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

Delivered Long Beach 16/5/43; Roswell 25/5/43; Raton NM 5/6/43; Roswell 17/7/43; 30BG Pyote 12/10/43; 4209 BU Des Moines 4/6/44; 224 BU Sioux City 29/7/44; 235 BU Biggs 15/5/45; 556 BU Long Beach 30/8/45; 235 BU Biggs 16/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/7/43; Dalhart 29/7/43; 232 BU Dalhart 9/6/44; Mat Lockheed Burbank 15/6/44; 4208 BU Mines Fd 11/9/44; 232 BU Dalhart 19/9/44; 4200 Chicago Mun 10/11/44; 232 BU Dalhart 21/11/44; 246 BU Pratt 13/12/44; 232 BU Dalhart 10/1/45; 248 BU Walker 1/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 7/6/44; MIA Merseburg 29/7/44 Pilot: A.L. Benefield (POW); Dick Barry, Herb Kozel, Leon Davidson, Calvin Winwright, Ed McGrath, Harry Crouse, Harry McCarthy, Chas Campbell (8KIA); flak, crashed Bloesien, Germany. MACR 7819.

Delivered: Denver 19/11/43; Gr Island 1/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP-U] Ridgewell 13/1/44; on mission to Augsburg 16/3/44 Pilot: Rudi Duncan, Waist Gunner: Bill Yanzek baled out when fire broke out in cockpit-POW); MIA {29m} Berlin 19/5/44 w/Earl Sharp, Co-Pilot: Dorance Garner, Bombardier: Francis Britenbaker, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jarrett Schoepf, Radio Operator: Bill Suchy, Ball Turret Gunner: Merrill Pennybacker, Waist Gunner: Germany. ld Rutigliano, Tail Gunner: Follis Bratton (8POW); Navigator: Wayne Hardwick (KIA- chute failed); flak, crashed Adlig-Reetz, NE of Berlin, Ger; MACR 4932.

Delivered Lincoln 25/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG Kimbolton 11/10/44; Missing in Action Hopsten, Ger 24/3/45 with Sylvester Howell, Ken Noble, Bert Barnett, Melvin Wheeler, Tom Fairbanks, Pablo Villasenor, Milton Kenan, Mark Reynolds (8 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Hopsten, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 13605.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; crashed on take off with John Whiteside 10/1/45, Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 28/12/44; Grenier 25/1/45; with ? Banks force landed base 3/2/45; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 19/3/45; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.

Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-D] Kimbolton 18/2/44; MIA Stettin 13/5/44 Pilot: Joe Marinello, Navigator: John Allen, Bombardier: Bob Brasch (3POW); Co-Pilot: Gottlieb Bolger, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Dennis, Radio Operator: Leo Kubinski, Ball Turret Gunner: Wilson Decker, Waist Gunner: Arden Bailey, Tail Gunner: Jim McLallen (6KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Demmin, near Strehlew, 37 miles SE of Rostock, Germany. MACR 4930.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/44; Kearney 1/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-K] Framlingham 28/6/44; Missing in Action Dusseldorf 9/9/44 with Don Harris, Co-pilot: Howard Ford, Navigator: Marvin Jest, Bombardier: Saul Zioff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McCracken, Radio Operator: Curtis Anderson, Ball turret gunner: Claude Carnahan, Waist gunner: Virgil Gordon,Tail gunner: Leon Jarzynka (9 Prisoner of War); flak damaged two engines, plus one feathered, crashed Frohnhardt, near Oberpleis, E of Bonn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8912.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/44; Hunter 2/9/44; Dow Fd 10/9/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 13/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Kearney 25/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 7/6/44 OLD SILVER; battle damaged Nurnburg 3/10/43 with Chas Wallace, flak hit killed Co-pilot: Clarke; battle damaged Kassel 30/12/44 with ?; force landed Lille, Fr; Salvaged 28/1/45; 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 18/12/45. SOLVANG REVENGER.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/44; Hunter 26/10/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-Z] Kimbolton 1/12/44; transferred 838BS/487BG Lavenham 22/5/45; 94BG Rougham 29/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/1/46. HO.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Hunter 13/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-B] Kimbolton 8/7/44; transferred May 1945, 729BS/452BG Deopham Green; 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 10/11/45.

Delivered Denver 10/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Kearney 26/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG [W] Knettishall 7/6/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Lt Caffee 21/6/44. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/1/44; Gt Falls 14/1/44; Kearney 23/1/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 8/2/44 LADY LILLIAN; Missing in Action Kassel 18/10/44 with ?; flak, crashed Gosselies A/fd, Bel; 9RTD; Salvaged 6/11/44. WAR WEARY.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Gore 13/8/43; left Gander for UK heading for Nutts Corner, NI. 1/9/43 Pilot: Bill Warring, Co-Pilot: Howard Davis, Navigator: Max Polin, Bombardier: Rich Perkins, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gordon Schmitt, Radio Operator: Virgil Haney, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Quillin, Waist Gunner: Vic Velha, Waist Gunner: Carroll Bonnett, Tail Gunner: Mearl Waswick (10RTD); Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 21/9/43; poor visibility and instructed to head for Stornaway, but #3 engines was in trouble and crash-landed near Strathaven, Scot. Salvaged. STRATO EXPRESS.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/44; Kearney 28/5/44; Grenier 4/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG [HR-D] Knettishall 7/6/44; damaged over Beauvoir, Fr 15/6/44 with ? McFarlane, Co-pilot: / Lynah, Navigator: / Milano, rest unknown (10 Returned to Duty); hit by two rockets over target, returned to crash landed RAF Manston, UK; Salvaged 17/6/44. PANHANDLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 7/6/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 19/6/44; 527BS; hit when parked at RAF Colerne by 42-97528 (351BG) 19/12/44; twice force landed on continent 3/45 but repaired and back onto operations; Salvaged 18/6/45. FOUR OF A KIND.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Kearney 29/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned: 96BG Snetterton 8/4/44; Transferred: 571BS/390BG [FC-N] Framlingham 9/4/44; MIA {4m} Freidrichahafen 29/4/44 Pilot: Bob Rayburn, Co-Pilot: Henry Crowley, Navigator: Murray Jacob, Bombardier: Chas Heltsley, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Thomas, Radio Operator: Bob O’Hara, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Cusack, Waist Gunner: Dan Chermak, Waist Gunner: Dick Matanle, Tail Gunner: Woodrow Johnson (10POW); flak, one engine smoking, crashed a mile SE of Bitterfeld, 28 miles SW of Potsdam, Germany. MACR 4245.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG [CQ-Q] Rattlesden 30/4/44; MIA Bohlen 29/6/44 Pilot: Dugald Leitch, Co-Pilot: Bob Johnson, Navigator: Colin Germany. ells, Bombardier: Walt Woodmansee, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Wilf Corey, Radio Operator: Berton Swift, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Williams, Waist Gunner: Melvin Steele, Waist Gunner: Everett Huso, Tail Gunner: Russ Unverzagt (10POW); flak KOd #3 & #4, crashed Genthin, 16 miles N of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 6729.