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

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 749BS/457BG [S] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Bob Kaufman, Co-pilot: Bob Burkholder, Navigator: Bernard Plaut, Bombardier: D.J. Letzia, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Sinclair, Radio Operator: Sanford Caldwell, Ball turret gunner: Rudolph Buczak, Waist gunner: Warren Antoine, Tail gunner: Henry Smuzynski (9 Returned to Duty); ship was badly damaged on mission, could not quite make home and ditched North Sea off Felixstowe, Sfk. UK. Air Sea Rescue launch picked up crew. THE G.I. VIRGIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Scott 23/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 14/11/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-J/F] Bassingbourn 20/11/43; Missing in Action Erkner 6/3/44 with Paris Coleman, Navigator: Arthur Rinne, Ball turret gunner: Osceola Phillips,Tail gunner: Steve Pogan (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Thompson, Bombardier: Jim O’Looney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orlando Puntorno, Radio Operator: Kirk Aldridge, Waist gunner: Art Truesdale, Waist gunner: Francis Deary (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft shot off right stabilizer, crashed Lindstedt, seven NW of Gardelegen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2897.

Delivered Denver 19/1/44; MacDill 29/1/44; Grenier 10/2/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone, but ditched Atlantic en route with Rich Coombs 13/3/44.

Delivered Dallas 26/6/45; Sth Plains 7/8/45; Rome 22/2/46; NAAF Mustin Fd 1/4/46 [77246]; to United States Coast Guard Brooklyn 12/8/46; Elizabeth City 10/51; NAS Norfolk for overhaul 8/52; Port Angeles 10/53; Annette 9/54; Olmstead 11/55; Inter Ice Patrol, Argentia, Nfd /56; Elizabeth City 1/58; Delta Lease/Co, Charlotte, NC 16/5/58, Civil N4710C; Leroy Brown, Miami 23/1/59; wooden floor fitted for vegetable cargo to Bahamas; Challenger Lease/Co Ft Lauderdale 1/4/61; Dothan AvCo, Al 16/4/63 (sprayer); crashed Blakely, Ga 8/5/76.

Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Grenier 17/4/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 2/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Francis Finch, Co-pilot: Ollie Prior, Navigator: Jack Dashev, Bombardier: Avon Robertson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Schneider, Radio Operator: Larry Feyerabend, Waist gunner: Porter Eltzroth, Ball turret gunner: Rodin Kilpatrick,Tail gunner: Stan Schwartz, (9INT); flak, force landed Bulltofta, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 5995. Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 6/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 22/4/44; landing accident with Art Jacques 21/2/45; crash landed non-op flight 24/5/45; Salvaged. SWANEE PRIDE.

Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned: 524BS/379BG [WA-O] Kimbolton 22/4/43; MIA Bunde 22/2/44 Pilot: John Morse{fell 20ft from roof of building, taken to hospital with back injury}, Co-Pilot: Bob Phillips, Navigator: Len Lovelace, Bombardier: Bob Daniels, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Sechrist{wia}, Radio Operator: Willard Clothier{wia}, Ball Turret Gunner: Homer Neill, Waist Gunner: Andy Allen, Waist Gunner: Chas Cox{wia}, Tail Gunner: Ed Pate (10POW); flak, crashed Auf der Kamp Farm, Oberbruch, Germany. MACR 2868. SWEATER GIRL.

Delivered Tulsa 1/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 25/5/44; severe battle damaged at Tours 1/8/44, with – Blevins, rest unknown ? , force landed at Woodbridge ELG, Sfk, UK. Salvaged 4/8/44.

Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-Q] Rattlesden 3/5/44; instrument test flight to Gt Ashfield 1/8/44 with Louis Phillips, Co-pilot: Rich Hill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Jamieson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Kilian, pass-Pfc Baltazar Bayna (5 Returned to Duty); severe weather diverted flight to force landed Sudbury, Sfk skidding on its belly, severely damaged, never flew again; Salvaged 2/8/44.

Delivered Tulsa 16/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-V] Ridgewell 25/3/44; Missing in Action Bordeaux 19/6/44 with John Doyle, Co-pilot: Julian Prokopovitz, Navigator: Dick Richards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Wise, Radio Operator: Chas Harker, Ball turret gunner: Logan Thompson, Waist gunner: Bob Helman (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Bernie Leavitt,Tail gunner: Bob Matthews (2 Prisoner of War); flak dfirect in right wing, crashed Toctoucau-at-Pessac, two miles SW of Bordeaux, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5994.

Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Kearney 10/2/44; Grenier 6/3/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-A] Ridgewell 25/3/44; Missing in Action {2+m} Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Andy Stuart, Bombardier: Chas Eisen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Harrison, Waist gunner: Gerald Mickey,Tail gunner: Peter Selig (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Glen Call, Radio Operator: Aurelius Jones, Ball turret gunner: Herman Kaplan (3 evaded capture); Navigator: Don Blyth (Killed in Action); and engine played up and ship dropped behind, the controls malfunctioned, crashed in forest two miles S of Champfleury, 14 miles NE of Romilly-sur-Seine, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5182.

Delivered Tulsa 21/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-F] Kimbolton 20/4/44; crashed on landing after the Neuss, Ger mission 23/1/45 (41+m) with the Lt Carl Hathaway Crew; crashed at Wendling A/fd hit base link trainer building; No Injuries or Airmen killed; Salvaged 2 SAD.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 7/5/44; Assigned: 379BG Kimbolton 10/5/44; On mission 22/6/44 tg-Ed Koska (KIA); RetUS Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 7/11/45; RFC Kingman 16/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG Bassingbourn 25/4/43; then 333BS; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Olaf Ecklund, Co-pilot: Harry Port, Navigator: Theo Lieberg, Bombardier: Henry Schoedel,Tail gunner: Byron Burns (5 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lou Poznar, Radio Operator: Joe Conley, Ball turret gunner: Marsile Lambert,wf-Frank Wattts, Waist gunner: Bill Tiday (5 Killed in Action); shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed Emden, Ger. BOOMERANG.

Delivered Denver 15/11/43; Gr Island 3/12/43; Presque Is 9/12/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-K] Horham 17/12/43; 335BS [OE-K];Tail gunner: Jim Gussett (Killed in Action) 18/3/44; (49m), Missing in Action Zeitz 16/8/44 with Don Severson, Co-pilot: Harry Halstead, Navigator: Jim Gregory, Bombardier: Irving Hurst, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Kelley, Radio Operator: Bob Miguet, Ball turret gunner: Mike Massinello, Waist gunner: Leon Livotio,Tail gunner: Ed Yurksy (9 Prisoner of War); lost two engines, and attempted to return home but crashed Mohlau, W of Camburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8178. FULL HOUSE.

Delivered Geiger 29/1/42; Tucson 7/2/42; Cheyenne 14/5/42; Westover 23/5/42, with W.A. Lawford force landed baser 9/6/42; repaired & transferred Wendover 11/8/42; Biggs 29/8/42; Alamogordo 2/10/42; crashed burned with Dave Tyler 6/10/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 28/11/43; Kearney 15/12/43; San Bernardino 20/12/43; Grenier 21/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/32; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-T] Horham 2/1/44 PRIDE OF NEW MEXICO; 335BS [OE-M]; 91m, Missing in Action Osnabruck 21/11/44 with Roy Schoaf, Co-pilot: Dick White, Navigator: Gordon Redfeldt, Bombardier: Leo Martone, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Wolf, Radio Operator: Jack Tallman, Ball turret gunner: John Strayer, Waist gunner: John Prendergast,Tail gunner: Don Krebs (9 Prisoner of War); battle damaged and two engines out, and jettisoning ball turret, crashed south of Heimbach/Eifel, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 11195. SPIRIT OF NEW MEXICO aka UNCLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/10/43; Kearney 13/11/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-G] Horham 1/1/44; flak damage Berlin 6/10/44 with Lester Lennox, Co-pilot: Bob McCoy (2 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Bill Tate, Bombardier: Dick White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Forest Wilmouth, Radio Operator: Cyril Cummings, Ball turret gunner: Chas O’Geen, Waist gunner: Jim Taylor,Tail gunner: Don Cairns (7 Prisoner of War); Missing Air Crew Report 9352; Salvaged battle damaged base and repaired; when parked was hit by 42-97992 15/4/45; 70m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 26/6/45; Love Fd 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45. BERLIN BESSIE aka I DOOD IT.

Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Smoky Hill 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 25/4/43 GREEN FURY; Transferred: 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 24/8/43; MIA Anklam 9/10/43 Pilot: Alex Stewart, Radio Operator: Bob Smith, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Keefer, Waist Gunner: Durell Clayton, Waist Gunner: Len Waldron, Tail Gunner: Carl Chase (6KIA), Co-Pilot: Don Strunk, Navigator: Bill Turcotte, Bombardier: Jim Brown, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leo Severson (4POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed close to Neu Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 897.

Delivered MacDill 23/1/42; Tucson 31/1/42; Assigned 7BG Hawaii 2/42 then to 10AF Nasal, Asanol India with Lt Carmack 20/5/42; Ret US, New Castle, Del. 29/5/42; Wilmington 30/8/42; Written off 5/6/44.