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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8571

B-17 #44-8571

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 25/11/44; Dow Fd 12/12/44; Assigned as PFF 351BS/100BG [EP-X] Thorpe Abbotts 15/12/44; transferred 570BS/390BG [DI-R] Framlingham 17/12/44; back to 100BG 5/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 19/10/45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/1/46.

B-17 #42-102649 / Lady Geraldine

B-17 #42-102649 / Lady Geraldine

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 3/4/44; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-T] Thorpe Abbotts 4/4/44, then 350BS [LN-S]; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; {75m} Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) KIngman 18/12/45. LADY GERALDINE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37547

B-17 #43-37547

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-F] Podington 3/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Dick Boye, Co-pilot: Len Wood, Navigator: Francis Eagan, Bombardier: Gene Tracey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Burleson, Radio Operator: Lou Modafferi, Ball turret gunner: Ron Elliott, Waist gunner: Carl Holland,Tail gunner: Rudy Froelich (9 Killed in Action); flak hit and last seen over water, crashed Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 8274.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-3081

B-17 #40-3081

Delivered Strategic Arms Depot 4-Jan-41; Assigned 11BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; destroyed on ground by Japanese attack 7-Dec-41. Never served in UK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-3080

B-17 #40-3080

Delivered Hamilton; Assigned 23BS/5BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; destroyed by Japanese attack 7-Dec-41. Salvaged. (aircraft No.20). Never served in the UK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-3098

B-17 #40-3098

Delivered Albuquerque 5-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Clarke Field, Philippines 17-Oct-41 with Jack Adams, Bill Railing, Harry Schreiber, John Fleming, Tom Crumley, Albt Hopkins, Bill McCool, Jim Reed, Ed Alsen; destroyed when crashed on take off Del Monte, Philippines. with Jack Adams 12-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-3100

B-17 #40-3100

Delivered Hickham Field, HI 14-May-41; Assigned 14BS/19BG Clark Field 21-Oct-41 with Eugene Ewbank, Ken Kreps, Mel McKensie, Ray Furnald, Rufus Nichols, Howard Pack, Lloyd Worth, Homer Hammond, Henry Korzzak; damaged by P-40 on base 9-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

B-17 #42-30273 / Patsy Ann III

B-17 #42-30273 / Patsy Ann III

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 16/6/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 17/6/43; with R.C. Cozens force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43; Missing in Action (18m) Munster 10/10/43 with Bill Buckley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Sluder, Radio Operator: Ralph Piner, Ball turret gunner: Harry Balmer, Waist gunner: Leo Baron (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Fred Kennie, Navigator: Bob Barto, Bombardier: Edison Janney, Waist gunner: Don Reinhart (4 Prisoner of War),Tail gunner: Ed Burlingham (Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft blew off complete tail, crashed Bertling House, Sinningen, 13 miles N of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 942. PATSY ANN III.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102621 / Varga Venus

B-17 #42-102621 / Varga Venus

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 27/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; transferred 349BG [XR-P]; battle damaged Merseburg with Bob Chamberlin 29/7/44; Salvaged 8/8/44. VARGA VENUS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3431

B-17 #42-3431

Delivered Denver 12/6/43; Hobbs 17/7/43; 93BG Pyote with Fred Rowan taxi accident on base 9/10/43; 271 BU Kearney 15/9/43; 4136 BU Tinker 23/9/43; Kearney 12/10/43; 268 BU Peterson 1/12/43; 273 BU Lincoln 11/1/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45.

B-17 #43-39159

B-17 #43-39159

Delivered Hunter 22/12/44; Grenier 4/1/45; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-C] Nuthampstead 7/2/45; damaged when undercarriage collapsed in strong cross wind on return from practice mission with Bill Heathcote 26/2/45; Salvaged 28/2/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37996 / Hock Shop

B-17 #43-37996 / Hock Shop

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 834BS/486BG [2S-A] Sudbury 8/7/44; {76m} Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. HOCK SHOP.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30361

B-17 #42-30361

Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 31/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 18/6/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; weath aircraft 9/7/44; Returned to the USA Sth Plains 4/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 27/6/45.

