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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6599

B-17 #44-6599

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned: 833BS/486BG [4N-R] Sudbury 13/10/44; {7m} MIA Arnsbach 22/2/45 Pilot: Bill Ringler, Chas Mercer, Jim Rogers, Ray Sommers }Ex nav}, Merle Medley, Bill Krumpe, Bruce Gipson, Germany. ld Duke, Chas Loomer (9EVD); Chas Sibray {tg} (RTD); mech fault, crashed Vesoul, Fr. MACR 12661.

B-17 #42-102651 / Picadilly Ann II

B-17 #42-102651 / Picadilly Ann II

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/5/44; MIA Munich 11/7/44 Pilot: Herb Altman, Leebert McFrland, Frank Hocking, Jim Davidson, Rex Jones, Bill Simington, John Dow, Malcolm Chapman, Chas Aldridge, Clarry Jost (10INT); flak, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz; MACR 6939 (6937′). Returned to US: 1377 BU Grenier 24/10/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 21/12/45. PICCADILLY ANN II.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5118

B-17 #42-5118

Delivered Geiger 28/9/42; Blythe 15/12/42; Hobbs 13/3/43; with John Buddenbaum force landed base 28/10/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/43; 4124 BU Altus 11/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 27/8/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39123 / Possible Straight

B-17 #43-39123 / Possible Straight

Delivered Lincoln 10/12/44; Dow Fd 17/12/44; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 19/12/44; 550BS [SG-X] ; RetUS, Kingman 30/11/45. POSSIBLE STRAIGHT.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39117 / Lady Lyle

B-17 #43-39117 / Lady Lyle

Delivered Hunter 8/12/44; Dow Fd 21/12/44; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-K] Gt Ashfield 22/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39056

B-17 #43-39056

Delivered Hunter 20/11/44; Grenier 2/12/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-V] Gt Ashfield 3/12/44; when parked at Horsching, Austria was hit by 44-8320 on 20/5/45; Salvaged n/battle damaged 6/9/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5117

B-17 #42-5117

Delivered Geiger 28/9/42; force landed base with Bob Kemp 16/10/42; Cutbank 14/3/43; 248 BU Walker 10/7/43; 4136 BU Tinker 5/8/43; 4100 BU Patterson 11/4/44; 325 BU Avon Park 22/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 6/9/45.

B-17 #44-6103

B-17 #44-6103

Delivered Tulsa 3/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned: 748BS/457BG Glatton 6/6/44; MIA Schweinfurt 21/7/44 Pilot: Norris Germany. er, Co-Pilot: Dick Cotter, Waist Gunner: Herve Paquin (3KIA); Navigator: George Sipp, Bombardier: Bill O’Connor, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Norman Hirsch, Radio Operator: Floyd Stitely, Ball Turret Gunner: Harry Moore, Tail Gunner: Chas Minter (6POW); flak, crashed Schweinfurt; MACR 6925/7254.

B-17 #43-38980

B-17 #43-38980

Delivered Hunter 28/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 8AF ? 11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 3/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38851

B-17 #43-38851

Delivered Lincoln 29/9/44; Bismark 3/10/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-K] Rougham 19/10/44; Transferred: 548BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield; Returned to US: Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 2/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 25/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31624 / Joker

B-17 #42-31624 / Joker

Delivered Denver 28/11/43; Gt Falls 1/12/43; Kearney 19/12/43; Romulus 31/12/43; Presque Is 5/1/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-X] Snetterton 12/1/44; MIA Brunswick 23/3/44 Pilot: Herb Taylor, Co-Pilot: Bill Jennings, Navigator: Jim Craig, Bombardier: Ken Nelson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leroy Kratz, Radio Operator: Frank Delgado, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Carlson, Waist Gunner: Elbert Jenkins, Waist Gunner: John Perry, Tail Gunner: Hyram Jameyson (10POW); flak KO’d #3 & #4 over Ruhr Valley, on return crashed Schaijk, near Oss, Hol. MACR 3427. JOKER.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38785

B-17 #43-38785

Delivered Lincoln 21/9/44; Dow 7/10/44; Assigned: 385BG Gt Ashfield 18/10/44; Returned to US: Bradley 25/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 28/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 8/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38743

B-17 #43-38743

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-C] Gt Ashfield 1/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/11/45.

