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

Delivered Cheyenne 27/12/42; Boise 19/1/43; Orlando 24/3/43; Lowry 14/4/43; Wright Fd 14/6/43; Watertown 25/6/43; with Ralph Nestle force landed Valentine, NE 18/7/43; Hill Fd 6/8/43; with John Wilcox force landed Sioux City Fd 4/3/44; with Aaron Slavin force landed base 28/3/44; 4136 BU Tinker 19/6/44; 244 BU Harvard 21/6/44; 505BG Harvard 20/7/44; 235 BU Biggs 16/8/44; Written off 24/9/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/43; Smoky Hill 17/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned: 412BS/95BG [QW-T] Horham 14/6/43; 18m, battle damage Marienberg 9/10/43 Pilot: J. Caspers; crash-landed Rackheath A/fd, 10RTD; Salvaged. 26/10/43. LOUISE II.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/42; Casper 14/1/43; with Wood Rose force landed base 1/5/43; Moses Lake 8/6/43; 326 BU MacDill 20/1/45; 327 BU Drew 23/2/45; 331 BU Barksdale 3/3/45; 325 BU Avon Park 19/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/43; Sioux City 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 19/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 10/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Alf Kramer, Co-pilot: Arthur Swap, Bombardier: Bob Burnett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merl Martin, Radio Operator: Allen Priebe, Waist gunner: Bill Vickless, Waist gunner: Walt Soukup (7 evaded capture); Ball turret gunner: Joe Thomas,Tail gunner: Bill Chapman (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Dick Bowman (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Longsols, 12 miles NE of Troyes, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3129. LONE WOLF.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; with Walter Howard crashed on take off 22/3/42, rep; Boise 13/9/42; Biggs 3/11/42; Wendover 9/12/42; 2137 BU Hendricks 28/5/43. Written off 5/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-P] Thorpe Abbotts 13/9/44; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/42; Wayne Co 2/12/42; Dorval 11/12/42; Gander-Prestwick 7/1/43 with Chas Rector, to RAF [FA707]; 206 Sq (VX-S) Benbecula, Scot. 27/7/43; Azores 23/10/43; 220 Sq (NR-Z) Lagens, Azores 14/6/44; while escorting US troopship, aircraft sustained trouble in three engines with P/O Eric McElwick, F/O Cleland Lamb, T. Lyle, G. King, N. Ryan, R. Taylor, H. Cousins, H. Dominic, R. Knight; pilot feathered props only to be forced to ditch 70 miles east of Sao Miguel 26/7/44; crew all rescued by Portuguese vessel Lourenco Marques. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Romulus 7/1/44; Presque Is 9/1/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-P/F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/1/44; Missing in Action La Glacerie 8/5/44 with Don Riggle, Co-pilot: Joe King, Navigator: Wayne Pankhurst, Bombardier: Ken Hurst, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Scott, Radio Operator: Carl Glade, Ball turret gunner: Bob Marcell,Tail gunner: Glyn Matthews (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Bob Marbach, Waist gunner: Gil Sandoval (2 Killed in Action); ship dropped behind formation and disappeared to crashed Handrup, near Lengerich, 31 miles S of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4578. THE SAVAGE.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/12/44; Hunter 2/1/45; Grenier 3/2/45; Assigned 490BG Debach; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 5/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii 13/4/42; crashed Mt Fox, Ewan, near Palumba, NQ, Aus. 7/5/42 with Edward C. Habberstad; Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Lincoln 21/12/44; Grenier 6/1/45; Assigned 344BS/95BG [BG-P] Horham 7/1/45; with R.E. Rudkins force landed A-78 Florennes AF, Bel. (all OK); 51m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45.

Delivered Ogden 22/2/42; Cheyenne 30/3/42; Wayne Co. 21/5/42; RCAF Dorval 25/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 4/7/42 to RAF [FK201]; 220 Sq (ZZ-T) Ballykelly 23/9/42; 1674 HCU Longtown 25/12/43; Aldergrove, N.I. 15/1/44 where an engine fire and undercarriage collapsed while taxiing 22/6/45, with F/Sgt G. Tough. Struck Off Charge 4/9/45.

Delivered Sarasota 97BG 13/4/42; West Palm Beach 24/4/42; Bangor 26/6/42; Boise 2/8/42; Assigned 11AF Aleutians 22/9/42; Umnak 1/2/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/9/45.

Delivered Sarasota 97BG 18/4/42; with Glen Leland force landed and burnt out base 9/5/42, Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 13/5/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [P] Knettishall 16/5/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Bernard Lord, Co-pilot: Don Trachsel, Navigator: Irving Podolska, Bombardier: Walter Norwicki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Bradley, Radio Operator: Garland Vaughn,Tail gunner: Chas Valente (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Bland Carter, Waist gunner: Wesley Road (2 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-38404 (388 BG), crashed just outside Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9380. SHY ANN.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [A] Knettishall 2/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Capt Julian Heimendinger, Bombardier: Harry Knight, Radio Operator: Bill Hutter, Ball turret gunner: John Reina, Waist gunner: Anton Sirmer,Tail gunner: Frank Pfrimmer, Maj Chas Maring {mission pilot} (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Quinton Gray, Navigator: Jack Edwards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Vacho (3 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-102953 (388 BG), crashed near Leuna oil refinery, Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9377.

Delivered Denver 17/3/44; Kearney 2/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 30/4/44 LADY FORTUNE; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-Y] 1/5/44; 82m, Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with Roger Rand, Navigator: Irving Plinskin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bright (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Setterfield, Bombardier: Chas Mullins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Adcock, Radio Operator: Elbert Everett, Waist gunner: George Mason,Tail gunner: Clyde Bell (6 Killed in Action); #2 engine on fire, crashed Okoven, Ger ?. Missing Air Crew Report 11743. CARMEN’S FOLLY aka LADY FORTUNE.

Delivered MacDill 25/1/42; Assigned 7BG Java 19/2/42 with Franklin; shot down over Buitenzong, Java, 19/2/42 with Franklin; Salvaged.

Delivered Portland 14/1/42; Assigned 7BG MacDill but badly damaged while taxying (3)10/2/42; Sebring 6/9/42; Brookley 25/3/43; Hendricks 2/4/43; 3036 BU Yuma 13/11/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 26/5/45.

Delivered Sacramento 18/1/42; MacDill 25/1/42; Assigned 7BG but on delivery crash landed Java 20/2/42. Salvaged.