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

Delivered Denver 19/9/43; Scott 2/10/43; ass 509BS/351BG [RQ-N] Polebrook 24/10/43; MIA {15m} Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 Pilot: Walter Illies, Co-Pilot: John Breland, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Vaughn, Radio Operator: Alby Jacques, Ball Turret Gunner: Art Briggs, Waist Gunner: Bob Alexander (6KIA); Navigator: Rich Perle{wia}, Bombardier: Bob Casper, Waist Gunner: Bill Brown, Tail Gunner: Merle Thompson{wia} (4POW); flak, crashed Erbstetten, 19 miles W of Ulm, Germany. MACR 3237. CASA DE EMBRIAGOS.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/12/43; Lakeland 7/1/44; Morrison 21/1/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 9/3/44; Missing in Action Belgrade 6/6/44 with Fred Barrett, Co-pilot: Manny Georgales, Navigator: Don Parkerson, Bombardier: Joe Indrisek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vernon Hunt, Radio Operator: Bob Leber, Ball turret gunner: Bill Wink, Waist gunner: Dave O’Connell,Tail gunner: Chester Flower (9POW/RTD?); two engines out, crashed Udiza, Yugo. Missing Air Crew Report 5847.

Delivered Lincoln 5/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 19/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Colorado Springs 18/3/43; Patterson 2/4/43; Colorado Springs 15/4/43; Esler Fd 22/5/43; Peterson 25/5/43; Assigned (F-9B photo-recon) 1st Photo Gp 1/9/43; 499BG Smoky Hill 6/6/44; 11 Ph Map Gp MacDill 28/7/44; 19 Ph Sq MacDill 2/8/44; 4117 BU Robins 8/11/44; 91 Photo Gp Buckley 12/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 24/5/45.

Delivered Denver 11/9/43; Gr Island 29/9/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-J] Polebrook 27/10/43, then 508BS [YB-J]; Missing in Action {24m} Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with Gilbert Whitchurch, Co-pilot: Gene Sylvester, Navigator: Newton Wilbur, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Gowen, Radio Operator: Andy Boyarko, Ball turret gunner: Don Luse, Waist gunner: Fred Vester, Waist gunner: Maurice Turner,Tail gunner: Bob Mondragon (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Richard Cox (KIA-chute failed). shot down by six ME 109s, knocking off half of right stabilizer, salvoed bombs before baling out; ship crashed Oberelsbach, 28 miles N of Schweinfurt; Missing Air Crew Report 3863.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/43; Gore 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-Z2] Rougham 15/6/43 NIP ‘N TUCK; Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/7/43 with Capt Willis Frank, Co-pilot: Maj Ralph Saltsman Wounded in Action, Navigator: John Wholley, Bombardier: Thurman Burnett, Radio Operator: Bob Mabie, Ball turret gunner: Jim Balvin, Waist gunner: Willard Dovel Wounded in Action,Tail gunner: Warren Jones (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Davitt, Waist gunner: Harry Eastman (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft severely damaged tail, and cockpit afire crashed Evreux, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 115. GOOD TIME CHOLLY II.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; with Melvin Howard crash landed North Platte, Ne 30/9/43; Written off Kearney 14/12/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; Assigned: 401BG Deenethorpe 19/11/43; Transferred: 447BG Rattlesden /43; Salvaged. 20/4/45. BUTCH II.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-P] Polebrook 24/3/44; on Ludwighafen mission 8/9/44 with Jim Barker, ship had two engines damaged and force landed in France, crew OK then returned to Polebrook base; 76m Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. STAR DUSTER.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/4/45; Hunter 2/5/45; Grenier 15/5/45; Assigned 5AF, 358 SHR Clark 31/1/48; 13 AR Clark 18/4/48; 328 SR Clark 19/5/48; 6 SR Clark 26/6/48; 18 MSU Clark 18/12/48; Recl Comp 2/3/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Presque Is 3/5/43; Assigned 381BG Ridgewell 8/5/43; transferred 95BG Alconbury, with Don Merten crash landed base 28/5/43; MU 19/8/43 for repair; transferred RCM 335BS/95BG [BG-L] Horham 13/9/43; 1m Missing in Action Duren 20/10/43 with Kenneth B. Rongstad, Co-pilot: Warren M. Strawn, Navigator: Richard E. Diete, Bombardier: Joseph F. Spicer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: A.R. Eckort, Radio Operator: Gordon V. Sorensen, Ball turret gunner: A.L. Godek, Waist gunner: Charles E. Phinney, Waist gunner: Julius W. Torok,Tail gunner: Louis M. Mirabel (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea; all rescued.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/9/43; Gr Island 19/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG [Q] Knettishall 25/10/43; Missing in Action Osnabruck 26/9/44 with Ken Burkheimer, Co-pilot: Andy Denney, Navigator: Delmont Harlow, Bombardier: Walt Leonard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Moody, Radio Operator: Bob Green, Ball turret gunner: Ed Szymanski, Waist gunner: Bob Aidell,Tail gunner: W.L. Choste (9 Returned to Duty); flak damage, ditched Channel, off Calais. No MACR.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/44; Homestead 19/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 28/4/44; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-B] Polebrook 7/5/44; {120m} Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. SILVER DOLLAR.

