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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-98007 / Sleepy Time Gal

B-17 #42-98007 / Sleepy Time Gal

Delivered Dallas 30/4/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned: 833BS/486BG [4N-D] Sudbury 4/7/44; {29m} return from mission 10/11/44 Pilot: Henry Rapp, Bill O’Leary, Delmar Claussen, Bob Farver, Frank Eisenberg, Bernie Miller, Ed Schoonover, Dave King (8RTD); Phil Scott (KIA); Returned to US: Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 28/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 11/12/45. SLEEPY TIME GAL.

B-17 #44-6603 / Jaynee aka Pretty Baby

B-17 #44-6603 / Jaynee aka Pretty Baby

Delivered Lincoln 21/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 19/10/44 JAYNEE; transferred 751BS/457BG [V] Glatton 23/2/45 JAYNEE; 547BS/384BG [SO-J] Grafton Underwood 9/5/45; transferred 9AF 14/2/46; re-ass ATC 7/4/47; 746 BU Vienna 18/1/48; 746 BU (NATO) Kaufber 19/1/48; Recl Comp 14/4/49. PRETTY BABY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38097

B-17 #42-38097

Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Nutts Corner, Belgium. ast, N. I. 17/1/44; ass 711BS/447BG [IR-A] Rattlesden 18/1/44; on local flight 29/2/44 Pilot: Larry Kinsinger, Co-Pilot: George Gaal, Navigator: Harry Lyons, Bombardier: John Dalap, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clifton Driggs, Radio Operator: M. Bergen, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Simpson, Waist Gunner: Theo Zigenfuss, Waist Gunner: Milton Norgard, Tail Gunner: Larry Wittnuhm, pass-Jim Saludo, pass-Henry Wostanoski (12RTD); unable to lower landing gear so bellied in at 1SAD Honington; sal 18/4/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-32059 / Poltergeist aka Vagabond

B-17 #42-32059 / Poltergeist aka Vagabond

Delivered Denver 21/1/44; Cheyenne 25/1/44; Gr Island 17/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned: 550BS/385BG [SG- ] Gt Ashfield 12/3/44; MIA Merseburg 27/8/44 Pilot: O.J. Quick, F. Kapler, S. Lamica, D. Spillane, K. Pierson, H. Gilchrist, W. Call, M. Bust, J. Mast; (fate ‘) ditched Channel. POLTERGEIST aka VAGABOND.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31833

B-17 #42-31833

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/43; Gr Island 18/1/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-R] Gt Ashfield 19/2/44; Salvaged. 12/3/45; Returned to US: 121 BU Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 28/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 28/12/45. MICKEY II.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37985

B-17 #43-37985

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 23/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned: 834BS/486BG [2S-L] Sudbury 16/7/44; {32m} MIA Duren 16/11/44 Pilot: ‘; forced landing Nivelles, Belgium. Salvaged. 17/11/44. Re-ass 67 Tac Recon Gp.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38948

B-17 #43-38948

Delivered Hunter 20/10/44; Dow Fd 28/10/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 2/11/44; 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 23/11/45.

B-17 #44-8724 / Undecided aka Princess Pep

B-17 #44-8724 / Undecided aka Princess Pep

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/44; Oklahoma City 30/12/44; Hunter 29/1/45; Dow Fd 13/2/45; Assigned 423BS/306BG Thurleigh 19/3/45; PRINCESS PEP aka UNDECIDED; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46 when renamed CASEY JONES.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8366 / Island Queen

B-17 #44-8366 / Island Queen

Delivered Dallas 20/8/44; Langley 11/9/44; Dow Fd 12/10/44; Assigned: 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 14/10/44; 711BS; Transferred: 332BS/94BG [XM-P] Rougham 16/10/44; 548BS/385BG [GX-G] Gt Ashfield 18/10/44; RetUS, Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 8/1/46. ISLAND QUEEN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8762

B-17 #44-8762

Delivered Lincoln 15/12/44; Grenier 29/12/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-Q] Gt Ashfield 5/1/45; battle damaged Nurnberg 5/4/45 with Driscoll; force landed continent, Salvaged 27/6/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5121

B-17 #42-5121

Delivered Geiger 28/9/42; Ephrata 3/12/42; Spokane 10/4/43; 242 BU Grand Isle 23/6/43; 6BG Grand Isle 8/7/43; 202 BU Galveston 3/10/43; 327 BU Drew 5/4/44; Recl Comp 21/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30208

