B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies Latest entries in the database

Delivered Cheyenne 20/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-P] Debach 12/8/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/9/44 with Edwin Bisaro, Co-pilot: Lyle Davis, Bombardier: Harry Winans, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Rosiere, Radio Operator: Glenn Anderson, Ball turret gunner: Marshal Armstrong, Waist gunner: John Butler,Tail gunner: Irving Shub (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Vic Bennett (Prisoner of War); flak hits then exploded, crashed Pechau, SE of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8869.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Dow Fd 10/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 13/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; with Joe White to Will Rogers Fd, Ok 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45. THE TRIBE.

Delivered Tulsa 4/10/42; 571BS/390BG Smyrna 14/11/42; Lockbourn 3/1/43; 3501 BU Boca Raton 3/8/43; 4006 BU Miami 19/8/43; 3501 BU Boca Raton 8/9/43; Recl Comp 29/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gr Island 3/12/43; Presque Is 14/12/43; Nutts Corner N.I., 20/12/43; ass 332BS/94BG [XM-F] Rougham 21/12/43; MIA Munich 31/7/44 Pilot: Ellis; flak, ditched in Channel, 10RTD. HELLO MR MAIER.

Delivered Denver 8/11/43; Orlando 22/11/43; 903 BU Pinecastle 10/9/44; 621 BU Pinecastle 9/7/45; 4000 BU Wright 13/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Denver 8/11/43; Orlando 22/11/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; 332 BU Ardmore 20/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 25/9/45.

Delivered Denver 7/11/43; Orlando 26/11/43; 903 BU Pinecastle 10/9/44; 902 BU Orlando 24/11/44; 621 BU Pinecastle; 613 BU Phillips 17/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Assigned 8AF 18/3/45; Re-ass 30/4/47; 2043 LS Tulln 18/1/48; 7909 BU Tulln 1/7/48; 7290 AB Oberpfaffenhofen 16/10/48.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 625BS/25BG Watton 10/8/44; transferred to Alconbury, where with Tom Teal involved in landing accident 13/9/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 11/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Patterson 21/5/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Dow Fd 10/7/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-A] Snetterton 14/7/44; battle damaged Merseburg 25/11/44 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 8/12/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Denver 2/3/44; 1SAG Langley 3/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-U] Gt Ashfield 28/6/44; Transferred: 333BS/94BG Rougham 29/6/44; Returned to US: Bradley 27/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 1/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 22/11/45.

Delivered Sioux City 14/5/44; Gt Falls 13/5/44; Sioux City 16/5/44; 224 BU Sioux City 7/11/44; 273 BU Lincoln 11/11/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; 222 BU Ardmore 15/6/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/1/45; Hunter 8/2/45; Grenier 22/2/45; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 27/2/45; taxi accident with Bill White 21/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Pyote 8/5/44; Gt Falls 11/5/44; Pyote 14/5/44; 235 BU Biggs 16/8/44; with Bill Thomas to 225 BU Rapid City 30/4/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 19/7/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 24/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 17/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 346BS/99BG Tortorella 14/8/44; {81m} Returned to the USA Hunter 7/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 28/9/44; re-ass AF Oberpfaffenhofen 18/1/46; Recl Comp 7/1/49.

Delivered Lincoln 3/10/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 340BS/97BG Amendola 3/12/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 3/12/44 with Bill McGowan, Wohlford, Lane, Bacca, Storm, Bob Bednarczuk, Kwitny, Iacovono, Laing, Anson; flak, crashed Augsburg; Missing Air Crew Report 12667.

Delivered Lincoln 2/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 5/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 30/7/43; Denver 17/8/43; 498BG Gr Bend 1/7/44; 243 BU Gr Bend 20/9/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 24/1/45; Recl Comp 7/6/46.

Delivered Long Beach 29/7/43; Dallas 1/8/43; 393BG Sioux City 21/12/43; 242 BU Gr Isle 23/6/44; 6BG Gr Isle 8/7/44; 272 BU Topeka 2/8/44; 9BG Gr Isle 6/8/44; (with Phil Guay force landed Cuba 19/9/44?) 4119 BU Brookley 6/11/44; 242 BU Gr Isle 15/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 16/11/43; Kearney 24/11/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 8/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Capt Paul Brown, Bombardier: Rolland Gill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Joyce, Waist gunner: Elbert Moyer,Tail gunner: Bill Mocario (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Capt George Job, Navigator: John DuPrey, Radio Operator: John Blatz{died in pow hospital from injuries and severe burns 18/3/44}, Ball turret gunner: Edwin Pfanner, Waist gunner: Walter Reed, obs-Lt Joe Lechowski (6 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 42-37886 (388BG); crashed Schoonberkerveld, SE of Emmen, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 3092.

Delivered Denver 2/10/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; ass 562BS/388BG Knettishall 25/10/43; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Lowell Watts{captured by civilians}, Co-Pilot: Bob Kennedy, Navigator: Emmett Murphy, Bombardier: Ed Kelley, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Ramsey, Radio Operator: Ivan Finkle (6POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Sweeney, Waist Gunner: Don Taylor, Waist Gunner: Ray Hess, Tail Gunner: Harry Brassfield (4KIA); Enemy aircraft attack, causing mid-air collision w/42-40054 (388BG), crashed near Zwartemeer, nr Emmen, Hol. MACR 3089. BLITZIN’ BETTY.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/6/43; Gore 9/7/43; Dalhart 10/7/43; 232 BU Dalhart 9/6/44; HQ Peterson 14/7/44; 558 BU Nashville 1/8/44; HQ Peterson 11/9/43; 3033 BU Stockton 25/9/44; 271 BU Kearney 15/3/45; 485 BU Kearney 3/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/43; Gr Isle 16/7/43; Kearney 20/7/43; Assigned: 368BS/306BG [BO-A] Thurleigh 8/8/43; MIA Erding 24/4/44 Pilot: Bob MacDowell (KIA); Co-Pilot: Fred Puckett {wia}; Navigator: Bob Schmeilau{wia}, Bombardier: Larry Christofori{wia}, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Don Frye, Radio Operator: Jim Prout, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Murdock, Waist Gunner: Larry Wagoner, Waist Gunner: Bob Emery, Tail Gunner: John Hazy (9POW); Enemy aircraft hit #3 & #4, crashed Hainhausen, 16 miles NE of Munich, Germany. MACR 4239.