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

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 13/2/44; Presque Is 29/2/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/4/44 with Chris Schommer, Radio Operator: Jim Wylie (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Rocko Mosco, Navigator: Bob Giles, Bombardier: Quentin Brown, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gil Rasmussen, Ball turret gunner: John Vreeland, Waist gunner: Frank Stegbauer, Waist gunner: Ralph McLaren,Tail gunner: George Olsen (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Freisach, 15 miles W of Oranienburg, Ger . Missing Air Crew Report 4163. WABBIT…WHAT’S UP DOC?

Delivered Denver 15/12/43; Mitchell 20/1/44; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-P] Chelveston 10/2/44; battle damaged Leipzig 20/2/44 with Bill Lawley{awarded MOH), Navigator: Harry Seraphine, Bombardier: Harry Mason, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Rowley, Radio Operator: Tom Dempsey, Ball turret gunner: Joe Koberecki, Waist gunner: Ralph Braswell, Waist gunner: ? ,Tail gunner: Alf Wendt (9 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Paul Murphy (Killed in Action); crash landed RAF Redhill, Surrey; sal 2 SAD 23/2/44. CABIN IN THE SKY.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/44; Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 2/1/45; Assigned 8AF 6/1/45; Assigned 4BS/34BG [K] Mendlesham 8/1/45; damaged 02/03/45 with Z. C. Richardson. Unknown crew (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: John Frey (Killed in Action); Salvaged & rep, transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-H] Thorpe Abbotts 7/6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45. KERRY.

Delivered Tulsa 21/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 18/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-A] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (28m) Missing in Action Gaggennau, Ger 10/9/44 with Parke Wright, Navigator: Dave Flipse, Bombardier: Harry Eck, Waist gunner: Walt Miller (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Clinton Clifton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Trantham, Radio Operator: Lou Fontana, Ball turret gunner: Loren Liby,Tail gunner: Tom Wadleigh (5 Killed in Action); direct flak hit seconds before bombs away, crashed Bautzen, near Stuttgart-Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8918 (?8916). MARIE NOTRE DAME.

Delivered Hunter 17/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 28/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Presque Is 12/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-O] Lavenham 14/7/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with ?; force landed Bomst, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45. HIGH TAILED LADY.

Delivered Lincoln 2/12/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 18/12/44; in base taxi accident with Pat Farwell 24/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-O] Kimbolton 19/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Bill Smithdeal, Co-pilot: Henry Bengis, Navigator: Don Huhta, Bombardier: Chas Vevier*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orville Sindelar*, Radio Operator: Grayson Schroeder, Ball turret gunner: Pete Schramko*, Waist gunner: Jacob Bissing*, Tail gunner: George Koehl (9 POW- * these three were recorded as evaded capture in another record); Caused by flak, crash landed along Maldegemseweg Canal, near Kneselare, Aeltrebruegge, Belgium; Missing Air Crew Report 8900.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Dow Fd 8/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 8/9/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 7/10/44 with Albert Grigg, Harry Moulder, Fred Dace, Ralph Westerburg, J.V. McDonald, Vic Lockard, Larry Rogers Wounded in Action (7 Prisoner of War); Shirley Broussard, Ray Gunn (2 Killed in Action); Low on gas and hit in #2 by enemy aircraft, limped home to B-24 near base field after losing #1. Missing Air Crew Report 9562. SAD FLAK.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 8/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Ralph Whitcomb, Howard Nicol, George Pults, Clarry Stonecifer, Art Stemen (5 Killed in Action); Dick Rolle, Albt Delgado {Wounded in Action}, Clayton Smith {Wounded in Action}, Roch Courreges {Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wing afire amd then spun down, crashed Rothenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11357.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-Z] Podington 9/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 5/3/45; Grenier 23/3/45; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 26/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 7/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 11/12/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Tom Cobb, Rome, Pokorny, Brakke, Madonna, Brooks, Oberg, Nafus, Jeffreys (9 Prisoner of War); Cottman {ettg} (Killed in Action); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Cottbus; Missing Air Crew Report 13253.

Delivered Tulsa 8/3/44; MacDill 30/3/44; Morrison 8/4/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 29/4/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Con Robinson, Kakides, Andreola, Bunn, Chupa {Wounded in Action}, Clifford, Rivera {Wounded in Action}, Cochran {wia), Brown (8 evaded capture & ret.); cp Craig killed by German sniper, Chupa died in Russian hospital (2 Killed in Action); flak & hit by jet enemy aircraft, shot off most of tail, crashed Breslau; Missing Air Crew Report 13244. THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD.

