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

Das Schicksal dieser B-17 Fliegenden Festung ist nicht bekannt.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 10/6/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Joe Paskvan, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bottis,Tail gunner: Joe Bradford (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Haddick, Navigator: Manuel Carter, Bombardier: SgtBill Ratter, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry House, Radio Operator: Gerald Quackenbush, Waist gunner: Perry Raymond (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wing on fire, crashed a mile E of Klein-Deberkow, 50 miles N of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5979.

Delivered 13/3/43; Walla Walla 28/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned: 306BS/306BG [BO-N] Thurleigh 23/5/43; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-C] Kimbolton 27/6/43; MIA Rennes 23/9/43 Pilot: Leslie Braidenthal, Bombardier: George Padgett, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Fred Small, Radio Operator: Jim McKinley, Ball Turret Gunner: Mike Pitzo, Waist Gunner: Joe Mayo, Waist Gunner: Gordon Shaw, Tail Gunner: Waldo Rickett (8POW), Co-Pilot: Arnold Wornson, Navigator: Sid Elskes (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Rennes, Fr. MACR 1051.

Delivered Pendleton 5/2/42; with Jack Wendell force landed base 9/4/42; Tucson 23/5/42; with Joe Gemmill force landed Geiger 30/5/42; crashed on take off 20/8/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 6/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; New Castle 8/1/44; Presque Is 9/1/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-G] Horham 24/1/44; 39m, Missing in Action Berlin 14/6/44 with Goodwin Wells, Co-pilot: Orman Young, Navigator: Bill Shafer, Bombardier: Kirby Fuller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Burleigh Warren, Radio Operator: John Naylor, Ball turret gunner: Elvis Carter, Waist gunner: Walter Spears, Waist gunner: Lunsford Edwards,Tail gunner: Rueben Feiler (10 Killed in Action); #1 engine afire, crashed North Sea five miles off Felixstowe, Sfk. UK. Missing Air Crew Report 5794.

Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Hunter 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-A] Thurleigh 24/5/44; landing accident at base with Howard Hutchinson 2//1/45; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; 91BG Bassingbourn 30/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. SPARE PARTS.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/20/42; Assigned 526BS/379BG Wendover 15/12/42; t/o for navigation exercise but met bad weather and crashed into East Humbolt Mts near Elko, Nv on 2/1/43: with Cyril Casey, Ray Hochheimer, Cliff Elliott, Art Kelly, Mike DiSalvo, Alex Johnson, Seymour Sonkin, Byron Olson, Lowell Stoner, Jim Karnspon all Killed in Service . Written off 12/1/43, but not found until 24/6/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-E] Bassingbourn 18/8/44; Missing in Action {27m} Berlin 5/12/44 with Don Freer, Co-pilot: Joe Gallagher, Navigator: Harry Lasch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oscar Stillman, Radio Operator: Roy Tanner, Ball turret gunner: Tony Tacinelli,Tail gunner: Larry Schenk (7 Prisoner of War); tog-Joe Sanchez, Waist gunner: Borge Kellstrom (2 Killed in Action); flak hit #3 and blew off cowl, dropped away and crashed Templin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11036. EASY DOES IT.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/12/44; Hunter 23/12/44; Grenier 20/1/45; Assigned 463BG PFF Celone 7/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/44; Hunter 26/12/44; Dow Fd 21/1/45; Assigned 91BG HSX Bassingbourn 23/1/45; transferred 775BS/463BG PFF Celone 7/2/45; Missing in Action Linz 25/2/45 with Don Mateske, Co-pilot: Jack Nendell, Navigator: Rich Owen, Bombardier: Chas Kendrick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edgar Rabideau, Radio Operator: Bob Swanson, Ball turret gunner: Vernon Mauk, Waist gunner: Bob Davis, Waist gunner: Gene McMahon,Tail gunner: Tony Affito (fate ?); flak, crashed Zheresienfeld; Missing Air Crew Report 12716.

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 4/11/44; 45m Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; Columbus 9/6/45; with Joe Maddox to Memphis Apt 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45. JUDY’S LITTLE ASS.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Salina 20/3/43; Assigned 2BG Navarin 4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {26m} transferred 32BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {40m} Steyr, Aus. 2/4/44 with Calvin Miller, Co-pilot: Joshua Adame, Navigator: Belot, Bombardier: Reese, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dora, Radio Operator: Poe, Ball turret gunner: Nicholson, Waist gunner: Taylor, Waist gunner: Pochmursky,Tail gunner: Tiefenbrun (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Kleinrifling, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report 4197.

Delivered Dallas 16/6/44; Langley 10/7/44; Grenier 6/8/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 1/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Louisville 8/5/45; Syracuse 4/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 8/5/45; Syracuse 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 4/5/45; Syracuse 6/6/45; Middletown 6/11/45; Morrison 6/12/45; West Palm Beach 31/12/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 27 ADR Waller 1/1/48; 5922 MSU Waller 1/10/48; 5920 ABGp Waller 14/6/49; Panama AD 29/9/49; Recl Comp 25/10/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/10/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/42; Assigned 352BS/301BG Ain M’Lila 16/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; crash landed {52m} Sicily 16/7/43 with Leo Hammond; rep, transferred 347BS/99BG Oudna 14/11/43; {25m} modified to weather ship 6/8/44; transferred 52FG Madna Fd, It.8/10/44; sal 2/11/44. DIRTY GERTIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Salina 14/2/43; Barksdale 22/2/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-O] Thurleigh 25/3/43; MIA Wilhelmshafen 21/5/43 Pilot: Bob Smith, Co-Pilot: Bob McCallum, Navigator: Dan Barberis, Bombardier: Wayne Gray{togg], Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ben Buchanan, Radio Operator: Hendrik Cate, Ball Turret Gunner: Art Adrian, Waist Gunner: Clarry Durham, Waist Gunner: ‘, Tail Gunner: Billy Lamb (9RTD); flak & Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea, rescued by Royal Navy minesweeper. No MACR. DEARLY BELOVED.

Delivered Denver 27/12/43; Gr Island 12/1/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-K] Thurleigh 9/4/44; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; retUS Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. MAMU.

Delivered Pendleton 5/2/42; Salt Lake City 27/3/42; Wendover 8/4/42; Cheyenne 14/5/42; Wendover 28/5/42; Ogden 28/7/42; Westover 1/8/42; Biggs 19/8/42; Boise 14/9/42; Gowen 31/1/43; Hendricks 1/8/43; crash landed 35 miles south east of base 9/8/43 with Joe McClurkin; Written off 11/7/44.