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

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Gr Island 19/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG [K] Knettishall 11/3/44; crash landing 12/06/1944; crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26/8/44 with Bob Scales, Co-pilot: Frank Spangenburg, Navigator: D.E. Linder, Bombardier: Howard Rohman, Waist gunner: W. G. Whetstone (5RTD, via hospital); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Claud Thornton, Radio Operator: Rob Ketcham, Ball turret gunner: Leo Reinartz,Tail gunner: Ivan Anderson (4 Killed in Action); piloted rescuded by two farm workers, Jim Lapthorne and son, Jim jnr; Salvaged 30/10/44. LADY GODIVA.

Delivered RAF [AN522] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron [WP-J] Polebrook 3-May41; t/o West Raynham, Nfk, flew in to heavy cloud and crashed 10m north of Catterick Bridge, Yorks. UK 22-Jun-41; with F/O John Hawley, Lt Bradley*, J. Humpherson, Sq Ldr David Robson, Horace Black, George Garwood, T. Willis (RCAF) (7 Killed in Action); F/l Steward (Returned to Duty); First B-17 lost in WWII; Struck Off Charge 9-Jul-41. (Survivor Steward, an RAF doctor, reported when ship entered heavy cloud it began to shake violently, pilot lost control as the bomber entered a steep dive, and at about 25,00 ft structural failure became evident. First the port wing detached itself, followed by the gradual break up of the fuselage, the rear section falling slowly, thus Steward was able to make his escape.)

Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 23/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/3/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-K] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Jim Brown, Co-pilot: Don Chubb, Navigator: Ken Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merle Ingmire, Radio Operator: Joe Kozar, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hatton, Waist gunner: Julius McClintick, Waist gunner: Don Reis (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Carl Kuba (?Earl Ouba?),Tail gunner: George Yeager (2 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #4 soon followed by #1, also setting gas tanks on fire, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 4812.

Assigned 353BS/301BG Westover 7/42; Chelveston 9/8/42; Tafaraoui 26/11/42; Maison Blanche 5/12/42; Biskra 16/12/42; battle damaged La Goulette, Tun {20m} 2/1/43, with Frank Evans, left at base when group moved on to Ain M’Lila. 17/1/43. QUEEN BEE-17.

Delivered 38RS/19BG [aircraft 39] Salt Lake City 15-Jan-41; transferred 9BS/7BG, with F.R. Dent crash landed Selfridge Field 24-Feb-41; Albuquerque 4-Dec-41; Pearl Harbor 7-Dec-41 with: P Lt Bob Richards; CP Leon Humiston, Aviation Cadet F.B. Morris, Aviation Cadet George Gammans, AG S/Sgt Joe Angelini, AG S/Sgt Erwin Casebolt, AG S/Sgt Melvin Zajic; S/Sgt Lawrence Velarde Pvt Vernon Tomlinson; Aircraft was heavily damaged by Japanese fighters on arrival at Bellows Field, salvaged for spare parts. SKIPPER.

Assigned 353BS/301BG Westover 8/7/42; Chelveston 9/8/42; transferred Tafaraoui, Alg 26/11/42; Maison Blanche, Alg 5/12/42; Biskra, Alg 16/12/42; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/1/43; St Donat, Alg 6/3/43; (traded for 42-30125 15/7/43); Oudna,Tun 6/8/43 54m; transferred Massicault, Tun 49BS/2BG 14/11/43; Missing in Action Laviarano 30/1/44 with Joe Taylor, Co-pilot: Larry Madden, Navigator: Alf Snyder, Bombardier: Warren Gay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Swan (5 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Vince Pesature, Ball turret gunner: Harry HortonWounded in Action, Right Waist gunner: Bob Johnston (Robert T. Johnston – Northwood Iowa) Pow January 30th 1944 – June 9th – 1945, Waist gunner: Dale Cheny,Tail gunner: Ray IrwinWounded in Action (5 Prisoner of War); shot down but no chutes seen, crashed near Udine, It.. Missing Air Crew Report 2060. „I DO DIT“.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/44; Gr Island 30/1/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-W] Podington 20/2/44; Missing in Action Erding 24/2/44 with John Rapp, Co-pilot: Don Burton, Navigator: Francis Lunney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alby Gatlin, Radio Operator: Borden Lindsay{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Fred Baker{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Gene Taggart (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bob Sandrock, Ball turret gunner: Earl Flannery, Waist gunner: Maurice Tench (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Rasdorf-Nord, 15 miles NW of Cloppenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2759 (?8).

