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

Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/443; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-M] Dow Fd 13/4/43; Kimbolton 30/5/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Burrel Newman, Co-pilot: John Culler, Navigator: George Jackson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo Gauthier, Radio Operator: Ed Hyvonen{body recovered from mud flats 19/7/43}, Ball turret gunner: Jim Griffin, Waist gunner: Harry Dudley, Waist gunner: Joe Butterfield (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Tom Kelley,Tail gunner: Ray Lauters (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed low watermark at Tossens, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1357.

Delivered Denver 10/11/43; Presque Is 30/11/43; Prestwick, UK 7/12/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-A] Ridgewell 6/1/44; 6 Missing in Action Eschwege 19/4/44 with Bob Rayburn, Co-pilot: Maynard Craft, Radio Operator: Don Peterson (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Loren Morse, Bombardier: Ralph Simons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Purser, Ball turret gunner: John Bristow, Waist gunner: De Forest Main,Tail gunner: Gerald Gerber (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, the flak set wing alight, crashed Rohrsburg, NW of Frettenrode, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4052. OL’ MAN TUCKER.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Kearney 28/7/44; Grenier 6/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG [R2-T] Mendlesham 16/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. FLYING DUTCHMAN.

Delivered Long Beach 18/2/43; Dow 12/6/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-O] Rougham 7/43; Missing in Action Duren 20/12/43 with Harvey Sharpe, Navigator: Lowell Weaner, Bombardier: George Reardon, Radio Operator: Chas Gunn, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rich, Waist gunner: Harry Ward, Waist gunner: Morris Cole,Tail gunner: Mervin Cook (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bill Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cliff Horn (2 Prisoner of War); flak hits on return, crashed Luenen, two miles S of Venray, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 902. NIP ‘N TUCK.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/2/43; Palm Beach 30/3/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 5/5/43; battle damaged Naples 1/8/43 with Howard Ebbers, Vernon, Auchterlonie, Beeson, Carpenter, Kawozynski, Heidel, Pietras, Bodnar, Bridges (10 Killed in Action); crashed Djedeida; STARS AND STRIPES.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/2/43; Morrison 20/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-M] Thurleigh 5/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Martin Wieand, Co-pilot: Bill Moore, Navigator: Fred McGuidwin, Bombardier: Bill Braden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willard Hoff, Radio Operator: Ed Via, Ball turret gunner: Russ Hutchins, Waist gunner: Ed Lutkehuas, Waist gunner: Lee Gossett,Tail gunner: Ray Raddatz (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft. crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 15096.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 17/9/44; transferred 34BG Mendlesham 5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 22/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. HEAVENLY COMRADE.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 2/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-B] Framlingham 4/5/44 PREFERRED RISK; Missing in Action Derben, Ger 14/1/45 with Joe Lewis, John Ruane, Earl Morrison, John Koralwski, John Porcher (5 Killed in Action); Mike Klemenok, Jerome Katzman, Bob Battleson, Ken Huber (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Goerne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11724. GOOD OLD YANK.

Delivered Long Beach 22/2/43; Spokane 15/8/43; with Harry Lawson crash landed Fairfax Fd, Ks 28/5/44; Written off 30/5/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Long Beach 26/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; damaged when parked by a taxying accent with C.S. Duran (in 42-3133) 18/2/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-K] Bassingbourn 4/43; transferred 511BS/351BG Polebrook 4/43, 25BG Watton, Nfk 1/3/44; Returned to the USA 9/6/44. LARRUPPIN’ LOU.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Grenier 22/7/44; Assigned [DS-Q] Polebrook 14/8/44; {34m} on 6/2/45 with Ed Ashton, Co-pilot: Geo Bowman, Navigator: Don Cornell, Bombardier: John McNeil, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Folks, Radio Operator: Jim Allman, Ball turret gunner: John Nelson, Waist gunner: Bruce Cook, Waist gunner: Harry Wieland,Tail gunner: John Connelly (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 43-37595 approaching base on return from target; 19KIA in total. Salvaged 8/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-O] Polebrook 10/6/44; on mission to Lutzkendorf 11/9/44 with ? ;Tail gunner: Dwight Gryder (WIA but died in base hospital 27/9/44; {70m} coll during return to base with 43-38080 6/2/45, with Rheinhold Vergen, co-Bob Sollers, Navigator: Stan Dietel, Bombardier: Francis Leonard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Emerald Cutting, Albert Cantrelle, Joe Ventress, Phil Singleton, Bob Wheatley; (9 Killed in Action). [19KIA in total]; Salvaged 2 SAD 7/2/45. VERGEN’S VIRGINS.

