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

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Gr Island 16/1/44; Written off 31/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/43; Gr Isle 9/8/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-U/Y] Podington 16/9/43; detailed Bremen 13/11/43 with Hiram Fisher, Co-pilot: Leo Dunaway, Navigator: Don Gusar, Bombardier: Henry Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Yoder, Radio Operator: Tom Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Bob Rhudy, Waist gunner: Ed Payette, Waist gunner: Ed Herlihy,Tail gunner: Sam Aston (10 Killed in Action); crashed on take off Marlborough Farm, Gaydon, Warks, Salvaged 14/11/43. THE SWEETEST ONE.

Delivered 5/1/42 Langley; Assigned 9BS/7BG Java 19/2/42 with Bill Lewis; transferred 19BG and strafed Bandoeng, Java 24/2/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/10/44; Hunter 28/11/44; Dow Fd 12/12/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-M] Podington 20/1/45; 407BS [PY-M]; battle damaged Swinemunde, Ger 12/3/45 with Norwood Ringsred, Leo Bleifer, Harry Machie, Theo Fossberg, Don Hoth, John Johnson, Francis Johnson, John Hanssen, Don DeVries, Horace Bayless (10INT); mech fault, force landed Bulltofta, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 13093. Rep & ret UK 27/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/43; Memphis 7/4/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton /43; transferred 327BS/92BG [UX-O] Alconbury 19/7/43; detailed Nantes 23/9/43 with Henry Ogburn, Co-pilot: Sam Lucas, Navigator: Vic Barnett, Bombardier: Jim Corrigan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Tumblin, Waist gunner: Ed Eubank,Tail gunner: Raphael Simeroth (7 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Ed Komski, Ball turret gunner: Bill Willis, Waist gunner: Joe Martin (3 Killed in Service); exploded during assembly at Deeping St Nicholas, near Crowland, Northamptonshire, UK. Salvaged. No MACR.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Omaha 1/2/44; Scott 4/2/44; Morrison 8/3/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Tortorella 28/3/44; transferred 347BS/97BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action {35m} Vinkovci, Yugo 2/7/44 with Clyde Pate, Howd, Sanders, Gardner, Waller, Betschart, Ester, Washburn, Priest, Dubiel; mech fault, two superchargers out & crashed Sarajevo; Missing Air Crew Report 6444. BARAZ TWINS.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/5/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG Hawaii 5/6/42, then 26BS; transferred 13AF Poppy 22/7/42; Written off 15/6/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Patterson 19/7/43; Scott 15/8/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-G] Alconbury 31/8/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Truman Shannon, Co-pilot: Theo Hanson, Navigator: Joe Joffe, Bombardier: Bob Hamm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Magness, Radio Operator: Clarry Wentzell, Ball turret gunner: Grady Gwinn, Waist gunner: Irenee Plante, Waist gunner: Dave Hurley,Tail gunner: Bill Langford (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1386.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Smoky Hill 20/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 510BS/351BG [TU-D] Polebrook 11/7/43; {35m} 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 2/6/44; Hendricks 27/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45. COUP DE GRACE.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/1/44; Savannah 21/1/44; Morrison 2/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-D] Thorpe Abbotts 3/2/44; battle damaged flak, Mimoyecques, Fr. 19/3/44 with John Gibbons, Co-pilot: Bob Dykeman, Navigator: Everett Johnson, Bombardier: Sterling Blakeman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ira Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Spragg, Waist gunner: Frank Buschmeier (9 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Ed Walker (Killed in Action); hit by 88m shell in radio room; limped home to crash landed Raydon A/fd, Sfk. UK. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 15220. MISS IRISH.

Delivered RAF [AN531] as part of Lend-Lease via Gander to 90 Squadron [WP-O] Polebrook 3-May-41; transferred 220 Squadron (NR-O) Nutts Corner 12-Feb-42; RAF Coastal Command Development Unit Ballykelly, Tain 20-Jun-42; 206 Squadron (ZZ-V) Coastal Comm. Devel. Unit, Benbecula, Scot. 4-Aug-42; Royal Aircraft Establishment 15-May-44; Struck Off Charge 7-Jul-45. (Longest serving B-17 in RAF).

Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/44; Hunter 23/12/44; Grenier 22/1/45; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 24/1/44; transferred 4BS/34BG [Q6- ] Mendlesham 26/1/45; 391BS [3L- ]; Ret US, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45. KNOCKOUT DROPPER.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Orlando 8/2/44, modified for Azon bombing; Morrison 26/3/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 19/4/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neudorf 26/7/44 with Bob McManaman, Worsham, Lowe, McCormack, Armond, Runnels, Kendrick, Christ, Graham, Webb (10MIA/ Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weiner Neustadt; Missing Air Crew Report 7129.

Delivered Denver 29/8/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-B] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; transferred 836BS/487BG Lavenham 16/7/44; transferred 34BG Mendlesham; retUS Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. BERMONDSEY.

Delivered RAF [AN526] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron (WP-G) Polebrook 5-Jun-41; led first RAF B-17 mission, to Wilhelmshaven; became instructional airframe 4429M St Athan, Wales 24-Oct-42.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/43; Kearney 25/12/43; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-A] Grafton Underwood 18/2/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 27/5/45; no ops, to RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. SATAN’S PLAYMATE.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/6/44; Kearney 21/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 12/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 22/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. GOING MY WAY!

Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/44; Hunter 4/8/44; Grenier 14/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 19/8/44; Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44 with Capt Walt McAllister, Co-pilot: Andy Champion, Navigator: Eli Baldea, Bombardier: George Ritchie, tog-Joe Domino, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Smith, Ball turret gunner: George Carroll, Waist gunner: Bill Coon,Tail gunner: Otto Graff (Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Reedy Sears (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Ahrweiler, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9468. LILI MARLENE.

Delivered RAF [AN527] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron (WP-A) Polebrook 5-Jun-41; transferred 220 Squadron (ZZ-A) Nutts Corner 12-Feb-42; Struck Off Charge 15-Sep-43; Written off 1-Sep-44.

Delivered Lincoln 21/2/45; Grenier 12/3/45; slated 15AF, transferred 34BG Mendlesham 14/3/44 (last aircraft assgd to grp); Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 31/1/46; 4117 BU Robins 3/3/46; 91 RCN MacDill 29/4/46; re-ass 31/3/47; 91 RLP Howard (CZ) 6AF 18/1/48; 91 RLP Waller (Trinidad) 18/7/48; 91 RLP Sq McGuire 9/2/49; 3902 AB Offutt 23/3/49; transferred USN; Salvaged 24/2/50.