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

Delivered Dallas 27/8/44; Langley 21/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 463BG PFF Celone 25/10/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola; taxi accident at Goita A/fd with Leslie Meyer 23/6/45; Salvaged 3/8/45.

Delivered Long Beach 21/10/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 25/1/44; 15m Missing in Action Oberpffaffafenhofen 18/3/44 with Harry Theophilos, Co-pilot: John DeLavore, Navigator: John Herr (chute failed), never found in lake,Tail gunner: Chas Jochmann (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Joe Pletta, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joachim Vizinho, Radio Operator: Jim Norris, Ball turret gunner: Elden Newman, Waist gunner: Marion Porter, Waist gunner: Chas Perry (6 Prisoner of War); flak hit causing ship to drop out of formation, enemy aircraft then struck, crashed on shore of Lake Constance, near Bregenz, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 3224. MARY KAY.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/9/44; Hunter 8/9/44; Grenier 23/9/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-V] Thorpe Abbotts 26/9/44; crash landed with ? 14/5/45, Salvaged. GRUMBLIN’ GREMLIN III.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 13/9/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-P] Thorpe Abbotts 14/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. GRUMBLIN‘ GREMLIN II.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/44; Gr Island 28/1/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-L] Thorpe Abbotts 11/2/44; out of gas with Chas Mylius force landed then destroyed on ground by Luftwaffe at Poltava, Russia, 21/6/44; Salvaged 25/11/45. (This aircraft apparently not fitted with ball turret. Why?) WATICARE.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Kearney 9/8/44; Grenier 23/8/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-H] Polebrook 10/9/44; {73m} landing accident, nosed over 13/5/45 with Bill Rice; Salvaged 15/5/44. L’LLE BOY.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Hamilton 28/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 13/5/43; Wendover 17/2/43; Kearney 21/5/43; Dow Fd 27/2/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 29/5/43; Missing in Action Le Bourget 10/7/43 with Chas Duncan, Navigator: Olly Chiesl, Bombardier: Bill Forbes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie De Los Santos, Radio Operator: Edmund Oliver, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Hanover, Waist gunner: Gene Frank,Tail gunner: Bill Whitley (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Archie Robertson, Waist gunner: Parrish Reynolds (after escaping from POW camp) (2 evaded capture); flak hit #1 engine, crashed Ste Colombe, near St Valery-en-Caux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 268. JUDY E.

Delivered Hunter 3/8/44; Palm Springs 10/8/44; Hunter 15/9/44; Grenier 21/9/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 23/9/44; in base landing accident with Roland Sears 15/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; Sth Plains 17/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. SUSAN KAY.

Delivered Hunter 2/12/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 18/1/45; {36m} transferred 483BG Sterparone 5/45; Returned to the USA 64 BU Andrews Fd 22/10/45; 4117 BU Robins 4/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 25/2/46.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-J] Framlingham 8/4/44; Missing in Action French A/fds (Dinar-Pleurtvit) (19m) 11/6/44 with Bill Gavin, Co-pilot: John Dallenbach, Navigator: Norm Bernstein, Bombardier: Paul Cermack, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Spiker, Radio Operator: Joao Macedo, Ball turret gunner: Tom Fleming, Waist gunner: Roy Ruth, Waist gunner: Lisle Hole,Tail gunner: Julio Vega (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed in sea near Channel Isles; Missing Air Crew Report 5629. POWERFUL KATRINKA.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/43; Kearney 24/7/43; Dow Fd 28/7/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-E] Chelveston 22/8/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Bob Jackman, Co-pilot: Henry Thayer, Navigator: Jesse Seeley, Bombardier: Bob Tank, Radio Operator: Rolland Kinney, Ball turret gunner: Bill Albright, Waist gunner: Joe Masaitis, Waist gunner: Jesse Brammer,Tail gunner: John Brandenburg (9 Prisoner of War), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Biesak (KIA-chute failed); flak, crashed Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1327.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Gr Isle 26/7/43; Presque Is 3/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-M] Framlingham 6/8/43; caught fire on Duren mission 17/10/43, with Clarry Strawn, Co-pilot: Warren Smith, Navigator: John Alvey, Bombardier: John Partridge, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Hagen, Radio Operator: Tom Hennessey, Ball turret gunner: Harry Gay, Waist gunner: Bill Kozima, Waist gunner: Norman Salo,Tail gunner: George Nesbit, and crew bailed OK, the aircraft crashed at Cannon Barn Farm, West Hanningfield, near Chelmsford, Ex; Salvaged 17/10/43. RED ASS.