Delivered Dallas 17/7/43; Scott 8/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 20/8/43; transferred 364BS/305BG [WF-D] Chelveston 31/8/43; Missing in Action Kiel 5/1/44 with Stephen Barker, John Farley, Paul Wilson, Vince Durante, Billy Peyton, Sherman Crews, John Baudoin, John McAllister, Bill Hastings (9 Prisoner of War), Merle Wood (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Cuxhaven, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1685.

Delivered Denver 19/7/43; Geiger 9/8/32; Walla Walla 11/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-B] Thurleigh 20/9/43; Missing in Action Erding 24/4/44 with Dave Ramsey, Co-pilot: Edwin Miller, Navigator: Bob Krohn, Bombardier: Sterling Strange, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Ryan, Radio Operator: John Gray, Ball turret gunner: Paul Callaghan, Waist gunner: Carl Potter, Waist gunner: Don Miller,Tail gunner: Paul Walshin (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KOd #3 and #4 followed by fire, crashed Augsburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4278. DEARLY BELOVED.

Delivered Denver 17/12/43; Langley 10/1/44; Mitchell 23/1/44; Assigned: 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 29/1/44; Transferred: 413BS/96BG Snetterton 30/1/44; 422BS/305BG [JJ- ] Chelveston 20/3/44; MIA St Lo 25/7/44.

Delivered Tulsa 16/5/44; Kearney 27/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-J/Q] Bassingbourn 7/6/44; slight mid-air collision over Peterborough with 42-107040 but returned to base with Tom Martin 5/12/44; {71m} Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; Sth Plains 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. SHURE SHOT.

Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Grenier 17/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-K] Bassingbourn 1/4/44; 324BS [DF-D]; on mission 27/5/44 with Capt ? Juehl, Waist gunner: Walter Meader (KIA – in fighter attack); returned safely after slight mid-air collision with 44-6151 over Peterborough with John Lindahl 5/12/44; 98+m battle damaged over Stuttgart 3/3/45 with John Lindahl, but got back to base; XXX (MACR 9469?);RetUS Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. SHIRLEY JEAN.

Delivered Louisville 6/4/45; Sth Plains 16/4/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 6/11/45; 342 BU Smyrna 5/5/46; 4104 BU Rome 10/6/45; 554 BU Memphis 12/6/45; 4104 BU Rome 30/9/46; Recl Comp 10/4/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Salina 2/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-O] Thurleigh 20/4/43; Missing in Action Heligoland Airdome 15/5/43 with Frank Clemons, Radio Operator: John Mulherin, Ball turret gunner: Don Kind, Waist gunner: Reuben Carr, Waist gunner: Emil Miller,Tail gunner: Roy Fries (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Clark, Navigator: Louis Means Wounded in Action, Bombardier: Oran Highley Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Condon (4 Prisoner of War); aircraft downed by enemy aircraft and flak. Crash landed in shallow water between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 15512.