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

Delivered Cheyenne 12 March 1943; Memphis 4 September 1943; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-C/Q] Alconbury 24 April 1943. Piloted by Frederick T. Prasse on 21 July 1943 and involved in slight mid-air collision with 42-29853 (327BS/92BG – Pilot Thomas M. Hulings). Missing in Action Osnabrück 22 December 1943 with Pilot Henry J. Roeber; Co-pilot Casimir J. Paulinski; Navigator: Donald J. McPhee; Bombardier George Solkolsky; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter T. Sybo; Radio Operator Hubert F. O’Neill; Ball turret gunner: Clayton C. Verlo; Left Waist gunner: Seymour N. Wolfson; Right Waist gunner: Royce F. McGillvary; Tail gunner: Irvin Sumpter (10 Prisoner of War). Hit by enemy aircraft, bellied in safely at De Haar Farm, near Azelo / Bornerbroek, OverIjssel Province, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 1711.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/43; Gt Falls 9/10/43; Scott 28/10/43; Assigned 401BG 30/10/43; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-T] Polebrook 21/11/43; {30m} 487BG Sudbury 15/7/44; Salvaged 29/5/45. VOX POP II aka OLE DAD.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/7/43; Moses Lake 29/7/43; with ? MIS ? 5/5/44; 245 BU McCook 3/6/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Gore 29/7/43; Cheyenne 4/8/43; Dalhart 15/8/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Q] Polebrook 22/9/43; Missing in Action {2m} Anklam 9/10/43 with Capt Harry Morse, Co-pilot: George Nicolescu, Navigator: Capt Chas Shaw, Bombardier: Ben Fincher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Doubledee, Radio Operator: George Lee, Ball turret gunner: Jim Vander Laan, Waist gunner: Joe Hill, Waist gunner: Carl Pettus,Tail gunner: Torrido Marcial, foto-Rich Getchell (11 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wing on fire, crashed Anklam area, Missing Air Crew Report 878. CUE BALL.

Delivered Hunter 16/11/44; Dow Fd 4/12/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-N] Nuthampstead 23/1/45; RAF Valley 26/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/5/45; Sth Plains 30/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 385BG PFF Gt Ashfield 13/7/44; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 14/7/44; 70+m Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. ANXIOUS ANGEL.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/43; Moses Lake 29/7/43; force landed Drew Fd with Clay Hedges 4/1/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 11/8/45.

Delivered Long Beach 27/4/43; Gt Falls 4/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 18/5/43; disappeared en route from Gander, Nfd. To UK 28/6/43 with Rich Gilder, Co-pilot: Jean Souffront, Navigator: Ponce Leon, Bombardier: Fred Morton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill De Elmo, Radio Operator: Don Differding, a/ettg-Regis Funk, a/ro-Delmas Morrison, g-Dick Gaither,Tail gunner: Leroy Ogline (10 Killed in Service). Missing Air Crew Report 16.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/44; Hunter 4/8/44; Grenier 13/8/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 15/8/44; Salvaged 3/4/45. SUGAR. (later US Civil 3702 G).

Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/44; Kearney 5/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 16/8/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with Jim Alleman, Co-pilot: John Story, Navigator: Cliff Rowe, Bombardier: Jerome Rottman, photo-Shepherd Litsey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lou Bonacci, Radio Operator: Paul Bast, Ball turret gunner: Curtiss Craig, Waist gunner: Jasper Richardson,Tail gunner: Joe Brent (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Ludwigshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10303.

Delivered Tulsa 14/1/43; 548BS/385BG [GX-V] Dow Fd 15/6/43; Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 3/9/43; Missing in Action 4m Solingen 1/12/43 with Chas Guinn, Co-pilot: Ken Fallek, Navigator: Bob Hornbeck, Bombardier: Sid Edelstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Wingate, Radio Operator: Bert Stieler, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rassmussen, Waist gunner: Chas Dyer, Waist gunner: Cecil Corner,Tail gunner: Gerry McDowell (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #2, crash landed Boich, near five miles S of Duren, Ger. Despite crew’s attempts to ignite their ship, the Luftwaffe salvaged it for spares. Missing Air Crew Report 1319. HELL’S BELLE.

Delivered Louisville 3/3/45; Hunter 23/3/45; Grenier 30/3/45; Assigned 8AF 1/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 27/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 16/12/45.

Delivered MacDill 11/2/42; 97BG Sarasota 29/3/42; MacDill 29/4/42; Sarasota 23/6/42; Bangor 29/6/42; Wendover 14/7/42; Westover 3/8/42; Sebring 28/12/42; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 9/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/9/42; New Castle 11/10/42; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 14/12/42; Missing in Action 18m Bremen 17/4/43 with Capt Oscar O’Neill, Co-pilot: Bob Friehofer, Navigator: Capt Edwin Carmichael, Bombardier: Capt Edwin Bush, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Goldstein, Radio Operator: Bill King, Ball turret gunner: Benedict Borostowski, Waist gunner: Aaron Yuell, Waist gunner: Chas Melchiondo,Tail gunner: Eldon Lapp (10 Prisoner of War); flak set cockpit and wings alight, crashed Nikolausdorf, near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 15519. INVASION II (2nd).

Delivered Pendleton 5/2/42; with C.F. Hosford crashed S of Gowen Fd 16/3/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 25/8/43; Albuquerque 19/1/44; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/9/45.

Delivered Denver 25/8/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 8/10/43; on training flight 2/7/44 with Marvin Brooks, Co-pilot: Pete Perniciazo, Navigator: Warren Neal, Bombardier: Tom Golfoil, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kealer James, Radio Operator: Les Bridger, Ball turret gunner: Ray McPride, Waist gunner: Ed Elliott,Tail gunner: Orlin Kakitt (9 Returned to Duty); u/c collapsed on landing, Salvaged 3/7/44.

Delivered 10/8/43; Walla Walla 15/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-Z] Thurleigh 20/9/43; transferred Air Force Service Comd 2/5/44; retUS 4136 BU Tinker 14/8/44; 3022 BU Indian Springs 2/9/44; with Joe Schmidt force landed base 5/1/45; 3021 BU Las Vegas 23/3/45; 2126 BU Laredo 10/4/45; 233 BU Davis-Monthan 14/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered AMC Wright 1/6/42; Newark 15/4/43; Wright 22/4/43; ASF Phillips,MD. 22/4/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Assigned 751BS/457BG [M] Glatton 7/4/44; after returning from mission 2/6/44 was parked and hit by 42-31620, Salvaged 22/6/44. QUEEN BEA.