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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-9062

B-17 #41-9062

Delivered Geiger 301st Bomb Group 30/3/42; Wendover 23/5/42; Assigned 52BS/29BG Gowen 5/6/42; Wendover 11/7/42; Westover 11/8/42; Oklahoma City 5/12/42; Boise 31/12/42; with Jim Geary crashed Gowen Fd 15/2/43 thru mechanical failure; Written off 18/2/43.

B-17 #43-37912

B-17 #43-37912

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-Y] Podington 30/6/44; battle damaged Mannheim 11/12/44 with Ralph Rollins, crew?; force landed Metz, France; Salvaged 8/2/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38932

B-17 #43-38932

Delivered Lincoln 14/10/44; Cheyenne 26/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-T] Podington 30/12/44; Missing in Action Kassel 1/1/45 with Ralph Rollins, Co-pilot: Billy Reel, Navigator: Tony Meyenberg, Bombardier: Tom Curran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Michael, Radio Operator: Bill Easton, Ball turret gunner: Ed Etzel, Waist gunner: Ellis Montgomery,Tail gunner: Bob Martin (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11371.

B-17 #43-37998 / Miss Irish aka The Roanoke Magician

B-17 #43-37998 / Miss Irish aka The Roanoke Magician

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [4N-E] Sudbury 11/7/44; 66m Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. MISS IRISH.

B-17 #42-31044 / Her Did

B-17 #42-31044 / Her Did

Delivered Cheyenne 10/9/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 24/9/43; transferred 340BS/97BG Depienne 5/10/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Verona, It. 14/2/44 with Frank Chaplick, Cowell, Sedgely, Baron Wounded in Action,Bradley, Grilliott (7 Returned to Duty); Householder, Duca, Murphy (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ditched 100 yds offshore at Calvi, Corsica; crew all swum ashore; Missing Air Crew Report 2395.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30093

B-17 #42-30093

Delivered Denver 10/4/43; Tinker 19/4/43; Memphis 25/4/43; Homestead 30/4/43; Macon 16/5/43; Memphis 22/5/43; Homestead 1/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 17/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; {2m} crash landed 11/8/43; Salvaged 19/8/43.

B-17 #43-38666

B-17 #43-38666

elivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Hunter 9/9/44; Dow Fd 20/9/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 25/9/44; transferred 509BS/351BS [RQ-T] Polebrook 6/10/44; 508BS [YB-H]; {49m} Returned to the USA Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 18/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102657 / Boss Lady

B-17 #42-102657 / Boss Lady

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Gr Island 12/4/44; Dow Fd 11/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 14/5/44; Missing in Action Ruhrland 11/9/44 with Albert Trommer, Navigator: Jim Wright, Bombardier: Levi Groce, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alvin Severson, Radio Operator: Bill Stone (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Tim Bradshaw, Ball turret gunner: J.C. Klutz, Waist gunner: Tom Kentes,Tail gunner: Chas Wilson{Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed on school in Schmiederberg, Ger (now Kovarska, Czech republic). Missing Air Crew Report 8820. BOSS LADY (not painted on).

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6089 / Leading Lady

B-17 #44-6089 / Leading Lady

Delivered Tulsa 28/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-B] Thorpe Abbotts 23/5/44; transferred 418BS [LD-B]; Missing in Action Bohlen 11/9/44 with Larry Riegel, Co-pilot: Joe Johnston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Herrick, Radio Operator: Ray Deming, Waist gunner: Phil Mangan,Tail gunner: Jewell Spruell (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: George Prater{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Chas Dolby, Ball turret gunner: Nestor Colleghin (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schmiedeberg, Ger (now Kovarska, Czech). Missing Air Crew Report 8811. LEADING LADY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6358

B-17 #44-6358

Delivered Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 29/7/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 9/8/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 16/10/45; 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

B-17 #43-38840 / The Little Rebel aka Lil Rebel

B-17 #43-38840 / The Little Rebel aka Lil Rebel

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Gt Falls 29/9/44; Lincoln 1/10/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-H] Thorpe Abbotts 13/10/44; 350BS [LH-H] ; Missing in Action Magdeburg 10/4/45 with Delbert Reeve, Hazen Willett, Steve Poulos, Bob Trueblood, Albt Crabbs, Herman Williams, Art Ehrler, Wesley Woods (8 Killed in Action); George Woodham (evaded capture); jet enemy aircraft knocked off wing, crashed Zobbenitz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14171. (Last aircraft lost by 100BG) LI’L REBEL.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days

B-17 #44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days

Delivered Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 8/7/44; Assigned 531BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 11/7/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Merrill Jensen, Co-pilot: Chas Kemp, Navigator: Rich Scroxton, Bombardier: C.P. Friel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: T.L. Gallagher, Radio Operator: J.T. Palmer, Ball turret gunner: H.B. Hodges, Waist gunner: A.C. Schembri,Tail gunner: M.J. Madsden (9 Returned to Duty); hit by Me 262s, KO’d #4, and wing tip, force landed Kakoneiwicz, Poland, all crew returned to base; Salvaged 26/3/45; transferred 91BG Bassingbourn 7/5/45. WHITE CARGO aka HEAVENLY DAYS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8613

