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

Delivered Tulsa 17/2/44; Rapid City 2/3/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 325BS/92BG [NV-T] Podington 7/5/44; Missing in Action Pirmasens, Munich, Ger 9/8/44 with Bill Schramm, Co-pilot: Howard Koepke, Navigator: John Shelton, Bombardier: Durwood Woods, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Serviss, Radio Operator: Walt Papunan, Ball turret gunner: Ed Salo, Waist gunner: Maury Brewer,Tail gunner: Jerome Schoen (9 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d three engines and crew bailed, crashed Glems, SE of Metzingen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8077.

Delivered Bakersfield 30/12/41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 10/2/42 with McCauley, transferred 7BG; used in McArthur’s 1st rescue attempt; detailed bombing mission on Lakunai AF, near Rabual, but on return crash landed beach Malapla Is, New Guinea 9/8/42 with Capt Harry J. Hawthorne, Co-pilot: Paul Scarboro, Navigator: Warren Bryant, Bombardier: Bob Haase, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Kelm, Radio Operator: Arnold Osborne, Ball turret gunner: Walter Buchanan, Waist gunner: Mike Andrade,Tail gunner: Paul Harman. (fate?).

Delivered Lincoln 11/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 30/10/44; Missing in Action {6m} Vienna 7/2/45 with Dale Gold, Co-pilot: Wayne Rickert, Navigator: Andres McGuire, Bombardier: Ellsworth Dougherty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Kaszak, Radio Operator: Duane Young, Ball turret gunner: Bob Gayle, Waist gunner: Andy McCay, Waist gunner: Larry Burgor (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Albert Matula (KIA, fired on from ground during his descent); flak, two engines out, crashed Papa, Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 12086. LUCKY 7.

Delivered Denver 27/1/44; 1SAG Langley 11/4/44; Morrison 28/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 30/4/44; transferred 353BS/301BG Lucera 15/5/44; Missing in Action Linz, Aus 25/11/44 with Chas Govatsos, Moffet, Wildrick, Richards, Spohn, Swift, Poteet, Roy (8 evaded capture & ret); Moran, Gubitosi (2 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Cili, ?; Missing Air Crew Report 10108. STARDUST.

Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Gt Falls 25/11/43; Denver 9/12/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 19/1/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [D] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Frechette, crew OK, except togg-Ward Price (Killed in Action); flak, crash near Koblenz, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 11151. MISS CUE.

Assigned 7BG Panama 17/12/41, with John Taylor force landed Rio Hato, CZ 27/12/41; with Scott crash landed south of Rio Hato, 1/6/42, when on re-supply mission to FEAF; Guatemala 7/7/42; with Dave Tyler force landed Alamagordo 6/10/42; Returned to the USA Tinker 8/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 24/8/45. Parts used to restore B-17G 44-83812 at Grass Valley, Cal 1969. AZTEC’S CURSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-Q] Lavenham 12/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Denver 17/1/44; 1SAG Langley 14/2/44; Morrison 23/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 26/3/44; transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella {2m}; 340BS/97BG Amendola 4/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 13/9/44 with Farryle Waters, Lent, Young, bennett, White, Smith, Gaston, Talley, Hubbard, Thiele; crashed Gross Strehiltz; Missing Air Crew Report 8729.

Delivered Denver 26/4/43; Dow Fd 20/6/43; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 20/6/43; transferred 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/6/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Francis Hennessey, Navigator: Clyde Richardson (2EVD-ret UK 22/3/44); Bombardier: Sidney Mink, Ball turret gunner: John McCulloch, Waist gunner: Howard Weeks,Tail gunner: Marcus Moore (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ed Neff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lew Pursley, Radio Operator: John Lynch, Waist gunner: Jim Mack (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed on stables at Hermitage Farm, Busigny, 14 miles SE of Cambrai, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 234). MARY ELLEN.

Delivered Sacramento 17/11/41; MacDill 5/1/42; Project X 18/1/42; Assigned 3BS/6BG Panama 4/3/42; Guatemala 15/4/42; Albrook, CZ 1/11/42; take off accident (from APO 841) 27/5/53 with Bob Charles at (APO 839) Talara, Peru; Written off ??.

Delivered Tulsa 30/3/44; 88BG Hunter 13/6/44; Morrison 24/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 6/7/44; Missing in Action Brux 9/3/45 with O’Callaghan, Anderson, Bailey, Clevinger, Huff, Pacey, rest unknown; crew bailed over friendly territory and all returned.

Delivered Denver 1/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 24/12/43; 17m, Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Jim Conley, Co-pilot: Col Lewis Palmer, Navigator: Bob Fogarty, Bombardier: Antonio Savoca, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Russell, Radio Operator: Clyde Meyer, Ball turret gunner: Frank Baca, Waist gunner: Walt Byers, Waist gunner: Julius Wukitsch,Tail gunner: George Shamas (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft caused wing damage, into a long glide pattern and crashed Haseleunne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2986.

