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

Delivered Cheyenne 2/5/44; Hunter 16/5/44; Dow Fd 28/5/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-J] Podington 8/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Clifton Holcomb, Co-pilot: Joe Powers, Navigator: Don Stull, Bombardier: John Koroly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Lawruk, Radio Operator: Bill Fanning, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Brewer, Waist gunner: Chas Minugh,Tail gunner: John O’Donnell (9INT); flak, force landed Sovde, Sweden; Missing Air Crew Report 8275; repaired & ret group 11/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 17/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 19/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-D] Deenethorpe 29/12/43. Involved in parking accident at Little Staughton on 1 January 1944. 42-40002 lost brake hydraulic pressure while taxiing and struck another parked B-17, 42-37928. Pilot of 42-40002 that day was Clyde A. Lewis; Co-pilot: Mitchell K. Woods; Navigator: William M. Eaton; Radio Operator: Clarence R. Miner; passenger : Donald W. Michael, (5 Returned to Duty). Missing in Action on the 19 June 1944 mission to the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield. Pilot : William W. Trimble; Co-Pilot : Fred L. Shantz; Navigator : Beryl F. Lemke; Bombardier : Enver C. Cury; Engineer/Top Turret Gunner : Edward Tracey; Radio Operator : Jack Mackey; Ball Turret Gunner : John E. Schaffer; Left Wiast Gunner : Joseph P. Acker; Right Waist Gunner : Paul K. Courtad; Tail Gunner : William A. Armstrong (10 evaded capture). Flak KOd #2 & #4 and severed control cables. Crashed Le Pouyau, near Artiguillon, 4km South of Lesparre-Médoc, NW of Bordeaux, France. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6001.

Delivered Long Beach 1/1/43; Salina 9/1/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG St Donat 4/4/43; {6m} crashed 27/6/43.

Assigned 353BS/301BG

Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-Z] Podington 2/6/44; returnining from mission to Tier, Ger 14/8/44 with Arthur Dickson, Co-pilot: Tom Jacobs, Navigator: Chas Kresch, Bombardier: Joe barrett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Maguire, Radio Operator: Albt Odernett, Ball turret gunner: Hans Feibusch, Waist gunner: Dick Reeder,Tail gunner: Elmer Goodwin (9 Returned to Duty); landed ok the u/c collapsed and #3 caught fire; Salvaged 2 SAD 16/8/44. BIG ASCAR.

Delivered Tulsa 15/10/42; West Palm Beach 14/11/42; Assigned 353BS/301BG Ain M’Lila 21/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; battle damaged {9m} Bizerte 31/3/43 with Frank Evans, Carter, Wheeler, Ellis, Hudson, Fleming, Sandia, Spottsford, Geyer, Scheer, Steagall; crew bailed, evaded capture and returned.

Delivered Lincoln 31/12/44; Dow Fd 10/1/45; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 21/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-G] Podington 25/4/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Ainer Lindstrom, Co-pilot: Garry Davis, Navigator: Francis McGeary, Bombardier: Milt Rosenkrantz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leopold Jodoin, Radio Operator: Ken Bovanizer, Ball turret gunner: Bob Dutton, Waist gunner: Bob Lessard,Tail gunner: Dick Jerome (9INT); flak, crash landed Sovde, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 8276; returned from Sweden 11/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. CALAMITY JANE.

Delivered Tulsa 26/1/44; Kearney 1/3/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-J] Podington 22/3/44; Missing in Action Lyon-Bron A/fd 30/4/44 with John Campbell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Powers, Ball turret gunner: Harry Werneth, Waist gunner: George Adams, Waist gunner: Jim Angelillo,Tail gunner: George Magnani (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Murray Kitt, Bombardier: Joe Wilson, Radio Operator: John Wells (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Joe Regan (evaded capture); enemy aircraft severely damaged cockpit and electrics followed by explosion, crashed Viglain, 19 miles SE of Orleans, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 4466.

