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

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/42; Rapid City 16/1/43; Geiger 10/3/43; Assigned 590BS/395BG Ephrata 18/3/43; crashed 16 miles east of Ellensburg, WA, 29/3/43 wDerek Bovingdon (all 9 Killed in Service). Written off 20/7/43.

Delivered MacDill 26/2/42; Cheyenne 1/5/42; Sarasota 23/6/42; Wendover 15/7/42; Westover 11/8/42; Written off 26/3/43.

Delivered Lincoln 6/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 3/11/44; Missing in Action Regensburg 13/2/45 with Zenas Pilcher, Glesener, Lauffer, Terry, McCreary, Liacos, Ziegler (7 Prisoner of War); Thomas, Lee, Woltje (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Vienna; Missing Air Crew Report 12110.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Fd 23/5/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 24/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Harry Stafford, Co-pilot: Bernie Maverosky, Navigator: Arthur Flach, Bombardier: Tony Wodek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil Naylor, Radio Operator: Virgil Meek, Ball turret gunner: Bob Rodge, Waist gunner: Reg Buxton, Waist gunner: Francis Craven,Tail gunner: Walt Osika (10 Returned to Duty); flak damage, ditched North Sea, all rescued by ASR.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-K] Framlingham 14/7/43. On Duren mission 20/10/43 with Charles Swafford , Lts. Gene Corbin & Clarry Cobb, Sgts. Lambert Geerlings & Harry Daniels all bailed but were KIA, (possibly fired on while in chutes) however the plane returned. (MACR 14417) Missing in Action Huls 22/6/44 with Jim Bonner, Co-pilot: Leon Schapiro, Navigator: Dean JensenWounded in Action, Bombardier: Gene Friedman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Knobel, Ball turret gunner: Bob Rhoades, Waist gunner: Albt Gregoris, Waist gunner: Jim Grant,Tail gunner: Elvin Clinkenbeard (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Lowry Kelley (Killed in Action). Flak KO’d engine, crashed La Sablonniere, near Dreux, near Chartres, France. (Missing Air Crew Report 5927). SEQUATCHIEE.

Delivered MacDill 27/2/42; Cheyenne 25/5/42; Lockbourne, OH; with Bob Poole, force landed base 30/4/43;

Delivered Hunter 7/12/44; Dow Fd 19/12/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 9/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Wright Fd 27/7/45; Cleveland 6/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/2/46.

Delivered Lincoln 19/10/44; Dow Fd 29/10/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 13/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 11/10/44; Dow Fd 24/10/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 22/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 26/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/12/45.

Delivered MacDill 28/2/42; Cheyenne 21/5/42; Edgewood 18/10/42; Wendover 1/2/43; Hendricks 31/3/43; Written off 5/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/43; Pueblo 28/3/43; Presque Is 9/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-L] Polebrook 17/4/43; 39m 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 7/6/44; Hendricks 9/8/44; Rapid City 12/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45. THE DUCHESS.

Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 22/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/7/45; Independence 27/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 4/10/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 29/11/44; Missing in Action Castelfranco Veneto 29/12/44 with Lyle Pearson, Co-pilot: Sam Wheeler, Navigator: Bill Ferguson, Bombardier: Art Frechette, Waist gunner: Chas Lyon,Tail gunner: Grant Dory (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Farrell Haney, Radio Operator: Bob Halstein, Ball turret gunner: Chas Williams, Waist gunner: Mitch Vuyanovich (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Brizen; Missing Air Crew Report 10930.

Delivered Tucson 1/3/42; Salt Lake City 19/4/42; 306BG Wendover 18/6/42; with Arthur Berleffi, crashed in desert after hitting object in flight, near Salt Lake City, UT, all Killed in Service , 8/7/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Hunter 5/9/44; Grenier 23/9/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 3/10/44; Missing in Action Vienna 21/3/45 with Albert Venable, Harrolle, Sutton, Denton, Kloss (5 Killed in Action); Casey, Crelic, McDonnell, Busick, Jackson (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Breslau; Missing Air Crew Report 13049.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [30-C] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; 600BS [N8-C]; battle damaged 8/1/45 with Marchner; force landed Abbeville, Fr., Salvaged at 5 SAD Merville, Fr, 12/3/45. UGLY DUCKLING.

Delivered Hunter 6/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 13/10/44; Missing in Action Vienna 7/2/45 with George Fischer, Dacrema, Fish, Rogers, Griffin, Ford, Alvira, Gray, Maynor, Manda, Lilien (11 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Vienna, Austria; Missing Air Crew Report 12375.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 8/7/44; Grenier 15/7/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 849BS/490BG Eye 25/7/44; returning from Darmstadt with Sam Spiegel hit by landing 43-38838 on base 12/12/44; Salvaged 13/12/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/4/43; Morrison 5/5/43; Warner Robins 11/5/43; Morrison 17/5/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG St Donat 5/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; depot 15/5/44; {67m} Returned to the USA Patterson 10/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Denver 17/4/44; 1SAG Langley 3/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-Z] Polebrook 29/6/44; 508BS [YB-Z]; {16m} battle damaged Cologne 15/10/44 with Winfield Muffet, crew OK; lost two engines and third smoking; force landed Belgium; Salvaged 22/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-L] Polebrook 17/7/44; Missing in Action 6m Brandenburg 6/8/44 with George Uttley, Co-pilot: Chas Hayes, Bombardier: Jim Ralston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cecil Badgett, Ball turret gunner: Joe Garza, Waist gunner: Bill Saunders,Tail gunner: Marion Coverdale (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Milton Sheir, Radio Operator: Alvin Bernstein, (2 Prisoner of War); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Wilhelmshorst, S of Potsdam, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7585.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/44; Hunter 9/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 602BS/398BG [K8-Y] Nuthampstead 15/1/45; 601BS [3O-Y]; after modification back to HO aircraft at Honington transferred 306BG Thurleigh 25/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 14/3/47.

Delivered Denver 1/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 30/12/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-B] Polebrook 14/1/44; Missing in Action {50m} Saarbrucken 3/8/44 with Ralph Brackens*, Co-pilot: Bill Beals, Navigator: Dan Moseley, Bombardier: George Cobb, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Williamson, Radio Operator: Bill Hardesty, Ball turret gunner: Bob Mattice*, Waist gunner: George McCrary,Tail gunner: Jim Atkins (9POW-* both broke leg on landing)); flak KO’d #3, ship went into spin and exploded, crashed Huttersdorf, NW of Lebach, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 7704. SLOW BALL.

Delivered Lincoln 6/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-G] Ridgewell 14/11/44 HITLER’S HO DO; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Paul Pucylowski, Co-pilot: Harry Yarnes, tog-A.H. Zichterman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Way, Radio Operator: Joe Noxon, Ball turret gunner: Stuart Mitchell, Waist gunner: Earl Green,Tail gunner: Bob Landes (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Kelleher (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Tutow, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12295. BLIND DATE.