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

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Alexandra 22/2/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-T] Molesworth 8/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Chas Allen, Co-pilot: Jim Parham, Navigator: John Thurmon, Bombardier: Lou Bourgeault, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Kelley, Ball turret gunner: Lee Knedler, Waist gunner: Bob Bohenstiel,Tail gunner: Ed Stansbury (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: John Reed (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Schweilowsee Lake, five miles S of Havel, SW of Potsdam, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5986.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/43; Salina 7/2/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-M] Molesworth 26/3/43. 18 missions. Missing in Action on the mission to bomb the airfield at Amiens-Glisy, France on 31 August 1943. Pilot: William J. Monahan; Co-pilot: Louis M. Benepe; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Gasser; Ball turret gunner: Alfred R. Buinicky; Left Waist gunner: James H. Comer Jr; Right Waist gunner: Vernon E. Olson (6 Prisoner of War). Navigator: William P. Maher; Bombardier: Walter Hargrove; Radio Operator: Frank Kimotek; Photographer Verdis B. Pryor (4 evaded capture).Tail gunner: Dave Miller (KIA – bailed out but when found his legs had been blown off). Flak hits slowed ship down then enemy aircraft struck. Crashed ±15km Northeast of Dieppe, France. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 470. „AUGERHEAD“.

Delivered Denver 17/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-V] Molesworth 1/1/44 LIL‘ BUTCH; {1m} Missing in Action Keil 4/1/44 with Fred Humphreys, Co-pilot: Jim Clemons, Navigator: Harry Hladun, Bombardier: Burnie Mire, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Janisch, Radio Operator: Arthur Woods, Ball turret gunner: Madison Ross, Waist gunner: Melvin Dare, Waist gunner: Ed Madak,Tail gunner: Bill Sparks (10 Killed in Action); German Navy flak damage and down west of Heligoland Is. Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1682. SWEET ANNA.

Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 1/9/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; badly damaged by explosion of B-24 alongside at Iron Range, Aus 17/8/43. Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Lincoln 25/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-G] Molesworth 28/1/45; Missing in Action Minster Stein 16/2/45 with Pilot: Bob Wertz, Melvin Durst, Earl Minnis, Ed Giering, Ken Jensen, Walt Campbell (6 POW); John Price, Ralph Warne, Ken Bennett (3KIA); flak, crashed Kleve, Germany. MACR 12439.

Delivered Long Beach 24/1/43; Denver 23/1/43; Salina 12/2/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-H] Molesworth 8/4/43; Missing in Action Bunde 22/2/44 with John Morrin, Co-pilot: Rich Sheehan, Bombardier: Homer Howard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Beck,Tail gunner: Chas Dodge, Fred Cataldiwia, rip 25/3/44 (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Ed Gill, Ball turret gunner: Don Houser, Waist gunner: Bob Distasi, Waist gunner: Gene Kannapel (4 Killed in Action); obs-Major George Weinbrenner (EVD-ret UK Sept ‘44), enemy aircraft, crashed Duffel, 10 miles SE of Antwerp, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2647. PLUTO’S AVENGER aka A.O.G. NOT IN STOCK.

Delivered Long Beach 28/1/43; Salina 11/2/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-I] Molesworth 8/4/43; Missing in Action Le Mans 4/7/43 with Bob O’Connor, Bombardier: Rich Peterson (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Donovan Manifold, Navigator: Andy Halioris, Radio Operator: Earl Hogue, Waist gunner: Harry Thompson-Brundidge (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Koenig, Ball turret gunner: Albert Carroll, Waist gunner: Ed Chonskie,Tail gunner: John Zioance (4 evaded capture); enemy aircraft KO’d an engine, crashed near Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, 18 miles SW of Le Mans, Fr. No Missing Air Crew Report .THE MUGGER.

Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; with Bill O’Brien Assigned 19BG Mareeba, Aus 7/9/42 (as JOKERS WILD on starboard side); transferred 63BS/43BG Torrens Creek, Aus 7/9/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, PNG 23/11/42; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; Missing in Action Wewak, Rabual 11/7/43 with Ralph De Loach, Co-pilot: Joe Moore, Navigator: Chas Shaver, Bombardier: Herman Dias, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delbert Smith, Radio Operator: George Prezioso, Ball turret gunner: Joe Wilson, Waist gunner: Dan Clinton, Waist gunner: Jim Peterson,Tail gunner: Paul Blaswitz. ditched Boga Boga, PNG;. (found underwater Dec 1986 by Australian divers and almost intact.). BLACK JACK.(on port side) and JOKERS WILD (on starboard side).