Delivered Dallas 28/4/44; Hunter 9/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 17/4/44; {25m} sustained battle damaged Cologne 27/9/44 with Capt Jerome Geiger, Co-pilot: Winfield Muffett, Navigator: Chas Hubbell, Bombardier: Frank Reising, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leroy Chaplow{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: Walt Goodman{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Jim Pierce,Tail gunner: Walt Ignison (8 Returned to Duty); Ball turret gunner: Ken Divil (Killed in Action); John Kurtz[511BS, a voice interceptor both blown out of ship (Prisoner of War). An 88m shell hit fuselage near radio room, blasting the ball turret and killing Sgt Divil; a German speaking radio operator Sgt Hurtz fell from aircraft and taken POW; Salvaged 2 SAD 27/9/44.

Delivered Sacramento 8/12/41; Assigned 74BS/6BG Guatemala 27/12/41; Guatemala 12/4/42; with G.H. Blasé force landed base 27/11/42; Returned to the USA Tinker 8/7/44; Written off 9/2/45. (?Destroyed by strafing at Broome, Aus, just after Java evacuation 3/3/42?).

Delivered Cheyenne 10/12/43; Gr Island 29/12/43; Detroit 25/1/44; Grenier 2/2/44; Presque Is 4/2/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-H] Horham 15/2/44; 7m, Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44 with Marvin Worthy, Co-pilot: Dave Ginsburg, Navigator: Frank Gaynor, Bombardier: Russ Barone, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bruce Lay, Radio Operator: Martin Rupright, Ball turret gunner: Nolan Ruiz, Waist gunner: Francis Baker, Waist gunner: Tom McHale,Tail gunner: Leroy Myers (10 Prisoner of War); crashed Egtersleben, 12 miles SW of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2796.

Delivered Denver 14/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Denver 22/12/43; Kearney 1/1/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 4/2/44; 10m, Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44 with Melvin Dunham, Co-pilot: Bob Renner, Navigator: John Matthews, Bombardier: Everett Lund, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin AndersonWounded in Action, Radio Operator: Warren Thompson, Ball turret gunner: Larry Pifer[Wounded in Action],Tail gunner: Fred Bittner (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Clarry Barstow, Waist gunner: Vince Aiello (2 Killed in Action); #1 feathered, failed to keep up with formation and crashed Hassel, two miles SE of Stendahl, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2797. SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS II.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 22/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 7/4/44; damaged over Kiel 22/5/44 with O’Brien, rest unknown (8 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Harold Buck, Radio Operator: Foster Carlson (2KIA- in crash); crash landed Laurel Farm, Catfield, near RAF Ludham, Norfolk, UK,; Salvaged 24/5/44.

Delivered Sacramento 3/12/41; Assigned 42BS/11BG Hickam 22/7/42; smashed tail off in taxi accident 9/12/42; Written off 15/6/44. SO SOLLY PLEASE.

Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 21/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-T] Nuthampstead 3/5/44; (17m) Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with Roger Folger, Navigator: Bill Moses, Bombardier: Chas Busbee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Paris, Radio Operator: John Quinn, Ball turret gunner: Calvin Harvey, Waist gunner: John Schneider,Tail gunner: Lou Zeller (8 Prisoner of War); Ray Hopp (KIA, shot in esacpe attempt); flak, crashed Bad Dueben, near Leipzig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7221. AGONY WAGON II.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-G] Horham 26/12/43; 5m, Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Jim Kelly, Co-pilot: John Orr, Bombardier: Frank Gilbert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Coffey, Waist gunner: Roy Tillinghast,Tail gunner: Bob Reed (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Bill Knoxchute failed, not found until 26/4/44, Radio Operator: John Wojceichowski, Ball turret gunner: Gus Ridley, Waist gunner: George Bryan (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Bippen-Ohrtermersch, N of Furstenau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2546.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Denver 18/11/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Patterson 8/3/44; New Castle 26/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [F] Glatton 31/5/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/9/44 with Harry Selling (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Floyd French, Navigator: Bob Marcum, Bombardier: Howard Peterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Shadman, Radio Operator: Erwin Krueger, Ball turret gunner: Don Conley, Waist gunner: Steve Gallucci,Tail gunner: Leo Ryder (8 Killed in Action); hit by enemy aircraft cannonfire in cockpit and bomb bay, only one chute seen, crashed Eberswalde, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10207. AMERICAN EAGLE.

Delivered McChord 4/12/41; Assigned 42BS/11BG Hickam 18/10/42; Returned to the USA 17/10/43; Written off 8/10/44.

Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 7/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-S] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (24m) Missing in Action Cauvincourt (Bretteville), Fr 8/8/44 lead aircraft with Capt Meyer Wagner, Navigator: Tom Stitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Gibeau, Radio Operator: Bill Germiller, Waist gunner: John Werner,Tail gunner: Lt Fred Kushera (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hochadel (2 Killed in Action); mp-Capt Bob Hopkins, Xn-Vonnerlin Wernecke (2 evaded capture); flak hits in #2 & #3, crashed Le Chateau, near Segrie-Fontaine, E of Vire, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7384 [?7382].

Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Bangor 14-Sep-42; Molesworth 16-Oct-42; Missing in Action St Nazaire 3-Jan-43 shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Escoublac Forest, West of St Nazaire, France. 7KIA 3POW MACR 15464. Navigator: Glen Herrington lost leg, was captured and later repatriated.