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

Delivered Dallas 24//6/44; Langley 27/7/44; Dow Fd 17/8/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 18/4/44; transferred 850BS/490BG Debach 20/8/44; 332BS/94BG [XM-Q] Rougham 5/45; Returned to the USA 593 BU Charleston 28/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 27/12/45. BOBBY SOX.

Delivered Denver 6/4/44; Kearney 3/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 23/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Gerald Carter, Dale Kelly, Lester Franz, Newton Riley, Lee Baker, Alf Walczak, George Scearce, Bob Long, Dick Pearce (9 Prisoner of War); Lowell Simmons (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5930.

Delivered Denver 23/12/43; Salt Lake City 27/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 3/2/44; transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-M] Snetterton 4/2/44; Missing in Action Brandenburg 18/4/44 with John Abrell (Killed in Action) + 385BG crew; Navigator: John Hock, Navigator: Ray Simms, Bombardier: Bill Crabb, Radio Operator: Bob Polvado, Waist gunner: Bob Rider, Waist gunner: Tom Eydman,Tail gunner: Lt Paul Van Boven, with Capt Hogan {94BG Com Pilot} (9 Prisoner of War); flak KOd two engines crashed Rathenow, 17 miles NW of Brandenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4161.

Delivered Louisville 2/5/45; Rome 27/5/45; Middletown 8/11/45; Morrison 6/12/45; 4112 BU Olmstead 1/3/46; West Palm Beach 3/3/46; re-ass 30/4/47; 4 BSR Borinquen, PR 1/1/48; 5904 ABGp Ramey 26/7/47; AMC Hill Fd 17/3/49; 5904 ABGp Ramey 1/5/49; AMC Olmstead 12/10/49; Recl Comp 25/10/49. Destroyed in weapons test at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Gr Island 3/2/44; Grenier 1/3/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-K] Kimbolton 11/3/44; Missing in Action Ulm 9/8/44 with Willis Jones, Bombardier: Paul Repas, ng-Bill McGinnis (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bill Dry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Phillips, Radio Operator: Bill Black, Ball turret gunner: Alvin Brady, Waist gunner: Bernie Schupp,Tail gunner: Chas Parrish (6 Prisoner of War); flak badly damaged aircraft nose, crashed Walheim, SE of Aachen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7392. BIG BARN SMELL.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Gr Island 7/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-K] Kimbolton 30/3/44; battle damaged Saarbrucken 23/5/44; with ? Salvaged 26/5/44.

Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [LG- ] Bassingbourn 13/12/43; {6m} severe battle damaged Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Eldridge Greer, Co-pilot: Bill Wood, Bombardier: Louie Dobbs, rest ? ; (10 Returned to Duty); two engines out and 250 bullet holes ship crash landed Shipdham Afd, Nfk; sal 2 SAD 16/1/44. SPIRIT OF ’44.

Delivered Louisville 3/5/45; Syracuse 6/6/45; Middletown 8/11/45; Morrison 21/12/45; West Palm Beach 5/1/46; 2621 BU Barksdale 21/11/46; re-ass 31/3/47; 7 MSU Ft Worth 5/1/48; 4117 BU Robins 12/4/48; Recl Comp 15/10/48.

Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 15/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-F] Kimbolton 8/2/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 13/8/44 with Bob Felgar, Navigator: Homer Gregory, Bombardier: J.W. Hansen, Radio Operator: Ron Moellering, Ball turret gunner: Harry Swinger, Waist gunner: Carl Weller,Tail gunner: Bob Fox (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Henry Benitez, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Chase (2 Killed in Action); flak hit quickly followed by explosion, crashed Lonlay Le Tesson, SE of Flers, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 7905.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gt Falls 17/12/43; Cheyenne 23/12/43; Dallas 8/1/44; Lakeland 10/1/44; Morrison 13/2/44; Ass 777BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; MIA Munich 13/6/44 w/Bob Davies, cpGoulman, n-Russ Lindstedt, b-Don Samson, ettg-Allan Brown, ro-Ken Glitch, btg-Howard Tripp, wg-Bill Taft, *wg-Frank[Bob] Anderson, tg-Harry Scott (9/10POW?); wg-Frank[Bob] Anderson (?KIA); flak, cr Brod, ?; MACR 6094. THE SKY LARK.

Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Omaha 1/2/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 11/3/44; Assigned 813BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 347BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action {1m} Steyr, Aus. 2/4/44 with John Koehne, Armatoski, Chumley, Meyer, Warnek, Lee, Fulert, Perkins, Uzae, McMinn; enemy aircraft, crashed Spanheim, no chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 3887. OLE MOSE.

Delivered Louisville 2/5/45; Syracuse 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Kearney 14/12/43; La Guardia 21/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-G] Ridgewell 13/1/44; Missing in Action [55M] Cologne 17/10/44 with Rice; flak, force landed Speelberg, near Holsbeek, NE of Louvain, Bel. some crew bailed, 2WIA but all OK; Salvaged 21/11/44. GREEN HORNET 2ND.

Sold by USAF to Brazilian AF as {5407} assigned to 1st & 2nd Sqds 60BG at Recife. Withdrawn from service on 1967.

Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-D] Framlingham 28/5/44 GUNG HO, then PANDORA; Salvaged 22/1/45; 101m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. DOTSY aka I’LL BE SEEING YOU.

Delivered Denver 30/11/43; Paine 2/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Atlanta 30/12/43; Morrison 6/1/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Cerignola 16/1/44; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {21m} Steyr, Aus. 2/4/44 with Albert Zuidema, Ed Bailey, Walter Luft, Albt Backman, Bill Jones, Bernie Masonheimer, Walt Miller (7 Prisoner of War); Orlan Wynn, John Petschauer, Jack Ferguson (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Grossening, Aus; Missing Air Crew Report 3707.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/44; Hunter 27/1/45; Grenier 5/2/45; Assigned 482BG H2X Alconbury 15/2/45 (last assgd to grp); transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-0] Snetterton 17/2/45; 401BG Deenethorpe 26/5/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 3/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46. SUGAR BABY.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/44; Hunter 6/1/45; Grenier 20/1/45; Assigned 15AF 1/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Gt Falls 6/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-Y] Thurleigh 18/1/44; transferred RAF 8/1/45, ret 5/3/45; n/battle damaged crash landed on base with Chas Cannon 15/3/45. Salvaged. PAPER DOLL.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Atlanta 19/12/43; Savannah 20/12/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Cerignola 12/1/44; Lucera 2/1/44; {16m} crashed Foggia on practice flight 8/5/44 with John Gilbert, Greenstone, Ondrejka, Winfree; O’Hara (Killed in Action), other four survive.