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

Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 10/9/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-A] Snetterton 13/9/44 LAIDEN MAIDEN; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-A] Horham 14/9/44; with Dale Metzinger, Co-pilot: Harry Tyrell, Navigator: Andy Kirk, Bombardier: Jim Hagerty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russell Brown, Radio Operator: Jack Mitchell, Ball turret gunner: Marvin Meyers, Waist gunner: Gerald Van Dome,Tail gunner: Gordon Wickstrom [9RTD]; hit 42-32066 mired in base mud on end of runway 16/12/44; 26m, sal 17/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 29/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45.

Delivered: Long Beach 24/8/43; Pilot: Rex Bleak forced landing Scott Fd, Il 29/9/43; Scott 2/10/43; ass 571BS/390BG [FC-C] Framlingham 7/10/43; (10m) MIA Ludwigshaven 30/12/43 w/Campbell Brigman, Co-Pilot: Tom Terrill, Navigator: Ernie Stock, Bombardier: Frank Tank, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Eric Kolc, Radio Operator: Russ Gallo, Waist Gunner: Leon Cassady, Waist Gunner: Paul Young (8EVD); Ball Turret Gunner: Harry Boyce (POW); Tail Gunner: Chas Vanderwarf (KIA-died from injuries 14/1/44); Enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, fire started and aircraft bellied in Wimy,five miles W of Hirson, Fr; MACR 1675. PICKLE DROPPER aka SARAH JANE.

Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-N] Kimbolton 21/10/43; battle damaged Gironde, but no bombs were dropped to to weather conditions 31/12/43 with Joe Bochna, Co-pilot: Bob Edwards, Navigator: Ray Frank, Bombardier: Murray Goldberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Chappelle, Radio Operator: Ed Zieman, Ball turret gunner: Ken Barnett, Waist gunner: Andy Langford, Waist gunner: Carroll Peterson,Tail gunner: Harry Carson (10 Returned to Duty); force landed Rattlesden A/fd, Sfk; sal 8/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/12/42; Salina 4/1/43; DeRidder 31/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 2/2/43; battle damaged Messina 25/5/43 with Bankhead {wia), Bruno, Boyle, Fronefield, Florek, Manship {wia), Hall, May, Disthorn, Ouerard (all RTD?); aircraft rep, Oudna 4/8/43; 11/12/43 Tortorella; Salvaged 30/10/45. PERSUADER.

Delivered Denver 17/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-A] Snetterton 8/9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Paul Flashive, Co-pilot: Lloyd Campbell, Navigator: Tuure Johanson, Bombardier: Bob Fenton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arthur Lee, Radio Operator: John Zugg, Ball turret gunner: Alphonse Ochoa, Waist gunner: Fred Czadzeck, Waist gunner: Larry Casioli,Tail gunner: Chas Cummings (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, last seen leaving formation on fire, crashed Bremen; Missing Air Crew Report 853.

Delivered Dallas 18/7/45; Sth plains 5/9/45; Rome 26/2/46; NAAF Mustin Fd 4/46 [77257]; assigned United States Coast Guard Elizabeth City 29/7/46; Inter Ice Patrol, Argentia, Nfd 2/49; Elizabeth City 12/49; crash landed Goose Bay, Labrador 14/3/52; repaired and back into operations by crash landed again, at NAS Norfolk, Va. 29/5/56 and this time scrapped for spares.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/10/44; Hunter 5/11/44; Grenier 5/12/44; Assigned PFF 613BS/401BG [IN-Q] Deenethorpe 2/1/45; 615BS [IY-D]; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/11/44; Hunter 16/12/44; Grenier 19/12/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-S] Deenethorpe 21/1/45; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/5/46.

Delivered Denver 16/8/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-O] Snetterton 11/9/43; battle damaged Duren 20/10/43 with Bill Jones, Co-pilot: Karl Bliss{broke his arm}, Navigator: Bill Neiderkorn, Bombardier: Ray Gillian, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theo Rhodes, Radio Operator: John Pollock, Ball turret gunner: Julius Kaufman, Waist gunner: B.Bridis, Waist gunner: A.Pohlod,Tail gunner: Leland Welsh, all crew bailed (10 Returned to Duty); on return crashed Furlong Farm, Beddingham, Sussex. No MACR.

Delivered Hunter 17/11/44; Dow Fd 2/12/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG (MS-Y) Ridgewell 4/1/45; 45+m Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. PFC’s LTD.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/5/44; MIA Krzesinki 29/5/44 Pilot: Ray Callahan, Co-Pilot: Gene Kivett, Navigator: Jim Russell, Bombardier: John Germany. on, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Weitkamp, Radio Operator: Doug Clark, Ball Turret Gunner: Grant Taylor, Waist Gunner: Keith Hart, Waist Gunner: Chas Knox, Tail Gunner: George Klepp (10POW); flak and Enemy aircraft KOd #3 and #4, crashed thre miles W of Eilenburg, nine miles NE of Liepzig, Ger. MACR 5315.

Delivered Ft Myers 14/4/44; Dallas 21/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Denver 12/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-M] Deenethorpe 7/3/44; Missing in Action St Lo 24/7/44 with Ed Coleman, Navigator: H.E. Kron, Bombardier: E.K. Stout, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: A.T. Lindholm, Radio Operator: C.A. Carman, Ball turret gunner: A.J. Meany, Waist gunner: E.W. Anderson, Tail gunner: W.D. Kidman (8 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Stewart Wilcox (Killed in Action); ditched Channel, crew rescued by ASR. COMMAND PERFORMANCE II aka ANNIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP- Ridgewell 21/5/44; MIA Dessau 30/5/44 Pilot: Merrill Burton, Co-Pilot: Dave Bredeson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Eylens, Ball Turret Gunner: Ralph Powell (4KIA); Navigator: Alvin Berry{wia}, tog-Sgt Bob Hammond{wia}, Radio Operator: Jim Marbry, Waist Gunner: Vic Pillot{mia}, Tail Gunner: Bob Hittel (5POW); Enemy aircraft, set wing afire between #3 and #4, ship exloded before all could bale out, crashed between Werderhausen and Piethen, 17 miles SW of Dessau, Germany. MACR 5233. OL’ SWAYBACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Gr Island 6/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 30/4/44; MIA Munich 11/7/44 Pilot: ‘; flak, crashed Rtrange, Fr; Salvaged. 26/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 16/5/44; transferred 614BS/401BG [IW-J] Deenethorpe 30/5/44; Salvaged 10/1/45. HARD SEVENTEEN aka HARD LUCK.

Delivered Hunter 15/8/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-E] Framlingham 5/9/44; Missing in Action Derben 14/1/45 with Dan Thumlert, John Bone, Harry Lynch, Phil Taylor, John Zito, Frank Kelly, Dale Firof (7 Killed in Action); Cosimo Cardone, Lt Dick Brown mission pilot(2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ketzin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11826.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 23/5/44; transferred 25BG Watton 10/44; Returned to the USA Cincinnati 4/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46. GROPE AND HOPE.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Kearney 29/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall; with Irving Sainsbury, Co-pilot: John Mehner, Navigator: George Scanlon, Bombardier: Gerald Frost, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Bradick, Radio Operator: Howard Corwin, Ball turret gunner: Bert Heinly, Waist gunner: Doug Dalby, Waist gunner: Chas Zellars,Tail gunner: Paul O’Flaherty (10 Killed in Service); lost over Atlantic en route UK 9/4/44; Missing Air Crew Report 3634.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 20/5/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-Z] Ridgewell 29/8/44; {24+m} Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. WILD BILL.