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

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Gt Falls 13/7/44; Hunter 20/7/44; Grenier 1/8/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 11/8/44; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 12/8/44; battle damaged Operation Frantic VII (Warsaw supply drop) 18/9/44 with ? ; force landed Russia, sal 18/5/45; (?battle damaged over Frankfurt 9/3/45 with Gilbert Meneley, Co-pilot: Frank Wike, Navigator: Bill Lamebert, togg-Bern Mulcakey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Johnson, Radio Operator: Harry O’Connell, Ball turret gunner: Walt Arnold; Waist gunner: Bill Listen,Tail gunner: Lloyd Smith (9 Returned to Duty); flak KOd #1 and #2, force landed at P-47 base in Belgium, return to base via a repaired B-17; SWEET STUFF.?)

Delivered March Field 7-Jul-40; Amarillo 7-Aug-43; Written off Jun-43. Never served in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Long Beach 17/3/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-A] Ridgewell 25/5/43 with Capt Dave Kunkel Sq CO, Capt George Shackley Ops off, Elton Jukes ass Ops off, Paul Stull eng off, Bill Dailey S-2 off, M/Sgt Percy Casey line chief, M/Sgt Marc Blanchette comm chief, Lee Williams inst spec, S/Sgt Rogelio Valdez pers clk, Lt Jack Firestone nav; received battle damaged on 6/9/43 Stuttgart with Dexter Lishon and force landed Peasemarsh, Sussex, UK; repaired & ret to unit; Missing in Action 13+m Bremen 20/12/43 with Leo Canelake, Co-pilot: Harry Johnson, Navigator: Jesse Boston, Bombardier: Max Cisek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul McDonald, Radio Operator: Tony Hernandez, Ball turret gunner: John Avrett, Waist gunner: Rich Brown, Waist gunner: Tom Phillips,Tail gunner: Francis Belgrasch (10 Killed in Action); flak, ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1724. WHALETAIL II.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 16/5/44; t/o on mission but ran out of gas 11/7/44 with Henry Rosine, Co-pilot: Rich Leaman, Navigator: Floyd Hartman, Bombardier: Ed Kenna, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Dear, Radio Operator: Rich Haines, Ball turret gunner: Ramon Rodreques, Waist gunner: Benoit Mailoux,Tail gunner: Carl Coleman (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Lt Bentley Hall, Sfk. UK. Salvaged 13/7/44. (not painted)GOT TO DO IT.

Delivered Tulsa 2/6/44; Hunter 25/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 14/7/44; Missing in Action Vienna 21/1/45 with Vic Prescott, Grimm, Bratlie, Santiago, Boraten, Gray, Foster, Caspar, Crandall, Shepherd (10 evaded capture – ret. 13/2/45); mech failure, crashed Kiskumajsa; Missing Air Crew Report 11539.

Delivered March Field 7-Feb-40; Assigned Langley Fd, with Gene Zadontseff, transferred too Spokane, crashed two miles NE Geiger Fd, WA 17-Dec-41; Written off 6-Mar-42. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Dallas 16/5/44; Langley 28/6/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned PFF 407BS/92BG [-H] Horham 26/7/44; Battle damaged Giessen Airdrome 24/12/44 with Joe McConnell, Frank Purtzer, Terry Sayko, Leo LaBonte, Al Greco, John Carvello (6 Returned to Duty); Tony Piekarz, John Booth, Harry Paske (3 Killed in Action); crash landed Ohey, Belgium, continent. Salvaged 6/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/44; Hunter 5/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-V] Thorpe Abbotts 17/6/44; battle damaged Bohlen 11/9/44 with Ferdinand Herres, Co-pilot: Ed Fehrenkamp, Navigator: Alvin Ringhofer, Bombardier: Burroughs Conover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Morrow, Radio Operator: Bob Mulgrew, Ball turret gunner: Duell Barnes, Waist gunner: Nester Nesser,Tail gunner: Andy Main (9RTD with minor injuries); engine caught fire and pilot crash landed Harty Ferry on Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. Salvaged 12/9/44. NOW AN‘ THEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/43; Presque Is 20/4/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-P] Alconbury 23/5/43; transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 8th FC 29/1/44; 381BG RR aircraft Ridgewell 6/3/44; 838BS/487BG RR aircraft Lavenham 17/7/44; Salvaged 14/6/45.

Delivered Langley 7-Dec-39; with Dale Smith force landed Wright Fd, OH 3-Oct-41; Hendricks Field, Sebring 13-Jun-42, crashed 19 miles south of base with Joe Christoph 2-Apr-43; Written off 26-Apr-43.

Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Gr Island 25/2/44; Presque Is 2/3/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-B] Thorpe Abbotts 6/3/44; Missing in Action Sottevast 28/4/44 with Col Bob Kelly[Gp CO], Co-pilot: Capt Bill Lakin, Navigator: Capt Joe Payne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Brown, Waist gunner: John Spiker, obs-T/Sgt Delbert Barnhart{Fighter Gp} (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Maurice Cain, Radio Operator: Leo Cannon, Ball turret gunner: Albt Freitas,Tail gunner: Lt Herb Alf (5 Prisoner of War); two flak hits in nose, crashed Croix Jacob, S of Cherbourg, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 4234.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-A] Framlingham 10/2/44; Missing in Action (4m) Berlin 6/3/44 with Bob Starks, Navigator: Chas Stitzer, Bombardier: Bob Collins (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Edwin Kirschner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Brown, Radio Operator: Glen Murray, Ball turret gunner: John Carr, Waist gunner: Stan Pasovitch, Waist gunner: Steve Sozanski,Tail gunner: Placido Sanchez (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, setting #2 and wing on fire crashed two miles SW of Hemmelte, SW of Cloppenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2989. STARK’S ARK.

Delivered Tulsa 25/1/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-T] Thorpe Abbotts 7/3/44; on mission to Laon-Athis 8/5/44 with Burdette Williams the ship was hit by bomb from above aircraft which killedTail gunner: Ray Cohen 8/5/44, rest RTD; Missing in Action Politiz 29/5/44 with Burdette Williams, Navigator: Walt Pickett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Tricker Wounded in Action, Radio Operator: Melvin Evans, Ball turret gunner: Larry Boyer, Waist gunner: Elry Yaroch (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Ellie Nesmith, Bombardier: Vernon Breazeale, Waist gunner: Willard Goos drowned after bailing out,Tail gunner: Lyle Nord (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Torgau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5237. SHINING HOUR.

Delivered Denver 20/2/43; Tinker 10/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-C] Alconbury 3/4/43; mission to Hamburg 26/7/43 with Bob Campbell [severely wia], Co-pilot: John Morgan, Navigator: Keith Koske, Bombardier: Asa Irwin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tyre Weaver[wia], Radio Operator: , Ball turret gunner: Jim Ford, rest-?; force landed RAF Foulsham; rep, Podington 11/9/43; transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-C] Kimbolton 19/9/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA 27/4/44; Spokane 6/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 30/7/45. RUTHIE II.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/44; MacDill 23/1/44; Grenier 5/2/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-B] Thorpe Abbotts 28/2/44; Missing in Action Weisbaden 10/11/44 with John Lundquist, Willis Dickerman, Don Meston, Irving Wells, John Williamson, Jack Moore, Jim Raynor, Ivan Hunter (8 Prisoner of War); Jim Goss (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Weisbaden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10356. SACK ARTIST (npo).

Delivered Langley 3-Nov-39; Sioux Falls 21-Jul-43. Written off 9-Aug-43. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Assigned 414BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; transferred 92BG Bovingdon 24/8/42; crash landed Agricultural College, Athenry, Ireland, near Galway Bay, 15/1/43 ex N/Africa after taking part in 1st Prov Grp of Gen Brereton in Eritrea (as No 8.). En route Portreath, Cornwall with Tom Hulings, Co-pilot: Jim McLaughlin, Navigator: Clyde Collins, Radio Operator: Larry Dennis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Parish,Tail gunner: Sgt Tucker plus passengers:-Generals Barnes, Palmer, Brooke, Col Sexton, Major Hormelnwere, Capt Rawlings, Sgts Pippin, Herrie, Planchard, Bery, Tocer and Bollard (18 Returned to Duty). Aircraft was dismantled and returned to USAAF base at Langford Lodge. Salvaged. STINKY, aka TENNESSEE BELLE.

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 13/10/44; battle damaged by debris from another aircraft 31/1/45 with ?; Salvaged 2/2/45.

Delivered Dallas 11/5/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 13/7/44; transferred 832BS/486BG [4N-A] Sudbury 14/7/44; flak damage 10/1/45 with Dean Eakin (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dan Casey (brought ship home safely in heavy snow storm), Navigator: Joe Grabow, Bombardier: Jim Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wendell Holmes, Radio Operator: Fay Daniel, Ball turret gunner: Tharon Eicher, Waist gunner: Clint Kimbrow, Waist gunner: Joe Harris,Tail gunner: Sloan Gibson (9 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Langley 1-Dec-39; force landed Kelly Field, Texas, with Leroy Rainey 25-Mar-42, Sioux Falls 21-Jul-43. Written off 9-Aug-43. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Sold from USAF to Brazilian AF {5404} to 1st & 2nd Sqds of 60BG at Recife, crashed 1959

Delivered Gt Falls 1/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/44; with Ed Dudock force landed base 8/4/44; 222 BU Ardmore 13/6/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Gr Island 1/2/44; Grenier 23/2/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-H] Framlingham 23/2/44 RICK-O-SHAY IV then PURDY BABY; taxi accident on base with Harry Robison 16/3/45; 101m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.MISS CUE aka SISTER KATE.

Delivered Hamilton 21-Nov-39; with A.R. Lind force landed Harmon Fld Newfoundland 31-Mar-42; Hendricks with Dick Gilder force landed base 7-Dec-42; Denver 17-Jul-43; Written off 16-May-44. Never used in combat, never served in UK.