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

Delivered Long Beach 22/7/43; Amarillo 24/7/43; Dallas 9/8/43; Written off 14/5/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/44; Hunter 7/1/45; Dow Fd 21/1/45; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-C] Thorpe Abbotts 23/1/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46. MISS JONES.

Delivered Long Beach 13/7/43; Cheyenne 17/7/43; 248 BU Walker 4/6/44; 232 BU Dalhart 11/7/44; 248 BU Walker 25/1/45; 4112 BU Olmstead 23/7/45; 248 BU Walker 5/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Santa Maria 22/9/45. US Civil N7942A; to Bolivia CP-686; Trinidad, Bolivia 4/11/65, Written off 11/1968.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; Pyote 19/1/43; 93BS/19BG Pyote 21/8/43; 28BS/19BG Pyote 9/11/43; Written off 27/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Grenier 21/3/45; Assigned 457BG Glatton 12/4/45; transferred 305BG Chelveston 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-K] Molesworth 26/3/44; detailed Berlin 7/5/44 with Don Johnston, Co-pilot: Bob Heussler, Navigator: Milo Schultz, Bombardier: Ralph Suddeth, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Abe Barnum, Radio Operator: Oscar Vallsenor, Ball turret gunner: Paul Pesetsky, Waist gunner: Kenzie Turner, Waist gunner: Hebert Smith,Tail gunner: Frank Nestok (10 Returned to Duty); #4 engine caught fire soon after t/o and attempts to feather failed so crew bailed; Salvaged 8/5/44. IZA VAILABLE TOO.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Orlando 6/7/44; 902 BU Orlando 10/7/44; 903 BU Pinecastle 10/9/44; 621 BU Pinecastle 9/7/45; 4152 BU Clinton 22/5/46; 1 EGMP Eglin 3/9/46; 4104 BU Rome 5/9/46; 609 BU Eglin 6/4/47; 605 BU Eglin 3/5/48; 3203 MS Eglin 9/7/48; Recl Comp 3/11/48.

Delivered Long Beach 31/5/43; Cheyenne 3/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG Gore Fd 8/7/43; Walla Walla 23/7/43; Written off 19/4/44.

Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Sebring 30/6/43; Hendricks 20/7/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 3/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 2/7/44; transferred 490BG Eye 7/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/12/45. LOTTA STERN.

Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Amarillo 20/10/43; 3701 BU Amarillo 10/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/10/45.

Delivered Denver 5/10/43; Gr Island 20/10/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-O] Molesworth 18/11/43; Crashed on take off for Nantes 10/6/44, with Sam Oliver, Co-pilot: Stan Shankweiler, Radio Operator: John Kissling,Ball turret gunner: Francis Russell, Waist gunner: Americo Imbrogno, Waist gunner: Bob Scalco (6 Killed in Service); Navigator: Earl Metko, Bombardier: Harry Chapple, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Whitney Haskell,Tail gunner: Wayne Humphries (4 Returned to Duty); aircraft went into a dive then a spin, followed by bomb load exploding, blowing off tail, crashed Gt Gidding, Hunts. UK; Salvaged 2 SAD. BAM BAM.

With Kent Richens crashed Gulf of Mexico 10/6/44?

Delivered Long Beach 28/7/43; Dallas 9/8/43; 901 BU Pinecastle 10/6/44; 9BG McCook 5/7/44; 245 BU McCook 16/9/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 27/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45.

Delivered 2BG Langley 6-Jun-37; with Bill Bentley force landed ? due to severe icing conditions 6-Jul-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; with John Turner crash landed east of San Jacinto, Cal. on 46th flt during a violent thunderstorm 18-Dec-40. However despite bent wings and losing some rivets it basically proved to be intact during salvage operation. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered Tulsa 12/9/42; Smyrna 15/11/42; Hobbs 22/11/42; lost in training accident electrical fire five miles S of Mineral Wells, Tx near base 11/3/43, with Jack Nillson, eight crew bailed out safely and RTD; Written off 11/5/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/42; Syracuse 5/10/42; Presque Is 19/10/42; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 29/10/42; transferred MTO 342BS/97BG Depienne 4/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Tulsa 21/2/44; Gr Island 3/3/44; Grenier 24/3/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-O/D] Ridgewell 6/4/44; 47+m Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45. CENTURY NOTE.

Delivered 20BS/2BG Langley 17-Jun-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; public relations trip to Grand Union High School, McClelland Fd 4-Jul-41; 66 flts; Written off 2-Apr-42. [aircraft No. 51] This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered MacDill 97BG 25/3/42, Cheyenne 5/5/42; Sarasota 3/6/42; Westover 26/6/42; Muroc 29/7/42; Ogden 16/8/42; 11AF Kodiak 13/1/43; Returned to the USA 20/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 7/6/45.

Delivered Geiger 301st Bomb Group 30/3/42; Alamogordo 8/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Alamogordo 3/8/42; Biggs 5/11/42; Wendover 9/12/42; Tinker 27/2/43; Lockbourn 10/3/43; Patterson 23/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

Delivered Boise 303BG 27/3/42; Alamagordo 18/6/42; Gt Falls 27/8/42; Biggs 3/9/42; Alamogordo 2/10/42; Boise 25/1/43; Hill 2/2/43; Lockbourn 11/3/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/9/45.

Delivered 2BG/HQ Langley 1-Jun-37; used by CO Major Bob Olds from 28-May-37; took part on goodwill trip to South America 1938; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; then Langley, force landed with Warren Wilkinson at Lively Fd, VA 1-Jan-42; Amarillo 12-Nov-42; 56 flts; Written off 29-Jan-43. [aircraft No. 10.] This aircraft was never used in combat and never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 28/3/43; Presque Is 5/4/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 96BG Grafton Underwood 19/4/43; transferred gr/crew-Alby McLain (all 6 Killed in Service); left wing dipped on landing and pilot unable to correct, crashed Wood Barns Farm, Belchamp St Paul, Ex, a couple of miles from base. Salvaged. STUFF. 534BS/381BG [GD-D] Ridgewell 7/9/43 MISS ABORTION; {21m} crash landed base 31/3/44 on test flight with Wayne Schomburg, Co-pilot: Capt Paul Stull {an engineering officer, believed to be at the wheel}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Carr, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Carter, Radio Operator: Melvin Wilson,