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

Delivered Dallas 22/6/44; Langley 27/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned PFF as 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 13/8/44; transferred 95BG Horham 14/8/44; 3m, transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 30/10/44; battle damaged Hamm 26/11/44 with ?; force landed St Trond Afd, Bel; Salvaged 5/1/45. (npo) SEAMANS’ DEMONS.

Delivered Hunter 27/2/45; Grenier 8/3/45; Assigned 8AF 10/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; 613 BU Phillips 6/3/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Tinker 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-M] Bassingbourn 18/4/43; Earls Colne 21/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Lowell Wetzel, Co-pilot: Earl Sutton, Bombardier: Carl Pearson, Radio Operator: Stacey Hendrix RIP 4/6/43, Ball turret gunner: Carl Rendler, Waist gunner: Bryant Loftus, Waist gunner: Russell Crisp, Tail gunner: Glenn Harding (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cliff Hopewell Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Kurn (2 Prisoner of War); Enemy aircraft hit #3 and radio room caught fire, crashed Stobben, near Vlagtwedde, 25 miles SE of Groningen, Holland; No MACR. IN DER FUEHRER’S FACE.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 12/3/44; on practice mission 20/11/44 with Stew Reed, Co-pilot: Harry Rensch, Navigator: Tony Mamik, Radio Operator: Bill Raab, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Carrier, 5RTD OK when u/c collapsed; 80m, Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Stewart Reed, Co-pilot: Harold Rensch, Bombardier: Chad Doughty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Raab, Radio Operator: George Carrier (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Tony Marnik, Waist gunner: Morgan Heafey, Waist gunner: Dick Saafield,Tail gunner: Hyman Spencer (4 Killed in Action); crashed Wesermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11368.

Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-R] Horham 20/4/44; with Glovik 7/10/44, Waist gunner: Chas Buda KIA; 97m, Missing in Action Frankfurt 9/3/45 with William Ourant, Co-pilot: Dwight King, Navigator: Elmer Miles, Bombardier: William Waskow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vic Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Don Norvet, Waist gunner: Andrew Demchak, Tail gunner: Art Billings, Dave Willoughby {voice int} (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: John Star KIA; crashed Weisel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12948.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Kasimer Traynelis, Co-pilot: Bill Howe, Navigator: Duane Mowry, Bombardier: Paul Basye, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Laws, Radio Operator: Bob Stauffer (Wounded in Action), Ball turret gunner: Stewart Livingston (Wounded in Action), Waist gunner: Ralph Tetu (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Henry Bouma (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tauenbrueck, near Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11232.

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Grenier 9/11/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 30/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-S] Polebrook 4/6/44; {119m} Returned to the USA Bradley 25/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 25/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45. TRADE WINDS.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-T] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; Missing in Action Cauvincourt 8/8/44 with Capt Frank Ball, Co-pilot: Lt Col Jere Maupin, Navigator: R.W. Marshall, Bombardier: W.T. Kemp, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: G.H. Cooper, obs-Lt W. Anderson (6 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: E.D. Scott, Ball turret gunner: E.T. Kreisel, Waist gunner: John Burgard,Tail gunner: Irving Stewart (4 Killed in Action); flak hit started fire, crashed Culey-le-Patry NE of Vire, Fr; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-B/J] Nuthampstead 23/5/44; Missing in Action 9/9/44 with Johnson, AOC 26/9/44; re-ass 1/12/44; battle damaged Mannheim 1/2/45 with Jim Koenig, crew OK; crash landed Hollesley Bay, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 2/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Topeka 1/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-E] Lavenham 28/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [J] Glatton 16/5/44; Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with Clarence Jennings, Co-pilot: Dick Garland, Navigator: Martin Schwartz, Bombardier: Hardy Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Marr, Radio Operator: Chas Spornik, Ball turret gunner: Bill Barth, Waist gunner: John Wood,Tail gunner: Stewart Jakku (9INT); obs-Capt Floyd Cox Int off (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Jonkopping, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 9774.

Delivered Hunter 4/3/45; Grenier 15/3/45; Assigned 8AF 28/3/45; Returned to the USA 4100 BU Patterson 12/6/45; 1 BU Bolling 6/8/45; 1503 BU Hamilton 23/10/45; 1 BU Bolling 29/10/45; 902 BU Orlando 13/12/45; 621 BU Pinecastle 17/6/46; 554 BU Memphis 19/6/46; 613 BU Phillips 20/8/46.

Delivered Hunter 6/3/45; Grenier 18/3/45; Assigned 8AF 28/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; Sth Plains 4/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Dow Fd 17/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 18/7/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-H Sudbury 11/44; {59m} Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/7/45; Recl Comp 7/6/46.

Delivered Lincoln 15/2/45; Grenier 1/3/45; Assigned 8AF 4/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

Assigned 92BG Bangor 2/8/42; 340BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42 THE RED GREMLIN; took Gen Eisenhower to Gibraltar (1st B-17 to Gib) with Paul Tibbets; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Returned to the USA 13/7/44; Salvaged 19/6/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Salina 17/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned: 334BS/95BG Alconbury 30/3/43; 3m, blew up on base 27/5/43, Salvaged. (along with three other aircraft:42-29706; 42-29804; 42-29808, five severe damage & six minor damage). Nav-Lt Frank Metzger, ord-Frank Baldassaro, mech-Stan Banks, mech-Fred Briske, r/mech-John Carlisle, c/c-Byron Carroll, mech-Sam Eliak, ord-Albt Finn, a/iNavigator: John Gira, r/m-Wallace Henderson, Ord/off-Lt Harry Irwin, mech-Clinton Lewis, r/mech-Lou Palmer, arm-Earl Rogers, arm-Glen Swarts, arm-Jack Twitford, arm-Howard Welch; ord-Alvin McCool {92BG}, r/mech-Tom Cunningham {92BG}. (19KIA), 21 seriously inj and 14 slightly injured).

Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 31/7/42; 342BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; bombed and damaged on base by Luftwaffe 23/12/42; Salvaged. LITTLE EVA.

Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Salina 9/1/43; Lake Charles 31/1/43; Morrison 12/2/43; Homestead 17/2/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-L] Bassingbourn 7/3/43; Missing in Action Rouen-Sotteville 28/3/43 with John Coen, Co-pilot: Caryll Nobbs, Navigator: Harry Davidson, Bombardier: John Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Strozzi, Radio Operator: Fran Byrne, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bectel, Waist gunner: Lou McLane, Waist gunner: Paul Kyes,Tail gunner: Domenic Caruso (10 Killed in Action); shot down and ditched Channel, a mile off Fecamp, Fr.. Missing Air Crew Report 16086.