B-17 #44-8613

Delivered Hunter 1/11/44; Grenier 17/11/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 19/11/44; Missing in Action Plauen 21/3/45 with Bernie Painter (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Higginbotham, Navigator: Dan Martin, Bombardier: Herb Singer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil Downing, Radio Operator: Art McNeill, Ball turret gunner: Wallace Matzdorf, Waist gunner: Emil Havelka,Tail gunner: Don Becker (8 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dobeln, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13572.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38396 / Insomnia

B-17 #43-38396 / Insomnia

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/44; Hunter 5/8/44; Dow Fd 17/8/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-J] Podington 26/8/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 3/10/44 with Edmund Dornburgh, Morris Jay, Wallace Bengson, Bill Barrett, Phil Chilfilo, Fred Carter, Larry Chappell (7 Killed in Action); Chas Walter, John Boisseau (2 Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Giessen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9344. INSOMNIA.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6276 / Jersey Bounce

B-17 #44-6276 / Jersey Bounce

Delivered Kearney 21/6/44; Presque Is 7/7/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 8/7/44; Missing in Action Linz 25/7/44 with Dave Carroll, Bombardier: Francis Orlowski (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Shagets, Navigator: Chas Walton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Novak, Radio Operator: Harry Bast, Ball turret gunner: Phil Thomas, Vic Rodrock,Tail gunner: ?; (8POW?) flak, crashed Linz; Missing Air Crew Report 7001. JERSEY BOUNCE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6300

B-17 #44-6300

Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-K] Chelveston 12/8/44; Missing in Action Pilsen 25/4/45 with Gerald Hodges, Vince Ivers, P.T. Lahr, – Schneider; George Withor, – Hulkey, C.H. Cox, Carl McHolland (8KIA?); (POW?) flak, crashed Czech?.

B-17 #42-3380 / Pistol Packin Mama

B-17 #42-3380 / Pistol Packin Mama

Delivered Denver 31/5/43; Dow Fd 9/7/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG St Donat 13/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; landing accident with Chas Mason at Ponte Olivio 23/10/43, involving parked aircraft 42-30127; Missing in Action 32m Wiener Neustadt 2/11/43 with Chas Mason, Co-pilot: McGinley, Navigator: Baker, Bombardier: Rossi, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Crockett, Waist gunner: Rousch (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Saucier, Ball turret gunner: Gillespie,Tail gunner: Golebiewski (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Wiener Neustadt. Missing Air Crew Report 1095.

B-17 #43-38720 / Bunney aka Moonbeam McSwine

B-17 #43-38720 / Bunney aka Moonbeam McSwine

Delivered Lincoln 10/12/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 1/10/44; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-K] Podington 11/10/44; Green Project, secret mission 1/6/45, ret 2/6/45; Salvaged 9/1/46. MOONBEAM McSWINE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5402

B-17 #42-5402

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; Homestead 27/12/42; Assigned 340BS/97BG Biskra 15/1/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; crash landed El Aouina beach, Tunisia 4/10/43, with Frank Chaplick, Salvaged. Crew safe.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3102

B-17 #42-3102

Delivered Cheyenne 13/2/43; Morrison 30/4/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG St Donat 7/43; {8m} Salvaged 8/7/44.

B-17 #41-24399 / Man O‘ War

B-17 #41-24399 / Man O‘ War

Delivered Bangor 13/7/42; with Earl Shaefer force landed Olmstead, PA 20/8/42; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-V] Bassingbourn 23/9/42; Missing in Action Kassel 30/7/43 with Keene McCammon, Co-pilot: John Bruce (2 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Bob Duggan, Bombardier: Dan Ohmankilled after bailing through barn roof, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Americo Cianfichi, Radio Operator: Doug Blackwood, Waist gunner: Harry Sparks, Waist gunner: George Krueger, Ball turret gunner: Mike Perotta,Tail gunner: Hermon Poling (8KIA-most riddled descending in their chutes); aircraft hit by flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Opijnen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 148. MAN O‘ WAR.

B-17 #41-24400 / Little Bill

B-17 #41-24400 / Little Bill

Assigned 92BG Bangor 13/7/42; transferred 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; damaged 21/10/42; Salvaged. LITTLE BILL. This aircraft assigned to 97BG/414BS participated in the 21-Oct-42 mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. It returned to its station at Polebrook, but sustained so much battle damage that it was declared a Category E (Damaged beyond repair) loss and the wreck was transferred to Burtonwood for use of salvaging spare parts.

B-17 #44-6475 / Round Tripper

B-17 #44-6475 / Round Tripper

Delivered Kearney 15/8/44; Dow Fd 4/9/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-T] Horham 8/9/44; 335BS [OE-T]; with N.W. Richardson force landed A-82 Rouvres AF, Fr; 70m, Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6789

B-17 #44-6789

Delivered Hunter 12/11/44; Grenier 26/11/44; Assigned 416BS/99BG Tortorella 11/1/45; {14m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.