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

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 20/12/43; Assigned 457BG Glatton 10/2/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-G] Thorpe Abbotts 21/1/44; soon after t/off to Berlin 7/5/44 with Ralph Wright, Co-pilot: Jack Raper, Navigator: Rich Curran, Bombardier: Carl Herman, Waist gunner: Randy Moore (5 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alden Madsen, Radio Operator: Bob Montonado, Ball turret gunner: John Pontzious, Waist gunner: Jack Willburn,Tail gunner: Alf Bridges (5RTD all inj); flares began to explode en route, fire broke out and ship crashed Herringfleet Hall, Lowestoft, Sfk. UK; sal 8/5/44. JENNY LEE aka CAP’N CROW.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/1/44; Savannah 22/1/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-O/X] Thorpe Abbotts 15/2/44; battle damaged Hamburg 31/12/44 with ? ; sal 2/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30 May 1944; Long Beach 12 June 1944; Kearney 13 July 1944; Dow Field 3 August 1944; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 4 August 1944. Among other pilots, 1st Lt Harold E. Dwyer flew on it on the 7 April 1945 mission. Returned to the USA Bradley 21 June 1945; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24 June 1945; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman, Arizona 5 December 1945.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/1/44; Grand Island 27/1/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 10/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with John Lautenschlager, Co-pilot: Bill Sugg, Navigator: Leland Fink, Bombardier: Dave Rolnick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Bashaw, Ball turret gunner: Harry Sheldon, Waist gunner: John White, Waist gunner: Sam Wilensky,Tail gunner: Hogan Fussell (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: John Stryjeski{chute failed} (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two turrets and oxygen system, ship crashed Halter, three miles W of Visbeck, seven miles SW of Wildeshausen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3028. HALF AND HALF.

Delivered Denver 19/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Presque Is 7/11/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-M] Thorpe Abbotts 11/11/43 OUR MARK; 98m Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with John Dodrill, Co-pilot: Dave Williams, Navigator: Ralph Bayer, Bombardier: Dave Pitman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Mitchell, Radio Operator: George Bennett, Ball turret gunner: Myron Warner, Waist gunner: Garland Joseph,Tail gunner: Roy Toll (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Gladbach, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11744. HANG THE EXPENSE aka THE ALL AMERICAN GIRL aka BERLIN BOYS..

Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Harvard 4/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Clyde Allen, Co-pilot: Harry Gottlieb, Navigator: Dick Martin, Bombardier: Harry DeLong, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clyde Lockhart, Radio Operator: Howard Sikes, Ball turret gunner: Fred Dragone, Waist gunner: Joe McDermott, Waist gunner: Larry Palocsko,Tail gunner: Floyd Inman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Waldecker road, Gonderhausen, near Waldeck castle, 14 miles SW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2279 THE DEVIL’S MATE.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Memphis 28/10/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-L] Thorpe Abbotts 2/11/43; returned base after aborted mission 10/5/44 with John Keys, Co-pilot: Edwin Samuelson, Navigator: Patrick Lollis, Bombardier: Elton Dickens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Park, Radio Operator: Frank Thomas, Ball turret gunner: Peter Martin, Waist gunner: Gil Borba, Waist gunner: Joe Costanza,Tail gunner: Don Rieger (10 Returned to Duty); a tyre blew out on landing and a sharp turn hit a cement block at runway intersection taking off left u/c, resulting in damage to props and wing flaps; Salvaged 20/5/44. MISS CARRIAGE aka SECTION EIGHT.

Delivered Long Beach 24/9/43; Gr Island 24/10/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 19/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Frank Granack, Co-pilot: Bob Dunham, Navigator: Murray Geisler, Bombardier: Joe Kawiecki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Stearns, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Rogers, Waist gunner: Edwin Harrell{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: George Christian (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Grant Scott, Waist gunner: Glenn Brown (2 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #4, then enemy aircraft further damage, ship crash landed Ostprignitz, close to the Halenbeck-Freiestein road, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3030. RUBBER CHECK.

Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-F] Thorpe Abbotts 4/12/43; Missing in Action German rail jncts at Liege 11/4/44 with Jack Hunter, Co-pilot: George Shoesmith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Wellingham, Radio Operator: Spiro Lecouras, Ball turret gunner: Chas Anglin, Waist gunner: Bob Kuehl, Waist gunner: John Ruprick (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Rich Heh, Bombardier: Murray Lirette,Tail gunner: Herb South{Wounded in Action} (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit and #3 exploded and part of wing blown off; crashed Ougree, four miles SW of Liege, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 4866. KATIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Memphis 27/11/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 23/12/43, then 418BS (LD-V); Salvaged n/battle damaged landed at Kingsnorth, Devon, 2/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Wilmington 26/11/43; slated 447BG; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 1/1/44; Missing in Action Magdeberg 28/5/44 with Lucius Lacy, Navigator: Ray Rossman, Bombardier: Herb Greenberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Carey, Radio Operator: Clarry Wood, Waist gunner: Ray Mitchell,Tail gunner: Mike Rotz (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Claude Schindler, Ball turret gunner: Chester Powell, Waist gunner: Joe Folsom (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft hit cockpit and KOd #4, crashed Barleben, three miles Nth of Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 5382. LACY’S LUSHES aka LUCIOUS LUCY.

