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

Delivered Denver 15/2/43; Walker 26/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 27/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 525BS/379BG [FR-K] Kimbolton 12/7/43; battle damaged Schweinfurt crash landed RAF Biggin Hill 14/10/43; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 15/10/43; 323BS/91BG [OR-V] Bassingbourn 21/12/43; damaged in mid-air collision with another B-17 of the group but limped back to base and was sent to AFSC 6/4/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 11/6/44; Hobbs 22/8/44; (? with Cleatus Lemmons force landed Hobbs, NM 2/5/45 ?); Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 18/9/45. GAY CABALLEROS.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Kearney 25/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-H] Podington 15/6/44; force landed continent three times, last at Istres-le-Tube, Fr 22/6/45; Green Project (personnel RetUS) Salvaged 9AF 31/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Hunter 2/5/44; Grenier 16/5/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG Amendola 24/5/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 27/8/44 with Charles T. Wilson, Jr.; Missing Air Crew Report 8934. THE OLD LADY.

Delivered Denver 12/4/44; 1SAG Langley 16/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 8/7/44; transferred 612BS/401BG [SC-U] Deenethorpe 7/8/44; 613BS; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/8/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Assigned 345BS/97BG Polebrook 10/4/42; t/o Grafton Underwood on practice mission, but ship caught fire at 28,000ft, crew bailed, crashed Elvedon, Sfk on practice flight 14/8/42 with Francis Schwartzenbeck, Bombardier: F.Wallace, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Lynch, rest ? RTD;Tail gunner: John Holstine (Killed in Service); caused by Turbo failure; Salvaged 26/10/42.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; 16 STA Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-N] Podington 12/6/44; 327BS; battle damage 13/6/44 with Lts Davidson & Ross;; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. I’LL GET BY.

Delivered Sarasota 97BG 15/4/42; MacDill 14/6/42, with Bill Knowles was hit when parked at MacDill, by 41-2628 17/6/42; repaired ass. Smyrna 21/11/42; Lockbourn 22/1/43; Las Vegas 17/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 5/7/45.

Delivered SAAD 24/4/42; Langley 20/5/44; Olmstead 1/2/43; Lowry 28/2/43; Presque Is 20/3/43; Mitchell 8/6/43; Westover 28/9/43; Roswell 8/1/44; Written off 14/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

Delivered Sarasota 97BG 18/4/42; West Palm Beach 27/4/42; Assigned Gt Britain 26/5/42 in error; 10AF DAUB 13/9/42; 12AF GLEN 11/1/43; 15AF OHAM 30/9/44; Grenier 18/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/4/44; Hunter 10/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-K] Podington 8/6/44; to, Salvaged 9AF Germany 25/10/45. THE DUCHESS.

Delivered Sarasota 97BG 12/4/42; West Palm Beach 22/4/42; Assigned Gt Britain in error 9/5/42; Sumac (5AF) 26/6/42; Returned to the USA Mines Fd 28/2/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcy Fd 7/8/45.

Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Gt Falls 16/12/43; Denver 21/12/43; Kearney 1/1/44; RAF Nutts Corner 14/1/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-A] Polebrook 30/1/44; {6m} battle damaged Leipzig 20/2/44 with Clarry Nelson[wia, but died in crash], Co-pilot: Roland Bartley, Navigator: Walter Truemper{post. award. MOH}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Archie Mathies{post. award. MOH} (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Joe Martin (Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Joe Rex, Ball turret gunner: Carl Moore, Waist gunner: Tom Sowell, Waist gunner: Russ Robinson,Tail gunner: Magnus Hagbo (5 Returned to Duty): awards for attempting to land aircraft with wounded man aboard after others bailed out, ship crashed near Gt North Road at Glatton, Northamptonshire, UK nearby on fourth attempt to land at base. TEN HORSEPOWER.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Dow Fd 2/10/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 493BG Debach 13/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/7/44; Kearney 30/7/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 22/8/44; to Horsching, Aus to pick up 30 Frenchs POWs;RetUS Bradley 23/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. BOTTOMS UP.

Delivered Dallas 23/4/44; Kearney 7/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-P] Deenethorpe 10/7/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Willie Johnson, Co-pilot: Ken Powell, Navigator: Ray Malloy, Bombardier: Joe Loverro, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Haire, Radio Operator: John Murtha, Ball turret gunner: Clair Gore, Waist gunner: Leon Rapoport,Tail gunner: Cleatus Nolen (9 Prisoner of War); flak, all bailed safely, crashed Neuried, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7558.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/43; Scott Fd 28/3/43; Scotts Bluff 7/4/43; Smoky Hill 16/4/43; Presque Is 2/5/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 23/5/43; Missing in Action (20+m) Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Stuart Mendelsohn (decapitated), Radio Operator: Dick Hensley (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Laverne Woods, Navigator: Warren Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Larry Hull, Waist gunner: Abe Lieberman, Waist gunner: Rollin Gator, Tail gunner: Porter Clemens (6 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: James Schneider, Top Turret Gunner: Jim Quinn (2 evaded capture); Flak KO’d #3, then hit by ground fire as they crossed low over the Brest peninsula, limping home killing two crew, crashed Bannalec, 40 miles NW of L’Orient, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1975. THE BLACK SWAN.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-H] Podington 18/7/44; crashed on take off Osnabruck 26/9/44 with Lemuel Blize, Co-pilot: Ernie Shelton, Navigator: Bill Gustafik, Bombardier: W.C. Edwards, Jr*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julian Garrison, Radio Operator: Larry Kuntz, Ball turret gunner: Oday Rodriguez*, Waist gunner: John Talbert, Waist gunner: Hollis Heath,Tail gunner: Hubert Grabbels* (10RTD- * all minor injuries), tail wheel blew out, aircraft belly landed on base; bose exploded soon after crew removed; ct fire, Salvaged.

Delivered Boise and assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth 10/4/42; transferred 340BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; detailed on a navigation exercise to Burtonwood, Lancs., the weather was poor, and almost certainly the red warning flares on North Wales border were missed, thus while continuing on their heading and crashed on eastern side of Cadair Berwyn, Llanthawdr Mtn, Wales 11/8/42 with Henry Gilbert, Co-pilot: Bob Beers, Navigator: Larry Schmitt, Bombardier: Leon Philipps, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Aldridge, Radio Operator: Bob Memp, Ball turret gunner: Stanislas Lepa; Waist gunner: Ken Branum, Tail gunner: Wallace Sidders + two pass: Marvin Koepke, Fidel Villareal (11 Killed in Service). Salvaged. First B-17 loss in Britain involving fatalities.

Delivered Boise 303BG 16/4/42; West Palm Beach 17/4/42; Gt Britain 9/5/42; India; Con Inv 30/6/43.

Delivered Geiger 301BG 8/4/42; Alamogordo 18/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Wendover 10/7/42; Walla Walla 18/8/42; crashed on take off with Jim Sanders 25/9/42, Written off 4/1/43.