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

Delivered Louisville 1/5/45; Syracuse 24/5/45; Middletown 8/11/45; Morrison 11/1/46; West Palm Beach 31/7/46; re-ass 30/4/47; 5 BC Rio Hato 1/1/48; 3 BC Albrook 20/1/48; 6 BC Galapagos 16/5/48; 5701 MSUGp Albrook 23/2/49; AMC Olmstead 8/9/4/9; Recl Comp 14/10/49.

Delivered Dallas 13/6/45; Rome 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned: 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43 TARFU; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Transferred: 535BS/381BG [MS-R] Ridgewell 15/7/43 TS TARFU; MIA {15m} Bremen 8/10/43 Pilot: Capt Edwin Manchester, Co-Pilot: Capt Elton Jukes, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim O’Donnell, Radio Operator: Lorenzo Darrington, Ball Turret Gunner: Art Tucker, Waist Gunner: Anthony Budzic (6KIA), Navigator: Marvin Smith, Bombardier: Keith Moore, Waist Gunner: Matthew Berk, Tail Gunner: Wade McCook (4POW); flak blew ship in half, crashed Talge, 22 miles N of Osnabruck, Germany. MACR 884. TS TOO. (TARFU)

Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/6/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-H] Grafton Underwood 17/7/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Ned Sweeney, Ball turret gunner: Ken Fernquist chute failed (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Gyori, Navigator: Marvin Greenburg, Bombardier: Paul Moyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Bingaman, Radio Operator: Morris Owens, Waist gunner: Bob Sullivan, Ball turret gunner: Frank Caruso,Tail gunner: Paul Thomas (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Obertreba, NE of Apolda, SW of Merseburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7818.

Delivered Dallas 12/6/45; Rome 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 14/6/45; Rome 21/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/7/44; Kearney 28/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; transferred 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 10/8/44; taxi accident at base, hit 44-8282 with Bob Knowlton 18/12/44; crash landed base with Arthur Artruc 5/1/45; Salvaged.

Delivered Hunter 11/11/44; Grenier 19/11/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-O] Thurleigh 17/12/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 23/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Will Rogers 5/3/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-Y] Bassingbourn 18/5/43; Missing in Action 2m Huls 22/6/43 with Buster Peck, Co-pilot: Francis Porada, Navigator: Gerry Williams, Bombardier: Chauncey Hicks, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Thompson, Radio Operator: Jim Osborne, Ball turret gunner: Russell Hatton, Waist gunner: Norbert Suierz, Waist gunner: Bill Ziegler (9 Returned to Duty);Tail gunner: Evert Lindberg (KIA-body washed up near Alkmaar 17/7/43); enemy aircraft KO’d #4 and some controls, ditched Channel, crew rescued by RAF Air Sea Rescue boat. OLD IRONSIDES.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Hunter 25/11/45; Dow Fd 17/12/44; Assigned PFF 322BS/91BG Bassingbourn 29/1/45; 324BS; battle damaged Dresden 14/2/45 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged 7/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gr Island 1/12/43; Presque Is 13/12/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-N] Ridgewell 8/1/44; {12m} Missing in Action Bordeaux 15/6/44 with Chas Kelley, Co-pilot: Bob Disbrow, Navigator: Frank Champ, tog-Sgt Simon Wilczek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Brashear, Radio Operator: Howard Brooks, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Workman, Waist gunner: Alf Campbell,Tail gunner: Don Graham (9 evaded capture); flak KOd two engines, followed by bad vibration, crashed Coimeres, four miles SE of Lagon, SW of Bordeaux, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5799.

Delivered Denver 24/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Tinker 14/4/43; Spokane 31/5/43; Assigned 395BG Ephrata 8/6/43; force landed 27/6/43 at base with Ed Hodgson; repaired but ground-looped and burned out 8/7/43 with Joe Voellneck. Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 23/7/44; Lincoln 4/8/44; Grenier 17/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/8/44; hit when parked by 43-38304 (34BG) 18/12/44; t/o/a with Bill Buckholz at Mellin, France 25/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/45. AGETS.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-E] Ridgewell 25/5/43, with Bob Schrader, Ken Johnson, Ed Rogers, Ed Samara, Bill Cutting, Bill Yarnell, Earl Wietz, Cecil Pruiett, Lew Frisbee, Steve Kurnafil; Missing in Action {1m} Hamburg 25/6/43 with Bob Schrader, Co-pilot: Capt John Hamilton, Navigator: Ed Rogers, Bombardier: Ed Samara*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Cutting*, Radio Operator: Bill Yarnell, Ball turret gunner: Cecil Pruiett, Waist gunner: Theo Leidecker, Waist gunner: Stephen Kurnafil,Tail gunner: Lewis Frisby* (10KIA-*bodies washed up on nearby beaches); flak, crashed three miles W of Benserseil, opposite Langeroog Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 162.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/8/44; Lincoln 12/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-B] Polebrook 21/9/44; Missing in Action {7m} Zwickau 7/10/44 with Allen Fisher, Co-pilot: Tom Carnegie, Navigator: Tony Cannizzaro, Bombardier: Bob Wagoner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Brink, Radio Operator: Chas Stevens, Ball turret gunner: Joe Chickola, Waist gunner: Lester Kern,Tail gunner: Jack Tucker (9INT); flak, force landed Jonkopping, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 9567; ret gp 25/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; Presque Is 13/12/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-J] Ridgewell 13/1/44; {1+m} Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Clarry Ezzell, Co-pilot: John Nymyer, Navigator: Ed Adams, Bombardier: Bill Wilson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wesley Peck, Radio Operator: Lou Baker, Waist gunner: Lloyd Harvey (7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Harm Beninga,Tail gunner: Carl Schaaf (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #1, then ship exploded and crashed between Melchow and Biesenthal, 18 miles N of Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 5176. (?5178?)

Delivered Tulsa 3/8/43; Pendleton 1/11/43; Written off 6/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/43; Seattle 31/1/43; Salina 9/2/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-A] Chelveston 21/3/43; became training aircraft 3/6/43; transferred CCRC Bovingdon as trainer 30/6/43; Salvaged 18/6/45.

Delivered Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 17/12/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 21/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; Sth Plains 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 27/6/43; Walla Walla 24/7/43; 452BG Pendleton 26/10/43; 236 BU Pyote 10/9/43; 3010 BU Williams 29/11/44; 236 BU Pyote 21/12/44; Recl Comp 17/4/45.