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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83572

B-17 #44-83572

Delivered Tulsa 6/4/45; Patterson 6/6/45; 53 RCN Sq Grenier 25/7/45; Assigned Guam 11/3/46; re-ass 30/4/47; 373 RV Kindley 18/1/48; 523 AB Lagens 23/7/48; 1605 AB Lagens 18/10/48; 4 MSU Gp Andrews 2/4/49; 1600 MSU Gp Westover 30/8/49; AMC Olmstead 19/10/49; Recl Comp 13/6/50.

B-17 #42-5911 / Hesitatin’ Hussy

B-17 #42-5911 / Hesitatin’ Hussy

Delivered Long Beach 30/4/43; Gore Fd 9/5/43; Dow Fd 13/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; damaged in base hangar explosion which severely damaged other aircraft 3/9/43; Salvaged NBD 4/9/43. HESITATIN’ HUSSY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30187 / Lulu Belle

B-17 #42-30187 / Lulu Belle

Delivered: Cheyenne 24/4/43; Gore 6/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-K] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; MIA Evreux 24/8/43 Pilot: Maj Preston Piper, Co-Pilot: Vince Masters, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Luther Daniels, Radio Operator: Paul Schultz, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Armes, Tail Gunner: Lt Tom Morgan (6RTD); Navigator: Capt John Dewey, Bombardier: Lee Jones, Waist Gunner: Ed Sanders, Waist Gunner: Archie Cameron (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Atlantic, about 40 miles off Padstow, Cornwall; MACR 961. LULU BELLE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3454

B-17 #42-3454

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/43; 435BS/19BG Pyote 19/7/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG stayed US 25/6/43; with Mack Rieder crashed Springfield, KS 5/12/43; Written off 10/12/43.

B-17 #42-30195 / Blind Date

B-17 #42-30195 / Blind Date

Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Sioux City 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 10/6/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 16/6/43; [77m] crash: takeoff for Bohlen oil depot 7/10/44 Pilot: Harry Resch, Co-Pilot: Jim Fraser, Navigator: George Miner, Bombardier: Don Sjaardema, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Buckles, Radio Operator: Herb Jacobs, Ball Turret Gunner: Tony Checcia, Waist Gunner: Archie Gollen; Tail Gunner: Chester Mitchell (9RTD); engine caught fire, bellied in at Walpole, Sfk, UK. Salvaged. (first in group to 75 missions and last known B-17F to be used on daylight mission); BLIND DATE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-6062

B-17 #42-6062

Delivered Long Beach 8/7/43; Walla Walla 20/7/43; Lewiston 4/8/43; to Boston, MA with Jim Lynch, crash landed base 24/8/43; Written off 21/9/43.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-6061

B-17 #42-6061

Delivered Long Beach 8/7/43; Assigned 88BG Walla Walla 25/7/43; force landed base with Alton Hastings 30/7/43; Written off 13/9/43.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102942

B-17 #42-102942

Delivered Bolling 21/4/44; Minneapolis 20/4/44; Bolling 28/4/44; 4136 BU Tinker 1/11/44; 1502 BU Mather 25/11/44; 4112 BU Olmstead 17/1/45; 1 BU Bolling 19/5/45; 64 BU Andrews 20/6/45; 326 BU MacDill 10/7/45; Pacific 24/2/46; Rio de Janiero 7/4/48; Panama 20/4/48; Recl Comp 29/12/48.

B-17 #42-30193 / Hard Luck

B-17 #42-30193 / Hard Luck

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 9/6/43; Dow Fd 14/6/43; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 15/6/43; crash: takeoff for Schweinfurt 14/10/43 Pilot: Paul Swift, Co-Pilot: Cecil Tipper, Navigator: Paul Arbon, Bombardier: Otto Bowman{inj}, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bertil Erickson, Radio Operator: John Taylor, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Molinari, Waist Gunner: Tom Norton, Waist Gunner: Don Van Cundy, Tail Gunner: Bob bPonton, pass-Colie Emlyn (11RTD), Salvaged. HARD LUCK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-37903

B-17 #42-37903

Delivered Denver 9/10/43; Las Vegas 29/10/43; with Harry Taylor crash landed base 13/4/44; W/O 16/4/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-6203

B-17 #42-6203

Delivered Long Beach 21/8/43; Lockbourn 7/9/43; with John Belton force landed base 12/9/43; 2114 BU Lockbourn 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29917

B-17 #42-29917

Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/43; Colorado Springs 8/3/43; Patterson 2/4/43; Peterson 21/4/43; Presque Is 6/5/43; Peterson 28/5/43; Assigned (F-9B photo-recon) 1st Photo Gp, Riverside, Cal 1/9/43; Mexico 9/11/43 – 27/12/43; Smoky Hill 6/6/44; MacDill 30/6/43; Robins 2/11/43; Buckley 22/11/43; with ? force landed Buckley Fd, Co, 7/1/45; Peterson 1/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 8/10/45.

