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

Assigned 92BG Bangor 26/6/42; 341BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; {100m}; Salvaged 5/6/44. MIGHTY MIDGETS.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/43; Salina 28/1/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 11/3/43; FTR {2m} Bizerte, Tun 3/5/43 with Jack Bentley, Co-pilot: Roy Kline, Navigator: Jim Stiles (?Stiber), Bombardier: Don Juster, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Scott, Radio Operator: Chas Cogley, Ball turret gunner: George Roberts, Waist gunner: Leroy Collins, Waist gunner: Art Schiffer,Tail gunner: Stan Palmer (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed sth of Constantine, crew safe, aircraft Written off.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/1/43; Salina 27/1/43; Morrison 30/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 14/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; Missing in Action Verona 22/3/44 with John Cravath, Dismuke, Kuvlesky, Staicer, Gause, Vermette, Eggert, Brown, Byer, Poplawski; ditched Adriatic, crew rescued by British.

Delivered Lincoln 16/12/44; Grenier 3/1/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 5/2/45; Missing in Action Brandenburg 10/4/45 with Ed Sell, Ben Hauck, Luther Robinson, John Peters, Bob Brownstein, Solomon Snyder (6 Prisoner of War); Jim McKinney, George Phillips, Johnn Giannini {tg}, Arnold Edwards {sj} (4 evaded capture); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Zobbenitz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13885. QUEEN OF HEARTS.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-H] Kimbolton 29/4/44; transferred 838BS/487BG [2C] Lavenham 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 10/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45. RED DRAGON.

Delivered Denver 6/3/43; Gore 20/3/43; Birmingham 31/3/43; Nashville 10/4/43; Morrison 14/4/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 22/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; with Kelly involved taxi accident with 42-29623, crew OK 3/2/44, Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 6/3/43; Tinker 29/3/43; Hobbs 4/4/43; Ft Sumner 23/4/43; Hobbs 14/6/43; with Ed Smith force landed base 20/10/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 31/8/45.

Delivered Denver 6/3/43; Salina 18/3/43; Tinker 31/3/43; Homestead 21/4/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 30/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action {29m} Bologna 5/10/43 with Carl Fitzpatrick, Waist gunner: Willis Sheldon (2 evaded capture); Co-pilot: John Carlson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Austin, Radio Operator: Homer Hutchinson (3 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Tom Berschig{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Bob McCain{beaten up by civilians}, Radio Operator: Joe Chilek{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Joe Hunt{Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Bill Guilfoil (Killed in Action); hit by enemy aircraft, some chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 933.

Delivered Salt Lake with Herbert Felton SAD 30/11/41; Assigned 88RS/7BG [aircraft 22], flew in to Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack 7/12/41 with Lt Robert E. Thacker, Co-pilot: Lt Don Surles, Navigator: Lt Red Stewart, Bombardier: Avn Cdt Albt Hobday, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: S/Sgt Cal Russell, Radio Operator: Sgt Howard Beck, Waist gunner: Sgt Cyril LaLancet,Tail gunner: Pfc Edwin Rhodes; transferred 40RS-28BS/7BG; 19BG; 63BS/43BG; 443TCG/54TCW 8/12/43; Written off Brisbane 12/1/45. THE LAST STRAW.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/43; Gore 26/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Morrison 8/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 6/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; transferred 49BS/2BG Massicault 7/10/43; {9m} 419BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; {44m} 414BS/97BG Amendola 10/5/44; Missing in Action Debrecen 2/6/44 with Alf Bond, Co-pilot: Warren DeVilbiss, Navigator: Bill Metz, Bombardier: Bob Schratwieser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Collum, Radio Operator: Bob Carberry, Ball turret gunner: – Sikion, Waist gunner: Walt Bazia, Waist gunner: Jim Whitty,Tail gunner: Ray May (9MIA); flak & exploded, crashed Debrecen; Missing Air Crew Report 6310.

