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

Delivered Tulsa 1/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-D] Framlingham 23/5/44; Salvaged 6/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; Sth Plains 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. COCAINE BILL.

Delivered Hunter 11/1/45; Grenier 22/1/45; Assigned 8AF 3/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Hunter 11/1/45; Grenier 22/1/45; Assigned 8AF 3/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 6/12/48.

Delivered Lincoln 28/12/44; Dow Fd 10/1/45; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 21/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Kearney 12/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/8/44; t/o accident with Elmer Rawson 13/4/45; Salvaged 14/4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/8/44; Kearney 12/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 27/8/44; transferred 391BS/34BG [3L-N] Mendlesham 28/8/44; on mission 27/9/44 with ? . (8 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Dotson (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Clarry Sproul, Navigator: Rex Martin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Guilford Spence, Ball turret gunner: Joe Krystof, Waist gunner: Alan Seimsen,Tail gunner: Fred LeMaster (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Austin Fryer, Bombardier: Bill Flanigan, Radio Operator: Leroy Cole (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Tossener Dike, Hol?. Missing Air Crew Report 11372.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 28/4/44; 23m Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Capt Bill Waltman, Co-pilot: Wayne McCallon, Navigator: Henry Robertson, Bombardier: Jim Fournier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dale Grossman, Radio Operator: Harry Myers, Ball turret gunner: Russ Brainard, Waist gunner: Jim Coppage, Waist gunner: Winfred Wright,Tail gunner: Albt Faust (10INT); suffered battle damage and crash landed Akesholm, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 4928. SMILIN’ SANDY SANCHEZ. (Named after a so called tail gunner.)

Delivered Cheyenne 25/8/43; 223 BU Dyersburg 16/11/44; Written off 16/11/44; Recl Comp 17/1/45.

Delivered Dallas 11/7/44; Langley 1/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 848BS/490BG Eye 26/9/44; ground accident with John Desmond, caught fire 15/2/45; Salvaged 16/2/45.

Delivered Dallas 2/9/44; Hunter 28/9/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/10/44; battle damaged Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Gordon Babaras, crew unknown; Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 19/10/44; {7m} crashed Isle of Man, UK with Chas Ackerman, Edwin Hutcheson, plus passengers Lts Alfred Mata, Jim Hinkle, John Fedak, Martin Matyas and Larry McGhehey; NCOs Angelo Quagliariello, Jose Martinez, Herb Gupton, Harry Super, Edwin Ulman, Andy Piter, Joe Sullivan, Joe Gray, Ed Bailey, Ralph Gibbs, Andy Barbour, Wesley Hagen, Dave Lindon, Irvin Hargraves, Mike Kakos, Earl Ammermann, Les Maxwell, Tom Flaherty, Walt McCullough, Bill Geist, Merle Ramsowr, Wayne Manes. All 31 Killed in Service when aircraft hit North Barrule mountain en route Belfast on a furlough flight 23/4/45 and to attend President Roosevelt’s memorial service; Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 19/9/44; Hunter 16/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-C] Deenethorpe 20/11/44; 615BS [IY-T]; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 5/7/46.

Delivered Dallas 8/7/45; Langley 6/8/44; Dow Fd 27/8/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-K] Thurleigh 15/9/44; taxi accident with Roy Hoffman 24/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 26/7/46. PUNCHY.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Walla Walla, WA 5/3/43; force landed Pendleton, OR with Ralph Bruce 2/6/43; Sal? [? force landed Madras, OR with Bill Kirk 27/6/43 ?];(? crashed Utica, Miss. 16/3/43 with Moore, lost control, cp and two passengers bailed safely, pilot killed attempting to bail.).

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Gt Falls 18/2/43; Lowry (coded 1122 on tail) 23/2/43; Assigned 318BS/88BG Walla Walla 8/3/43 with Chas Hull, collided with bird and landed Adrian, OR; Recl Comp 2/10/45.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 326 BU MacDill 17/2/45; 327 BU Drew 1/3/45; 610 BU Eglin, Salvaged 29/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 2/4/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG [M3- ] Deopham Green 3/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Paul Skinner 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

Delivered Long Beach 6/9/43; Gr Island 15/10/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-P] Rougham 26/10/43; Missing in Action Laon 9/5/44 with Tom Bond, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vernon Bishop, Radio Operator: Claude Brown (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Doug Melton, Navigator: Bill Belluomini, Bombardier: Roland Walters, Ball turret gunner: Alf Spindler, Waist gunner: Ernie Schmaling, Waist gunner: Dick Warfel,Tail gunner: Bruce Waddell (7 evaded capture); enemy aircraft set right win on fire then #3 fell off, crew bailed over French coast and ship crashed in Channel off Dieppe, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 4853. PRIDE OF THE YANKS.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 561BS/388BG [ -Q] Knettishall 28/4/44; (18m) on return from Merseburg 29/7/44 with Gene Peterson, Co-pilot: Victor Locke, Navigator: Bill Kimmel, Bombardier: Benone Terrano, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Scuglik, Radio Operator: Carl Meyer, Ball turret gunner: Leon Devenpeck, Waist gunner: Dave Rosser,Tail gunner: Norman Jockers (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed base, Salvaged 30/7/44. HAUGHTY HAZY II.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 326 BU MacDill 24/12/44; 4117 BU Robins 4140 BU Rome 18/1/45; Hunter 26/4/45; 3704 BU Keesler 2/4/46; 554 BU Memphis 5/6/46; 4136 BU Tinker 23/6/46; 4112 BU Olmstead 3/9/46; 62 BU Andrews 29/12/46; 5 RES Pope 16/6/47; 316 BU Shaw 18/8/47; 5 RES Pope 1/4/48; Recl Comp 1/2/49.