B-17 #42-30354 / Hustlin’ Hussy

B-17 #42-30354 / Hustlin’ Hussy

Delivered: Cheyenne 23/5/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 3/6/43; Dow Fd 20/6/43; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-X] Gt Ashfield 1/7/43; MIA Frankfurt 29/1/44 Pilot: Ralph Palmer, Navigator: Bill Powell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Art Pacha, Ball Turret Gunner: Leo Reynolds, Waist Gunner: Bill Williams (5POW); Co-Pilot: Ryal Skaggs, Bombardier: Frank Wieczerzak, Radio Operator: Bob Piaroto, Tail Gunner: Elmore Loveland (4EVD); Waist Gunner: Allen Patterson (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Anderlues, six miles NW of Charleroi, Belgium. MACR 2268. SWEET 17 aka HUSTLIN’ HUSSY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5930

B-17 #42-5930

Delivered Long Beach 16/5/43; Gore Fd 23/5/43; Assigned RAAF at Roswell where Milton Butler force landed 4/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3010 BU Williams 14/12/44; 3020 BU La Junta 4/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 312/7/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8861

B-17 #44-8861

Delivered Dorval, Canada 17/1/45; To RAF [KJ126]; 51MU ; Struck Off Charge 11/3/47.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38866

B-17 #43-38866

Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Grenier 13/10/44; Assigned 493BG Debach 17/10/44; battle damaged Cottbus, Ger 15/2/45 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged 19/2/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3214

B-17 #42-3214

Delivered Cheyenne 30/3/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-F] Thurleigh 5/5/43; transferred 368BS [BO-F]; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 21/5/43 with Max Judas, Navigator: Jim Cummings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leland Kessler, Radio Operator: Joe Graziano, Waist gunner: Gerry Stroud, Waist gunner: Elwood Brotzman,Tail gunner: John Geimer (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Frank Arrison, Bombardier: Foster Daniels, Ball turret gunner: Roy LaBlanche (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Waddwwarden, near Emden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16173.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3344

B-17 #42-3344

Delivered Denver 16/5/43; Presque Is 11/6/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 29/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; 353BS/301BG Lucera 2/4/44; Missing in Action (16m) Budapest 27/6/44 with Walter Lyon, Willoughby, Naeder, Heintz (4 Killed in Action); Hamel, McCormick, Deason, Senger, Hollibaugh (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Budapest. Missing Air Crew Report 6173.

B-17 #42-97955

B-17 #42-97955

Delivered Denver 15/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [K] Glatton 30/5/44; battle damaged Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Francis Gamboa, Co-pilot: Ray Rossner, No nav, Bombardier: Milton Braverman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hiram Drache, Radio Operator: Stan Zocks, Ball turret gunner: Lyle Astry, Waist gunner: John Westhoff, Waist gunner: Bob Black,Tail gunner: Tom Elliott (9 Returned to Duty); force landed Moelsbrook A/fd, Bel, Salvaged 14/11/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8884

B-17 #44-8884

Delivered Lincoln 24/1/45; Grenier 12/2/45; Assigned 8AF 22/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-6130

B-17 #42-6130

Delivered Long Beach 1/8/43; Denver 17/8/43; 498BG Smoky Hill 9/8/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 19/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30429

B-17 #42-30429

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 29/6/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; slated for 94BG, but Assigned 340BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 29/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Steyr 2/4/44 with Lowell Braun, Niemeyer, Cooke, Kauffman, Hamel, McClure, Varnado, Hall, Syzmanski; enemy aircraft, crashed Grossramming, Aus; Missing Air Crew Report 3583.

B-17 #42-29924

B-17 #42-29924

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/43; Gowen 17/3/43; Brooksville 10/4/43; Montbrook 12/8/43; Orlando 30/11/43; with Gil Hamman crash landed 3017 BU Hobbs 25/10/44; Written off Recl Comp 2/11/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8713

B-17 #44-8713

Delivered Cheyenne 4/12/44; Hunter 16/12/44; Grenier 26/12/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 1/1/45; transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-P] Snetterton 3/1/45; crash landed Nice A/fd, France with Ira Wilson 30/7/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 24/8/45; Returned to the USA Kingman /12/45.