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

Delivered Denver 24/2/43; Eglin 9/3/43; Englewood 12/3/43; Eglin 14/4/43; Midland 21/6/43; Eglin 24/6/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 1/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 15/7/44; MIA Permasens, Germany. 9/8/44 Pilot: Howard Hamilton, Rexford Feaster, Hector Kaufman, Walt Nielson, Vince Miller, Howard Siegle, Harry Willey, Dale Dorning, Bob Wilmoth (9EVD); flak, crashed Antwerp; MACR 7393. RED DRAGON.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/12/42; Assigned 391BS/34BG Blythe 29/12/42; mech. problems led to taxi accident with Milton Sherman 21/2/43; Assigned 504BS/346BG Dyersburg 20/5/43; 505BG Harvard 19/6/44; 4136 BU Tinker 15/7/44; force landed Dyersburg 16/8/43 with Hiram Fisher when u/c gear collapsed; 235 BU Biggs 28/8/44; 4104 Rome 17/1/45; 235 BU Biggs 19/3/45; 4202 BU Syracuse 17/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 3/8/45.

Delivered Tulsa 4/12/43; Boise 15/1/43; Wendover 27/2/43; Gowen 19/4/43; Tinker 9/6/43; Dalhart 9/7/43; with Chas Watkins force landed base 27/7/43; Written off 23/10/43.

Delivered Denver 24/2/43; Eglin 10/3/43; 611 BU Eglin 2/6/43; 610 BU Eglin 4/9/44; 611 BU Eglin 1/4/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 25/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/9/43; Harvard 16/10/43; Assigned: 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; MIA Pirna (111m)19/4/45 Pilot: Bob Glazener, Ray Fortier, Ernie Purcifull, Seb Bucceri, Hobart Jarvis, Theo Ciemier, no wg ‘, Jim Burton (7POW); Harry Cramer (KIA); jet Enemy aircraft, crashed Dresden, Germany. MACR 14180. DEAD MAN’S HAND.(Last heavy bomber lost to e/a).

Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; ass 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 25/11/43; MIA Munich 11/7/44 Pilot: Bob Jacobs, Frank Pollard, Jim Burkhart, Tom Winborne, Granville Newton, John Tennant, Ed Wellnitz, Art Cooper, Lou Joseph, Bob Scott (10INT); flak, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz; MACR 7223. Returned to US: 1377 BU Grenier 13/9/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45. Scrapped: Kingman 12/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 20/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 390BG Framlingham 17/10/44; transferred 379BG Kimbolton 13/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. THE MERRY MAX.

Delivered Long Beach 12/4/43; Smoky Hill 21/4/43; Warner Robins 8/56/43; Morrison 16/5/43; Assigned 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 5/6/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/43; weather aircraft from 15/7/44. Salvaged 6/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 28/8/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned 625BS/25BG Watton 802 Recon Group, 7/10/43, but re-assigned from 1 SAD Lt Staughton, Sfk. as a weather ship; sal after overshut runway at Watton, with ? no crew named; Salvaged 3SAD 17/9/44. STUMBLE BUTT.

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-L] Rougham 7/6/44; 333BS [TS-L]; Returned to US: Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 28/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 30/11/45. VIE’S GUYS.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-K] Grafton Underwood 12/6/43; MIA Villacoublay 26/6/43 Pilot: Delton Wheat, Navigator: Bob Brown, Bombardier: Tom Ketcham, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Bossinger, Radio Operator: Theo Finck, Ball Turret Gunner: John Katuzney, Waist Gunner: Warren Pursch, Tail Gunner: Dere Hurst (8EVD); Co-Pilot: Dave McMullen, Waist Gunner: Ralph Wood (2 fate unknown, possibly POW)); crash-landed Laon, Fr. FLAK DODGER aka FLAK DANCER. (restored and used by Luftwaffe ‘ KG200).