B-17 #43-38750 / Tu Yung Tu

B-17 #43-38750 / Tu Yung Tu

Delivered: Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 16/10/44; crash: takeoff for Kassel 4/12/44 Pilot: Pete Frelman, crashed Deenethorpe, Nthants, UK; Salvaged. TU YUNG TU.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31487

B-17 #42-31487

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; slated 401BG, crashed Gt Falls, MT. 6/12/43; Written off.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38164 / Virginia Lee

B-17 #42-38164 / Virginia Lee

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Gr Island 16/1/44; ass 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 6/2/44; MIA Brux 12/5/44 Pilot: Capt Wayne Larson, Co-Pilot: Maj Bill Brown, Navigator: Randolph Carless, Bombardier: Don Wilson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Mike Brebenar, Radio Operator: Howard Quain, Ball Turret Gunner: Dale Hale, Waist Gunner: Guido DeSalvo, Waist Gunner: Fred Lehman, Tail Gunner: Lt Craig Kellogg (10POW); Enemy aircraft caused much damage, crash-landed Angolsheim, near Neuf-Brisach, Fr, 12 miles SE Colmar, Germany. MACR 4767. VIRGINIA LEE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97573

B-17 #42-97573

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Dalhart 24/1/44; Kearney 23/2/44; Omaha 2/3/44; Patterson 12/3/44; Grenier 14/3/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-Q] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; MIA Krzesinski 29/5/44 Pilot: Mark Moore, Co-Pilot: Cliff Sullivan, Navigator: Art Michel, Bombardier: Ralph Dilley, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Kunce, Radio Operator: Jim Flaherty, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Rood, Waist Gunner: Ken Wyatt, Tail Gunner: John Kennedy (9POW); flak, crashed Korngut, three miles SW of Graetz, Germany. MACR 5318.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38884

B-17 #43-38884

Delivered Cheyenne 3/10/44; Hunter 7/11/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned ? ; 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 8/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39029 / Linda Sue

B-17 #43-39029 / Linda Sue

Delivered Hunter 11/11/44; Grenier 19/11/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/44; 710BS; Transferred: 388BG Knettishall 28/11/44; Returned to US: Bradley 20/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 28/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 25/12/45.

B-17 #42-5125 / Boom Town Jr

B-17 #42-5125 / Boom Town Jr

Delivered Denver 29/9/42; Houlton 13/11/42; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK-Q] Chelveston 1/43; MIA Bremen 13/6/43 Pilot: Grant Higgs, Navigator: Bernie Goldfine, Bombardier: Stan Van Dyke, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Guyford Leith, Radio Operator: Victor Fort, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Noland, Waist Gunner: Ray Haesen, Waist Gunner: Frank Granese (8KIA); Co-Pilot: Harvey Olmstead, Tail Gunner: Bob Gragen (2POW); flak, crashed Vallburg, Germany. , near the coast; MACR 16205.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39054

B-17 #43-39054

Delivered Hunter 19/11/44; Dow Fd 28/11/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 30/11/44; transferred 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 1/12/44; n/battle damaged crash landed base with Larry Moore 24/3/44; Salvaged 28/3/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37667 / Barbara Jane

B-17 #43-37667 / Barbara Jane

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/6/44; training mission 6/4/45 with Winston Johnson, Ray Parks, Walt Vukelic, Bob Woodbeck, Bob Schnug (5WIA), rest ?, crashed four miles W of Meltham Moor,UK; Salvaged 7/4/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83473

B-17 #44-83473

Delivered Hunter 12/3/45; Grenier 21/3/45; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 23/3/45 (last aircraft assgd to grp), but involved in taxi accident with Leonard Martine at Goose Bay, Labrador en route UK 29/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 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 43-38798

B-17 #43-38798

Delivered Hunter 21/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned: 385BG Gt Ashfield 13/10/44; Transferred: 332BS/94BG [XM-M] Rougham 14/10/44; Returned to US: Bradley 24/6/44; 4168 BU Sth Plains 27/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 29/11/45.