B-17 #42-30208

Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Gore 8/5/43; Sioux City 10/5/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; MIA Hanover 30/7/43 Pilot: Earl Pickard, Co-Pilot: Billy Hooker, Navigator: Bob Hoke{evaded capture until he was betrayed 15/4/44}, Bombardier: Wallace Soderberg, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Orville Lewis, Radio Operator: Walt Togel, Ball Turret Gunner: Harlan Oakburg, Waist Gunner: Ralph May, Waist Gunner: Sam Tucker, Tail Gunner: Don Boyd (10POW); flak KO’d #1, crew bailed, ship crashed Berlaar, near Lier, Belgium. MACR 3142.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30209 / Wee Bonnie

B-17 #42-30209 / Wee Bonnie

Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Gore 8/5/43; Sioux City 10/5/43; Smoky Hill 9/6/43; Dow Fd 12/6/43; Assigned: 561BS/388BG [–U] Knettishall 14/6/43; MIA Hanover 26/7/43 Pilot: Al Porter, Co-Pilot: Harry Thompson, Navigator: Henry Rowland, Bombardier: Vernon Adams, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Moffitt, Radio Operator: John Ash, Ball Turret Gunner: Ralph Mallicote, Waist Gunner: Morris Malamed, Waist Gunner: Rosswell Miller, Tail Gunner: Ivan Schraeder (10 RTD); Ditched North Sea. No MACR. WEE BONNIE.

B-17 #43-39093 / Punchin’ Judy

B-17 #43-39093 / Punchin’ Judy

Delivered Lincoln 30/11/44; Grenier 23/12/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. PUNCHIN’ JUDY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5122

B-17 #42-5122

Delivered Geiger 28/9/42; Redmond 23/12/42; Walla Walla 18/1/43; Geiger 23/6/43; 328 BU Gulfport 20/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38336

B-17 #43-38336

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Kearney 30/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-V] Gt Ashfield 11/8/44; malfunction caused taxi accident Pilot: Frank Walls 5/12/44; crash-landed base w/Winfrid Kasris 25/5/45; Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38361 / Hot Chocolate

B-17 #43-38361 / Hot Chocolate

Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Dow Fd 12/8/44; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-Z] Gt Ashfield 13/8/44; Returned to US: Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 30/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 16/11/45. HOT CHOCOLATE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39209

B-17 #43-39209

Delivered Hunter 7/1/45; Grenier 19/1/45; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 22/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6174

B-17 #44-6174

Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Hunter 9/6/44; Morrison 21/6/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 3/7/44; Missing in Action Memmingen 18/7/44 with Eugene Jackson, Lone, Higgins, Rothetr, Ulitch, Bermandie, Cook, Milks, Murphy (9 Killed in Action); Erickson (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Memmingen; Missing Air Crew Report 6975.

B-17 #42-107121 / Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II

B-17 #42-107121 / Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II

Delivered Tulsa 1//3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-J] Grafton Underwood 5/5/44; ground loop accident with Tom Daniel 7/12/44, Salvaged AFSC. KENTUCKY COLONEL.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-40046

B-17 #42-40046

Delivered Long Beach 11/11/43; Gr Island 24/11/43; Presque Is 30/11/43; Prestwick, Scotland, UK 6/12/43; ass 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 14/12/43; MIA Kiel 4/1/44 Pilot: Ashley Bean, Co-Pilot: Floyd Whiteley, Navigator: Carl Flagstad, Bombardier: Bruce Barclay, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carl Alexander, Radio Operator: Larry Andrews, Ball Turret Gunner: Gene Bergen, Waist Gunner: Don Farrington, Waist Gunner: Rex Kerwin, Tail Gunner: Chas Briska (10POW); mech fault & two engines out, crashed Luetjenhorn, three miles NW of Leck, Schleswig/Holstein, Germany. MACR 1897.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37952 / Norah

B-17 #43-37952 / Norah

Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 20/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-H] Sudbury 2/7/44; transferred 832BS [3R-V], then 835BS [H8-F]; 99m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5101

B-17 #42-5101

Delivered Geiger 25/9/42; 34BG Blythe 12/12/42; Pyote 8/2/43; Dyersburg 20/5/43; 326 BU MacDill 22/6/43; 329 BU Columbia 21/10/43; with Chas Brandkamp force landed MacDill 16/2/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/44; with Tom Loftin force landed MacDill 10/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/8/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8595

B-17 #44-8595

Delivered Lincoln 29/10/44; Grenier 9/11/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-M] Sudbury 11/11/44; {47m} involved in landing accident at base, rep. Ret US Bradley 10/6/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45.