Delivered Lincoln 18/9/44; Dow Fd 2/10/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG Rougham 4/10/44 VOX POP; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-L] Molesworth 23/11/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/3/45 with Tom Moore, Jim Barnett, Joe Ogurchak(3 Prisoner of War); Morris Mieslich, Bill Weise, Bill Brookstra, Fred Kohan, Clarry Pesta (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Neuengoehrs, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 13570.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/5/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Molesworth 28/10/44; Missing in Action Sterkrade 22/1/45 with Bill Woodson, Russell Finn, Ray Cooper, Vic Gramiak, R.L. Burnette, Lloyd Riley, Pete Farrell (7 Killed in Action); Harry Lanigan, Dick Brown (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Sterkrade, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11758.

Delivered Gt Falls 6/9/44; Lincoln 13/9/44; Grenier 19/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 20/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Peter Cureton, Stonewall Raley, Ben Dubois, Carl Ulrich, Don Bourlier, Jim Ellis, Joe Burford, Lew McCormick, Ervin Celichowski (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Leipzig; Missing Air Crew Report 11199.

Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; Assigned 19BG Mareeba, Aus 1/9/42; transferred 63BS & 403BS/43BG Iron Range, Aus 17/10/43; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Missing in Action recon mission Wewak 8/5/43 with Maj Bob Keats, Co-pilot: Bill Ward, Navigator: John Mumane, Bombardier: Rich Tennant, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kachigian, Radio Operator: John Mannion, Oilman Beerwert, Bernie Parker,Tail gunner: Bill Bates, photo-Frank Goodwin (10 Killed in Action); midair coll with Ki-43 Oscar, crashed in sea between Finschhafen and Wewak; MACR-13689. THE FIGHTIN’ SWEDE.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth 18/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin (36m) 19/5/44 with Ernie Roth, Navigator: George Bays, Bombardier: Herman Moening, Radio Operator: Earl Buckingham, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Streicher, Waist gunner: John Kurzawksi (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Don Gibbons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Dexter, Waist gunner: Armout Martins,Tail gunner: Henry Gardner (4 Prisoner of War); flak on nose and blew off #3, exploded and crashed Pichelsberg, near Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 4949. WOOF aka SKY DUSTER.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG [6K-E] Deopham Green; battle damaged over Handorf Afd, Ger 21/3/45; with Luther Chastain, Co-pilot: Jim Cosman, Navigator: Frank carpenter, Bombardier: Jim Bangert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lyle Cain, Radio Operator: Rueben Garrison, Ball turret gunner: Bob Watkins, Waist gunner: Luther Cox,Tail gunner: Jim Wilson; limped home and crash landed but all crew OK; later Sal; CHASTAIN’S KINDERGARTEN.

Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Scott 19/9/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-P] Molesworth 13/10/43; crash landed at base on practice flight when u/c collapsed, with Don Stoulil, Co-pilot: Ed Callahan, Navigator: Harry Susskind, Bombardier: George Trewicki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Romer, Radio Operator: Jim Owen, g-Ken Holder, g-Calvin Turkington,Tail gunner: George Green (9 Returned to Duty); sal 19/12/43. MISS MANOOKI.

Delivered Wright Fd 28/7/42; Patterson 29/7/42; Wright Mat Com 19/10/42; Tinker 25/4/43; Vandalia (glider testing) 16/8/43. MISS BARBARA.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/43; Gore 31/5/43; Rapid City 16/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-P] Alconbury 7/8/43; 326BS [JW-P]; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Larry Cook, Co-pilot: Bob Bangs, Navigator: Don Caylor, Bombardier: Emmett Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Booth, Radio Operator: Jay Joyce, Ball turret gunner: John Kyler, Waist gunner: John Alexander (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Milo Blakeley,Tail gunner: Tom Mikulka (2 evaded capture) flak, crashed Kurzel, nine miles N of Hasselt, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2237.

