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

Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP- ] Ridgewell 22/1/44; 7m Missing in Action Aschersleben 22/2/44 with Hal Roling, Co-pilot: Ray Bull, Navigator: John Jackson, Bombardier: Milton Soled, Radio Operator: Asbury Thompson (5 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Jemiolo, Ball turret gunner: Bill Ruark, Waist gunner: George Day, Waist gunner: Othel Martin,Tail gunner: Bob Eggert (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hillegossen, Leopoldshone, eight miles E of Bielefeld, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2936.

Delivered: Long Beach 12/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 535BS/381BG [MS-R] Ridgewell 20/12/43; Transferred: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green /44; MIA Brunswick 23/3/44 Pilot: Charles Young, Co-Pilot: Chas Clark, Bombardier: Sherman Farr, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Larry Koon, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Saul, Waist Gunner: Kenton Anderson, Waist Gunner: Bob Andrews, Tail Gunner: Joe Sujowski (8KIA); Navigator: Ed Wodicka, Radio Operator: Fred Buckingham (2POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Roedenbeck Barnstorf, due W of Aldorf, seven miles NE of Diepholz, Germany. MACR 3343. SUPERSTITUOUS ALOYSIUS.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-Q] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 18+m Berlin 29/4/44 with Jim Purdy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Fischer, Ball turret gunner: Lou Carusello, Waist gunner: George Johnson, Tail gunner: Ray Rybarski (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Garfield, Navigator: Paul Bunchuk, Bombardier: John Welch, Radio Operator: Emile Bianchi, Waist gunner: Don Itschner (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & #4 followed by fire, ship then crashed Kladow, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4236. QUEENIE.

Delivered Sebring 4/5/42; with E.F. Freeman ground looped into concrete mixer at Hendricks, on 1/6/42; Written off 4/12/42.

Delivered Tulsa 5/3/44; Hunter 12/3/44; Morrison 11/4/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 23/4/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 23/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. SPORT.

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Grenier 6/3/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 24/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 11/4/44 with Joe Jurnecka, Co-pilot: Howard McHenry, Navigator: John Heinzelman, Bombardier: John White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jerome Wodin, Radio Operator: Chas Hodden, Ball turret gunner: Bill Tatum, Waist gunner: Bob Shorts, Waist gunner: Dave Thompson,Tail gunner: John Siedlicki (10INT); flak KOd #1, force landed Bulltofta, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3825. Rep by Swedish airline as SE-BAR; sold to AFA Denmark as OY-DFA; W/O 30/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 18/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 8/11/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/3/45 with Bill Foster, Co-pilot: LaRue Costley, Navigator: Angelo Marcone, Bombardier: George Bouchard, Radio Operator: Larry Hulcher,Tail gunner: Bob Fox (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Kimble, Ball turret gunner: Armstrong Noble, Waist gunner: Bob Creighton, Waist gunner: Albert Taylor (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Pilsen; Missing Air Crew Report 13271. UMBRIAGO.

Delivered Sebring 5/5/42; Hendricks 16/5/42; with John Foster force landed base 23/8/42; o/s runway Morgantown, WV, 27/12/42 with Charlie Hall, caused thru’ gusty wind; with Joe Matthews crash landed Hendricks 24/5/43; force landed Hendricks with Andy Juhasz 26/10/43; Written off 18/11/43.

Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bassingbourn 23/1/44; {70m} battle damaged Frieberg 14/10/44 with Ed Spawinski; crash landed base on return, Salvaged 2 SAD. MARY LOU.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; Grenier 18/5/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-U] Snetterton 21/5/44; MIA Magdeburg 20/6/44 Pilot: Dick DeBrandes, Co-Pilot: Glen Harrison, Navigator: Bill Northington, Bombardier: Joe Armstrong, Radio Operator: Ken Garwood{wia}, Ball Turret Gunner: Gene Stauffer, Waist Gunner: Glen Smith, Waist Gunner: Bill Blow, Tail Gunner: Tom Rogers (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Lambrecht (KIA); Enemy aircraft damaged then it exploded, crashed nt Erxlebnen, 18 miles NW of Magdeburg, Germany. MACR 5897.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 29/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 17/8/44; transferred 340BS/97BG Amendola 18/8/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 17/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 10/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Romulus 9/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Pilot: Frank Umhoefer forced landing base 16/12/43; Assigned: 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/3/44; MIA Pas de Calais 27/4/44 w/George Hofsess, n/Bombardier: Oscar Lezman, Radio Operator: Ray Kuusela, Waist Gunner: Norman Kirby, Waist Gunner: Harry McCaskill, Tail Gunner: Jim Stamas (7POW); Co-Pilot: Frank Chaimson[shot in his chute], Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dominic Lorusso[landed on power lines] (2KIA); ng-S/Sgt Jack Stead, Ball Turret Gunner: Ike Jackson (2EVD); flak KOd some engines, some crew baled, ship exploded crashed Nesle-Hodeng, four miles SE of Neufchatel-eNavigator: Bray, 37 miles SW of Amiens, Fr. MACR 4294.

Delivered Dallas 9/6/44; Hunter 20/7/44; Presque Is 8/8/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone, Italy 16/8/44; involved in taxi accident at Foggia, A/fd with John Abele 24/5/45; Salvaged 11/6/45.

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 28/9/44; transferred 332BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 7/12/44; 17m taxi collision with 43-38306 with Joe Troccolli 4/4/45, Salvaged. RUSTY DUSTY.

Delivered Denver 31/1/43; Gt Falls 8/2/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK-S] Chelveston 6/4/43; then 422BS [JJ-S]; severe battle damage Wangerooge 15/5/43 Pilot: Bill Whitson, Co-Pilot: Harry Holt, Bombardier: Bob Barrall, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Albt Haymon, Radio Operator: Fred Bewak, Ball Turret Gunner: Edgar Nichols, Waist Gunner: Homer Ramsey, Waist Gunner: John Breen, Tail Gunner: Ken Meyer, photo-George Friend (10RTD); Navigator: Doug Venable (KIA); Salvaged. 16/5/43. OLD BILL.

Delivered Hunter 22/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 8/7/44; battle damaged Linz 2/3/45 with ?; crash landed base, Salvaged.

Delivered Tulsa 15/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Morrison 19/3/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 18/4/44; one of two squadron aircraft (the other 42-32043) used on SOE missions to Czechoslovakia, with supplies to Resistance, and returning with US evadees; Salvaged 6/12/44 after ground looping at Sterparone with Dave Rice. CRAZY HOUSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/44; Hunter 3/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned: 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 17/6/44; MIA Munich 13/7/44 Pilot: Russ Hilding, Ray Wojnicz (2POW); George Mong, Claud Kelly, Fred Gleason, Horace Dimartino, Harry White, Emory Markham, Erwin Williams, Joe Stewart (8EVD); flak, crashed Vendrest, ‘. MACR 6938. Salvaged. 13/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/44; Hunter 1/6/44; Grenier 14/6/44; Assigned 447BS Rattlesden 16/6/44; transferred 339BS/96BG [QJ-W] Snetterton 17/6/44; battle damaged French Noball sites 8/7/44 with ?; crash landed RAF Sutton Bridge, UK; Salvaged 10/7/44.