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

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/44; MacDill 7/2/44; Grenier 15/2/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 18/2/44; transferred 749BS/457BG [X] Glatton 2/3/44; on return from Hamm 22/4/44, the u/c failed to respond, but made a successful belly landing in the dark, with Jesse Smith, Co-pilot: Jim Luper, Navigator: Don Muston, Bombardier: Bill Patry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Randall White, Radio Operator: Milton Davison, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Ray, Waist gunner: Steve Vargo, Waist gunner: Lt Norman Kriehn,Tail gunner: L:t Noel Cunefare (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 27/4/44. LA LEGENDE.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; Scott 1/10/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-O] Podington 17/10/43; Missing in Action Keil 4/1/44 with Joe Hughes, Co-pilot: Bromby Westlake, Navigator: Albt Stern, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Tonon, Ball turret gunner: Bill Ward, Waist gunner: John Toth, Waist gunner: Harry Kurlanshik,Tail gunner: Ray Milcsik (8 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Ford Babcock (EVD-later captured in Brussels and became Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Dick Martin (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Wijnbergen/Vinkwijk, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1754. (1960?) SWEET SIXTEEN.

Delivered Long Beach 18/7/43; Cheyenne 20/7/43; to Gt Falls with John McIlwaine 1/10/43 crash landed two miles east Big Sandy, MT; Written off 14/10/43.

Delivered Hunter 11/2/45; Grenier 2/3/45; Assigned 8AF 7/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/2/44; Gt Falls 6/3/44; with Ken Currey force landed Ardmore 12/1/45; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 17/6/45; 327 BU Drew 21/6/45; 332 BU Ardmore 20/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Gt Falls 2/3/44; Hunter 14/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [OR- ] Bassingbourn 22/4/44; Missing in Action 7m Troyes 1/5/44 with Albt McCardle, Co-pilot: Joe Vandenboom, Navigator: Cliff Stanton, Bombardier: Everett Lunde, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Standley, Radio Operator: Roy Neuman, Waist gunner: Don Kowall,Tail gunner: Guy Johnson (8 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Harry McMurray, Waist gunner: Rex Silver (2 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit in cockpit, crashed near Raversijde Afd, three miles SW of Ostende, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 4465. COOL PAPA.

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-L/P/F] Bassingbourn 4/11/44; battle damaged Berlin 5/12/44 with Bob Roach, John Temple, Gus Mantia, Joe Canellas, Bill Hogan, Roland Michel (6 Returned to Duty); George Alexander, Eldon Larsen, Bob Faulkner (3 Prisoner of War); several flak hits, but made it back to base; Missing Air Crew Report 11331. 46m + two Rubberneck & two POW trips. Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; Sth Plains 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45. SWEET DISH.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/6/43; Gore 22/6/43; Roswell 24/6/43; with Leon Pavon crashed 55 miles S of Roswell 15/3/44; Written off 19/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-Q] Kimbolton 18/5/44; battle damage over Cauvincourt, Fr, 8/8/44 with Chas Greenough, Co-pilot: Wallace Richard, Navigator: Joel Stephens, Bombardier: Bob Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Reed, Radio Operator: Howard Dempsey, Ball turret gunner: Joe Rixon,wg- Chas Danforth,Tail gunner: Herb Peterson (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed near front line in France, all OK. No MACR.

Delivered Geiger 29/1/42; Tucson 7/2/42; 97BG Sarasota 29/3/42; Bangor 26/6/42; Westover 28/6/42; Long Beach 15/7/42; MacDill 26/8/42; Tarrant 1/10/42; with Ben Broome caught fire and crash landed near Love Fd, Tx 29/4/43;. 22 passengers not seriously injured; Written off 8/5/43.

Delivered Pendleton 4/2/42; Boise 15/2/42; Cheyenne 5/4/42; Wendover 9/6/42; Ogden 10/7/42; Alamogordo 20/8/42; Biggs 5/11/42; Hendricks 3/4/43; Written off 1/9/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/10/44; Hunter 9/11/44; 621 BU Clinton 11/1/45 electronic warfare/weather recon; 4152 BU Clinton 4/7/50; Recl Comp.

Delivered Lincoln 13/12/44; Dow Fd 31/12/44; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-W] Rougham 30/3/45; Returned to the USA Grenier 5/9/45; Independence 6/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 10/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-A] Deenethorpe 7/6/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 19/7/44 with Bill McKeon (evaded capture); Co-pilot: Bob Gray, Navigator: Paul Zukunft, Bombardier: Fred Fletcher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Harmon(wia), Radio Operator: Chas May, Ball turret gunner: Jack Sharp, Waist gunner: Harry Hallman,Tail gunner: Ed Hill (8 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #2, with#3 and #4 damaged, crashed Guerandiers, E of Angers, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 8157.

Delivered Tulsa 8/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-O] Grafton Underwood 7/6/44; battle damaged Montdidier A/fd 30/6/44 with ? no further details; Salvaged 18/8/44.

Delivered Denver 1/2/43; Salina 20/2/43; Morrison 18/3/43; Glen 17/4/43; Assigned 2BG Amendola, It. 9/12/43; Con Cr Duko 20/9/44. Missing Air Crew Report 481.

Delivered Dallas 16/6/45; Rome 30/7/45; Independence 28/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 6/3/45; Hunter 16/3/45; Grenier 24/3/45; Assigned 8AF 25/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 26/11/42; Salina 10/1/43; Morrison 4/2/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-D] Bassingbourn 15/3/43; {21+m inc some with 381BG}; transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-W] Kimbolton 19/8/43; AFSC 8/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 14/9/44; 4136 BU Tinker 6/1/45; 4100 BU Patterson 11/2/45; 4000 BU Wright 3/8/45 convert to TB-17F (weather). YANKEE EAGLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG Bassingbourn 25/3/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44 with Julius Anderson, Co-pilot: Frank Gubernat, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jewel Maddox, Waist gunner: Martin Goldberg,Tail gunner: Aldrich Seeley (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Joe Stuart, Bombardier: Jim Graham, Radio Operator: Andy Beluschak, Ball turret gunner: Joe Brennan, Waist gunner: Chas Clark (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed swampy area near Neuenkirchen, 15 miles NE of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3474.