B-17 #41-9025 / Little John aka Lady Be Good

B-17 #41-9025 / Little John aka Lady Be Good

Assigned 341BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; 327BS/92BG Alconbury 29/6/42 LITTLE JOHN; 11CCRC Bovingdon /8/42; on courier trip to N/Africa 23/12/43; Written off & sal 2/6/45. LADY BE GOOD.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39098

B-17 #43-39098

Delivered Lincoln 3/12/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-C] Nuthampstead 17/1/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with Watkins, crew all bailed (? Returned to Duty); crash landed 12 miles SE of Monf, Fr., Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr..

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-2073

B-17 #40-2073

Delivered RAF [AN534] as part of Lend-Lease via Gander to 90 Squardon [WP-E] Polebrook 4-Apr-41; crashed on test flight take-off at Polebrook 28-Jul-41 with H. Brook, R. Bradley, R. Henderson, R. Muir, R. Smith, P. Pugh (6 Killed in Action); suffered severe turbulence with damage starboard wing and crashed Wilbarston, near Corby, Northamptonshire. UK 28-Jul-41. Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-2044

B-17 #40-2044

Delivered RAF [AN519] as part of Lend-Lease Act; 90 Squadron (WP-H) Polebrook, UK 3-Jun-41; transferred AAEE Boscombe Down 20-Aug-41; first B-17 to bomb Germany (with RAF) 20-Dec-41; transferred to 206 Squadron, Benbecula 16-Jul-42; 59 Squadron [ -V] Thorney Is 28-Dec-42, used as a hack until posted to 1 OTU Thornaby 1-Oct-43; Missing in Action Oslo 12-Dec-43 with RAF. Salvaged 14-Aug-44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 40-2066

B-17 #40-2066

Delivered RAF [AN530] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron [WP-F] Polebrook 13-May-41; transferred 220 Squadron (VX-F) Nutts Corner 12-Feb-42; RAF Coastal Command Development Unit Ballykelly, Tain 20-Jun-42; 206 Squadron (ZZ-?) Benbecula, Scot. 29-Jul-42; Struck Off Charge 11-Sep-43, buried Benbecula Afd.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31587

B-17 #42-31587

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Assigned 457BG Glatton 8/12/43; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 22/1/44; 325BS/92BG [NV-G] Podington 11/3/44; Missing in Action Stettin 11/4/44 with Chas Mikesell, Co-pilot: Bob Naugler, Navigator: Leon Shektell, Ball turret gunner: Ed Donnelly, Waist gunner: Joe Williamson (5 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Ed Osucha, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Grundy, Radio Operator: Melton Flink, Waist gunner: Arthur C. Clark Jr,Tail gunner: Francis Lape (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded in mid-air, crashed Hostalingen-Kathendorf, 13 miles NE of Helmstedt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3672.

B-17 #40-2064

B-17 #40-2064

Delivered RAF [AN528] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron [WP-B] Polebrook 21-Apr-41; caught fire on base and burnt out 3-Jul-41. Salvaged 7-Jul-41.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8836 / St. Louie Woman

B-17 #44-8836 / St. Louie Woman

Delivered Hunter 10/1/45; Grenier 6/2/45; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-H] Thorpe Abbotts 8/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. ST LOUIS WOMAN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-2642

B-17 #41-2642

Delivered Lowry 2/3/42; Boise 1/4/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii 22/4/42; transferred 5AF; retUS Maxwell, Ala. 10/6/44; Bolling 16/6/44; Hendricks 5/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/10/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31396

B-17 #42-31396

Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Cerignola 8/12/43; Missing in Action {4m} Piraeus 11/1/44 with Joe Dunbar, Mills, Dean, Glenn, Brundage, Helsabeck, Badman, Phillips, Bowns (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll, crashed Patri, Grece; Missing Air Crew Report 1833.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-9044

B-17 #41-9044

Assigned 341BS/97BG Polebrook Mar-42; 325BS/92BG Bovingdon Sep-42, then to Alconbury 6-Jan-43; detailed Portreath-Gibraltar with mail, freight & passengers, but engines malfunction and poor weather forced to return but crash landed Chivenor, Devon 14-Feb-43 10RTD. No MACR issued