Delivered Hunter 11/2/45; Grenier 25/2/45; Assigned 8AF 28/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Denver 27/1/44; 1SAG Langley 7/3/44; Morrison 20/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 21/4/44; transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 25/4/44; taxi accident with Herbert Kane 21/3/45; {76m}; Salvaged 9AF Germany 19/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-Q] Lavenham 7/6/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 29/6/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. MY GAL ELLEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Kearney 16/3/44; Dow Fd 3/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; transferred 836BS/487BG [2G] Lavenham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Claude Gatlin, Frank Uber, Harry Smathers, Melvin Bybee, Bob King, Burne Mitchell, George Wright, Roy Zaiger, Stephen Kane (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 11352.

Delivered Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/2/44; Morrison 22/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 23/3/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola 4/44; 301BG Lucera /44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 25/2/45; 4100 BU Patterson 23/2/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

Delivered Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; transferred 301BG Lucera 14/5/44; Missing in Action Worgl, Aus. 23/2/45 with Lloyd Douglas, Kessler, Pollack, Moritz, Goeres, Ware, Herrlein, Zumps, Champion, Clonts (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Gussing; Missing Air Crew Report 12470.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Q] Thurleigh 12/6/44; transferred 327BS/92BG [UX- ] Podington 9/5/45;, then Salvaged 9AF Germany 2/1/46. IMPATIENT VIRGIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-Y]; transferred Morrison 2/5/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 2/6/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {4m} crashed on take off 9/11/43 with Dick Flournoy, no inj. Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 27/7/43; Pendleton 15/8/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-V] Polebrook 23/9/43; transferred 487BG Lavenham 16/7/44; {24m} transferred 819ASG/78FG Duxford, in landing accident with Paul Patterson 14/5/45, Salvaged 21/5/45. SHADY LADY II.

Delivered Denver 19/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; slated 15AF, MatVN Nashville 28/8/44; 3018 BU Kingman 16/3/45; 4100 BU Patterson 18/3/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

Delivered Mat Com Wright Fd 19/1/44; 4CBC Bowman 8/10/44; Mat HQ Wright 24/8/45; with Bill Scott landed 16/10/45 Muroc Fd, CA; 4126 BU San Bernardino 29/11/45; 4119 BU Brookley 11/12/45; 610 BU Eglin 14/2/46; 613 BU Phillips 28/3/46; 620 BU Muroc 29/3/46; Recl Comp 1/11/46.

Delivered Denver 18/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Col Jacob Smart (Gp CO), Hill, McCarthy, Lassiter, Kehberger, Flamingo, Zohler, Anderson, Carter; flak, crashed Stinkenbrunn; Missing Air Crew Report 4722.

Delivered Denver 18/1/44; 1SAG Langley 14/2/44; Presque Is 13/3/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-J] Snetterton 14/4/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Capt Jim Knupp, Radio Operator: Manuel Rueben (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Gene Aldridge, Navigator: Chester Schultz, Bombardier: Max Helderman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dorcy Waters, m/op-Lt Irwin Melgin, Waist gunner: John Emory,Tail gunner: Bill Cannon, Lt Col Marcus Lemley {mission pilot} (8 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #3 and #4, crashed between Kamberg and Taunus, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4861.

Delivered Denver 18/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Slated 381BG, Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; transferred 840BS/483BG Sterparone; t/o Gander for Italy via Prestwick, UK 7/6/44 with Mike Midinger, Co-pilot: Tom Hawkins, Navigator: Warren Laughery, Bombardier: Chas Vavier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarence Wallace, Radio Operator: Reg King, Ball turret gunner: Alan Pope, Waist gunner: Steve Thorndike, Waist gunner: Albt Fullerton,Tail gunner: George Gihnaniki (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed near RAF Predannack, Cornwall, UK. (? Missing in Action Nis, Yugo 15/7/44 with Bill Kilpatrick, Brooks, White, Harrell, Wilson, Norton, Brothers, Brooks, Burney, Bowers (10 evaded capture & return 26/8/44); flak, hit #1 & 2, crashed Nis; Missing Air Crew Report 6826.