B-17 Flying Fortress Search results for: DAVIDSON

B-17G “Buzz Buggy” of the 92nd Bomb Group. Serial number unknown.

Delivered Dallas 20/6/44; Langley 18/7/44; Grenier 13/8/44; Assigned: 365BS/305BG Chelveston 8/9/44; MIA Bohlen 2/3/45 Pilot: Capt Bill Ten Eyck, Lt Col Howell Clark, Maj Melvin Robertson, paul Davidson {ex nav}, Ira Beckman, Clarry Wheaton, George Kovalauskas, Ray Pittman, Lt Germany. ld Fitzgerald {tg}, Capt Dave Flanagan {radar nav} (10KIA); Bob Lynes (POW); flak, crashed Bohlen; MACR 12851.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned: 547BS/384BG [SO-L] Grafton Underwood 6/10/44; crash-landed Troston AD, Sfk, UK Pilot: Wallace Davidson 8/5/45, rep; Returned to US: Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; 4136 BU Tinker 19/12/45; Scrapped: Kingman 12/1/46. PEASLEY’S PAYOFF.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/5/44; MIA Munich 11/7/44 Pilot: Herb Altman, Leebert McFrland, Frank Hocking, Jim Davidson, Rex Jones, Bill Simington, John Dow, Malcolm Chapman, Chas Aldridge, Clarry Jost (10INT); flak, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz; MACR 6939 (6937′). Returned to US: 1377 BU Grenier 24/10/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 21/12/45. PICCADILLY ANN II.

Delivered Kearney 21/6/44; Presque Is 7/7/44; Assigned 342BS/97BG Amendola 14/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 13/9/44 with 2Lt Steve C Shelton, 2lt Milton F Barr Jr, 2lt Edgar L Sherbenou, 2Lt Amon N Richards, Sgt Leon H Clifton, S/Sgt Herbert R Davidson, S/Sgt James N Rauh, S/Sgt Athel V Arney, S/Sgt Jack W Lucas, S/Sgt Andrew W Bliven; flak, crashed Gross Strelite; MACR 8954.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 7/6/44; MIA Merseburg 29/7/44 Pilot: A.L. Benefield (POW); Dick Barry, Herb Kozel, Leon Davidson, Calvin Winwright, Ed McGrath, Harry Crouse, Harry McCarthy, Chas Campbell (8KIA); flak, crashed Bloesien, Germany. MACR 7819.

Delivered Denver 1/12/44; Paine 2/12/43; Gowen 6/12/43; Boise 9/12/43; Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Memphis 1/1/44; Morrison 4/1/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Pardubice, Czech. 24/8/44 with Roy Boone, Mellon, Ozato, Morris, Council, Badrosian, Auffenkamp, Goldston, Dubis, Starling; Straggling and set upon by fighter, crashed Marburg; 4 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 7981. BABE.

Delivered Dallas 23/9/43; Harvard 11/10/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-N] Rattlesden 19/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Bill Davidson, Co-pilot: Clarry Fishburn, Navigator: John Coulson, Bombardier: Alan Brady, Radio Operator: Chas Buran, Ball turret gunner: Joe Oliver, Waist gunner: Chas Roberts, Waist gunner: John Reder,Tail gunner: Wendell Bourguignon (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Murphy (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Eickendorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4246.

Delivered Hunter 1/9/44; Dow Fd 17/9/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 4/10/44; battle damaged Vienna 11/12/44 with Morris, Co-pilot: Carmody, Navigator: Harrigan, Bombardier: Davidson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Keaton, Radio Operator: Ruble, Ball turret gunner: Gladis, Waist gunner: McArthur, Waist gunner: Hanks,Tail gunner: Feres (10 Returned to Duty); force landed Debrecen, Hungary; crew all returned.

