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

Delivered Denver 27/7/43; Gd Island 12/8/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-B] Gt Ashfield 9/43; battle damaged Bordeaux 6/1/44 with Bill Morris, Co-pilot: Dennis Ziebarth, Navigator: Dick Proctor, Bombardier: Bob Totaro, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Stevens, Waist gunner: Stan Lowitz (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Buirnell Hamilton (seriously wounded-but Returned to Duty); crash landed Brook Farm, Badwell Ash, Sfk, UK. Salvaged 7/1/44, STARS AND STRIPES.

Delivered Hill 14/7/43; Walla Walla 30/7/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 8/9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Bob Maupin, Navigator: Floyd Cochran, Bombardier: Chas Lail, Radio Operator: Jerry Gregory, Ball turret gunner: Jim Riley, Waist gunner: Ray Baldwin,Tail gunner: Bob Mesang (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Zapp, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Donver Leslie, Waist gunner: Darby Bryant (3 Returned to Duty); mech fault, crashed North Sea, 35 miles off Yarmouth, Nfk. Missing Air Crew Report 3153.

Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Hill 17/8/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-D] Alconbury 8/9/43; was on first trial Oboe II sortie 11/11/43; transferred 534BS/381BG [GD-C] Ridgewell 22/2/44; Missing in Action {1+m} Eschwege 19/4/44 with Leslie Bond, Navigator: Chas Brumback, Bombardier: Gerald Hilton, Radio Operator: Bill Jones, Ball turret gunner: Tony Caserta, Waist gunner: Anthony Darrington,Tail gunner: Bob Batchelder (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Wilbur Mason, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Neal Clyman (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Stubenmuhle, near Frettenrode, ten miles N of Eschwege, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4050.

Delivered Sacramento 27/12/41; Assigned 7BG Langley 4/1/42; MacDill 7/1/42 and crash landed 20/4/42. Salvaged 7/8/43.

Delivered Hill 22/7/43; Moses Lake 5/8/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-G] with Oboe Mk I radar Alconbury 11/9/43; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 22/2/44; AFSC 12/2/44; Returned to the USA Grenier 10/6/44; Rome, NY 30/10/45.

Delivered Denver 29/7/43; Grand Island 10/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-L] Snetterton 1/9/43; 338BS [BX-L] Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Claude Farris, Co-pilot: Chas Ray, Navigator: Marcus Waters, Bombardier: Dave Helsabeck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Siciliano, Radio Operator: Walt Garber, Ball turret gunner: Harry Lindsey, Waist gunner: Elmer Cowen, Waist gunner: Bob Schultz,Tail gunner: Harry Wells (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, nose caught fire, crashed on Leissberg, near Gudesweiler, six miles NW of St Wendel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2379. THE FLYIN’ GINNY.

Delivered Denver 29/7/43; Grand Island 9/8/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-Q/S] Gt Ashfield 10/9/43; Missing in Action Kiel 13/12/43 with Jack Fowles, Co-pilot: Edwin Dunlap, Navigator: Sam Fogel, Bombardier: Loren Childers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Glenn Lawhorn, Ball turret gunner: Elmer Boden, Waist gunner: Chas Parker, Waist gunner: Paul D’Agostino,Tail gunner: Chas Cox (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ray Conners (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed nt Nottfeld, 12 miles NE of Schleswig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1667. SHACK BUNNY.

Delivered McChord 24/12/41; Assigned 7BG Java 15/1/42 with Frederick Key; transferred 28BS/19BG Australia; transferred 30BS/43BG, then 63BS; over 200 missions; Written off 31/8/44. GUINEA PIG.

Delivered Denver 30/7/43; Grand Island 10/8/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-L] Snetterton 9/9/43; battle damaged Watten 13/2/44 with Lee Bevers, Co-pilot: Willis Jones, Navigator: John Tellefsen, Bombardier: Mack Long, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Miskel, Radio Operator: Herb Fleming Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Guy Kennedy, Waist gunner: Marvin Smith, Tail gunner: Herb Johnson (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Winston Collier (Killed in Action); crash landed RAF West Malling, Kent, UK. Salvaged. DEAR MOM.

Delivered Tulsa 30/7/43; Scott 28/9/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-K] Kimbolton 22/11/43; transferred 525BS [FR-K]; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Chas Thomson, Co-pilot: Bill Stumpff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Cropp, Ball turret gunner: Wally Kershner, Waist gunner: Don Fraser, Tail gunner: Russell Hatch (6 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Albt Scolnick, Bombardier: Clarry Smith, Radio Operator: Bob Kelker, Waist gunner: Larry Major (4 evaded capture); flak, crash landed Ambrieres-Les-Vallees, 25 miles N of Laval, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1333.

