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

Delivered Kearney 8/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 22/8/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 23/3/45 with Arthur Ferkin, Co-pilot: Andy Girolamo, Navigator: Paul Kisak, Bombardier: Bob Phillippe, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carleton Sprague, Radio Operator: Bill Harrison, Ball turret gunner: Ray Isaac, Waist gunner: Curtis Hollister, Waist gunner: Russell Johnson,Tail gunner: Wilson Woodburn (10RTD after two months in Russian captivity in Kiev prison); two engines out, a prop windmilling, bellied in Kety, Pol; crew OK, returned to Naples 7/5/45; Missing Air Crew Report 13276. BIG STUFF.

Delivered Denver 24/11/43; Gt Falls 25/11/43; Billings 26/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; New Castle 18/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 457BG Glatton 27/12/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-Y] Bassingbourn 23/1/44 MY BELOVED ALSO; Missing in Action 1m Achmer 21/2/44 with Irwin Piacentini, Co-pilot: Jim Rogersdied of severe injuries in c/l, Bombardier: Bob Dodge (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bernard Hart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Miller, Radio Operator: John Wolstenholme, Ball turret gunner: Harry Harding, Waist gunner: Roy Brown, Waist gunner: Rich Libby,Tail gunner: Glenn Selter (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed in brickyard at Hiltrup/Westfalia, three miles S of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2462. MY BELOVED TOO.

Delivered Tulsa 2/3/44; Rapid City 6/3/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 510BS/351BG [TU-F] Polebrook 29/4/44; {85m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45. MOLLIE MULE.

Delivered Langley 30/12/41; Duncan 19/1/42; Hamilton 27/1/42; Assigned 42BS/11BG Hickam 21/2/42; transferred 42BS 28/10/44; Written off 11/6/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/12/44; Hunter 20/12/44; Grenier 2/1/45; Barksdale 5/1/45; San Bernardino 30/1/45; Hunter 20/3/45; Assigned as HO aircraft 600BS/398BG [N8-C] Nuthampstead 12/4/45; transferred 423BS/306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; damaged in taxi accident on base with Frank Jones 9/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/7/46.

Delivered Dallas 10/6/43; Smoky Hill 11/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG St Donat 1/8/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Missing in Action {55m} Sofia 24/1/44 with Albert Romans, Camara, Henton, Reinhardt, Carver, Ciotti, Greene, Hock, Sika (9 evaded capture & RTD 31/5/44); flak, crashed Mitrovica; Missing Air Crew Report 1992.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-P] Podington 24/9/44; 326BS [JW-P]; transferred 326BS/96BG Snetterton; in taxi accident with Bob Divver 7/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46. RUSSIAN LULLABY.

Delivered Langley 31/12/41; Assigned 64BS/43BG Java 7/2/42 with Beck; (used in McArthur’s 1st rescue attempt-aborted); transferred 30BS/19BG RAAF Pearce, Aus. 1/3/42; then 9BS/7BG; Daly Waters, Aus 5/42; Returned to the USA Pyote, Tex 10/42; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45. LADY LOU. [aircraft m/card Project X 20/2/42; Nasal 20/5/42; Hamilton 19/11/42; Pocatello 28/11/42; Pyote 30/1/43; La Junta, Col. 1/8/43; Lockbourn 7/8/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 22/2/44; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 13/3/44; battle damaged French A/fds 10/6/44 with Ernest Evans, Co-pilot: Stan Fisher, Navigator: Theo McDevitt, Bombardier: Ken Nebhut, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cliff Bachman, Radio Operator: Ben Smith, Ball turret gunner: George Kepics, Waist gunner: Bob O’Hearn, Waist gunner: Clarry Cogdell,Tail gunner: ?? (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Gt Gidding, UK; Salvaged 2 SAD 13/6/44. VIRGIN MARY.

Delivered Tulsa 30/3/44; Kearney 28/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action Varrelbusch A/fd 19/3/45 with Rich Koprowicz, Co-pilot: Stan Elkins{Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Doug Bryson, Bombardier: Sgt Bill Fraser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Rohrer{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: John Owens{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Mountford Griffith, Waist gunner: Russell Saas,Tail gunner: Ryland Winfrey (9 Returned to Duty); force landed Radomsko, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45. Crew stayed with Russians until May flying back to base on a repaired B-17 from Poltava. No MACR. HELENA.

Delivered Sacramento 26/12/41; Assigned 30BS/19BG Java 14/2/42 with Cobb; transferred 7BG, 63BS/43BG; then to 481Serv. Sq.; crashed on take off with Clarry O’Connell from Jackson Fd, Port Moresby, NG 27/8/43; Written off 30/10/43. TOPPER or OLD TOPPER.