Delivered: Long Beach 20/2/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood /43; 546BS [BK-D]; 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 24/4/43; sustained battle damage Wilhelmshafen & crash-landed RAF Coltishall, Nfk. 11/6/43; Pilot: Walt Carnal, Co-Pilot: Bill Davidson, Navigator: Mortis Conier, Bombardier: Leslie Gross, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dean Wyland, Radio Operator: Leon Cruzan, Ball Turret Gunner: Don Shoman, Waist Gunner: Monico Rodriguez, Waist Gunner: Ed Allen, Tail Gunner: Murel Ellis (10RTD). Salvaged. AFSC 17/6/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; 16 STA Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-N] Podington 12/6/44; 327BS; battle damage 13/6/44 with Lts Davidson & Ross;; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. I’LL GET BY.

Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 9/9/43; Missing in Action 5/1/44 with Edwin Davidson, Navigator: John Johnston, Bombardier: Maurice Lynch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Barrett, Radio Operator: Ken Wehrman (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Clarry Trubey, Ball turret gunner: Bob Drumhiller, Waist gunner: Tom Michan, Waist gunner: Ken Droggel, Tail gunner: Jim Radcliff (5 Killed in Action – four bodies never recovered); Shot down by enemy aircraft, ditched Bay of Biscay, 30 NW of Bordeaux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2011. LITTLE GIRLS.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Gr Island 18/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-A] Thorpe Abbotts 6/3/44; 350BS (LN-A); Missing in Action Bohlen 11/9/44 with Wes Carlton, Bombardier: Jack Eppendorf, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Bagdasian, Radio Operator: Milton Edelstein, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Jacobson, Waist gunner: Bill Schaefer,Tail gunner: George Watrous (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ed Neu, Navigator: Hugh Davidson (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Neudorf, N of Ober Weisenthal, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8817. OUR BABY HUTCHIE aka OUR BABE.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-J] Framlingham 25/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Edwin Booth, Quentin Davidson, John Walsh, Joe Jackson (4 Killed in Action); Herb Gates, Bill Long, Tony Morreale, Bruce Greeno (4 Prisoner of War); Abe Elhai (evaded capture); flak hit and exploded, crashed Zwickau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11133. JOKER.

Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Salina 9/1/43; Lake Charles 31/1/43; Morrison 12/2/43; Homestead 17/2/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-L] Bassingbourn 7/3/43; Missing in Action Rouen-Sotteville 28/3/43 with John Coen, Co-pilot: Caryll Nobbs, Navigator: Harry Davidson, Bombardier: John Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Strozzi, Radio Operator: Fran Byrne, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bectel, Waist gunner: Lou McLane, Waist gunner: Paul Kyes,Tail gunner: Domenic Caruso (10 Killed in Action); shot down and ditched Channel, a mile off Fecamp, Fr.. Missing Air Crew Report 16086.

Delivered Denver 30/7/43; Grand Island 10/8/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with George Branham, Co-pilot: Capt Jerome Davidson, Bombardier: Ernie Shero, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Dvorak, Radio Operator: Frank Grande, Ball turret gunner: Terry Maloy, Waist gunner: Palvin Luken, Waist gunner: Bill Riley,Tail gunner: Chas Keiser (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Gudgel (Prisoner of War), flak, crashed Stickgras, E of Delmenhorst, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3116. TIGER GIRL.

Delivered Denver 16/12/43; Gt Falls 21/12/43; Kearney 2/1/44; Presque Is 29/1/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 29/1/44; 350BS [LN-U]; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Sherwin Barton, Co-pilot: George Davidson, Navigator: John Burcht, Bombardier: Bernie Smolens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey Moore, Radio Operator: Jack Robins, Ball turret gunner: Bob Taylor, Waist gunner: Paul Morris, Waist gunner: Frank Foldy,Tail gunner: Jim Powell (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ochsenmoor, near Hude on Dummer Lake, nine miles S of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3021.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; Assigned 100BG Dow Fd 23/5/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-T] Grafton Underwood 23/6/43; Missing in Action Le Mans 4/7/43 with Larry Meyer, Co-pilot: Norman Gauntt, Navigator: Jim Crouch, Bombardier: Tom Brzoznowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim LaRue, Radio Operator: Jack Davidson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Carter, Waist gunner: Floyd Hubble, Waist gunner: Ken Christensen (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Dave Butcher (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Pipriac, SW of Laval, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3035/4495. LAKANUKI.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/42; Morrison 7/2/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-B] Molesworth 25/2/43; Missing in Action Huls 22/6/43 with Ray Jess, Navigator: Bob Davidson, Bombardier: Jim Montgomery, Radio Operator: Joe Godzinski, Ball turret gunner: Byron Johnson, Waist gunner: Frank White (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Harry Gunn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Smith, Waist gunner: Sid Hall,Tail gunner: Chas Hardacre (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Berg Bossendorf, near Haltern, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3077. THE HUNTING CLUB.

