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

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-R] Gt Ashfield 20/6/44; Returned to US: Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 28/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 24/11/45. HELL’S BELLES.

Delivered Hunter 4/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 9/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/7/45; Independence 27/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Denver 11/11/42; Casper 5/1/43; Tinker 17/5/43; Pyote 5/6/43; 245 BU McCook 7/8/44; 225 BU Rapid City 5/10/44; 354 BU Rapid City 20/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/4/43; Gore 10/4/43; Cheyenne 13/4/43; Hobbs 19/4/43; 4136 BU Tinker 4/7/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; with John Holf force landed Altus Fd, OK 20/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 11/9/45.

Delivered Tulsa 16/11/42; Gt Falls 14/1/43; Gowen 10/3/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Spokane 1/7/43; Moses Lake 5/8/43; 4117 BU Robins 23/6/44; 327 BU Drew 7/8/44; Written off 3/10/44; Recl Comp 4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/11/42; 379BG Sioux City 5/1/43; Tinker 18/3/43; Spokane 21/6/43; Ephrata 29/7/43; 331 BU Barksdale 25/8/44; 222 BU Ardmore 16/9/44; 3706 BU Sheppard 30/11/44; 222 BU Ardmore 21/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 14/6/45.

Delivered Geiger 1/11/42; Casper 22/3/43; Tinker 26/5/43; Dyersburg 27/6/43; 246 BU Pratt 4/6/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 24/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 29/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/4/43; Gore 10/4/43; Cheyenne 13/4/43; Columbus 19/4/43; Lockbourne 23/3/43; crash landed base 22/9/43 with Harry Hayes (?Scoggins), one passenger minor injury; Written off 1/10/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/1/43; Ogden 25/1/43; Assigned 52BS/29BG Gowen 15/2/43; force landed base with Ed Apperson 13/4/43; Wendover 3/6/43; Sioux City 11/6/43; Kearney 3/8/43; with Ray Miller crash landed Drew 28/2/44; Written off 21/7/44.

with John Dewitt force landed Miami Apt, FL 21/10/45;

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Grenier 9/10/44; Assigned 652BS/25BG Watton 13/10/44; in take off accident with Don Peterson 1/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 1/9/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 2/10/44; taxi accident on base with Bill Brandon 19/12/44; {18m} Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-K then C] Sudbury 8/7/44; 79m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 6/2/46. GOIN’ JESSIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/43; Geiger 5/8/43; Omaha 8/8/43; Kearney 10/8/43; with Armand Ramacitti crashed Sioux City Fd 4/3/44; Written off 6/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/43; Gore 1/8/43; Spokane 4/8/43; Geiger 5/8/43; Kearney 9/8/43; with Rich Nickelhoff crash landed base 24/8/43; Written off 8/9/43.

Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Portland 19/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Denver 21/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 29/1/44; MIA Frankfurt 4/2/44 Pilot: Garrigues DeJean, Co-Pilot: Gene Kraus, Navigator: Dick Brigham, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jefferson Mitchell, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Hager, Waist Gunner: Max Hovick, Waist Gunner: Francis Motschman, Tail Gunner: Abe Harper (8KIA); Bombardier: Lew Germany. w, Radio Operator: Ray Hopper (2POW); flak hit on right wing, crashed Mondorf/Niederkassel, three miles N of Bonn, Ger. MACR 2350. COCK OF THE WALK.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/43; Ephrata 1/8/43; force landed base with Bob Monacky 23/8/43; 504BG Fairmont 8/9/44; 241 BU Fairmont 16/9/44; 1103 BU Morrison 12/1/45; 241 BU Fairmont 19/1/45; 233 BU Davis Monthan 4/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 29/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/43; Spokane 4/8/43; Geiger 5/8/43; Omaha 8/8/43; Kearney 10/8/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 19/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; 234 BU Clovis 24/6/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 23/7/43; 234 BU Clovis 29/7/43; 4202 BU Syracuse 29/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned: 388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; Transferred: 423BS/306BG [RD-L] Thurleigh 19/10/43; MIA Brunswick 24/2/44 Pilot: Norwood Garrett, Co-Pilot: Bob Muri, Navigator: Joe Elgin, Bombardier: Bob Shurilla, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Vinciquerra, Radio Operator: Alvin Dilts{broke leg}, Waist Gunner: Bill Carroll, Tail Gunner: Larry Yator (8POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Glenn{found in wreckage}, Waist Gunner: Almond Weed (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed between Talge & Badbergen, Germany. MACR 2771.