Delivered: Cheyenne 23/2/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 525BS/379BG [FR-T] Kimbolton 3/43; MIA Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 Pilot: Noel Britten, Co-Pilot: Patrick Rea, Navigator: Olympio Cassera, n-Matt Driscoll, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Germany. ld Stratton, Radio Operator: John Rogers, Ball Turret Gunner: Floyd Tichnell, Waist Gunner: Mike Holinka, Waist Gunner: Dan Kenney, Tail Gunner: Ellis Vance. (10POW-picked up by German Navy and taken to Cuxhaven); Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Borkum, Ger. MACR 1295.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Scott 25/9/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 19/11/43; crashed on take off for mission 12/4/44 with Phil King, Co-pilot: John Dillon, Navigator: Clarry Anderson, Bombardier: John Pruner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Harrison, Radio Operator: Lloyd Boltz, Waist gunner: Duncan Campbell (7 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: John Burek, Waist gunner: Don Grainger,Tail gunner: Carl Rettzel (3 Returned to Duty); struck tree on take off and crashed Grange Farm, Blacksmith Lane, Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk. Salvaged 13/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/43; Blythe 5/3/43; crashed 20 miles SE of base with John Abrell 26/4/43; Written off 27/4/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/12/43; Lakeland 6/1/44; Morrison 21/2/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-Z] Bassingbourn 2/4/44; transferred 775BS/463BG Celone 19/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/5/44 with Leo Tucker, Co-pilot: Bill Rittenhouse, Navigator: Gene Breeding, Bombardier: Griffin Stuart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Tillman, Radio Operator: Demsey Colley, Ball turret gunner: Vic Sagis, Waist gunner: Tom Murphy,Tail gunner: Jake Kessler; flak, crashed Bucharest; Missing Air Crew Report 5061.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/43; Blythe 4/3/43; McClellan 6/4/43; Pyote 30/5/43 force landed with Emil Urban at base 28/7/43; (with 28BG and 19BG training); Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 6/6/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 6/3/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Bangor 14/4/43; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-N] Kimbolton 22/4/43; MIA Bochum 25/6/43 Pilot: Doug Groom, Co-Pilot: Frank Pulaski, Radio Operator: Tom Lyons, Waist Gunner: Thaddeus Burzycki, Tail Gunner: Frank Mills (5KIA); Navigator: Art Belgium. meyer, Bombardier: Tom Mortenson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Howie Brinkman, Waist Gunner: Ralph Weaver, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Bowers (5POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Neu Arenberg, four miles NW of Freisoythe, Germany. MACR 1758.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/5/43; Sioux City 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 18/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 19/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Lew Miller, Co-pilot: Bill Iverson, Navigator: Herb Lakow, Bombardier: Walt Koenig, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Beckwith, Ball turret gunner: Bob Lee,Tail gunner: Gus Suhay (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Ed Rogowski, Waist gunner: Bill Herman, Waist gunner: Chas Herald (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Mesnil-Soullieres, seven miles E of Troyes, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3132.

Delivered Denver 16/6/43; Kearney 17/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-B] Framlingham 25/7/43 SIX NIGHTS IN TELERGMA (ARABIAN NUTS); changed to BI-G after loss of 42-30017; damaged on Oschersleben mission 21/1/44 with Capt Jim Waggoner, Ball turret gunner: George Agaisottelis, Waist gunner: Murrell Reynolds,Tail gunner: Floyd Daugherty (4 Returned to Duty); Navigator: John Harms, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gaetano Friuli, Radio Operator: George Powell (3 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Alf Pelka, Bombardier: Jerome McLaughlin, Waist gunner: Jim Wood (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit set entire wing burning and aircraft plunged down, however the pilot maintained control and a vertical drive put out the fire, BTG salvoed bombs and acted as co-pilot with TG taking over as radio operator and plane returned to base, where it was repaired and put back into operation. Salvaged 22/6/45. CANADIAN CLUB.