Delivered Dallas 7/9/43; Scott 24/10/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 25/10/43, 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood; transferred 614BS/401BG [IW-X] Deenethorpe 8/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Frank Zitkovic, Co-pilot: Bascom Clifton, Navigator: Wayne Goodwin, Bombardier: John Wenger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sanford Davidson, Radio Operator: Joe Dippel, Ball turret gunner: Chas Howard, Waist gunner: Ray Fritelager, Waist gunner: Jim Nichols,Tail gunner: Max Slotnik (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea/Channel, no trace; Missing Air Crew Report 2285. NOBODY’S BABY.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/44; Gr Island 31/1/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-E] Molesworth 1/3/44; Missing in Action Gera Oil Inst 19/9/44 with Carl Heleen (KIA-chute failed); Co-pilot: Stan Davidson, Navigator: Frank Hodenius, Bombardier: Grover Cummings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hahn, Radio Operator: Bill Gast, Ball turret gunner: Chas Gaudette, Waist gunner: Jennings Brown,Tail gunner: Jefferson Dunford (8 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Oberhof/Thuringen, S of Gotha, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8824. BETTY JANE.

Delivered Dallas 12/7/44; Langley 10/8/44; Grenier 14/9/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-M] Podington 4/10/44; battle damaged Merseburg 2/11/44 with Maj Ernie Hardin, Lt Col Jim Wilson, Capt Erro Michelson {Wounded in Action}, Chas Few {Wounded in Action}, Monroe Goldstein, Bob Davidson, Lt Herb Palmer {wg}, Lt Frank Fabek [radio nav} (8 Returned to Duty); George Knoble {Ex nav}, Lt John Staples {tg} (2 Prisoner of War); Capt Stan Hall (MIA); crash landed RAF Woodbridge, Suf, UK; Salvaged 3/11/44. Missing Air Crew Report 10780. SATAN’S LADY II.

Delivered Denver 2/12/43; Chanute 21/12/43; Savannah 29/12/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 9/1/44; Missing in Action Anzio 17/2/44 with Adrian Cooper, Co-pilot: Edgar Davidson, Bombardier: Fred Turnquist, Radio Operator: Jack Griffith, Ball turret gunner: Duane Booth,Tail gunner: Bob Rebstock (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Gill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Hawk[wia], Waist gunner: Harvey Dupuis, Waist gunner: Larry Carastro (4 Prisoner of War); flak caused severe damage including cutting off tail, crashed Stazi di Campoleone. Missing Air Crew Report 2387. MAIDIN USA.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 17/7/44; 839BS [R5-V]; Missing in Action Hamm 26/11/44 with Burr Davidson, Doug Brink, Willard Blanchard, Roy Denure, Clarry Becker, Bill Millard, Chas McBride, Milton Price, Joe Dory (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Osnabruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10758.

Delivered Denver 23/11/43; Gt Falls 25/11/43; Kearney 5/12/43; Presque Is 13/12/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-O] Podington 30/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 9/3/44 with Dick Floyd, Co-pilot: Grady Williams, Navigator: Chas Harbin, Bombardier: Merritt Wheeler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Dolan, Radio Operator: Paul Kishbaugh, Ball turret gunner: Henry Rodenbeck, Waist gunner: Francis Strodtman, Waist gunner: Lou Konisarek,Tail gunner: Ken Davidson (10INT); flak, force landed Bredakra, Swed; crew returned UK 16/4/45, Missing Air Crew Report 3064. Salvaged 29/6/45.