Delivered Hunter 3/1/45; Dow Fd 18/1/45; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 1/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Gr Island 23/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-Z] Polebrook 2/4/44; Missing in Action {32m} Rouen 22/6/44 with Bob Watkins, Co-pilot: Frank Williams, Navigator: Doug Sier, Bombardier: Ralph Hoover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Louiso (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Isadore Traschen, Ball turret gunner: Tom Lagrua,Tail gunner: Ralph Futhey (3 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Leon Kleinjan (Killed in Action); flak caused explosion, crashed a mile E of Mont Cauvaire, eight miles N of Rouen, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 6535.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Sioux City 29/3/43; Bangor 16/4/43; Dow Fd 20/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG Kimbolton but crash landed Prestwick, UK 1/5/43 with Major Earl Carlson, Co-pilot: R.D. Brown, Navigator: P.G. Rajcokk, Bombardier: S.I. Bluhm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lt C.P. Hunt; Radio Operator: V.L. Davis, Ball turret gunner: C.E. McCay, Waist gunner: D. Herther, Waist gunner: G.Roberts,Tail gunner: E.J.Schofield (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/44; Gr Island 15/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-K] Podington 1/4/44; wJohn Wooldridge, Co-pilot: Gustave Kraose, Navigator: Nathan walker, Bombardier: John Koroly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Ivy, Radio Operator: Marshall Wood, Ball turret gunner: Nava Talo, Waist gunner: Carl Martucci,Tail gunner: Alvin McCallaus (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed base on return from mission 14/7/44, following cp error; Salvaged. PATRICIA.

Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Kearney 8/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-M] Podington 4/5/44; transferred 327BS [UX-M]; Missing in Action Altenburg, Ger 13/9/44 with Jack Peck, Co-pilot: Gil McMahon, Navigator: Edwin Yaksh, Bombardier: Bob Reynolds, Ball turret gunner: Bob Pemberton, Waist gunner: Dick Martin,Tail gunner: Jim Greene (7 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Sanderson{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: Theo Franklin (2 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crashed near Schaffen Afd, near Diest, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 10286. SILVER WINGS.

 Delivered: Long Beach 18/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; ass 401BG Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Transferred: 510BS/351BG [TU-P] Polebrook 18/11/43; {25m} MIA Sorau 29/5/44 Pilot: Alf Neal, Co-Pilot: Bill Long, Navigator: Dave Rucker, n/g-Sgt Fred Hale, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Willis Hickman, Radio Operator: Bill Gough, Ball Turret Gunner: Jose Jiminez, Waist Gunner: Gene Ingraham, Tail Gunner: John Sado (9RTD); flak ko’d two engines and was forced to head home, then lost another the load being too much. Crossing the coast flak hit the fourth engine, and Neal, on his first mission as first pilot forced to ditch in the Channel, where the ship floated for 20 minutes, the crew picked up by ASR; PAPA’S PASSION.

Delivered Denver 21/1/44; 1SAG Langley 9/2/44; Dow Fd 2/4/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [X] Glatton 3/3/44; force landed continent 30/11/44; Salvaged 23/1/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 18/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned: 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 7/4/44; {17m} on return from Berlin 24/5/44, Pilot: Pete Crowe, Co-Pilot: Norris Nelson, Navigator: Bob Russeth, Bombardier: Frank Rubin, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Germany. ld Fiebelkorn, Tail Gunner: Frank Lopez (6KIA); Radio Operator: Theo Popp, Ball Turret Gunner: Edwin Harden, Waist Gunner: Joe Duggan{wia} (3RTD); mid air collision with B-24 and crash-landed Hoxne, Suffolk, Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/44; Gr Island 15/2/44; Grenier 1/3/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-A] Podington 22/3/44; battle damaged Soest 28/1/45, force landed continent; Salvaged 9/3/45. MARY JANE II.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-L] Bassingbourn 18/8/44; {71m} Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; 4168 Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. LADY LOIS.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 3/9/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-B] Podington 4/9/44; Green Project Salvaged 9AF Germany 2/1/46.