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

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Harvard 15/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 25/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 9/3/43 with Her5scel McGuire, Co-pilot: K. Anderson, Navigator: Norman Bashant, Bombardier: Walt Fedyna, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Dillon, Radio Operator: Abe Toporofsky, Ball turret gunner: J. Bailey, Waist gunner: H. Sohns, Waist gunner: Joe Stoddard,Tail gunner: Harry Scheiern (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched Channel, all rescued. No MACR. DEVIL’S MATE.

Delivered Denver 20/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-C] Kimbolton 7/2/44; 527BS [FR-C], then 527BS [FO-X]; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Glen Hufnail, Co-pilot: Dean McCall, Bombardier: Jim Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Young, Waist gunner: Chas Lambert,Tail gunner: Edgar Woodbury (6EVD-all Ret UK by 9/44); Navigator: Dave Ferris, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Derwood Macklin, Radio Operator: Ken Parker, Waist gunner: Fred Ryan (4 Prisoner of War), flak, crashed near Fumay, 15 miles N of Charleville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2736.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 25/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 14/3/44; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-L] Bassingbourn 16/3/44, first NMF ass. to 91BG; {143m inc group’s last 25/4/45} Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. ACK-ACK ANNIE.

Delivered Denver 3/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Memphis 20/11/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Depienne 30/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti, Rom. 24/4/44 with Bill White, Lynn Summers, Navigator: Harley Ross, Bombardier: Bob Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ryman Byzek, Radio Operator: Stan Kochnover, Ball turret gunner: Dan McGlaun, Waist gunner: Theo Zazula, Waist gunner: Hubert Guyot,Tail gunner: Bernie Maloney (10MIA); enemy aircraft, crashed Topoloveni, Bul; Missing Air Crew Report 4519.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/43; Dallas 5/1/44; Dale Marbry 10/1/44; Lakeland 18/1/44; Morrison 19/1/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 21/2/44; Missing in Action Zagreb 6/4/44 with Jim Little, Co-pilot: Howard Springer, Navigator: Louis Fahrman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Bagley, Radio Operator: Lloyd Powell, Ball turret gunner: Fred Jenner, Waist gunner: Dale Luther, Waist gunner: Roy Shenkel,Tail gunner: Marvin Stefer (9 Prisoner of War); flak knocked out #3, enemy aircraft attacked and ship exploded; nine chutes opened but one caught on tail, Bombardier: Bob Braunfield (Killed in Action), crashed near Zagreb; Missing Air Crew Report 3881.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 8/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Roy Wing, Wilbert Norring, Warren Capron, Earle Poole, Norbert Petris (5 Prisoner of War); Larry Bonk, Maurice Hagler, Norbert Wipijewski, Morris Rosen (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Nordhausen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10163. QUIEN SABE?

Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Oklahoma City 17/1/44; Kearney 1/2/44; Assigned 729th BS / 452nd BG ( G ) RAF Deopham Green 21/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Paul Suckow, Co-pilot: Ken Dunaway, Navigator: John Jeans, Bombardier: George Le Grand, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Walsh, Radio Operator: Joe Spermbaur, Ball turret gunner: George Pruitt, Waist gunner: George Dragich, Waist gunner: Bob Sampson,Tail gunner: Dan Mason (10 Returned to Duty); flak KOd #1, then #3, ditched North Sea picked up by Air Sea Rescue and all back in action in a week! SECTION EIGHT.

Delivered Long Beach 26/5/43; Denver 4/6/43; Dow Fd 28/6/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall WENATCHEE SPECIAL 4/7/43; MIA Stuttgart 6/9/43 Pilot: Myron Bowen, Co-Pilot: Warren Woods, Navigator: Art Copeland, Bombardier: Ed Hasson, Ball Turret Gunner: Theo Czygier, Waist Gunner: Harry Richards, Waist Gunner: Albt Smith, Tail Gunner: Jim Frankenfield (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Wiesner, Radio Operator: Joe Redmond (2KIA); flak, crashed Germany. any heading for Switzerland, MACR 3121. SKY SHY.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/12/44; Hunter 22/12/44; Dow Fd 11/1/45; Assigned 347BS/99BG Amendola 5/2/45; {27m} crashed 28/3/45 with Bob Dewitt; Salvaged 10/5/45.

Delivered Long Beach 16/5/43; Roswell 26/5/43; Long Beach 28/10/43; 236 BU Pyote 3/9/44; 4208 BU Mines Fd 13/9/44; 235 BU Biggs 16/9/44; 1103 BU Morrison 2/2/45; 203 BU Jackson 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 18/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 22/12/44; Missing in Action Linz 25/2/45 with Ken Kehr, Mathisen, Chas Smith, Bell, Whitmer, Trebolo, Zelinski, Niboli, Eugene Smith (9 Prisoner of War); Chelminski (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Hurm; Missing Air Crew Report 12467.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/10/42; Assigned 457BG Geiger 1/6/43; force landed base with John Love 11/7/43; 234 BU Clovis 15/7/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 26/1/45; 203 BU Jackson 3/2/45; 203 BU Benning 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 2/8/45.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/7/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 8/4/44; 121m, Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. WORRY BIRD.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/44; Lincoln 17/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 493BG Debach 9/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Olmstead 28/2/46.

Delivered Lincoln 8/1/45; Dow Fd 8/2/45; Assigned ETO 9/2/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 18/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46. (Used by Gen Carl Spaatz 1946). BOOPS.

Delivered Hunter 28/2/45; Grenier 10/3/45; Assigned 15AF 14/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 7/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 14/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell 24/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; Sth Plains 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-F] Grafton Underwood 13/9/44; Missing in Action Cologne 5/10/44 with Bob Birckhead, Hilary Hedrick, Frank Vaniglia, Clyde Batte (4 Killed in Action); Art Christian, Orlin Benson, Buddy Bianca, Bill Taylor, Ben Adams (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Munchen-Gladbach; Missing Air Crew Report 9754.

Delivered Tulsa 18/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-L] Nuthampstead; 600BS [N8-L]; Missing in Action mission with Womeldorf 14/2/45, AOC 16/2/45; re-ass from 5 SAD Merville, Fr, 5/3/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/44; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. MAXINE.

Delivered Hunter 26/2/45; Grenier 9/3/45; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 14/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 28/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.