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

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 30/8/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-W] Thurleigh 15/9/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 23/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45, Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; ATC Columbus 10/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Recl Comp 7/6/46.

Delivered Lincoln 17/12/44; Grenier 23/12/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; Sth Plains 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 20/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 5/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. EVADIN‘ MAIDEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 19/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 12/4/44; Missing in Action Poltava 21/6/44; Salvaged Russia; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 1/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-F] Thurleigh 20/9/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/11/43 with George Goris, Co-pilot: Ken Cabe, Navigator: Frank Bullard, Bombardier: Harry Urman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Back, Radio Operator: Leroy Morton, Ball turret gunner: LeRoy Haskell, Waist gunner: Bill Meade, Waist gunner: Joe Kelch,Tail gunner: Howie Jordan (10 Killed in Action); mid air col with 42-3533, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1158.

Delivered Denver 24/7/43; Pyote 4/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-E] Thurleigh 21/9/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/11/43 with Don Wadley, Co-pilot: Kazimier Kazimierczuk {PAF}, Navigator: Pete Marinos, Bombardier: Chas Ashman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Santiago Cano, Radio Operator: Randall Little, Ball turret gunner: LeRoy Stahlman, Waist gunner: Merl Dixon, Waist gunner: Ken Cameron,Tail gunner: Mike Ravasio (10 Killed in Action); coll with 42-30776, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1159.

Delivered: Long Beach 20/2/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood /43; 546BS [BK-D]; 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 24/4/43; sustained battle damage Wilhelmshafen & crash-landed RAF Coltishall, Nfk. 11/6/43; Pilot: Walt Carnal, Co-Pilot: Bill Davidson, Navigator: Mortis Conier, Bombardier: Leslie Gross, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dean Wyland, Radio Operator: Leon Cruzan, Ball Turret Gunner: Don Shoman, Waist Gunner: Monico Rodriguez, Waist Gunner: Ed Allen, Tail Gunner: Murel Ellis (10RTD). Salvaged. AFSC 17/6/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-O] Ridgewell 22/1/44; Missing in Action 20/03/44 with George McIntosh, Co-pilot: Bob Fowler, Navigator: Nick Rabay, Bombardier: Carl Dittus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Dever, Radio Operator: Russell Rose, Ball turret gunner: Garland Carson, Waist gunner: Gene Copp, Waist gunner: Bob Matcham,Tail gunner: Clyde Craig (10 Prisoner of War); flak, ditched Channel, off Plovezet, 12 miles W of Quimper, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3315. JAYNEE B.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Q] Thurleigh 25/5/43; Missing in Action Huls 22/6/43 with Jim Johnson, Co-pilot: Harry Dunn, Navigator: Norm Simpson, Bombardier: Ernie Gast, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George LaRubio, Radio Operator: ? no record, Ball turret gunner: D. W. O’Conner, Waist gunner: Mike Shuta, Waist gunner: Laverne Hansen,Tail gunner: Bob Bell (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Laverne Hansen (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Muhlen, near Dulmen/Westfalen, Ger. No MACR. JANELL.

Delivered Denver 21/7/43; Hill 20/8/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-O] Thurleigh 21/9/43; transferred 482BG Alconbury 30/3/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 22/12/44; Grenier 15/1/45; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 22/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 24/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. LITTLE GIZMO.

Delivered Long Beach 24/6/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandra 27/7/43; with Mark Gilman force landed Pensacola, Fl 3/8/43; Brookley 12/8/43; Pyote 25/10/43; 245 BU McCook 9/6/44; 3705 BU Lowry 20/8/44; 9BG McCook 1/9/44; 232 BU Dalhart 7/10/44; 248 BU Walker 21/1/45; 4208 BU Mines Fd 10/2/45; 2132 BU Maxwell 10/3/45; 248 BU Walker 11/6/45; 3505 BU Scott 24/6/45; 4180 BU Walker 1/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/44; Gr Island 15/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 4/3/44; Missing in Action Brussels 20/5/44 with Archibald E. Town, Co-pilot: Bob Lewis (2 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Duane Kesterke, Bombardier: Chas Oulehla, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Harwell, Radio Operator: Gustave Secunda, Ball turret gunner: Simpson Gray, Waist gunner: John Schomburger, Waist gunner: Everett White,Tail gunner: Art Baker (8KIA- actually drowned); en route to target was shot down accidentally by a B-17 of another group testing its guns, crashed Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 4939.

Delivered Long Beach 4/8/43; Tulsa 7/8/43; crashed on take off 28/8/43 with Jim Christie, 3K, Written off 8/10/43.

Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Tinker 29/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 9/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/8/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; 840BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Sterparone 22/4/44; Salvaged 23/6/45.

Delivered Denver 11/7/43; Grenier 18/8/43; force landed base with George Michie 21/8/43; Assigned 482BG; transferred 1 EEL Bedford (TB-17-G) 20/7/44; 4148 BU Bedford 4/12/44; 4100 Patterson 8/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/12/43; Scott 10/1/44; Lakeland 12/1/44; Morrison 12/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 14/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/5/44 with John Nosal, *cp-Weldon Harris, Navigator: Howard Anderson, Bombardier: Warren Myer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Mann, Radio Operator: Howard Roark, Waist gunner: Ray Wescott (6/7POW?); Ball turret gunner: John Coogan,Tail gunner: George Werdel (*3/2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bucharest; Missing Air Crew Report 5434.

Delivered Long Beach 15/7/43; Hill 20/8/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-P] Snetterton 9/9/43; on training flight 11/10/44 with Jack Core (Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: BGen Bailey, Navigator: Dick McCall, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Van Calvert, Radio Operator: Ken LeBaron (4 Killed in Service); coll with 43-37684, crashed Wood End, near Towcester, Nthants. UK.; Salvaged 13/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 92BG Podington 20/1/44 POCAHONTAS; 751BS/457BG [Q] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Phil Birong, Co-pilot: Bob Patty, Navigator: Frank Partinjak, Bombardier: Paul Owens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Hull, Ball turret gunner: Pasquale Sacco, Waist gunner: Luis Franco, Waist gunner: Albt Kissinger,Tail gunner: Bill Farrar (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Norman Musial (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Koenighorst, 19 miles NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4941. LIBERTY RUN.

Delivered Long Beach 17/2/43; Gore Fd 26/2/43; Colorado Spr 7/4/43; Peterson 27/5/43; Colorado Springs 1/8/43; Assigned 1PCG Bolling 1/9/43; 3701 BU Amarillo 12/8/44; 206 BU Sheppard 23/4/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 17/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 27/10/45.