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

Delivered Lincoln 12/2/45; Bangor 1/3/45; Assigned 8AF 6/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

Delivered Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 23/2/45; Assigned 8AF 26/2/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 2/3/46; 613 BU Phillips 1/4/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-S] Debach 13/9/44; Missing in Action Bielefeld 30/9/44 with Edison LaFlame, Co-pilot: Morris Levine, Navigator: Allen Austin, Bombardier: Vince O’Neill, Ball turret gunner: Tom Bingman, Waist gunner: Joe Malloy,Tail gunner: John Jupinko (7 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Ortlip, Radio Operator: Jack Glide (2 Prisoner of War); hit by debris from 43-38115 (493BG), crashed Wahnbeckerheide, SE of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9430.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/44; Lincoln 14/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-J] Debach 13/8/44; Missing in Action Bielefeld, Ger 30/9/44 with Dan Treece, Co-pilot: Jim Welsh, Bombardier: Stanton Gage, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Barton, Radio Operator: Theo Tourtellott, Ball turret gunner: Carroll Moss, Waist gunner: Enrico Spatarella,Tail gunner: Carrel Stamps (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Artemon Johnson (Prisoner of War); hit by bomb from aircraft above, crashed Wellenkotten, near Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9429. RELUCTANT LASSIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 16/7/44; Dow Fd 26/7/44; Assigned: 848BS/490BG Eye 28/7/44; on assembly for training mission 11/8/44 Pilot: Capt Norman Cosby, Co-Pilot: Maj Henry Peterson, Bombardier: Andy Korothy, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Bristow, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Hoban, obs-Lt Elmer Crowder (6RTD); Navigator: Dominic Pulli, Radio Operator: Ken Bagnell, Waist Gunner: Larrey Barnett, Waist Gunner: Milton Rayberg (4KIA); coll w/43-37618 (490BG) crash-landed Roydon, Nfk, UK; Salvaged. 14/8/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 2/7/44; Assigned: 848BS/490BG Eye 3/7/44; mid air coll Pilot: 42-38051 (490BG) 13/8/44 w/John Ketas {wia}, Tail Gunner: Ed Hosey {wia}(2RTD); Co-Pilot: Dick Ransom, Navigator: Arthur Bright, Bombardier: Cliff Ratliff, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Crawford Weaver, Radio Operator: Chas Noblin, Waist Gunner: Patsy Terling, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Bowling (7KIA); crash-landed Thelveton, Nfk. UK. Salvaged. 14/8/44.

Delivered Lincoln 14/2/45; Grenier 1/3/45; Assigned 8AF 3/3/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/3/47; Recl Comp 5/8/48.

Delivered Rome 22/2/45; Hunter 28/3/45; Assigned 5AF 30/4/47; 3 ER Itami 18/1/48; 3 RES Chitose 18/5/48; 13 AR Jama 22/6/48; 3 RES Chitose 23/7/48; 3 RES Misawa 12/7/49; RetUS, AMC Hill 29/8/50; Recl Comp 5/12/50.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Dyersburg 29/4/44; used in training by 452BG; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 9/4/44; 396BG Drew 18/4/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 203 BU Jackson 19/9/45; 268 BU Peterson 11/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 9/4/44; Barksdale 20/4/44; 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 17/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/9/45.

Delivered Tulsa 22/4/44; Hendricks 30/4/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 9/7/44; 4109 BU Reading 11/9/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 27/10/44; 2518 BU Enid 20/9/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 3/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 6/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-F] Chelveston 14/5/44; The aircraft was damaged on 18 July 1944 when a 500lb bomb smashed through the nose of the aircraft while flying over the Target . Navigator Lieutenant L J Simpson was killed in the accident. Missing in Action Bohlen 3/2/45 with Dan Shoemaker, Ermal Pinkley, Tom Lang, Russ Roberts, Quinto Bastanzi, Ray Benton, Bob Buckley, Armando Cantu, Gaylen Snyder (9 Killed in Action); Missing Air Crew Report 15679.

Delivered – . From USAF sold to Brazilain Air Force {5406} 1st & 2nd Sq of 60 BG ar Recife. Withdrawn from service 1966.

Delivered Lincoln 14/2/45; Grenier 3/3/45; Assigned 8AF 4/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/2/46.

Delivered Hunter 7/3/45; Grenier 24/3/45; Assigned 8AF 26/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; 613 BU Phillips 28/2/46; Sth Plains 19/3/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 25/4/44; Assigned: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/5/44; MIA Berlin 21/6/44 Pilot: Ed Armm, Bill Stooks, Glen Swing, Jim Dozier, Arthur Kaule, John Clark, Joe Outrander, Bob James, George Thut (9KIA); Ed Koster (POW); mid air coll w/42-31359 (452BG); crashed East Priegnitz, Germany. MACR 6239.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned: 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/1/44; MIA Berlin 21/6/44 Pilot: Harry Lerum, Melvin Van Gundy, Ken Salsbury, George Slessman (4POW); Dick Dean, Paul Young, Fred Thomas, Ed McGrath, Dick Graham, Willard Johnson (6KIA); mid air coll w/42-102662 (452BG), crashed Rheinberg, Germany. MACR 6238.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/45; Hunter 27/6/45; WCW San Francisco 17/7/45; re-ass as B-17H 30/4/47 with chin mounted Air Sea Rescue radar and underslung Higgins lifeboat; 6 ERS Ie Shima, Japan; 2 RES Sq Kadena 1/1/48 as SB-17G; Recl Comp 8/3/49. PACIFIC TRAMP.

Delivered Tulsa 21/4/44; Hendricks 30/4/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 18/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45.