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

Delivered Cheyenne 19/11/43; Grand Island 15/12/43; Presque Is 21/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-M] Deenethorpe 6/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 20/3/44 with John Dunaway, Co-pilot: Henry Kane, Radio Operator: Francis Mastronardi, Ball turret gunner: Walter Rusch (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Theo Krol, Waist gunner: John Katsaros (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Bill Mock chute failed, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Horst, Waist gunner: John Crowley,Tail gunner: Marvin Benz (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Brueil, 14 miles W of Rheims, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3332.

Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Denver 18/11/43; Kearney 24/11/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 9/12/43; on forming up for a mission to ? 20/2/44 with Bill Ruby, Co-pilot: Ed Krengulec, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cletus Crouse (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: R.P. Craig, Bombardier: Tony Thorncock, Radio Operator: Henry Parker, Ball turret gunner: A.J. Guinta, Waist gunner: J.S. Rose, Waist gunner: Ed Roddy,Tail gunner: Howard Anderson (7 Returned to Duty); fire broke out, crash landed Manor Farm, Tuttington, Nfk, UK. sal 22/2/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-T] Kimbolton 28/6/44; Missing in Action French Noball site 17/7/44 with Steve Barish, Co-pilot: Wainwright Twing, Navigator: Art Connors, Bombardier: Joaquin Ponce, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Savio, Radio Operator: Bob Bluemling, Ball turret gunner: Clyde Murray, Waist gunner: Ken Sexton,Tail gunner: Elbert Miner (9 Killed in Action); flak, disappeared in clouds on return, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 7839.

Delivered Denver 19/1/43; Homestead 19/6/43; Assigned 97BG Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; transferred 483BG Sterparone 7/45; Salvaged 30/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 14/11/44; Grenier 2/12/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden [IE-K] 5/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 5/12/42; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 1/3/43; crash landed base 3/5/43, Written off. WHIZZER.

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Grenier 6/10/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-W] Bassingbourn 4/11/44; {46m} Returned to the USA Bradley 5/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. CHERI II.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/43; Salina 2/2/43; Homestead 13/3/43; Assigned 26FS/4FG Marrakech 21/3/43; detailed UK 4/4/43 with Capt Nathan Kohn, Co-pilot: Bill Rausch, Navigator: Carl Underwood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irwin Woods, Radio Operator: Bill Hobson engine fire caused aircraft to crashed on beach at Hayle, Cornwall and burnt out (5 Returned to Duty). Salvaged 5/4/43;

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG [N] Deopham Green 30/4/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with Milton Ward, Co-pilot: Joe Atlas, Navigator: Tom McDonald, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Boyce, Waist gunner: Sam Young,Tail gunner: Martin Smith (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Walton Wiggins, Radio Operator: Royce Heath, Ball turret gunner: Joe Garbish, Waist gunner: John Chuck (4EVD- walked into Switzerland); flak damage followed by enemy aircraft attack KOd an engine, crash landed Avoudrey, 19 miles SE of Besancon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5301. WHY WORRY II.

Delivered Long Beach 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG [7D-K] Deopham Green 31/12/43; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/45 with Claud Martin, Co-pilot: Leon Eichenbaum, Navigator: Ward Miller, Bombardier: Bill Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Niechniedowicz, Radio Operator: Bob Pinneo, Ball turret gunner: Jack Kimble, Waist gunner: Larry Laurie, Waist gunner: Mike Kutago,Tail gunner: Henry Pruett (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault in #2, crash landed Koegen, near Neckar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4820. MY ACHIN’ BACK.

Delivered Denver 18/1/44; MacDill 3/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned (first NMF aircraft issued) 817BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44; transferred 347BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; (had 20mm cannon fitted in tail turret); {63m} became weather a/c; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 19/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45. LIL ABNER.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Kansas City 1/2/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Tortorella 12/3/44; transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; {87m} Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 6/6/45; 4104 BU Rome 28/6/45; Chanute 12/10/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 17/12/45; 4136 BU Tinker 8/12/46; 4104 BU Rome 31/12/46; Recl Comp 19/6/47. FLAK HAPPY.

Delivered Kearney 7/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 9/9/44; crashed Caserta, It., with Bob Francis 20/4/45. MARY ROSE.

Delivered Long Beach 3/2/43; Denver 15/2/43; Gowen 9/3/43; Orlando 4/4/43; Wendover 16/4/43; Sioux City 11/6/43; Kearney 10/8/43; Tinker 27/11/43; 242 BU Gr Island 23/6/44; 6BG Gr Isle 8/7/44; 242 BU Gr Isle 16/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 15/1/43; Salina 28/1/43; Kearney 13/3/43; Hammer Fd 29/7/43; Assigned 393BG Kearney 10/8/43; with Willard Schneider force landed base 11/9/43; 6BG Gr Island 15/7/44; 260 BU Peterson 19/7/44; 201 BU Peterson 28/7/44; 271 BU Kearney 30/7/44; 273 BU Lincoln 23/11/44; 201 BU Peterson 6/12/44; 200 BU Peterson 25/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/10/45.

Delivered Geiger 301BG 29/4/42; Alamogordo 18/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Wendover 30/11/42; 19BG Pyote 21/1/43; force landed with Ken Smith at Hendricks 28/6/43; force landed base with Tom Wylie 25/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 9/6/45.

Direct from Boeing to Moffatt 28/8/42 NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics); designated XB-17F for aerodynamic and performance testing; ASF (WO?) 4/5/46.

Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-W] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; flew Gen Eaker to Casablanca 15/1/43; MIA St Nazaire 16/2/43 Pilot: Capt Chas Steenbarger, Bombardier: Joe Varhol, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carey Ford, Radio Operator: Fred Dewig, Ball Turret Gunner: Lowell Lewis, Waist Gunner: Don Wall, Tail Gunner: Chas Gilbert, photo-Norris Miller (8POW); Navigator: John Carpenter (KIA); Co-Pilot: Tom Mayo, Waist Gunner: Dale Markland (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Etang Lake, near Pleucadeuc, 17 miles E of Vannes, Fr. MACR 16236. BOOMERANG.

Delivered Tulsa 6/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 23/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-R] Deenethorpe 2/6/44; battle damaged Ingoldstadt 5/4/45 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged. NO. 2 BANDWAGON.

Delivered Geiger 301BG 30/4/42; Alamogordo 15/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Alamagordo 18/8/42; Biggs 7/11/42; Oklahoma City 7/12/42; Boise 1/8/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 18/8/43; 335 BU Delivered Marbry 20/11/43; Recl Comp 3/8/45.