Delivered Long Beach 2/4/43; Ainsworth 17/4/43; Ephrata 11/5/43; 248 BU Walker 9/6/44; 4136 BU Tinker 25/6/44; 235 BU Biggs 19/8/43; 231 BU Alamogordo 12/1/45; 202 BU Galveston 28/1/45; 283 BU Galveston 30/3/45; 209 BU Galveston 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 9/4/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 709BS/447BG [IE-O] Rattlesden 1/5/44; MIA Bohlen 29/6/44 Pilot: Bill Hoyer, Co-Pilot: Joe Syoen, Navigator: John Riddell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bernie Duwel, Radio Operator: Walt Degutis, Ball Turret Gunner: Tom Burke, Waist Gunner: Edwin Thornton, Waist Gunner: Floyd Broman (8KIA); Bombardier: Chas Pearson, Tail Gunner: Tom Holland (2POW); flak KOd #2 setting fire to bomb bay and radio room, ship exploded crashed around Jahnsheim, eight miles E of Altenburg, Germany. MACR 6730.

Delivered Long Beach 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; ass 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Snetterton 30/11/43; Bombardier: Douglas Leeper (KIA-by 20mm shell, pilot was Chas Wunnerberg who landed back at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk) 10/2/44; MIA Augsburg 13/4/44 Pilot: John Daniel Jr, Radio Operator: Chas Gilmore, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Preston, Waist Gunner: Jim Curran, Waist Gunner: Emery Raiman, Tail Gunner: Cyril Mullin (6KIA); Co-Pilot: Joe Kiska, Navigator: Jim Hathaway, b-Andy Detmers, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Drozd (4POW); flak, crashed 30 miles SW of Augsburg, Germany. MACR 4267. THE CHARACTER.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/42; Wendover 28/12/42; Sioux City 10/5/43; Kearney 3/8/43; with Don Lowe force landed Rapid City 23/1/44; 225 BU Rapid City 27/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 14/6/45.

Delivered Long Beach 3/4/43; Assigned 100BG but transferred Dyersburg 16/4/43; Tinker 13/12/43; with Jim Bonner force landed Tinker 1/3/44; 499BG Smoky Hill 9/8/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 15/8/44; 235 BU Biggs 3/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Kearney 25/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned: 367BS/306BG [GY-V] Thurleigh 13/6/44; in base landing accident Pilot: John Davis 8/1/45; Salvaged. 9/1/45. LASSIE COME HOME.

Delivered Lincoln 2/10/44; Dow Fd 13/10/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 24/10/44; Returned to the USA 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/10/45.

Delivered Denver 13/4/44; Albuquerqe 17/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Lowry Fd 5/5/44; W/O 7/5/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Gr Island 15/2/44; Presque Is 5/3/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-W] Thurleigh 24/3/44; #3 caught fire after t/o for mission, u/c was retracted, Pilot: Wilbur Weiland, Co-Pilot: Jim Seymour, Navigator: F.A. Brookway, Bombardier: J.C. Chambers, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: S.J La Gory, Radio Operator: M.L. Hodges, Ball Turret Gunner: J.D. Subal, Waist Gunner: V.A. McQuinn, Waist Gunner: J.A. McShaffery, Tail Gunner: A. Berman (10RTD); Acc Inn. Board apportion blame equally with p and cp; Salvaged. 2 SAD 2/5/44.

Delivered Long Beach 9/10/43; Hobbs 22/10/43; 3018 BU Kingman 8/1/45; Recl. Comp. 17/1/45.

Delivered Long Beach 8/10/43; Walla Walla 8/11/43; Written off 23/11/43.

Delivered Denver 2/3/44; Kearney 12/3/44; Presque Is 5/4/44; Assigned: 563BS/388BG [O] Knettishall 6/4/44; destroyed by Enemy aircraft at Poltava Pilot: Lt Gaylon 21/6/44; Salvaged. 2/7/44. ROUND TRIP.