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

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/43; Gore 16/7/43; 29BS/19BG Pyote 17/7/43; with Ben Stone crash landed base 4/10/43; Written off 5/10/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/43; Walla Walla 5/7/43; Redmond 15/7/43; Walla Walla 15/8/43; Written off 29/2/44.

Delivered Amarillo 7/7/43; Dallas 19/7/434; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-K] Snetterton 3/9/43; Salvaged. n/battle damage 29/5/45.

Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Assigned: 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 7/3/44; 710BS; crash-landed base Pilot: Harry Jennings 29/1/45; Salvaged. 1/2/45.

Delivered Long Beach 29/7/43; Dallas 312/7/43; 242 BU Gr Isle 23/6/44; with Chester Steinhauser crash landed Sioux City Fd 21/12/43; 6BG Gr Isle 12/7/44; 421 BU Muroc 2/10/44; 242 BU Gr Isle 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 30/7/45.

Delivered Lincoln 7/10/44; Grenier 17/10/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 20/12/44; {36m} Returned to the USA Morrison 19/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 7/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 20/12/44; {9m} caught fire 8/1/45, Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 31/5/44; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-Q] Thurleigh 12/6/44; Salvaged. 2 SAD 27/7/44.

Delivered Dallas 26/9/44; Hunter 24/10/44; Grenier 9/11/44; Assigned PFF 548BS/385BG [GX-J] Gt Ashfield 11/11/44; transferred 15AF; re-ass 10BH Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 5/8/48.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/6/43; Moses Lake 3/7/43; Geiger 2/8/43; Gt Falls 12/8/43; Geiger 28/10/43; with Lando Tanner force landed Sioux City Fd 22/7/44; with Sam Smith force landed base 8/12/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 19/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/6/43; Gore 2/7/43; 540BS/383 BG Geiger 4/7/43; Rapid City 29/7/43; Harvard 2/8/43; 4117 BU Robins 13/7/44; 328 BU Gulfport 16/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Lincoln 20/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 7/12/44; taxi accident on base Pilot: Joe Schreiner 18/6/45; Returned to US: Bradley 6/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/43; Dalhart 9/7/43; Written off 24/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Savannah 20/12/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Rome 20/1/44 with Leroy Byrd, Beattie, Bailey, Young, Klinefelter, Moore, Bourne, Hebb, Wiget, Saldin; nine ‘chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 1953.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Dow Fd 10/8/44; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 22/8/44; MIA Stuttgart 9/12/44 Pilot: Bob Brown (KIA); Co-Pilot: Bill Giglio, Navigator: Jim Walden, Bombardier: Jim Moore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jerold Fann, Radio Operator: Ray Ohm, Ball Turret Gunner: Sam Abdelnour, Waist Gunner: Ernie Hovey, Tail Gunner: Joe Bollard (8POW); flak, crashed Wolfach, Germany. MACR 11342. SLEEPY TIME GAL.

Delivered Lincoln 31/10/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 11/11/44; hit by debris from exploding B-17 during morning preparation 21/2/45, Sal; two other aircraft destroyed and six men injured.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/45; Hunter 6/2/45; Grenier 26/2/45; Assigned 490BG Eye 28/2/45; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola 30/5/45; landing accident at Pomigliano A/Fd, It with Henry Kelly 16/7/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 1/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/45; Hunter 7/2/45; Grenier 21/2/45; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-K] Snetterton 2/3/45; slight mid-air collision with Walter Lowrie, force landed four miles N of Debach A/fd, Sfk, 18/6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/1//46.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 29/6/44; on assembly for Hannover 26/10/44 mid air coll Pilot: 43-38696 (452BG) thru propwash, w/Bob Specht, Co-Pilot: Francis Maurer, Navigator: Paul Gross, Bombardier: Tony Calabrese, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ben Parchimowitz, Radio Operator: Marvin Knapp, Ball Turret Gunner: Wendell Moore, Waist Gunner: Jack Bishop (8KIA); Tail Gunner: Lou Correia (RTD-wia); crashed Caston Hall, Easton, Nfk. Salvaged. 27/10/44.

Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 28/9/44; Assigned: 447BG Rattlesden 30/9/44; Transferred: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 1/10/44; during assembly for Hannover 26/10/44, mid-air coll Pilot: 43-37906 (452BG) w/Wallace Bragg, Co-Pilot: Harlan Humphrey, Navigator: Irvin Eisenstadt, Bombardier: Bob Willis, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Bray, Radio Operator: Albt Halvorsen, Ball Turret Gunner: Melvin Cecil, Waist Gunner: Henry Calosso (8KIA); Tail Gunner: Harry Betts (RTD-wia); crashed Caston Hall, Easton, Nfk.; Salvaged.