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

Delivered Dallas 1/7/44; Langley 28/7/44; Grenier 16/9/44; Assigned PFF 32BS/301BG PFF Lucera 17/10/44; battle damaged Blechhammer 26/12/44 with Ralph Kage crash landed Russian territory; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Dallas 2/7/44; Langley 3/8/44; Dow Fd 11/9/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG PFF Lucera 3/10/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 26/12/44 with Ralph Kage, Co-pilot: Wunderlich, Navigator: Meade, Bombardier: Bounds, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bums, Radio Operator: Murchy, Ball turret gunner: Glassy, Waist gunner: Irvine, Waist gunner: Richards,Tail gunner: Polynack (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Russian territory; SUGAR REPORT.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/3/43; Presque Is 27/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-S] Ridgewell 28/4/43 with Martin Shenk, Bill Grant, Tom Keheley, Moses Hoppenstein, Shirley Goucher, John Sinclair, Mitch LaBuda, George Bardsley, Jim Sloan, Chas Brinton; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Rich Coyle, Co-pilot: John Wierman, Navigator: Bob Hassletine, Bombardier: Bob Baker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alby Seabaugh, Radio Operator: Pete Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dan Mendoza, Waist gunner: John Mueller,Tail gunner: Louis Schultz (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Ray Legg (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Magdeburg area, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 3000. LINDA MARY.

Delivered Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 24/2/45; Assigned 8AF 28/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Gr Island 8/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-S] Polebrook 7/4/44; Missing in Action 47m Brux 12/9/44 with Bob Lopert, Bombardier: Chas Surges (wia), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Goodman, Radio Operator: Alton Dreyer, Ball turret gunner: Jesse Coe, Waist gunner: Albt Sandlin,Tail gunner: Paul Pomeranz (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Darwin Nichols (SS man Karl Loesch got 11 years jail for death of cp, who was shot), Navigator: Fred Dahl (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft left wing exploded, crashed Staaken, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8898. DINA MITE.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-L] Polebrook 6/4/44; 508BS [YB-L]; Missing in Action {5m} Metz 24/4/44 with Howard Evans, Co-pilot: Jim Duffy, Navigator: Joe Norton, Bombardier: Bob McFarlane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Epley, Radio Operator: Vernon Skeen, Ball turret gunner: Merle Diller, Waist gunner: Ron Pope, Waist gunner: Glen Joiner,Tail gunner: Orin Vance (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched Channel off Ramsgate, Kent, rescued by UK ASR.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/5/44; no ops, transferred 333BS/94BG Rougham 7/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 17/1/45; Dow Fd 6/2/45; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-J] Bassingbourn 20/2/45; 322BS [LG-J]; {24m plus two POW trips} Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; Sth Plains 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. RAGAN’S RAIDERS.

Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-B] Deenethorpe 8/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Dow Fd 15/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 367BS/306BG [GY-T] Thurleigh 12/5/44; Missing in Action French A/fds 17/6/44 with Virgil Dingman, Co-pilot: Wilbur Pensinger, Navigator: George Clements,Tail gunner: Bob Starzynski (4 evaded capture); Bombardier: Bob Danknich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Powers, Radio Operator: John Sheridan, Ball turret gunner: Winston Burroughs, Waist gunner: Bob Simonson (5 Prisoner of War); flak set #3 ablaze, crashed Bacqueville-en-Caux, ten miles SW of Dieppe, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5898.

elivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 3/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-Q] Thurleigh 7/5/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 11/5/44 with Bill Wills, Co-pilot: John Roberts, Navigator: Jim Sharpe, Bombardier: Dick Jindrich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Caine, Radio Operator: Bob Carlton, Ball turret gunner: Cleo Dark, Waist gunner: Ken Hanson,Tail gunner: Delbert Bishop (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: John Bartron (KIA- chute failed); flak hits on return trip KOd two engines and a rocket took out controls, crrw bailed and aircraft crashed Honskirch, six miles W of Sarre Union, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4557.

Delivered Lincoln 2/12/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-C] Nuthampstead 4/3/45; RAF Valley 26/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 15/1/45; Dow Fd 6/2/45; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 16/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/44; Kearney 22/1/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-P/W] Horham 13/3/44; with J. M. Bastion; Co-pilot Frank Puckett Barbour; force landed France 22/6/44; with J.E. Hamilton force landed RAF Bentwaters, Sfk 6/10/44;121m, Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/12/45. PRETTY BABY.

Delivered Long Beach 17/3/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-T] Ridgewell 26/5/43 with Guerdon Humason, Alf Casaly, Leroy Hames, Bill Tsialas, John Ivey, Albt Parker, Joe Kralik, Frank Fabiano, Walt Anderson, Bob Cummings; Missing in Action 1+m Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Theo Moon, Co-pilot: Jim Hamer, Navigator: Steve Pritz, Bombardier: Bernie McNichol, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Ernharth, Radio Operator: Mike Fleming, Ball turret gunner: John Wheeler, Waist gunner: Wilbur Alsheimer, Waist gunner: Paul Mattfield,Tail gunner: Howie Wood (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Maastricht, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 660. MARGIE MAE.

Delivered Hunter 1/12/44; Grenier 13/12/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-J] Rougham 16/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 10/4/44; 412BS [QW-F]; with G.L.Ferguson force landed RAF Woodbridge 16/8/44; with M.R. Scott force landed Framlingham AFB 24/12/44; 109m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45. PUDDLES.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-F] Podington 27/9/43; battle damaged Crossbow V-Sites 1/5/44, with Nicholas Wik, Co-pilot: Leroy Kirkpatrick, Navigator: Ralph Andler, Bombardier: Joaquin Sarasqueta, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Luther Dove, Radio Operator: Wayne Troyer, Ball turret gunner: Bob Wangen, Waist gunner: Bob Wright, Waist gunner: C.W. Huff,Tail gunner: Beauford Hamilton (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Hawkinge, Kent, UK 1/5/44; Salvaged MRU 20/5/44. FART SACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/43; Gr Isle 22/7/43; Walla Walla 1/8/43; Scott 9/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; 327BS/92BG [UX-Y/N] Alconbury 30/8/43; Podington 16/9/43; transferred 351BG Polebrook 16/11/43; transferred 486BG Sudbury 12/7/44; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 17/11/43; sal n/battle damaged 29/5/45.

Delivered Lincoln 30/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 8AF 18/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 17/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/2/46.