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

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-G] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; (64m) Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Herb Newman, Radio Operator: Melvin Cohn, Ball turret gunner: Tony Perry, Waist gunner: Leroy Kucharski,Tail gunner: Bill Jones (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Paul Deininger, Navigator: Bill Whitaker, Bombardier: Arnold Money, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cornelius Harrington (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Polleben, near Halle, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10157. KNOCK OUT.

Delivered Dallas 17/8/44; Langley 5/9/44; Grenier 21/9/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 602BS/398BG [K8-A] Nuthampstead 2/11/44; 603BS [N7-B]; (4m) Missing in Action {PFF} Merseburg 21/11/44 with Ken Hastings (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ken Buzza, Navigator: Oral Birch, Bombardier: Chas Wilbur, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Spraggins, Radio Operator: John McMenamin, Ball turret gunner: Dave Morgan, rwg-Jack Madlung, rad nav-Lt Marvin Laufer {lwg},Tail gunner: Gene Minchoff (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Mosbach, near Eisenach, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10412. NUTTY HUZZY.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/8/44; Hunter 5/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-W] Nuthampstead 28/9/44; (15m) Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Bob Campbell (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Filbert Arbogast, Navigator: Joe Cooper, Bombardier: Herb Licker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Coatley, Radio Operator: Orville Core, Ball turret gunner: Duane Cassidy, Waist gunner: Chas Hammonds,Tail gunner: Andy Jones (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Krump, W of Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10156.

Delivered Tulsa 7/2/44; Hunter 4/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-M] Nuthampstead 21/4/44; 602BS [K8-M]; (60m) Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Russell Reed, Co-pilot: Dick Wanserski, Navigator: Stan Mates, Bombardier: Chas Proctor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alphonse Grothues, Radio Operator: Mike Barnes, Ball turret gunner: Darrell Thorpe, Waist gunner: September Krizek,Tail gunner: George Barnum (9 Prisoner of War); flak hit in #2, crashed Kreudnitz, near Leipzig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10158. ESQUIRE.

Delivered Denver 15/5/43; Morrison 10/6/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 11/6/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; {4} crashed on take off for Gerbini 6/7/43 with Newton Blackford, Co-pilot: George Poitrast, Navigator: Bob Istre, Bombardier: Ken Kinnes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Pittman, Radio Operator: Bill George, Ball turret gunner: Harry Neilson, Waist gunner: Leroy Collins, Waist gunner: Bob Harrington,Tail gunner: Reg Honour (10 Killed in Service).TUFF TIT.

Delivered Denver 4/3/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-R] Kimbolton 26/4/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Bill Pinson (POW-picked up by German minesweeper R88); Co-pilot: Reed Lamb, Navigator: Davis Murdock, Bombardier: Leroy Self, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Sendzick, Radio Operator: Carrol Lohman, Ball turret gunner: Harry Anderson, Waist gunner: Larus Snydal, Waist gunner: Harry Northey,Tail gunner: Cleon Biddle (9 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft & flak hits, crashed near Borkum, near Juist Island, North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1368.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/42; New Castle 17/12/42; Assigned 429BS/2BG Gt Falls 12/1/43; Navarin, Alg 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun. 31/7/43; {2m} Salvaged 8/11/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Brookley 15/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 13/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Missing in Action {29m} Naples 4/8/43 with Capt Bill Mayer, Bombardier: Elmo McClain,Tail gunner: Albt Nash (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Paul Wernich, Navigator: Aldo Angiolini, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Samora, Radio Operator: Bill Doebele, Ball turret gunner: Clifton Wade, Waist gunner: Ed Lamont, Waist gunner: Harry Lavine (7 Killed in Action); flak seven chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 371. LITTLE BUTCH.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z-O] Deopham Green 3/1/44; return from mission 26/3/44 with Herman Beuchat, Co-pilot: Everett Phillips, Navigator: Capt Art Miller, Bombardier: Bob Davis, Bombardier: Lt Jack Miller (KIA-died in nav’s arms), rest unknown; Missing in Action Bordeaux 19/6/44 with Clark Graham, Co-pilot: Bob Jones, Navigator: Chas Weinberger, Bombardier: Herb Fletcher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wayne England, Radio Operator: Jim Warnick, Ball turret gunner: Bob Stittsworth, Waist gunner: Gordon Hansen, Waist gunner: Jesse Roberts,Tail gunner: Bill Holmes (10INT); flak hit in #1, the #2 failed, force landed Luceni, near Zaragoza, Spain. Missing Air Crew Report 5931. DOG BREATH.

Delivered Denver 17/1/43; Salina 30/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; coll with 42-29909in taxi accident 3/2/44, Written off. SCRAGGY BOYS.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 7/2/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; 99BG Tortorella 28/3/43; 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; 463BG 9/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 26/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 18/6/45. ROAD HOG.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Denver 20/1/43; Pueblo 25/1/43; Blythe 18/3/43; Biggs 7/4/43; Clovis 28/4/43; Biggs 5/5/43; Lowry 17/5/43; Salinas (Cal) 4/6/43; Blythe 20/7/43; Davis Monthan 11/8/43; 241 BU Fairmont 22/6/44; 504BG Fairmont 4/7/44; 232 BU Dalhart 24/8/44; 2038 BU Jackson 4/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 2/8/45.

