11/44 Pilot: Harry Blair, John Bante, Valentine Williams, Leo Wolfe, Jack Peterson, Ed Todd (6POW); Chas Voyles, Ken Perry, Art Litchfield (3KIA); flak, crashed Plauen, Germany. MACR 10756. BLONDE BOMBER.