Delivered Lincoln 18/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 13/1/45; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Devereaux Bush, Hull, Harkins, Groce, Ebinger, Fait, Dragovich, Hornak, Will, Wheeler (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Ruhland; Missing Air Crew Report 13246. MY ROSE.

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned 817BS483BG Sterparone 3/12/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Carroll Skinner, Johnson, Thompson, Cole (4 Returned to Duty); Pirrone, Josephson (2 Killed in Action); Theokas, Leigh, Leftwitch, Paton (4 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Freiceburg; Missing Air Crew Report 13254. BEAT’S ME DOC !

Delivered Hunter 1/9/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 416BS/99BG Tortorella 10/10/44; Missing in Action {39m} Ruhland 22/3/45 with Bill Tappen, Johnson, Corcoran, Giarraputo, Hutton, Svacha, Gallagher, Barson, Foulk, Pacassi; flak, crashed Cottbus, Ger.; crew headed for Russian lines; Missing Air Crew Report 13243. MARY EMILIA.

Delivered Tulsa 16/2/44; Rapid City 2/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-L] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-Q] Thurleigh 13/5/44; Gr/crew Sgt Bob Holthaus (ettg) was installing guns when fire broke out followed by a mild explosion the fire increased and aircraft exploded, damaging 42-97396 on adjoining hardstand 7/8/44; Salvaged 2 SAD 8/8/44. FICKLE FINGER.

Delivered Lincoln 12/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG 772BS/463BG Celone 2/11/44; Missing in Action Bolzano 16/2/45 with Frank Hatch, Navigator: Joe McCartney, Bombardier: John Gripne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Enos, Radio Operator: Ed Harter, Ball turret gunner: Francis Whitaker, Waist gunner: Chas Weimert, Waist gunner: Harry Klafta,Tail gunner: Norman Caddell (9POW/RTD?); Co-pilot: Harry Kline (Killed in Action); mid air coll with 44-6547, ditched Adriatic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 12102. KWITURBITCHIN.

Delivered Hunter 4/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 28/9/44; Missing in Action Bolzano 16/2/45 with Fred Jones, Co-pilot: Joe Favor, Navigator: Gerald Cohen, Bombardier: Ed Gunn, Radio Operator: Auswell Rhudy, Ball turret gunner: Wilson Bongers, Waist gunner: Manny Tulchinsky, Waist gunner: Howard Woy, Tail gunner: Oliver Olivero; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Williams (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 44-6684, ditched Adriatic Sea, Missing Air Crew Report 12098.

Delivered Gt Falls 7/9/44; Hunter 4/10/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-B] Framlingham 13/10/44; Missing in Action Alhorn, Ger 22/3/45 with Paul Flotron, John Smith, George Sullivan, Bob Georgia, Larry Karchner, Art Allen, Chas Swain, Romer Gronbeck (8 Prisoner of War); John Braden (Killed in Action); mech fault, crashed Struschlingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13614.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 6/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; taxi accident with Russell 28/7/43 at transport depot, Written off. Salvaged 11/6/45. RED ASS (SUPERSTITIOUS ALOYSIUS).

Delivered Dallas 30/6/44; Langley 28/7/44; Dow Fd 21/8/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG PFF [VP-N] Ridgewell 17/9/44; Missing in Action {23m} Feldhausen 22/3/45 with Capt Bob Fawcett (gp lead), Co-pilot: Maj Bob Gotthardt, Navigator: Capt George Stone {only man in group with 50 missions}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Biglin, Radio Operator: Larry Russelino, GHop-Chas Banotai, Mop-Elbert Hiller, Waist gunner: Stan Biskop,Tail gunner: Lt Walt Scott (9 Killed in Action) Navigator: Pete Kowalski (Prisoner of War); flak hit #3, aircraft exploded, tail broke off, crashed continent; Missing Air Crew Report 13607.

Delivered Hunter 2/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 28/9/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Ralph Bates, Kallock, Fischer, Jacobs, Brewer (5 Returned to Duty); McCauley, Thaen Kwock Lee, Brennan, Piersall, Pickard (5 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Breslau; Missing Air Crew Report 13242. MISS PRISSY.