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

Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-J] Thurleigh 1/1/44; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; 91BG Bassingbourn 30/5/45; 100+m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 11/6/45; Romulus 13/6/45; Memphis 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. JACK-O.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; MacDill 5/2/44; slated 91BG, transferred 457BG, but switched Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Tortorella 14/3/44; transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action {72m} Odertal, Ger. 18/12/44 with John Clark, Theobald, Drew, Bouchard, Jordan, Dabney, Capen, Casley, Carnes (9 evaded capture & Returned to Duty); Austin (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Kaposvar, Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 10633.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Presque 12/3/44; Assigned: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/3/44; MIA Chateaudun 28/3/44 Pilot: Chas Robinson, Co-Pilot: Cliff Downen, Navigator: Chas Morgan, Bombardier: Bill Harrison, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Melvin Baughman, Ball Turret Gunner: Oscar McClure (6KIA); Radio Operator: Conrad Desmarais, Waist Gunner: Morris Anderson, Waist Gunner: Bill Abbott, Tail Gunner: Dallas Oliver (4POW); flak hit and exploded at radio room, where r-op was blown out of aircraft, while Anderson baled after dropping 12,000 ft in tail section before fixing his ‘chute; crashed a mile from Chateaudun A/Fd, Fr. MACR 3489.

Delivered 34BG Pendleton 6/2/42; with Warren Johnson/Joe Laycock, crashed Meacham, 25 miles SE of base 3/4/42, (6 Killed in Service). Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood 6/4/44; MIA Creil, Fr 14/6/44 Pilot: Bob Summerville, Co-Pilot: Jean Vogt, Tail Gunner: Tom Harris (3KIA); Bombardier: Ralph Eisenach, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Larocca, Waist Gunner: Sylvester Marshall (3POW); Navigator: Abe Wiseman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alf Holt, Radio Operator: John McClanahan (3EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Chateaudun, W of Chartres, Fr; MACR 5800.

Delivered Long Beach 12/10/43; Las Vegas 4/11/43; with John Bukovich force landed Rapid City 19/6/44; with Don Walters force landed base 29/1/45; 225 BU Rapid City 1/5/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/1/46.

Delivered Denver 24/8/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG Rougham 4/10/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-D] Bassingbourn 5/11/43; detailed Bremen 20/12/43 with Howard Weber, Co-pilot: John Flinn, Navigator: Earl Hadstrom, Bombardier: Don Heins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willis Kaltenbach, Radio Operator: Jim Marshall, Ball turret gunner: Don Schwab, Waist gunner: Gene Letalion,Tail gunner: John Paget (9 Returned to Duty); ran out of gas and crash landed Cambridge Airfield; sal 2 SAD 23/12/43; Missing Air Crew Report 1886. VOX POP.

Delivered Pendleton 6/2/42; force landed base with Joe Kramp 3/3/42; Cheyenne 2/5/42; Wendover 18/6/42; 305BG Muroc 5/7/42; Walla Walla 6/9/42; Rapid City 1/10/42; Topeka 18/11/42; Hendricks 15/5/43. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 8/8/45.

Delivered Hunter 12/8/44; Amarillo 17/8/44; Dow Fd 3/9/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-G] Horham 9/9/44; landing accident at base with Dick Sutkowski 13/2/45; battle damaged Hannover 28/3/45 with J.W. Murphy; force landed B-54 Ashiet A/fd, Fr; 9RTD, then sal; 47m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45. WITTO WOO-WOO aka LITTLE LULU.

Del Cheyenne 8/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Laurel 18/3/43; Smoky Hill 25/3/43; Syracuse 10/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Ass 410BS/94BG [GL-W ] Bassingbourn 20/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; MIA Rennes 29/5/43 w/Jack Workman, cp-Bill Downey, b-Oliver Carroll, ettg-Frank Koch, ro-Don Webster, btg-Ernie Muir, wg-Edgar Stevenson, tg-Winston Lowe (8POW); n-Bill Petruzzi, wg-Theo Ferentinos (2KIA); flak hit set ship alight, cr two miles W of St Meloir Church, E of St Malo, Fr. MACR 15139. HELL BELOW

Delivered Lincoln 22/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-E] Framlingham 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 21/3/44; Kearney 2/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-O/D] Deenethorpe 2/5/44; Missing in Action Oschersleben 30/5/44 with Alpheus Kilmer, Co-pilot: Jim Hunter, Navigator: Bill Griggs, Bombardier: John Wilson{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delois Deitsch, Waist gunner: Bob Hicks, Waist gunner: Jim Alexander (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Bob Brooks, Ball turret gunner: Ed Gormley,Tail gunner: Angelo Mannisi (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Everingen, seven miles NW of Helmstedt Afd, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5304.

Delivered Lincoln 21/9/44; Grenier 6/10/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 19/10/44; t/o accident with Dick Madarassy 24/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Gt Falls 16/12/43; Romulus 24/1/44; Grenier 28/1/44; Assigned Soxo 6/2/44; Salvaged CU 31/3/46.

Delivered Hunter 5/8/44; Dallas 10/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Q] Horham 3/9/44; transferred 335BS [OE-G]; battle damaged Frankfurt 5/1/45 with G.K. Painter, Navigator: Leon Gardner [wia]; force landed Y-33 Thionville A/fd, Fr; 8RTD 1WIA; 33m, sal 6/2/45.

Delivered Lincoln 17/9/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [IN-D] Deenethorpe 6/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 10/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45. CARRIE B IV.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 28/2/44; battle damaged on mission 26/3/44 with Cliff McBride, Co-pilot: Wal;t Siner, Navigator: Alf Jacobs, Bombardier: F.R. Moore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: H.B. Osterhoudt, Radio Operator: George Bates, Ball turret gunner: Bob Maloney, Waist gunner: B.J. Doubrava, Waist gunner: Ralph Brand,Tail gunner: R.A. Noble (10 Returned to Duty), crash landed base on return; Salvaged MU 27/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/12/43; New Orleans 9/1/44; Lakeland 10/1/44; Morrison 12/2/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 14/2/44; Returned to the USA 23/2/45; 1103 BU Morrison 13/3/45; 4100 BU Patterson 19/3/45; Recl Comp 24/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Wilmington 24/1/44; Grenier 26/1/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-L] Snetterton 3/2/44; mission to Berlin 29/4/44 with Jerry Musser, Co-pilot: Harry Kenneth, Navigator: Royle Lay, Bombardier: John Flamyak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Sweath, Radio Operator: Chas Willard, Ball turret gunner: Fred Korhonen, Waist gunner: John Kostiushko, Waist gunner: Bob Belvino,Tail gunner: Harry Lusk (10 Returned to Duty), on return u/c problems saw aircraft ordered to Honington depot where u/c collapsed, Salvaged 4/5/44. SOUR PUSS.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/43; Walla Walla 31/3/43; Tinker 10/4/43; Memphis 17/4/43; Presque Is 10/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 7/6/43; Missing in Action 6+m Kassel 30/7/43 with Bob Miles, Co-pilot: Harry Holden broke leg on landing, Navigator: Bob Bru, Bombardier: Erwin Feld, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Parris, Radio Operator: Frank Phaneuf, Ball turret gunner: Stan Chmielewski, Waist gunner: Chester Lawless (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Earl West,Tail gunner: Fred Maynard (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crashed Zoetemeer, near Berkel, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 147. YANKEE DANDY.