Delivered Lincoln 18/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-C] Molesworth 28/10/44; battle damaged Lutzkendorf 9/2/45 with Jack Bailey, Merwin Hall (2 Returned to Duty); Bill Fisher, Bill McGuire, Carl Muller, Elwin Darden, Don Geng, Ed Bartkoski, Merle Eckert (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed St Trond, Bel; Salvaged 17/3/45; Missing Air Crew Report 12230.

Delivered Long Beach 31/8/43; Scott 18/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-H] Molesworth 18/10/43, 359BS [BN-B]; Missing in Action Hamm (28m) 22/4/44 with Roy Larson, Bombardier: Milton Feinman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Campbell,Tail gunner: Herman Lodge (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ron Duncan, Navigator: Herb Levy, Radio Operator: Everett Culp, Ball turret gunner: Lee Brim, Waist gunner: Art Schinker, Waist gunner: Duane Thayer (6 Prisoner of War); flak set engine on fire, exploded before crew could bale, crashed Delecke, six miles S of Soest, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4272. THRU HEL’EN HIWATER.

Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 9/9/42; Torrens Creek, Aus 27/9/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; then 63BS at Port Morseby, NG; Missing in Action with Capt Byron Beichel, Co-pilot: Berry Rucks, Navigator: Marcus Mangett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Fritz*, Radio Operator: Clarry Surrett, Waist gunner: Jim Etheridge{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Ken Vetter {Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Frank Kurisko* (8POW, * died en route Japan); Bombardier: Oscar Linsley, Navigator: E.D. Bleiler, Waist gunner: Sgt Fleiger (3KIA in crash); shot down on recon mission over Kavieng, New Ireland and ditched on Komalu beach 7/5/43. THE RECKLESS MOUNTAIN BOYS.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43. Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-B] Alconbury 15/4/43. 334BG [BG-B] MASON’S MORONS – Framlingham 12/5/43. With R.C. Mason, force landed RAF Colerne 17/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 7m. Transferred to 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 17/6/43. Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with: (7 Prisoner of War): George Crockett, Pilot; Israel Millner, Navigator; Allen Jaynes, Radio Operator; Gene Williams, Left Waist gunner; Eddie Homer, Right Waist gunner; Ben Clarke, Ball turret gunner; Jim Burke, Tail gunner. 3 killed in action: Meran Barsam, Co-pilot; Bill Cramsie, Bombardier; Morris Tepper , Flight engineer. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. Missing Air Crew Report 405. SHANGRI-LA LIL.

Delivered 4/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 18/10/43; transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 23/10/43; re-ass 547BS/384BG [SO- ] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; transferred 526BS/379BG [LF-T] Kimbolton 7/11/43; crashed RAF Wilton, UK 2/12/44; sal 2 SAD Warton, Nfk 5/12/44. JUST SO aka PATCHES.

Delivered Long Beach 30/8/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-R] Molesworth 18/10/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Jim Fowler, Bombardier: Alvin Taylor {Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Curtis Finley, Radio Operator: Don Dinwiddle,Tail gunner: Jack Ferguson {Wounded in Action} (5 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Bernie Rawlings, Navigator: Joe Thompson {Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Dick Arrington, Waist gunner: Loren Zimmer (4 evaded capture via Spain, Sept ‘44), Waist gunner: Miller Jackson (Killed in Action); feathered #3 & #4 KO’d, hit by Fw190, crashed Soire St Gery, 17 miles SW of Charleroi, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2260. G.I. SHEETS.

Cheyenne 13/7/42; Lowry 3/8/42; Assigned 64BS/19BG Mareeba, Aus 21/8/42; transferred 65BS/43BG Torrens Creek, Aus; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; shot down over Rabaul 5/1/43 with Major Allen Lindbergh, Co-pilot: Capt Benton Daniel*, Navigator: John Hanson, Bombardier: Bob Hand, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dennis Craig, Radio Operator: Quentin Blakely, Waist gunner: Les Stewart, Waist gunner: Leland Stone,Tail gunner: Bill Fraser, obs-Maj Jack Bleasdale*, obs-Brig Gen Ken Walker, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (11 Killed in Action). *These two men mentioned in later documents as POW, as seemn in pow camps. Missing Air Crew Report 15359. SAN ANTONIO ROSE.