B-17 #42-102854 / Arkansas Rambler
Delivered Cheyenne 10/4/44; Ardmore 25/4/44; used by 452BG in training; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 24/8/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 10/4/44; Ardmore 25/4/44; used by 452BG in training; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 24/8/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; rough landing in Texas with Archie Mello 14/9/44;Yuma 28/4/44; 2519 BU Ft Worth 15/9/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 7/10/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 31/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Yuma 28/4/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; with Don Ellison force landed base 21/7/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 4/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Lockbourn 24/4/44; 2114 BU Lockbourn 2/9/44; 4142 BU Daytona 6/4/45; Recl Comp 27/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Kingman 27/4/44; 3018 BU Kingman 23/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 25/6/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 7/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Hunter 29/4/44; Grenier 11/5/44; Assigned 416BS/99BG Tortorella 15/5/44; {68m} weather ship; taxi accident with Austin Bisbing 22/4/45; Salvaged 23/4/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Lockbourn 29/4/44; 602 BU Stewart 24/8/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 26/8/45; with Lester Morris force landed Stout Fd, IN 22/9/45; 4102 BU Newark 8/11/45; 814 BU Stout 9/1/46; Recl Comp 9/4/46.
Delivered Hunter 13/12/44; Grenier 30/12/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ- ] Snetterton 4/1/45; MIA Frankfurt 9/3/45 Pilot: Russ Fechter, Co-Pilot: Archie Nelson, Navigator: Bill Faller, Bombardier: Larry Templeton, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Hammontree, Radio Operator: Ed Schroeck, Ball Turret Gunner: Dale Van Winkle, Waist Gunner: Joe Stllwell, Tail Gunner: Calvin McIntosh (9POW); flak, crashed Frankfurt, Germany. MACR 12957.
Delivered Lincoln 13/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 8AF 23/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; RRFC Kingman 23/11/45.
Delivered Lincoln 13/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 8AF 28/12/44; transferred 1377 BU Grenier 28/12/44; 716 BU Westover 5/5/46; re-ass AF 30/4/47; 768 BU Narsars 1/1/48; 138 AC Narsars 1/6/48; AMC Olmstead 21/10/48; 1805 ACS Narsars 10/3/49; AMC Olmstead 16/3/49; 1932 ACS Goosebay 29/8/49; 2753 AST Pyote 30/3/50; AMC Hill Fd 13/4/50; Terr Sinistre 28/6/50.
Delivered Lincoln 12/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; Assigned 8AF 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 17/6/45; Sth Plains 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.
Delivered Hunter 15/12/44; Grenier 29/12/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 4/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. VIRGINIA.
Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/44; Kearney 8/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned: 849BS/490BG Eye 17/7/44; Returned to US: Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 11/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 8/11/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Gt Falls 6/7/44; MacDill 30/8/44 mod as F-9C; 19 Ph Gp MacDill 5/9/44; Salvaged 9AF 6/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned: 490BG Eye 21/7/44; battle damage Cologne 10/1/45 Pilot: ‚; forced landing continent, 3KIA; Salvaged. 28/1/45. MACR 11548.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; slated 100BG, Gt Falls 5/7/44; MacDill 2/9/44 mod as F-9C; 19 Ph Gp MacDill 10/9/44; 311 Ph Gp Buckley 18/12/44; 311 Ph Gp MacDill 2/5/46; 16 Ph Gp MacDill 15/5/46; 326 BU MacDill 8/7/46; 16 Ph Gp MacDill 12/8/46; Recl Comp 30/10/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 10/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 22/7/44; MIA Hamburg 4/11/44 Pilot: Harry Hummel, Hugh McRae, Dixin Pearce, Bill Lewis, Paul Schwartz, Eldon Hudson, Albt Dente, Jack Stoltze, Harry Vance (9KIA); ship was also testing anti-exhaust flame devices and seen dropping back amid flak, crashed Channel. MACR 10305. CAROLYN SUE (JUNE) aka ST CHRISTOPHER KIDS.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Gt Falls 6/7/44; Cheyenne 8/7/44 mod as F-9C; MacDill 2/9/44; 19 Ph Gp MacDill 10/9/44; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 11/11/44; 1103 BU Morrison 5/6/45; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 11/6/45; 4200 BU Chicago Mun 15/4/46; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 17/4/46; 91 Rec Sq MacDill 2/5/46; 1103 BU Morrison 23/5/46; 91 Rec Sq MacDill 4/6/46; re-ass 6AF Panama 30/4/47, 91 Rec Sq Howard; 91 Rec Sq Waller 5/4/49; RetUS, 91 RLP Sq McGuire 9/2/49; 91 RLP Sq Barksdale 30/9/49; 91 SRC Gp Maguire 11/10/49; Olmstead 12/10/49; Recl Comp 8/11/49.
Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 21/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 1/8/44; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 4/8/44; battle damage Mainz 4/12/44 Pilot: ‚; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 16/12/44. LACKA SACKY.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 15/12/44; Grenier 4/8/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 5/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4268 BU Sth Plains 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.
Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; slight mid-air collision with 43-38190 with Dwight Markley, force landed Orfordnesss, Sfk., 15/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 4/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/1/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned: 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 18/4/44; MIA {20m} Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: Dale Brant (shot on ground), Navigator: John Gustafson (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Chas Hackstock, Bombardier: John Bunch, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Ludwig, Radio Operator: John Peluse, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Hitchcock, Waist Gunner: Jim Wilkey, Tail Gunner: Mikel White (7POW); Enemy aircraft hit both port engines and set on fire, crashed Marbitz, near Halle, Germany. MACR 10145. MISS SLIPSTRAM.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 5/8/44; battle damage Belgium. feld 30/9/44 Pilot: ‚; Salvaged. 1/10/44.