Delivered Lincoln 17/11/44; Dow Fd 15/12/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 20/12/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/9/46; re-ass USAF 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47.

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-A] Thorpe Abbotts 11/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 27/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/42; Wayne Co 3/12/42; Houlton 3/2/43; Gander-Prestwick 10/1/43, to RAF [FA713]; 220 Sq (NR-E painted 2-E) Benbecula, Scot.; transferred to 206 Sq (VX-E) Benbecula; Azores 25/10/43; Struck Off Charge 14/6/45. ELIZABETH.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/42; via RCAF Dorval 24/3/42, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia en route UK Gander 31/3/42; to Prestwick 1/4/42 as RAF [FK184] 206 Sq (VX-K) Benbecula, Scot. 14/8/42; 251 Met Sq (AD-A) Reykjavik, Iceland 11/3/45; first B-17 converted for Coastal Command, with no LRSAV fitted or used on anti-sub ops; Struck Off Charge 26/7/45.

Delivered Lincoln 17/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 7/11/44; Flew 44 missions, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 25/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.

Delivered Ogden 23/1/42; Cheyenne 15/2/42; from Wayne Co Apt to RCAF Dorval 24/3/42; Gander 23/4/42; Prestwick 24/4/42 with Sqd Ldr Don Ross, Co-pilot: civilian George Bliss, Navigator: Cowans, Radio Operator: Arnaud, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sarsfield, Sgt Smith plus civilians G. Bennett, N. Perjul to RAF [FK185]; 220 Sq (ZZ-E) Ballykelly 14/7/42; A&AEE Boscombe Down, Wilts. To be fitted with experimental Bristol B16 nose turret which housed a 40mm Vickers ‘S’ gun 31/1/44; 220 Sq Aldergrove, N.I.; LRASV not fitted; A&AEE Boscombe Down and converted back to original configuration and transferred to 251 Sq Reykjavik, Iceland 11/3/45; Struck Off Charge 10/7/45.

Delivered Ogden 25/1/42; Cheyenne 10/2/42; Wayne Co. 31/3/42; RCAF Dorval 1/4/42; Gander-Prestwick 16/4/42 RAF [FK190]; to Royal Aircraft Estab. LRASV trials 3/5/42, fitted with ‘stickleback’ aerials and all-white finish; completed two CLA missions, one Air Sea Rescue and one Met flight; transferred as trainer with 206 Sq (VX-J) Benbecula, Scot.; 220 Sq (NR-?) Lagens, Azores 25/10/43; Struck Off Charge 13/6/45.

Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Rapid City 6/3/44; Dow Fd 18/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-C] Nuthampstead 1/5/44; no ops, transferred 452BG Deopham Green 3/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Lt Reynolds 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

Delivered Lincoln 14/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 8/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/8/45; Independence 8/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

Delivered Ogden 25/1/42; Cheyenne 21/3/42; Wayne Co. 11/4/42; RCAF Dorval 20/4/42; Gander-Prestwick 28/4/44 RAF [FK191]; 206 Sq (VX-N) Benbecula, Scot. 13/9/42; 220 Sq (ZZ-P) Aldergrove, N.I., Azores 1/44; Struck Off Charge 8/3/45. (sunk submarine U-871 12/9/44 with Arthur Wallace (pilot was E.Fields); later overshot runway at Gosport, Hants., 28/12/44).

Delivered Ogden 7/3/42; Cheyenne 29/3/42; Wright 28/4/42; Assigned 26BS/11BG but coll with truck at Mitchell Fd 29/5/42, repaired and re-assigned; Wayne Co. 4/7/42; RCAF Dorval 8/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 21/7/42 with Dillon Teel, RAF [FK194], but not fitted with early ASV; 206 Sq (VX-M) Benbecula 21/8/42; 251 Sq (Z9-?) Reykjavik, Iceland 30/5/45; Struck Off Charge 28/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/42; RCAF Dorval, Montreal 13/3/42, to Gt Britain Defense Aid; force landed Hendricks Fd, Sebring with Bob Fitzgerald 15/4/43.