Delivered Denver 23/2/43; Gore 24/2/43; Stillwater 8/3/43; Gulfport 31/3/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-O] Chelveston 8/4/43; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-V] Alconbury 13/5/43; 5m, Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Ken Mason, Co-pilot: Marvin Wagner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Healey, Ball turret gunner: Bill Maylor, Waist gunner: Mylan Zweiner,Tail gunner: Dan McInnis (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Glenn Fedderson, Bombardier: Ed Laskey, Radio Operator: Woodrow Runyon, Waist gunner: Ed Weisenberg (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bredstedt, near Silzen, 15 miles W of Neumunster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4901.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 97BG Cerignola 23/12/43; transferred 429BS/2BG Amendola; Missing in Action Padua 11/3/44 with Joe Senta, Co-pilot: Frank Kirkland, Navigator: George Lund, Bombardier: Bill Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Emil Carl, Radio Operator: Frank Knobel, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Lemaster, Waist gunner: Freburn Jones, Waist gunner: Herman LeGrand (9 evaded capture);Tail gunner: Carl Anderson (KIA-chute failed); enemy aircraft, controls shot out, force landed Sibonik, Yugo; remainder of crew returned three days later; Missing Air Crew Report 2827.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/6/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-E] Horham 4/8/44 BIG CHIEF ILLINIWEEK; force landed battle damaged 16/11/44 RAF Woodbridge, UK; then with B.B. Layl force landed B-58 AF Melsbroek, Bel 6/5/45; and with H.D. Olson at A-92 AF St Trond, Bel; 67m, Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/11/45. JOYRIDE.

Delivered McChord 24/12/41; Assigned 19BG Malang, Java 26/1/42 with Capt Walt Sparks; transferred 9BS/7BG; while on mission to Balikpapan and return to Malang AF, shot down & crashed in sea off SE Borneo 29/1/42 with Capt Walt Sparks, Co-pilot: Major Stan Robinson, Navigator: Rich Cease, Bombardier: Bill Biggs, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Drake, Obs-Lt Jack Loughlin, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Terrell,Tail gunner: Chas Pritchard, (8 Killed in Action) Radio Operator: and crew all KIA.

Delivered Long Beach 1/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 1/12/43; 8m, Missing in Action Evreux, Fr; 6/2/44 with Leo Hamby, Co-pilot: Horace Peay, Navigator: Dick Burke, Bombardier: Dominick Denare, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allen Gaudet, Radio Operator: Francis Bleyenberg, Ball turret gunner: Gus Burgo,Tail gunner: Bill Starns (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Clarry Leslie, Waist gunner: Don Reboulet (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit #3 & #4, set wing alight then exploded in mid-air, crashed SE of Arbonne, near Fountainbleau, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2199.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; New Castle 29/4/43; Presque Is 3/5/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-O] Alconbury 23/5/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Gene Wiley, Co-pilot: Emitte Wells, Navigator: Bob Broach, Bombardier: Jay Overman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grover Groff, Radio Operator: Bob Daniels, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Chisholm, Waist gunner: Weldon Phelps, Waist gunner: Jim Lee,Tail gunner: Franklin Grey, obs-Col. Delmar T. Spivey (11 Prisoner of War); flak hit KO’d #1 then #3 caught fire, crash landed Ahaus, NW of Munster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 655. USS ALIQUIPPA aka KANSAS CITY KILLER.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/43; Boise 23/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [F] Glatton 26/1/44; force landed practice mission with Jim Elduff, Co-pilot: Delbert Lawson, Navigator: Reed Bryant, Bombardier: Ras Clausen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norbert Meeuwsen, Radio Operator: Patrick Fusci (6 Returned to Duty); flew so low over cambridgeshire Fens the props were damaged, crashed Infield Farm, West Fen, near March, Cambs. UK. Salvaged 2 SAD Lt Staughton 18/6/44. BAD TIME INC.

Delivered MacDill 7/1/42; Assigned 19BG Malang, Java 30/1/42 with Casper; transferred 7BG, strafed Singosari and burnt out 3/2/42; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; New Castle 15/12/42; Assigned 352BS/301BG Biskra 9/1/43; Ain M’Lila 17/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; Oudna 6/8/43; 61 missions. Transferred to 49BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Missing in Action on 1st mission, to Eleusis airfield, Athens 18/11/43 with Dick Flournoy, Co-pilot: Joe Cotton, Navigator: Jim Wagner, Bombardier: Ernie Skorheim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Leonard, Radio Operator: Jack Farley, Ball turret gunner: Bob Steel, Waist gunner: Ed Nowak, Waist gunner: Fred Glor,Tail gunner: Tom Reich (10 evaded capture); Crash landed on Corfu; eventually the Greeks rowed them to the mainland, then finally an Italian sub-chaser took the crew to Bari, Italy for a spell in hospital; Missing Air Crew Report 1200.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Sioux City 30/4/43; Kearney 5/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-Q] Grafton Underwood; Missing in Action Wangerooge Is. 25/6/43 with George Riches, Co-pilot: Rich McCray, Waist gunner: Bill Waller,Tail gunner: Stan Martin (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Don Irwin, Bombardier: Joe Deper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Anderson, Radio Operator: Freeman Penney, Ball turret gunner: Guy Smith, Waist gunner: Ralph LaVoie (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16378. YANKEE POWERHOUSE.

Delivered McChord 23/12/41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 21/1/42 with Theo Swanson; transferred 9BS/7BG; crash landed Selembo (Arendis Is. Borneo) 3/2/42 with Theo Swanson and crew picked up OK. Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 19/1/45; Grenier 6/2/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 12/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Denver 9/3/43; Tinker 31/3/43; New Castle 10/4/43; Morrison 16/4/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin 22/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action Toulon 4/2/44 with Rutherford Bingham, Co-pilot: Dabney Lea, Navigator: Larry Armstrong, Bombardier: Hamilton Lamb, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Corbin Doolittle, Radio Operator: John Lawry, Ball turret gunner: Bob Slocum, Waist gunner: Fred Lemon, Max Copp,Tail gunner: Rex Power (10 Killed in Action); six chutes seen which landed in sea, #2 engine on fire; Missing Air Crew Report 2301. HIGH TENSION II.