Delivered Tulsa 2/8/43; Scott 22/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 10/43; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-N] Ridgewell 21/11/43; Missing in Action 9m Oschersleben 20/2/44 with Kirch Cogswell, Co-pilot: Bill Borrego, Navigator: Bill Meehan, Bombardier: Lorenzo Espinosa, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Leccese, Radio Operator: Frank Urban, Ball turret gunner: Joe Durnin, Waist gunner: John Kangas,Tail gunner: Wilf Miller (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Chas Duncan (Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Leipzig Knauthain, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 2929.

Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-N] Ridgewell 10/43; ‘Great Profile’. Missing in Action 1m Bremen 20/12/43 with Bernard Hollenkamp, Ball turret gunner: Elmo Schulz, Waist gunner: Ira Walker, Waist gunner: Homer Hutchens,Tail gunner: Harry Good (5 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: George Jones, Navigator: Herb Clough, Bombardier: Dick Hazelton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Riemann, Radio Operator: George Soell (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed Stapelermoor marsh, 12 miles N of Bad Zwischenahn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1721.

Delivered Salt Lake SAD 21/1/41; Assigned 40RS/19BG Hickam 26/12/41; transferred (42BS) 38BS/11BG; then 43BG, 394BS/5BG; Returned to the USA Lambert, MO. 7/3/44; Chanute 1/2/45; Recl Comp 15/6/46. CALAMITY JANE. (?Ditched off Duma Pt 24/9/42, out of gas. Crew rescued then executed. Wreck still there in 60ft down?)

Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Lowry 17/8/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-G] Kimbolton 3/10/43; then 527BS [FO-G];Tail gunner: Leon Klein (KIA-pilot was L.G. Miller) 26/2/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/7/44 with Bill Moore, Co-pilot: Rex Carpenter, Navigator: Jerry Barber, Bombardier: Don McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Fairclough, Radio Operator: Dick Fowlkes, Ball turret gunner: Don Jupan, Waist gunner: Seth Stewart,Tail gunner: Jack Kibler (9INT); flak damaged engine, force landed Payerne, Switz; Ret GB 25/9/45. Missing Air Crew Report 7838. Ret UK at end of war and scrapped 25/9/45. VONNIE GAL.

Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 9/9/43; Missing in Action 5/1/44 with Edwin Davidson, Navigator: John Johnston, Bombardier: Maurice Lynch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Barrett, Radio Operator: Ken Wehrman (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Clarry Trubey, Ball turret gunner: Bob Drumhiller, Waist gunner: Tom Michan, Waist gunner: Ken Droggel, Tail gunner: Jim Radcliff (5 Killed in Action – four bodies never recovered); Shot down by enemy aircraft, ditched Bay of Biscay, 30 NW of Bordeaux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2011. LITTLE GIRLS.

Delivered Orlando 31/7/44; Gulfport 7/8/44; 3704 BU Keesler 13/8/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 23/5/45; 3704 BU Keesler 24/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/8/46.

Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 3/9/43; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with Harry Vogel, Co-pilot: Wilburn Dodds, Navigator: Russ Sullivan, Bombardier: Howard Roemer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Shewmake, Ball turret gunner: Ed Buckholz, Waist gunner: Howard Ruisch,Tail gunner: Paul Anderson (8 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Henry Samson (Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Roy Wander (Killed in Action), flak KOd oxygen system, two crew bailed off Ostend, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 5344. FRIDAY THE 13TH.

Delivered Hill 23/7/43; Ephrata 4/8/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-F, then T] Horham 6/10/43;Tail gunner: Vic Walek [wia] 13/12/43; 26m, Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Francis Frantz, Co-pilot: Ray Wilson, Navigator: Chas McDonald, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Natham Stiver, Radio Operator: Norman Edgar, Ball turret gunner: John Griffin, Waist gunner: Ralph Waldron, Waist gunner: Leo Chaplinsky,Tail gunner: Earl Killian (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Freyer (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, blew up crashed Holingen, near Colnrade, 22 miles SE of Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2979.

Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersbury 15/8/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-N] Ridgewell 20/9/43 LUCIFER JR III; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1 December 1943 with Pilot Warren C. Hess; Navigator: David Randle; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert J. Gardella; Radio Operator: John F. Regan; Ball turret gunner: William M. Macklin; Left Waist gunner: Allan G. Ludwig; Right Waist gunner: Philip Burke (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Charles L. Smith Jr (evaded, captured, freed by British troops in Belgium); Bombardier: Robert Wernersbach (evaded capture, back in England 24 May);Tail gunner: Edgar G. Delp (KIA-died 12/12/43 of wounds, in hospital). Flak and/or fighters; crashed near Ampsin, 3km NW of Huy, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 1660. BACTA-TH’-SAC.

Delivered Orlando 31/7/44; Tampa 7/8/44; W/O 11/47.