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

Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/43; Gt Falls 21/12/43; Cheyenne 7/1/44; Lakeland 9/1/44; Morrison 23/2/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 25/2/44; Missing in Action Budapest 14/7/44 with Ralph Parks, Co-pilot: Jim Schwartz, Navigator: Ed Eagan, Bombardier: Martin Fainer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J.D. Bennett, Radio Operator: Curtis Snell, Ball turret gunner: Don Haggard, Waist gunner: Ollo Shook, Waist gunner: Bill Tatum,Tail gunner: Joe Merkle; flak, crashed Budapest. Missing Air Crew Report 6858. PYSONYA.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 9/8/45.

Delivered Denver 14/10/43; Las Vegas 27/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 15/3/45; 2126 BU Laredo 1/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 29/8/44; Grenier 17/9/44; Assigned: 749BS/457BG [R] Glatton 17/10/44; landing accident on base Pilot: Murton Barry 12/5/45; Salvaged. 13/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/10/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/43; Assigned 97BG Tafaraoui 22/12/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 3/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; {29m} Salvaged 26/2/45; Returned to the USA Homestead 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45. MUD HEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/43; Moses lake 29/7/43; 497BG Pratt 8/7/44; ASC 4136 BU Tinker 15/7/44;246 BU Pratt 6/8/44; 29BG Pratt 10/9/44; 4136 BU Tinker 3/10/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/43; Moses lake 29/7/43; 497BG Pratt 8/7/44; ASC 4136 BU Tinker 15/7/44;246 BU Pratt 6/8/44; 29BG Pratt 10/9/44; 4136 BU Tinker 3/10/44; 233 BU Davis Monthan 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; MacDill 31/3/44; 327 BU Drew 7/12/44; Recl Comp 1/1/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-Y] Framlingham 29/6/44; 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 1/12/45. GENTLEMAN JIM.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Kearney 30/1/44; Grenier 18/2/44; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-L] Framlingham 26/2/44; MIA Dusseldorf 9/9/44 Pilot: Len Hilsenhoff, Ed Seefeldt, Jim Merge, Ned Higgins, Gene Tharpe, Murray Wolfe, Bill Martin (7KIA); Bill Kump, Yoraham Marcus(2POW); flak, crashed Hubbelrath, Germany. MACR 8911. BABY BUGGY.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/10/42; West Palm Beach 12/12/42; Assigned 97BG Amendola; {100+m} transferred 463BG Celone; 483BG Sterparone; Returned to the USA Homestead 6/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge Fd 22/11/44. YANKEE QUEEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Kearney 26/7/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG Debach 22/8/44 STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Bob Prochwit, Harvey Walter, Ashley Ivey, Leon Pogue, Ersel Hall, Albt Cobb, John Atherton, Clarry Larrew (8 Returned to Duty); Dick Stones (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Rijn Saterwoude, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 10170. LEVEL UP AND FLY RIGHT – THE ROCK.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 862BS/493BG [8M-P] Debach 12/8/44; sustained battle damaged on mission 12/9/44 with Gavin Brown, Co-pilot: Gerald Clemmer, no nav, Bombardier: Alvin Ross, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Hughson, Radio Operator: Dan Marrison, Ball turret gunner: Alfons DudenHoeffer, Waist gunner: Tim Stafford,Tail gunner: Walt Ulickas (8 Returned to Duty); returned base, Salvaged.

Delivered Tulsa 14/10/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/42; Assigned 97BG Biskra 31/12/42; on 3/1/43 with Harry Devers, Banning, Watt, Coreno, Thames, Alsaker, Obradovich, O’Heron, Hasbrouch (10 Returned to Duty); crew bailed over friendly territory, Salvaged. BUCKET OF BOLTS.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Hunter 1/8/44; Grenier 2/8/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 22/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Gowen 5/12/43; Salt Lake 6/12/43; Rock Springs 7/12/43; Laramie 9/12/43; Cheyenne 10/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-Z] Rougham 6/1/44; Radio Operator: Manuel Hantober (KIS-ran into props) 3/2/44; MIA Brandeburg 18/4/44 Pilot: John McMeekin, Co-Pilot: Paul Chance, ng-T/Sgt John Grant, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Rene Darby, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Workman, Waist Gunner: John Kirkland, Waist Gunner: Harry Davis, Tail Gunner: Tom Millio (8KIA); Navigator: Bob Christensen, ro-Clarry Martin (2POW); Enemy aircraft, knocked off wing and spun down and crashed Bergedamm, four miles W of Nauen, Germany. MACR 4153. IMPATIENT VIRGIN.

Delivered Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-N] Grafton Underwood 21/7/44; MIA Ruhland 7/10/44 Pilot: Capt Norman Mandelbaum, Bob McCord (2KIA); George Ovellette, Dick Philleo, Gil Perry, Jim Brown, Len Clary, Ray Amspacher, Ralph Frederickson (7POW); flak, crashed Ruhland; MACR 9365. SCOTTY.

Delivered Tulsa 5/10/42; West Palm Beach 9/1/43; Assigned 340BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 17/4/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Returned to the USA Homstead 18/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 4/7/45.

Delivered Dallas 19/6/44; Langley 10/7/44; Grenier 13/8/44; Assigned PFF 94BG Rougham 21/8/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-N] Sudbury 9/44; {23m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/44; Kearney 2/8/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 25/8/44; crashed on take off for Cologne 10/1/45 with Chas Brown; Salvaged 11/1/45.

Delivered Tulsa 14/3/44; Kearney 2/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-C] Framlingham 10/4/44; MIA Mannheim 21/1/45 Pilot: Bill Spragins, Bill Brandt, Junius Yount, John Molans, Ed Sawyer, George Heginbotham, Carl DuBose, Jeremiah Withers, John Lesac (9KIA); feathered engine on assembly and crashed Channel. MACR 11801. THE UNINVITED MISSIONAIRES.

Delivered Long Beach 2/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned Chambers Prov, Gp. then 8AF 30/11/43, but lost over Atlantic from Gander en route to Prestwick, UK. with Carlisle Craig, Co-pilot: Bill Hancock, Navigator: Rich Hargrove, Bombardier: Bob Baum, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stuart Penberthy, Radio Operator: Bill Ruffner, g-Leo Wulfkuhle, g-Joe Kanakis,Tail gunner: Jim Gorman (9 Killed in Service); Missing Air Crew Report 1318.

Delivered Nashville 16/10/44; Dow Fd 27/12/44; Assigned 416BS/99BG Tortorella 11/1/45; Missing in Action {7m} Graz 8/2/45 with John Reid, Theobald, Nichols, Blacker, Mathews, Freeman, Huntsberger (Killed in Action); Brown, Ling, Rowell (3 Prisoner of War); (top turret had radar gun sight) mid air coll with 42-32071, crashed Mittelohming; Missing Air Crew Report 12083.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/44; MacDill 4/2/44; Morrison 7/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 11/3/44; transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44 MOONBEAM McSWINE; re-named NINE WOLVES & POPPA; Missing in Action {93m} Graz, Aus. 8/2/45 with Harry Schuld, Sumerall, Hagins, Agronow, Molnar, Kulberg, Goodwin, Wrona, Conley (8 Killed in Action); Frank Smith, Kosczyarek (2 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 44-6691, crashed Kapsovar; Missing Air Crew Report 12082. FREDDY-H.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 4/5/44; u/c coll on landing 22/11/44; Salvaged AFSC.