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

Delivered Hunter 6/11/44; Grenier 17/11/44; Assigned 493BS Debach 19/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 8/4/44; MIA Ruhland 24/8/44 Pilot: Edwards; flak, crashed Prague, Czech; 5KIA 4POW; MACR 8287. BELLE OF THE BRAWL.

Delivered Santa Monica 3/11/43; Mat. Comm. Seattle 1/12/43; Topeka 28/12/43; Kansas City 5/1/44; Warner Robins 8/1/44; Hunter 18/3/44; Love Fd 13/5/44; Long Beach 14/5/44. Rest unknown.

Delivered Oklahoma City 19/2/45; 246 BU Pratt 21/5/45; 231 BU Alamogordo 14/8/45; 236 BU Pyote 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 22/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 22/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Wiener Nuestadt 23/4/44 with Bob Lewis, John Nagy, Cole, Stephens, Alley, Goodwin, Mohler, Miller, Taylor; flak, crashed near target, Missing Air Crew Report 4393.

Delivered Dallas 27/8/43; Tinker 16/11/43; 4115 BU Atlanta 6/8/44; 2114 BU Lockbourn 2/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Topeka 16/3/45; Grenier 1/4/45; Assigned 5/4//45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; Sth Plains 30/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/2/46.

Delivered Denver 4/1/43; Salina 12/1/43; Homestead 1/2/43; Morrison 9/2/43; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-O] Chelveston 10/2/43; Transferred: 547BS/384BG [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 20/9/43; battle damage Munster 10/10/43, Pilot: Bill Kopf, Co-Pilot: Alf Scott, Navigator: Toscha massey, Bombardier: Gene Connor, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ken Swift, Radio Operator: Herb Yeryar, Ball Turret Gunner: Clyde Smith, Waist Gunner: Tony Perroni, Waist Gunner: Leroy Bernard, Tail Gunner: Elton Buddmeyer (10RTD); crash-landed RAF Desford, UK, hit hangar. Salvaged. 29/10/43. YANKEE GAL.

Delivered Long Beach 5/5/43; Kearney 25/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 16/6/43 DIXIE FLYER; transferred 94BG Returned to the USA Sheppard 9/5/44; Amarillo 29/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46. Also ref as LADY SUZIE II, LADY LIZ or THUNDERBIRD.

Delivered 88BG MacDill 12/5/44; 326 BU MacDill 28/2/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 20/3/45; 555 BU Love Fd 18/8/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 20/8/45; 327 BU Drew 28/8/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 4/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered 88BG MacDill 12/5/44; 4501 BU Lakeland 13/8/44; 326 BU MacDill 30/8/44; from MacDill with Tom Weaver 8/2/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 16/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Roswell 24/5/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3010 BU Williams 9/12/44; 3010 BU La Junta 23/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 4/8/45.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.