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

Delivered Long Beach 4/7/43; Pendleton 26/7/43; Lewiston 4/8/43; to Geiger with Dick Saubier 4/10/43; Assigned 541BS/383BG Geiger 22/10/43; Written off 17/11/43.

Delivered Denver 15/5/43; 3030 BU Roswell 23/5/43; 3010 BU Williams 11/12/43; 3020 BU La Junta 29/3/44; with Roger Howard force landed Roswell 31/3/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 7/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/9/43; Harvard 13/10/43; 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; MIA Bonn 4/3/44 Pilot: Phil Geyer, Co-Pilot: Tom Griner, Navigator: Paul Levan, Bombardier: Larry Palmer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bruce Morgan, Radio Operator: John Davis, Ball Turret Gunner: Tony Knapp, Waist Gunner: Bill Boger, Tail Gunner: Dick Wheeler (9POW); Waist Gunner: Bill Kray (EVD); flak, crashed St Pierre, SW of Chalons-sur-Marne, Fr. MACR 2888.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 4/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-N] Snetterton 19/9/44; MIA Mannheim 21/4/45 Pilot: Tom Oelker, Radio Operator: Fred Adams (2POW); Co-Pilot: Bob White, Navigator: John England, Bombardier: Stan Kurtz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Emmett Clark, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Bruder, Waist Gunner: Ray Farrer, Tail Gunner: Harry Hainline (7KIA); flak hit caused explosion, crashed Hockenheim, Germany. MACR 11757. MAMMY YOKUM.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 8/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned: 94BG Rougham 2/9/44; Transferred: 367BS/306BG [GY-P] Thurleigh 15/9/44; battle damage Berlin 3/2/45 Pilot: George Luckett, Co-Pilot: Gil Clark, togg-Vic Cunningham, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Wayne Martin, Radio Operator: Jack Boesel, Ball Turret Gunner: Bernie Whitman, Waist Gunner: Tony Spera (7KIA); Navigator: Bob Foster, Tail Gunner: Vic Spevac (2POW); flak, crashed Berlin; Salvaged. 29/3/45; MACR 12218.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Kearney 13/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned: 835BS/486BG [H8-T] Sudbury 2/7/44; 833BS [2N-D]; {80m} returning from mission Pilot: Bill von Platen, John Daley, Morton Ronson, Dean Spencer, Cpl Lapke, Cpl Ray Richlow, Cpl Lockhard, Cpl Mike Malhalko, Cpl Tee Holland, in poor weather with low visibility, circled the base twice, but did not lower landing gear on approach, crash-landed base 6/2/45; rep & Transferred: 601BS/398BG [3O-B] Nuthampstead; Returned to US: Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 10/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 24/11/45. RACK AND RUIN.

Delivered Denver 17/11/43; Kearney 19/12/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Cerignola 29/1243; Lucera 1/22/44; {69m} transferred 463BG Celone 8/44; Salvaged 25/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Wright Fd 20/1/43; Denver 26/1/43; Assigned 1037 Sch Sq/Combat Crew Sch. Smyrna 31/1/43; mechanical problem, landing accident with Edwin Esslinger 9/2/43, rep; Tinker 28/2/43; Hobbs 29/4/43; force landed base with R.C. Lindblad 3/7/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 11/9/45.

Delivered Training Command Seattle 13/1/44; 3715 BU Burbank 13/8/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 7/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; MacDill 7/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44; battle damaged Budapest 14/7/44 with Bob Goesling, (crew ?); force landed Foggia Main with 30,000 flak holes !!; Salvaged 15/7/45.

Delivered Burbank 10/4/44; Ardmore 9/5/44; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 21/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned: 306BG Thurleigh 31/10/44; Transferred: 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; Returned to US: Bradley 10/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 13/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 4/12/45. KONDITORI BABY.

Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 31/3/43; Smoky Hill 5/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Pilot: Rich Jerger forced landing Meeks Fd, Iceland 17/4/43; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-Y] Grafton Underwood 28/6/43; Transferred: 367BS/306BG [GY-X] Thurleigh 22/8/43; MIA Bremen 8/10/43 w/Tom Ledgerwood, Co-Pilot: John Acker, Navigator: Myron Sorden, Bombardier: Gene Levy, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harvey Cook, Radio Operator: Bob Van Dragt, Ball Turret Gunner: John Spell, Waist Gunner: Pat Walsh, obs-Capt Paul George (9POW); Waist Gunner: Andy Fila(died of wounds 6 Nov}, Tail Gunner: Art Robinson{trapped in tail when ship hit by Me 110 rockets} (2KIA); lost engine due to flak, crashed Handrup, 10 miles NE of Lingen, Germany. MACR 868. KATHLEEN aka BARREL HOUSE BESSIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/43; Hobbs 31/3/43; Long Beach 16/11/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/10/43; Harvard 14/10/43; Assigned 711BS/447BS Rattlesden 19/11/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 28/2/44 with Dick Foutts, Co-pilot: Harry Pettit, Navigator: Elbridge Park, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Billy Wilmurth, Radio Operator: Karl Joerger, Waist gunner: John Curby, Waist gunner: Larry Bulgarel (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cliff Hybarger, Ball turret gunner: Eric Hill,Tail gunner: Chas Harris (3 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & #4, setting wing on fire, crashed Croisette, four miles SW of St Pol, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2890.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/43; Hobbs 2/4/43; Ft Sumner 21/4/43; Hobbs 6/5/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; with S.M. Cladgett force landed base 13/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Hobbs 3/4/43; Romulus 15/4/43; Ft Sumner 21/4/43; Hobbs 6/5/43; Roswell 25/5/43; Hobbs 28/5/43; 3017 BU Hobbs 8/11/44; 3034 BU Gardner 13/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 18/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned: 534BS/381BG [GD-H] Ridgewell 6/4/44; MIA Tingry-Abbeville 22/6/44 Pilot: Sam Peak, Co-Pilot: Bob Petroski, Navigator: John Lundberg, Bombardier: Allen Osterberg, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Murl Simmons, Radio Operator: Frank Welke, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Scharff, Tail Gunner: Max Rockey (8KIA); Waist Gunner: Dick Oberlin (POW); direct flak KOd #2 & #3, followed by fire an explosion, crashed a mile W of Epagnette, two miles SE of Abbeville, Fr; MACR 5918. SPARE CHARLIE.

Delivered Kearney 22/6/44; Presque Is 8/7/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 8/7/44; Salvaged 6/5/45.

Delivered Denver 11/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-Z] Earls Colne 5/6/43; Rougham 13/6/43 as NATURALS; MIA SOE Operation Cadillac (Resistance supplies) 14/7/43 Pilot: Ed Purdy, Carroll Harris, Navigator: Chas Lichtenberger, Bombardier: Ed Jones, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dick Marquardt, Radio Operator: Chas Sprague, Ball Turret Gunner: John Smith, Tail Gunner: Francis Santangelo, foto-Capt Jeff Dickson{from 4th Bomb Wing} (9KIA); Waist Gunner: Joe Cornwall, tg-Larry Templeton (2EVD); coll Enemy aircraft, crashed Evreux, Fr. MACR 116. SALTY’S NATURALS.

Delivered Long Beach 4/7/43; Geiger 29/7/43; Gt Falls 5/8/43; Kearney 5/10/43; with Ken Ely force landed base 26/10/43; 245 BU McCook 3/6/44; 9BG McCook 11/9/44; 3705 BU Lowry 16/10/44; Written off 6/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 24/9/45.

Cheyenne 1/3/44; Ardmore 17/3/44; 222 BU Ardmore 8/9/44; 2517 BU Elington 21/9/44; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/9/45.

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 4/6/44; Assigned: 750BS/457BG [K] Glatton 15/6/44; Returned to US: Bradley 9/6/45; Sth Plains 11/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/42; Salina 4/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 11/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; {90m} transferred 817BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Sterparone 22/4/43; {14m} Salvaged 30/11/45. {total-104m}. NEVER SATISFIED.