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

Delivered Sioux City 1/4/44; 224 BU Sioux City, with Perry Olson crashed 14 miles W Sioux City 8/8/44 (possible mid-air collision with 42-102477); W/O 9/8/44.

Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; with Roger Jay crashed three miles W Anton, near Sioux City, IA 26/5/44; W/O 27/5/44.

Delivered Tulsa 8/3/44; Sioux City 17/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City 28/7/44; with Don Denfield force landed Missouri Valle, IA 4/8/44; with Theo Cowley force landed Sioux City Fd 3/10/44; with Gordon Groh crashed base 10/10/44; Recl Comp 11/10/44.

Delivered Hunter 13/12/44; Grenier 29/12/44; Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 5/1/45; RetUS, Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 8/3/44; Sioux City 13/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City, W/O 8/9/44.

Delivered Tulsa 14/3/44; Gr Island 27/3/44; Dow Fd 3/4/44; Assigned: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 11/4/44; 731BS; damaged at Poltava 21/6/44, rep & ret 2/7/44; battle damage Frankfurt 5/1/45 Pilot: ‚; crash-landed Saarbrucken, crew safe; Salvaged. 23/1/45. PANTING STORK II.

Delivered Tulsa 9/3/44; MacDill 23/3/44; Hunter 29/3/44; Morrison 11/4/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 20/4/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 9/7/44 with Alf Berger, Spencer, Dewa, Mueller, Francis Jones, Emmett Jones, Baum, Warren Jones (8 evaded capture & return 10/8/44); Spindel, Peart (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Toca, Rom?; Missing Air Crew Report 6817.

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 17/10/43; Memphis 24/10/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-K] Rougham 1/11/43; MIA Bordeaux 5/1/44 Pilot: Glen Johnson, Co-Pilot: Ralph Patton, Navigator: Milton Church, Bombardier: Jack McGough, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ralph Hall, Radio Operator: Ken Blye, Waist Gunner: Isadore Viola (7EVD); Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Stubblefield, Waist Gunner: Bill Monson, Tail Gunner: Carlton Coleman (3KIA); Enemy aircraft ripped tailplane, crashed Petit Paris, near Kergrist-Moelou, 34 miles NE L’Orient, Fr. MACR 1890.

Delivered Lincoln 14/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 8AF 7/1/45; force landed with Elmer Fikes 26/9/45 at Bradfield Fd CT; Recl Comp 17/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/44; Hunter 22/12/44; with John Herschkorn force landed base 10/1/45; Grenier 30/1/45; Assigned 97BG PFF Amendola 18/2/45; Returned to the USA 13/10/45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 2/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45. D-DAY DOLL.

Delivered Hunter 14/12/44; Dow Fd 20/1/45; Assigned 8AF 24/1/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 10HB Oberpfaffenhofen 1/8/47; Recl Comp 16/12/48.

Delivered Hunter 15/12/44; Grenier 4/1/45; Assigned 8AF 24/1/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 10HB Oberpfaffenhofen 19/7/47; Recl Comp 11/2/49.

Delivered Hunter 10/12/44; Dow Fd 2/1/45; Assigned 8AF 8/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/44; Hunter 1/1/45; from Grenier to Prestwick, Scot, where it was parked and damaged in taxi collision with 44-8758 by ground crew 21/1/45; repaired and Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 5/5/45; transferred 15AF 29/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned PFF 8AF 14/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered – . Became a QB-17 drone and used until at least early 1950s. Wore overall red with white trim and AIR FORCE below cockpit.

Delivered Lincoln 12/12/44; Grenier 6/1/45; Assigned 8AF 8/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Newark 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Gr Island 8/10/43; Nashville 12/10/43; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 14/10/43; MIA Pas de Calais 1/5/44 Pilot: Gene Dingledine, Co-Pilot: George Smith, Navigator: Jim McConnell, Bombardier: D’Nuncio Street, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Vito Champan, Radio Operator: John Glass, Ball Turret Gunner: John Smith, Waist Gunner: Otto Strange (8POW); Waist Gunner: Lester Hutchinson (EVD); Tail Gunner: Gerald Sorenson (KIS- joined Belgium. ian Resistance and killed in suburbs of Brussels 3/9/44); flak KOd two engines going out and another on return, crashed Chivres, near Ath, Bel. MACR 4237.

Delivered Long Beach 15/6/43; Kearney 15/7/43; Geiger 541BS/383BG 17/8/43; Kearney 10/9/43; 236 BU Pyote 10/9/44; 203 BU Jackson 23/2/45; Cincinnati 23/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 16/6/43; Kearney 15/7/43; 541BS/383BG Geiger 17/8/43; 243 BU Gt Bend 6/6/44; 4210 BU Lambert 9/6/44; 221 BU Alexandra 24/7/44; 331 BU Barksdale 10/10/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 2/12/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 9/4/45; 325 BU Avon Park 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/8/45.

Delivered Long Beach 17/6/43; Love Fd 30/7/43; Las Vegas 7/8/43; Oklahoma City 10/12/43; 2117 BU Buckingham 8/5/44; with Bill Boulware crash landed base 31/5/44; Written off 12/6/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 4/5/44; 120m, Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. COCK O’ THE SKY.

Delivered Louisville 13/3/45; Topeka 21/3/45; Sth Plains 15/4/45; 242 BU Gr Island 14/2/47; 4112 BU Olmstead 29/4/47; re-ass 31/3/47; 5 PR Gp Clark Fd 1/1/48; 5 RVPGp Clark 1/7/48; 9 MSU Fairmont 29/7/49; to USN, Recl Comp 21/2/50.