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

Delivered Denver 30/11/43; Gt Falls 7/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Assigned 818BS/483BG Tortorella 6/1/44; Sterparone 22/4/44; battle damaged Budapest 22/6/44 with Warren Owens, Kolb, Von Blon, Hulse, Konazski (9 Returned to Duty); Marcus, Pickett, Jackson, Jensen, Allinson, five bailed & return to base; Returned to the USA Hunter 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 8/2/44; Hunter 14/2/44; Presque Is 6/3/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-M] Thurleigh 1/4/44; battle damaged Koblenz 28/12/44 with Paul Reloux; crash landed Abbotts Langley, near St Albans, Herts., UK; Salvaged 1/1/45.

Delivered Tulsa 16/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-L] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; (28m) Missing in Action Peenemunde 4/8/44 with pilot John McArthur, Co-pilot: Harvey Boyd, Navigator: Ernest Engeman, Bombardier: Murray Schultz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Feathers, Radio Operator: Steve Edington, Ball turret gunner: Doyt Faurot, Waist gunner: Clem Galetto,Tail gunner: Chas Borden (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Fresendorf Beach, near Greifswald, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7708.

Delivered 488BG Avon Park 10/5/44; Gt Falls 13/5/44; Avon Park 18/5/44; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/45; with Tom Sugg force landed Avon Park 7/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/10/44; Hunter 25/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 18/12/44; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-X] Molesworth 29/1/45; 92BG Podington 6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/44; Kearney 10/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 24/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 23/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. SMOKEY JOE.

Delivered Dallas 2/3/45; Slated 7AF, transferred Rome 24/5/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 28/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 13/3/45; Sth Plains 28/4/45; 268 BU Peterson 21/6/45; 64 BU Andrews 3/10/45; with Tom Hart force landed Patterson Fd, Oh 21/10/45; 4100 BU Patterson 23/10/45; Recl Comp 2/3/46.

Delivered Denver 20/11/43; Seattle 23/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 750BS/457BG [P] Glatton 29/1/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. ELIZABETH ANN.

Delivered Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 1/3/45; Assigned 8AF 7/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/7/45; Independence 2/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46.

Delivered Topeka 14/2/45; Love Fd 23/2/45; Grenier 1/4/45; Assigned 8AF 5/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 23/5/45; Sth Plains 25/5/45; 613 BU Phillips 7/3/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 25/2/44; with Phil Birong force landed base 6/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Langford Lodge, UK 3/4/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 24/3/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-K] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 24/4/44 with Dick Brouillard, Co-pilot: Chas Parker, Navigator: Walt McLaughlin, Bombardier: Paul Burton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl McCain, Radio Operator: Bernard Currin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bryson, Waist gunner: John Pierce, Waist gunner: Bob Belknap,Tail gunner: Bob Jones (10 Prisoner of War); crew bailed after enemy aircraft set ship ablaze, crashed two miles SW of Schlehdorf, 31 miles S of Oberpaffemhofen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4351.

Delivered Denver 15/5/43; Dow Fd 7/7/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-V] Rougham 7/43; Missing in Action Solingen 29/11/43 with Walter Chyle (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Foster, Navigator: Burgess Overbey, Bombardier: Pete Maximowicz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Owens, Radio Operator: Delmar Best, Ball turret gunner: Buford Edwards, Waist gunner: Vince Osadchy, Waist gunner: Bill Ross,Tail gunner: Floyd Frye (9 Killed in Action); hit by flak and enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, SW of Borkum Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1186. VIRGIN’S DELIGHT.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Gr Island 23/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 988BG Nuthampstead 16/3/44; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 31/3/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with George Poole, Co-pilot: Bob Butler, Bombardier: Des Dillingham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gus Mazzaccaro, Radio Operator: Bill Marshall, Ball turret gunner: Herman Hoskins, Waist gunner: Cleo Martino, Waist gunner: Bill Brennan,Tail gunner: Ed Holland (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Morris Kantor (KIA- killed during fighter attack); enemy aircraft, crashed Messbach, near Billings, 11 miles SE of Darmstadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3871. G.I. JIVE.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 23/3/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD- ] Thurleigh 6/4/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Derrill Latham, Co-pilot: Ellis Porter, Navigator: Andy Nuttall, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bryan Epps (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Harry Bryant, Radio Operator: Winston Breckles, Ball turret gunner: Harry Reed, Waist gunner: Ed Smith,Tail gunner: Ed Walsh (5 Killed in Action); flak hit blew off nose, crashed Erlenstrasse, Eidelstedt/ Holstein, near Hamburg; Missing Air Crew Report 5987.

Delivered Dallas 24/7/44; Langley 17/8/44; Dow Fd 16/9/44; Assigned PFF 418BS/100BG [LD-B] Thorpe Abbotts 18/9/44; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-L] Ridgewell 3/10/44; 7+m 306BG Thurleigh 5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46. THE ALAMO.

Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 12/5/44; battle damaged French A/fds 11/6/44 with Don Stark{Wounded in Action}, Co-pilot: George Conley, Navigator: John Auerhamer{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Dick Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delmer Batten, Radio Operator: Joe Steinhagen, Ball turret gunner: Max Richkind, Waist gunner: Harry Nelson, Waist gunner: Jim Eggink,Tail gunner: Jim Morrow (10 Returned to Duty); stalled on end of base runway then skidded and u/c ripped off and tail wheel collapsed; Salvaged 1 SAD 13/6/44. SWEET MELODY.

Delivered Dallas 19 August 1944; Langley 20 July 1944; Presque Isle 13 August 1944; Assigned 493BG Debach 15/8/44, then 349BS/100BG [XR-T] Thorpe Abbotts; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Hunter 1/5/44; Grenier 19/5/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 26/5/44; Missing in Action Memmingen 18/7/44 with Gilbert Wilson, Bergen, Henry, Seitzinger, Isaac, Voight, Van Tassel, Sterling, Lynde (9 Prisoner of War); Criner (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bozen; Missing Air Crew Report 7310.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Kearney 31/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-H] Horham 12/8/44; with C.E. Willis force landed A-82 Rouvres, Fr 20/2/45; 73m, crash landed base with ?, non op 6/5/45; ditched North Sea with Roger Sundin 26/5/45. HEAVY DATE.