Delivered Denver 4/2/44; 1SAG Langley 20/3/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 13/5/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-G] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; Grenier 11/12/43; Presque Is 14/12/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-S] Thorpe Abbotts 9/12/43; crashed on take off Frenze House, Dickleburgh, Nfk. UK. for Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Lloyd Marks, Co-pilot: Wesley Lundholm, Bombardier: Maurice Anderson{all wia} (3 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Rich Powell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt DeGregorio, Radio Operator: Joe Makowski, Ball turret gunner: Chas Challoner, Waist gunner: Joe Silvani, Waist gunner: Ray Scheir,Tail gunner: Bob Dean (7 Killed in Service). Cockpit lights failed and pilots unable to see instruments. Salvaged. TERRY ‚N TEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; 349BS/100BG [XR-K] Thorpe Abbotts 12/1/44; Returned to the USA 6/23/45 by Pilot 2nd Lt. Ardell M. Tripp and Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Fred H. Bush arriving Bradley Field Windsor Locks CT 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. BESS aka MISS MINOOKIE aka FLAT FOOT FLOOGIE aka BILLY BOY.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/43; Hobbs 30/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/6/43; Las Vegas 18/6/43; Roswell 23/9/43; Williams 9/12/43; Carlsbad 4/1/44; with Rich Alley force landed Mather Fd, Ca 25/6/44; San Marco 27/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/9/43; Gr Island 28/9/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-D] Thorpe Abbotts 28/9/43; while on training mission on 29/12/43 with Lucius Lacy, Instr pilot-Capt Jack Swartout, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Smallwood, pass-Lt George Brannan, ran off runway & nosed up (4 Returned to Duty); battle damaged Pas de Calais 21/1/44 with Jim Stout feathered an engine, salvoed bombs in Channel then found landing gear out salvoed, crash landed Honington, Sfk. Salvaged 31/1/44. HOLY TERROR II.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/9/43; Gr Island 23/9/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-U] Thorpe Abbotts 5/10/43; Returned to the USA 12/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 18/9/45. SUPERSTITUOUS ALOYSIUS.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/44; Hunter 1/1/45; Grenier 20/1/45; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-B] Nuthampstead 3/2/45; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 4/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Denver 15/10/42; Brooksville 23/12/42; Eglin 3/2/43; Leesburg 22/6/43; to Brooksville, TX with Herman Keppen, crash landed base 3/10/43; Written off 4/10/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/9/43; Gr Isle 7/10/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-A] Framlingham 7/10/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 with Bob Hoyt, Co-pilot: George Nunan, Navigator: Tim Lyons, Bombardier: Rudi Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leroy Portier, Radio Operator: Jack Miller, Ball turret gunner: Dave Randle, Waist gunner: Covely Jones, Waist gunner: Elmer McClelland,Tail gunner: Leon Kegresse (10 Killed in Action); mech fault after take off, went into spin at 3,000ft, crashed North Sea off Aldeburgh, Sfk., UK. Missing Air Crew Report 1162. SHY ANN.

Delivered Hunter 3/3/45; Grenier 17/3/45; Assigned 8AF 20/3/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 13/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 7/9/43; Scott 5/10/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-E] Thorpe Abbotts 8/10/43; unofficial test flight 26//11/43 with Frank E. Valesh, Co-pilot: Russell J. Flack, Navigator: Andrew H. Campion and two American Red Cross nurses, Mary J. Cooke & June Yeager; tail wheel assembly pin sheared and aircraft veered off runway to hit Lodge Farm buildings, Dickleburgh, which caught fire; all three men were fined $100 at a court martial. Salvaged 29/11/43. HANG THE EXPENSE.

Delivered Denver 15/10/42; West Palm Beach 18/11/42; Morrison 31/1/43; Assigned 342BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 19/4/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 347BS/99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; {36m} 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44, Returned to the USA Tinker 3/7/45; Salvaged Arledge 12/7/45; Recl Comp 27/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/11/43; Wendover 8/12/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 26/2/44; 457BG Glatton 12/3/44; 527BS/379BG [FO-I] Kimbolton 18/3/44; transferred to RAF Binbrook 12/44 and declared war weary 11/1/45; 34BG Mendlesham /45; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 22/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. BUSY BABY.