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Dalhart 28/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Wilmington 25/2/44; Drew 9/4/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-N] Podington 23/4/44; crashed on take off for mission and burned out 20/5/44, with Jack Pearl, Co-pilot: Bill Hall, Navigator: Clarry Hutson, Bombardier: Tom Cassidy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dennis Sembler, Radio Operator: Frank Giordono, Ball turret gunner: Bill McClean, Waist gunner: Ed Thomas, Waist gunner: Bill Dunbar,Tail gunner: Jim Morin (10 Killed in Service), crashed in woods at end of runway; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Dalhart 26/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Grenier 24/2/44. Assigned to the 524th Bomb Squadron, /379th Bomb Group [WA-P] Kimbolton 27/2/44. On mission to attack French airfields 4/7/44 crash landed Felpham, Sussex, UK. where householder gave crew tea and coffee 4/7/44. Pilot: Cliff Blue, Co-pilot: Mayo Adams, Navigator: Oswald Masoni, Bombardier: ?, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cecil Shaffer, Radio Operator: Harry Olson, Ball turret gunner: Tom Sutton, Waist gunner: John McDonough, Tail gunner: Milton Craven, (9 Returned to Duty). Salvaged 2 SAD Lt Staughton 10/7/44.

Delivered 19BG 2-Sep-40; Clark Field, Philippines. 6-Feb-41; strafed on ground at Clark Field 8-Dec-41 in arrack by the Japanese. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Lincoln 11/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-D] Horham 24/10/44; battle damaged Nurnberg 20/2/45 with F. Beard; force landed A-87 Charleroi, Bel; 7m, sal 7/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/10/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Wilmington 28/10/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN- ] Molesworth 18/11/43; {5m} Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Franklin Leve, Co-pilot: Dick Libbee, Navigator: Dick Morehead, Bombardier: Dennis Murphy, Radio Operator: Percy Craig, Ball turret gunner: Ed Drees, Waist gunner: Olly Keefer, Waist gunner: Frank Midkiff (8 Killed in Action), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Spross,Tail gunner: Armond Van Landingham (2 Prisoner of War); hit by ME110, crashed between Bremen and German coast. Missing Air Crew Report 1707.

Delivered Boeing Mat Com 22/10/43; 2511 BU Bryan 9/6/44; 571 BU Greensboro 7/11/45; 2511 BU Bryan 9/12/45; 4121 BU Kelly 12/12/45; 2621 BU Barksdale 31/12/45; 613 BU Phillips 24/6/46; 554 BU Memphis 13/8/46.

Delivered March Field 20-Dec-39; Assigned 44RSq Albrook, Canal Zone 3-Jun-41; Atkinson (British Guiana) 20-Aug-41 then Guatemala; Returned to the USA, with R.E. Robinson, crashed near Comfort, Texas, 14-Feb-42; Salvaged 15-Feb-42. Never used in combat, never served in UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gt Falls 10/11/43; Gr Island 26/11/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 31/12/43 (first G in sqd); {29m} transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action (95m) Moravska Ostrova, Czech. 29/8/44 with Bob McCloskey, Navigator: Willard Netzley, Bombardier: John Curran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Jones (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Harry Helveston(died next day in German hospital), Bombardier: John Curran, Radio Operator: Edwin Everett, Ball turret gunner: Luther Durrette, Waist gunner: Chas Munden, Waist gunner: Harry Schirmer,Tail gunner: Elmer Pruitt (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bohmen, Czech; Missing Air Crew Report 8109. MY BABY.

Delivered Lincoln 15/1/45; Grenier 6/2/45; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-C] Podington 4/3/45; Missing in Action Kassel 9/3/45 with Fred Stewart, Jacob Levine, Bob Stone, Melvin Miller, John Castello, George Tovey, Bob Maccini, John Lima (8 Killed in Action); Bob Bouck, Chester Mazur (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Kassel. Missing Air Crew Report 12938

Delivered March Field 18-Dec-39; Albrook 2-Jun-41; Returned to the USA, Lowry 11-Jul-43; Written off 27-Jul-45. Never used in combat, never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/43; Roswell 27/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-F] Horham 15/6/43; 11m, Missing in Action La Palliace 16/9/43 with Bob Jutzi, Co-pilot: Arturo Ortega, Navigator: Tom Cronin, Bombardier: Wilbur Collins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Fosdick, Ball turret gunner: Bill Johlen, Waist gunner: Dave Unsell, Waist gunner: Henry Elliott,Tail gunner: John Maclay (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Harvey McDonald (evaded capture); flak hit #3, followed by fire and wing broke off, crashed Ile d’Yeu, near La Pallice, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 615. TERRY AND THE PIRATES.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/4/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-Q] Grafton Underwood 8/6/44; battle damaged Merseburg 12/12/44; crash landed continent; Sal; Missing Air Crew Report 11340. GREMLINS HOTEL aka QUEENIE.

Delivered Geiger 2/9/42; Ephrata 31/1/43; Gt Falls 22/2/43; when parked at Ephrata was damaged by another aircraft taxiing for take off 20/3/43; Dalhart 7/8/43; 4100 BU Patterson 21/8/43; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/44; 327 BU Drew 14/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 5/9/45.