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

Delivered Hunter 10/11/44; Grenier 22/11/44; Assigned 463BG Celone 20/12/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/8/43; 345 BU Waycross 1/3/45; from Dyersburg with Warren Weekly 29/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 9/4/45; 325 BU Avon Park 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/43; 3030 BU Roswell 18/9/44; 3010 BU Williams 11/12/44; 3020 BU La Junta 29/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 1/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/43; Gr Isle 9/8/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [SG-J] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; MIA Emden 11/12/43 Pilot: Forest Poore, Co-Pilot: John Ward, Navigator: Lynn Stuckenbruck, Bombardier: Bill Nicholls, Radio Operator: Paul Balogh, Waist Gunner: Bill Kelly, Waist Gunner: John O’Donnell, Tail Gunner: Jim Capillos (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alva Woodall{drowned in Reitdiep Canal}, Ball Turret Gunner: Harry Morris (2KIA); Enemy aircraft set #2 on fire, crashed Warendorp Farm, Torrenga, near Warfhuizen, Hol; MACR 1664. MARY ELLEN III.

Delivered Lincoln 7/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 22/12/44; t/o accident with Bob Neeshan 12/4/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46. COOKIE.

Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 19/10/43; ass 544BS/384BG [SU-B] Grafton Underwood 23/11/43; Transferred: 1 BAD Burtonwood 2/5/45; 100+m, retUS Bradley 4/7/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 13/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 21/10/45; Scrapped: Kingman 23/11/45. HOTNUTS.

Delivered Denver 4/7/43; Moses Lake 20/7/43; 327 BU Drew 4/8/43; 4124 BU Altus 2/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 1/8/45.

Delivered Denver 2/7/43; Moses Lake 19/7/43; 327 BU Drew 4/5/44; 4124 BU Altus 2/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 1/8/45.

Delivered Dallas 9/7/44; Langley 4/8/44; Dow Fd 8/10/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 19/10/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46. MISS CELLANEOUS.

Delivered Denver 6/3/43; Salina 18/4/43; Tinker 31/3/43; Morrison 12/4/43; Homstead 21/4/43; Assigned Glen 11/5/43; Independence 24/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/3/43; Colorado Springs 18/3/43; Patterson 24/3/43; Colorado Springs 10/4/43; Assigned (F-9B photo-recon) 1st Photo Gp Colorado Springs 1/9/43; Mexico 9/11/43 – 27/12/43; Smoky Hill 6/6/44; MacDill 13/6/44; Robins 30/10/44; Buckley 14/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 26/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned: 365BS/305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; MIA Cologne 10/1/45 Pilot: Art Leuthesser, Bob Whitcomb (2POW); Bill Butcher, Claud McLaughlin, Irwin Levy, Virgil Biggs, Marshall Villani, Jim Shambarger, Paul Lowry (7KIA); flak, crashed Fischbach, Germany. MACR 11745.

Delivered Dallas 20/7/44; Langley 23/8/44; Dow Fd 3/9/44; Assigned 463BG PFF Celone 13/10/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/6/44; Kearney 5/7/44; Grenier 19/7/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 22/7/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 9/3/45 with Carl Faust, Oliver Hirist, Harry Perdue, Leroy Pierstos, Bob Greene, Paul Winkle, Lloyd Wells (7 Prisoner of War); Roy Caver, George Bryant (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Mulheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12947. MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 15/7/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-M] Sudbury 17/7/44; transferred 832BS [3R-V]; 39m battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with Lewis Cloud, – Hodge, – Jones, – Chrastka, Radio Operator: Arnold Welch [5KIA]; Co-pilot: Stehle, – Scott, _ McDermott, – Warlick [4RTD]; crash landed Reydon, two miles NW of Southwold, Sfk., UK; 5KIA; Salvaged 4/2/45. BLUE GRASS GIRL.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/3/43; Hobbs 5/6/43; with George Fory crashed a mile N of base 1/12/43; Written off 16/12/43.

Delivered Long Beach 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Homestead 12/6/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 15/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 414BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44 Missing in Action Ploesti 5/4/44 with Bob Howard, Co-pilot: Fred Irwin, Navigator: John McClean, Bombardier: Perle Steinbrook, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Ford, Radio Operator: Ken Manley, Ball turret gunner: Herb Foreman, Waist gunner: Bob Hooper, Waist gunner: Bob Moore,Tail gunner: John Fox (10MIA); flak hit, crashed Zlot. Missing Air Crew Report 3966.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 16/7/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 5/11/44 with Byron Anderson (Killed in Action); John Cottier, Sheldon Widmer, Chas Charnow, Arthur Mohr, Bill Gonsalves, Joe Grimmer, George Tuttle, Chas Fitch (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Frankfurt; Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10353. SPRATT-O-LINER.

Delivered Long Beach 30/6/43; Amarillo 3/7/43; Love Fd 9/8/43; Dallas 10/8/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-P] Rougham 9/10/43; MIA Cognac 31/12/43 Pilot: Stan Wainwright, Navigator: Norbert Lorenz, Ball Turret Gunner: John Silvia, Waist Gunner: Paul Schatzau (4POW); Co-Pilot: John Bickley, Bombardier: Ed Allard, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Art Mahy, Radio Operator: Paul McGill, Waist Gunner: Art Dauenhauer, Tail Gunner: Henry Richard, rad-obs-Sgt Henry Patterson{body not recovered} (7KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Royan, Fr; MACR 1755.

Delivered Long Beach 30/6/43; Amarillo 7/7/43; Dallas 9/8/43; 4100 BU Patterson 27/1/44; modified to XC-108 as taxi for Gen Frank Hackett 10AF Bengal, India; Returned to the USA 4/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Augusta 25/11/46; Assigned ATC Europe 30/4/47, probably at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.