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

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/45; Sth Plains 27/3/45; Wright Fd as test bed 5/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ- ] Rattlesden 22/4/44; returned from Caen 6/6/44 with Phil Chase, Co-pilot: George Phillips, Navigator: Francis Prendercast{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: George Betker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Portnoy, Radio Operator: Marion Cherry, Ball turret gunner: Lew Domond, Waist gunner: Elmer Price, Waist gunner: Sumner Stacey,Tail gunner: Maynard Smith (10 Returned to Duty); landed too fast and skidded off runway with full bomb load; Salvaged 6/6/44. CACTUS PETE.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 11/6/43; Recl Comp 13/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 7/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 21/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 25/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; landing accident at RAF Wattisham with Roy Sandusky 2/2/45; taxi accident with Walter Brady 24/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. ROUND TRIP TICKET.

Delivered Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 24/2/45; Assigned 8AF 26/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 7/1/49.

Delivered Lincoln 8/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 8AF 19/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 7/1/49.

Delivered Lincoln 9/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 28/12/44; Salvaged 26/4/45.

Delivered Lincoln 5/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; with Jim Douglas force landed Me 18/2/45; Assigned 8AF 6/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 31/1/45; Dow Fd 15/2/45; Assigned 8AF 17/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 3/8/49.

Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bangor 10/9/42; Bassingbourn 11/10/42; Missing in Action 9+m St Nazaire 1/5/43 with Bob Rand, Navigator: Don Sternglanz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry King, Waist gunner: Thad Kusowski,Tail gunner: Dick Shurnard (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Major Mo Rosener (94BG CO-wia), Bombardier: Walt Wawrzynek, Radio Operator: Dave Hatch, Ball turret gunner: Jim Farrar, Waist gunner: Alvar Platt (5 Prisoner of War); several enemy aircraft attacked, KO’d #2 and set cockpit ablaze, ditched Channel about four miles of Brest and quickly sank. Missing Air Crew Report 3573. VERTIGO.

Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Dow Fd 15/12/44; Assigned 8AF 20/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Dow 23/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 29/5/43 with Dexter Lishon, Co-pilot: Don Rutan, Navigator: Darrell DeBolt, Bombardier: Bob Gluck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Canute Johnson, Radio Operator: Ivan Tieman, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Riddle, Waist gunner: Clarry Madison, Waist gunner: John Pedrosky,Tail gunner: Bill Marques; sustained battle damaged Kiel 5+m 28/7/43 with Major Art Briggs, Co-pilot: Dexter Lishon, Navigator: Capt Norman McKay, Bombardier: Lester Schneider, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Labusheivicz, Radio Operator: Fred Smith, Ball turret gunner: Edwin Johnson, Waist gunner: Russ Batholomae, Waist gunner: John Kratzer,Tail gunner: Lt Claus Neeley (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Thetford, Nfk., with three engines out Salvaged. WHALETAIL.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/3/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG Dow Fd 4/43 with Chas Ohl, Dan Hagarty, Harry Stralser, George Heinz, Joe Tanney, Mike Sikorski, Don Schneider, Gil Whitford, Dean Sword, Tom Scott; transferred 333BS/94BG [TS-N] Rougham 7/6/43; then 331BS; Missing in Action convoy 17/7/43 with Bob Powledge, Co-pilot: Bill Alexander, Navigator: Lew Johnson, Bombardier: Albt Finklestein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Hiller, Radio Operator: Joe Griffin, Ball turret gunner: Leo Schmidt, Waist gunner: Everett Quimby, Waist gunner: Gene Jones,Tail gunner: Warren Hoffrman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, two engines smoking and crashed Heligoland; Missing Air Crew Report 93. DEAR MOM.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Hunter 26/7/44; Dow Fd 7/8/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 7/8/44; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-V] Horham 8/8/44 V FOR VICTORY; with M.R. Gunther force landed France 16/12/44; with G.R. Hail force landed France 5/1/45; with P.E. Ristine crash landed base 19/2/45 9RTD; 66m, Returned to the USA Bradley 22/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. GOIN’ MY WAY.

Delivered Lincoln 2/11/44; Dow Fd 12/11/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 5/12/44; {16m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Gr Island 2/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; Missing in Action 3+m Toulouse 25/6/44 with Farrall Goodrich, Co-pilot: Stan Spencer, Navigator: John Smith, Bombardier: Harry Kurras, ttg-Bill Zura, Radio Operator: Jesse CragheadWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Bill FannWounded in Action, Waist gunner: Edwin Braun,Tail gunner: John Callaghan (9INT); flak KO’d #4 before enemy aircraft hit #2 & #3, force landed uphill in Spanish meadow, La Campa de Erandio, Sondico, ten miles NE of Bilbao, Spain; Missing Air Crew Report 6545. BACHELOR’S BRIDE.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/44; Kearney 19/2/44; Grenier 1/3/43; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 100m 26/2/45 with Allen Marksian, Co-pilot: Bob Hedenus, Navigator: John Wugan, togg-Sgt Oscar Lane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Colvin, Radio Operator: Stan Jasinski, Ball turret gunner: Walt Hendricks, Waist gunner: Bill Roche,Tail gunner: Othel Martin (9 Returned to Duty); flak, crash landed Ziszki, Pol., 15 miles from Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12772. FLATBUSH FLOOZIE.

Delivered Denver 2/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-B] Ridgewell 15/6/43 JANICE; transferred 305BG [WF-Q] Chelveston 22/8/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ellsworth Kenyon, Co-pilot: Tom Davis, Navigator: Martin Licursi, Bombardier: Dick Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Lambert, Radio Operator: Russ Ahlgren, Ball turret gunner: Art Englehardt, Waist gunner: Paul Chabula, Waist gunner: Frank Rollow, Tail gunner: Homer Bagby (10 Returned to Duty); no gas, ditched Channel, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue HSL 156. No MACR.

Delivered Lincoln 6/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 11/12/44; Missing in Action Vienna 7/2/45 with Stuart Rasmussen, Co-pilot: Hobart Mattison, Navigator: Jim Phillips, Bombardier: Joe Markalionis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Reino Erkkila, Radio Operator: Bill Brookhart, Ball turret gunner: Bill Fisher, Waist gunner: Elton Grant, Waist gunner: Don Tucker,Tail gunner: Bill Smith (10POW/RTD?); flak, crashed Keszthely; Missing Air Crew Report 12492.