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

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Casper 14/1/43; Rapid City 31/1/43; Casper 2/2/43; Ephrata 28/4/43; with Ed Steedman crashed on take off from base 16/5/43; Written off 17/5/43.

Delivered Denver 23/12/42; Salina 5/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 23/2/43; Missing in Action Bizerte 3/5/43 with Leroy Rainey, Hall, May, Murphy (4 Returned to Duty), Murray, Collins, Greig, Solem, Rohan, Donald, Richardson (7KIS-drowned); ditched Mediterranean Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 16175.

Delivered Denver 23/12/42; Salina 5/1/43; DeRidder 31/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 23/2/43; crash landed 3/5/43 ex-Bizerte, Written off 22/9/43; repaired but Salvaged 2/12/43.

Delivered Denver 28/2/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-S] Gt Ashfield 22/4/44; Salvaged. 12/8/44. RAGGED BUT RIGHT.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-F] Snetterton 3/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45. LOVELY LADY.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-X] Rougham 1/5/44; MIA battle support area, Fr 13/8/44 Pilot: Joe Griffith, Fred Finkelstein, Bob Langner, Tony Mancini, Alton Davis, Chas Oliver (6POW); Jim Vaughn (KIA); Bill Lappanan, Jack Kassick (2EVD); flak KO’d two engines, a third smoking, crashed St Andre, Fr. MACR 8362. KISMET.

Delivered 488BG Avon Park 12/5/44; 325 BU Avon Park 13/8/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 17/8/45; 4152 BU Lockbourn 19/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 6/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 30/4/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Albert Oswalt 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Snetterton 22/4/44; MIA Nucourt, Fr 22/6/44 Pilot: Jay Horn, Co-Pilot: John Murray, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Henry Morris, Ball Turret Gunner: Cliff McCleary, Waist Gunner: Lester Weimer, Waist Gunner: Tony Monaco, Tail Gunner: Tony Viglianti (7KIA); Navigator: Steve Manzek, Bombardier: Harry Ubbins, Radio Operator: Frank Cowan (3POW); flak, crashed Rue Pajol, Paris, Fr. MACR 5917.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 28/9/44; Assigned: 92BG Podington 1/10/44; Transferred: 545BS/384BG [JD-F] Grafton Underwood 7/10/44; battle damage Bordeaux 14/4/45 Pilot: ‘; forced landing continent; Salvaged.

Delivered 488BG Avon Park 12/5/44; 901 BU Pinecastle 2/6/44; 325 BU Avon Park 15/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 13/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG Rougham 1/10/44; 331BS [QE-G]; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.

Delivered Denver 20/12/42; Salina 30/12/42; West Palm Beach 4/1/43; Assigned 340BS/97BG 5/4/43; MIA 16/7/43 with Jacob Schell, hit by flak over Villa San Giovanni; 10 RSC.

Delivered Denver 18/12/42; Pueblo 29/12/42; Biggs 24/2/43; Blythe 19/3/43; damaged when groundlooped on t/o 5/5/43 with George Lake, rep; crashed on take off with Schroeder 19/5/43, Written off 31/5/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/43; Gore 6/5/43; Gt Falls 8/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 94BG Rougham 17/6/43; Transferred: 548BS/385BG [GX-H] Gt Ashfield 6/43; MIA Bremen 29/11/43 Pilot: Dick Yoder, Co-Pilot: Bob Payne, Navigator: Mort Breslau, Bombardier: Bill Hart, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Kingdon (5POW); Radio Operator: Theo Schatz, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Nixon, Waist Gunner: Ed Staman, Waist Gunner: Forrest Mengenhardt, Tail Gunner: Roy Saye (5KIA); flak, crashed Fesenfeld, four miles W of Syke, S of Bremen, Germany. MACR 1581. GREMLIN’S BUGGY.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/44; Kearney 23/5/44; Dow Fd 31/5/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-P] Grafton Underwood 8/6/44; MIA Sterkrade, Germany. 22/1/45 Pilot: Rod Birder, Ed Clyde, Ezra Dickinson, Bill Bentley, Manuel Biera, Don Dean, Glenn Blanford, Chester McMillan, Bill Cato (9POW); flak, crashed Dusseldorf; MACR 11764. TREMBLIN’ GREMLIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; Assigned 429BS/2BG Gt Falls 31/1/43; mid air collision 15/1/43 with Dick Eggers and badly damaged; rep. to Ainsworth 21/2/43; Geiger 28/3/43; Gore 24/4/43; Moses Lake 29/6/43; Tinker 29/11/43; transferred 594BS/396BG Drew 3/12/43; 327 BU Drew 4/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 6/9/45.

Delivered Denver 3/12/42; Rapid City 31/1/43; Geiger 8/6/43; Gore 10/7/43; Walla Walla 8/8/43; 243 BU Gt Bend 19/9/44; 1 Continental AF Bolling 21/7/44; 243 BU Gt Bend 26/8/44; 237 BU Kirtland 22/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 31/10/45.

Delivered Denver 5/3/43; Hobbs 3/4/43; Mather 12/5/43; New Castle 2/6/43; Hobbs 21/7/43; Tinker 6/6/44; Hobbs 15/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/9/45.

Delivered Tulsa 11/12/42; Pyote 2/1/43; Gowen 12/5/43; Alamogordo 21/6/43; Pueblo 16/8/43; 248 BU Walker 27/6/44; 500BG Walker 10/7/44; 2528 BU Midland 4/11/44; 2509 BU Big Spring 23/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/42; Salina 1/1/43; De Ridder 31/1/43; Dyersburg 29/4/43; Alexandria 7/7/43; Galveston 13/8/43; Assigned 502BS/346BG Dyersburg with John Mahan, crash landed base 22/8/43; 234 BU Clovis 24/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/8/44; Hunter 3/9/44; Dow Fd 12/9/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 23/9/44; 544BS [SU-D]; Salvaged 14/11/44.

Delivered Lincoln 3/12/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 18/12/44; Returned to US: Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Gt Falls 23/12/42; Cheyenne 13/1/43; Hobbs 28/1/43; Ft Sumner 21/4/43; Hobbs 6/5/43; Chicago Mun 16/5/43; Hobbs 24/6/43; New Orleans 3/8/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; 4121 BU Kelly 20/2/45; 4505 BU Kelly 28/3/45; 4160 BU Ardmore 20/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 27/7/45.