Delivered Denver 10/08/1943; Redmond 15/08/1943; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-D] Framlingham 09/09/1943; Assigned PAYDOLA; retUS 121 BU Bradley 16/07/1945; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/09/1945; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/11/1945. JOHNNY WALKER

Delivered Dallas 3/5/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Grenier 31/6/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [O] Glatton 2/8/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Don Goss, Co-pilot: Phil Adrean, Navigator: Gerhardt Hoelzel, Bombardier: Bill Sokolowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Stern, Radio Operator: Henry Githers, Ball turret gunner: Chas Gentile, Waist gunner: John Roe,Tail gunner: Rubin Hernandez (9INT); flak knocked off flap on left wing and KO’d #2 engine, force landed Ovad, near Ljungbyhed, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 8294. LADY KATHERINE.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Will Rogers 5/3/43; with 15Ferry Gp taxi accident at Belem en route North Africa 31/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; {3m with 99} transferred 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; ret 8AF 2/4/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 20/4/45; Rome 9/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 21/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Gore 21/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Morrison 5/5/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Ain M’Lila, Alg 20/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; {26m} transferred 429BS/301BG Oudna, Tun 14/11/43; Cerignola, It 7/12/43; Missing in Action {10m} Bolzano 25/12/43 with Col Jean Byerly [Gp CO], Dreyer, Lewis, Kresowaty (4 Prisoner of War); Bowling, Davis, Stone, Chambliss, Madsen (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Bolzano; Missing Air Crew Report 1589.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-S] Alconbury 25/4/43; Missing in Action Kiel 14/5/43 with Louis (Lowell) Walker, Co-pilot: Lester Kluever, Navigator: Ernie Bean, Bombardier: John Eder, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Everett Teaford, Radio Operator: Don Hutton, Ball turret gunner: Oscar Billings, Waist gunner: Bill Kiser, Waist gunner: John De Montmollin,Tail gunner: John Tucker (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Rendsburg, near Schwelsig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16055. WAR EAGLE.

Delivered Long Beach 26/8/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-A] Thurleigh 9/10/43; Missing in Action Bremen 13/12/43 with Wesley Brinkley, Co-pilot: Chas Mull, Bombardier: Don Dickson, Radio Operator: Fred Kittredge, Ball turret gunner: George Murat, Waist gunner: Stan Rust,Tail gunner: Floyd Younger (7 Killed in Action), Navigator: Bernie Grossman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Landherr, Waist gunner: Frank Cargill (3POW-picked up by German fishing boat); KO’d by flak, ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1575.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 23/4/43; Morrison 5/5/43; Warner Robins 8/5/43; Morrison 18/5/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 4/6/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action {41m} Wiener Neustadt 1/12/43 with Dick Eggers, Co-pilot: Don Elder, Navigator: Bill Thompson, Bombardier: Chas Major, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chester Ehredt, Radio Operator: Claude Roper, Ball turret gunner: Malcolm Mathews, Waist gunner: Marion Benbrook (8 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: George Brand,Tail gunner: Tom Zelasko (2KIA found in wreckage); shot down by enemy aircraft. Missing Air Crew Report 1112. RAGGEDY ANN.

Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO- ] Westover 17/8/42; Thurleigh 16/10/42; Missing in Action to the ERLA works in Antwerp 5 April 1943 with Pilot Robert W. Seelos (POW). Co-pilot: Alexander Kramarinko (Evaded – POW); Navigator: William W. Saunders (POW); Ball turret gunner: William H. Keskey (Evaded – POW); Left Waist gunner: William E. Baker (Evaded – POW); Right Waist gunner: Raymond E. Walls (Evaded); Tail gunner: Roland Magee (POW); Bombardier: James E. Murray (KIA); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stanley P. Stemkoski (KIA); Radio Operator: Fred R. Hampton (KIA). Hit by Flak and shot down by Oblt Otto Stammberger (4/JG26), lost #1 engine and unable to feather, crashed in the Heikant hamlet, 4km South West of Kalmthout, North of Antwerp, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report 15534. MONTANA POWER.

Delivered Dallas 6/6/44; W/O 10/6/44

Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; on return from St Nazaire 3-Jan-43 landed RAF St Eval, Cornwall. Next day on t/o for Thurleigh, Bed. in poor weather crashed into the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval 7-Jan-43. 10KIS No MACR issued.

Assigned to 306BG/367BS at Westover 17-Aug-42; Thurleigh 17-Sep-42. Damaged by anti-aircraft fire over St. Nazaire, France while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at La Pallice, France. The aircraft was then attacked by German FW-190 fighters over the Bay of Biscay and the aircraft was ditched into the sea but floated long enough for crew members to extricate the wounded Top Turret Gunner, TSgt Lester D. Quandt from the aircraft. The Bombardier, 2Lt Kenneth H. Jones baled out over the sea, but was lost.1KIA 9POW MACR 16448.

Assigned 369BS/306BG Westover 19-August-1942; Thurleigh 2-October-1942. The aircraft was shot down 8-Nov-42 by enemy fighters and AA fire while on a mission to bomb the Actlier d‘ Hellemmes locomotive factory at Lille, France. The aircraft crashed near the target. 5KIA 3POW 1POW-DIC 1EVD MACR 16133.