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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97690

B-17 #42-97690

Delivered Denver 28/1/44; 1SAG Langley 12/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 22/4/44; first used on mission to hit fuel dump, Bois-de-la- Houssire, France 4/8/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-2600 / Esmeralda

B-17 #41-2600 / Esmeralda

Delivered Tucson 3/3/42; Cheyenne 14/5/42; Ephrata 4/6/42; Muroc 5/7/42; force landed with Clifton Pyle, Muroc Fd, CA 20/8/42; Davis Monthan 31/1/43; Hendricks 15/5/43; Written off 5/7/45. ESMERALDA.

B-17 #42-5915 / Cash & Carry

B-17 #42-5915 / Cash & Carry

Delivered Long Beach 7/5/43; Denver 14/5/43; Geiger 26/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-J] Framlingham 15/7/43; Missing in Action (11m) Munster 10/10/43 with Bob McGuire, Co-pilot: Glenn Oster, Navigator: Albt Drouhard, Bombardier: Jack Nosser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herschel Rasco, Radio Operator: Joe Chassaing, Ball turret gunner: Hershel McFeely, Waist gunner: George Hodgins, Waist gunner: Norman Augerr,Tail gunner: Cliff Strang (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, with wing on fire and #1 engine out, crashed Quantwick, near Ahaus, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 860. CASH & CARRY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8447

B-17 #44-8447

Delivered Dallas 18/9/44; Hunter 6/10/44; Grenier 25/10/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-P] Framlingham 30/10/44; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-G] 6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46

B-17 #44-8776

B-17 #44-8776

Delivered Cheyenne 21/12/44; Hunter 4/1/45; Dow Fd 21/1/45; Assigned as PFF 350BS/100BG [LN-U] Thorpe Abbotts 23/1/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8574

B-17 #44-8574

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Hunter 22/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 31/12/44; caught fire & crash landed Sweden 7/4/45; Salvaged.

B-17 #41-24368 / Maverick

B-17 #41-24368 / Maverick

Assigned 352BS/301BG Westover 7/42; slated for RAF [FA683] Podington 6/8/42, but retained by USAAF for Tafaraoui 26/11/42; Maison Blanche 5/12/42; crash landed Bone {6m} 8/12/43 with Harry Brasher, crew?; Salvaged. MAVERICK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8925

B-17 #44-8925

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/45; Hunter 5/3/45; Grenier 16/3/45; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 30/3/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

B-17 #42-30178 / Darlin‘ Dolly

B-17 #42-30178 / Darlin‘ Dolly

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Presque Is 24/5/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-S] Framlingham 29/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; with J.E. Koehler force landed Hardwick AF 20/10/43; 45m, transferred 388BG APH Knettishall 4/44; 803BS RCM Oulton 16/5/44; Missing in Action Oldenburg 1/1/45 with Lts J. Stein & E. Morris (last Aphrodite mission)[remote control of A/C, packed full of Torpex high explosive, crew of 2 baled out over UK]. DARLIN’ DOLLY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24410

B-17 #41-24410

Delivered SAD 29/6/42; Langley 20/7/42; Westover 1/9/42; New Castle 4/10/42; Salina 22/12/42; Rapid City 4/9/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24563 / Garbage

B-17 #41-24563 / Garbage

Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-H] Bangor 14/10/42; Molesworth 16/10/42; on training flight with Arthur Adams, Co-pilot: Gene Witterstetter, Navigator: Glen Herrington, Bombardier: Mike Libonatti, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lew Hart, Radio Operator: Alfd Union, Ball turret gunner: Ed Durant, Waist gunner: Alan Magee,Tail gunner: Jim Gordon, pass-Lt Roy Christianson (10 Returned to Duty); poor weather caused force landed on third attempt Luton 11/11/43 hit RAF Anson EF939. Salvaged. GARBAGE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-2441

B-17 #41-2441

Delivered Salt Lake SAD 3/12/41; Assigned 6AF Howard, Panama 27/12/41; Guatemala 6/3/42; crashed in sea 7/1/43, all equip lost.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-2439

B-17 #41-2439

Delivered Salt Lake SAD 2/12//41; Assigned Project X 22/2/42; Assigned 19BG, crash landed New Britain 7/8/42. Missing Air Crew Report 16020. (?Mobile 16/11/42; Sebring 4/1/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45?)

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85560

B-17 #44-85560

Delivered Louisville 15/3/45; from Romulus, NY with John Doyle to Camp Springs Fd, Md 29/3/45;

B-17 #42-31063 / Spook Six

B-17 #42-31063 / Spook Six

Delivered Cheyenne 14/9/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-T] Horham 29/9/43 SPOOK SIX; with Lt Gurney force landed Alconbury afb 19/11/43; 48m, transferred 457BG Glatton 6/44; 384BG Grafton Underwood 22/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85559

B-17 #44-85559

Delivered Louisville 15/3/45; Hunter 30/3/45; Sth Plains 9/4/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 8/11/45; 342 BU Smyrna 30/4/46; 613 BU Phillips 19/6/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85558

B-17 #44-85558

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/45; Hunter 27/3/45; Sth Plains 25/4/45; 610 BU Eglin 12/7/45; 611 BU Eglin 2/2/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85557

B-17 #44-85557

Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/45; Hunter 6/4/45; Grenier 15/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85550

B-17 #44-85550

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/45; Hunter 3/7/45; Grenier 13/4/45; Assigned 8AF 14/4/45; re-ass 30/4/45; 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 1/1/48; Recl Comp 5/8/48.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85552

B-17 #44-85552

Delivered Louisville 15/3/45; Hunter 19/3/45; Grenier 1/4/45; Assigned 8AF 2/4/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhopfen 1/1/48; Recl Comp 1/10/48.

B-17 #42-5804 / Hell’s Halo

B-17 #42-5804 / Hell’s Halo

Delivered at Long Beach 11-Feb-43; Walker 23-Feb-43; Nashville 9-Apr-43; Assigned 96BG Grafton Underwood 27-Apr-43; transferred 423BS/306BG [RD-Z] Thurleigh 6-Aug-43; 322BS/91BG [LG-R] Bassingbourn 11-Sep-43; 323BS [OR-R]; damaged over Oschersleben 11-Jan-44. Attacked by several enemy aircraft KO’d #2 & #3, no brakes to crash landed Hethel, Nfk. 10 RTD No MACR issued. Salvaged 21-Jan-44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6516 / My Darling

B-17 #44-6516 / My Darling

Delivered Lincoln 26/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-Q] Molesworth 22/9/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 27/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. MY DARLING.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85553

B-17 #44-85553

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/45; Hunter 25/3/45; Grenier 15/4/45; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 16/4/45; with Jim Gage ground looped at base 24/8/45; Salvaged 29/10/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-85507

B-17 #44-85507

Delivered Dallas 3/3/45; Syracuse 19/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 21/11/45; converted for Col Bob McCormick, editor of Chicago Tribune (Civil N5116N) 25/6/47; Hurd Mapping Co 1952; crashed Nevada 10/11/52, used as spares for 44-83534.