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

Delivered Lincoln 25/11/44; Dow Fd 26/12/44; Assigned 8AF 28/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 22/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 8AF 20/12/44 but with Gerne Dasso in t/o/a Meeks Fd, Iceland, 21/12/44 en route Europe; Salvaged 9AF Germany 17/5/46.

Delivered Lincoln 22/11/44; Grenier 14/12/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG Debach 16/12/44 BETSY; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. LITTLE WAMPUS.

Delivered Lincoln 28/11/44; Grenier 26/12/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 28/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; Sth Plains 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/11/45.

Delivered Kingman 19/5/44; 3018 BU Kingman 29/5/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 27/6/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 4/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.

Delivered Ft Myers 19/5/44; 2117 BU Buckingham 30/5/44; 3036 BU Yuma 16/6/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 14/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned: 422BS/305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; MIA Wurzberg 21/7/44 Pilot: Frank Toftness, Bob Shearer, Bob Stachowiak, Harry Beasley, Ray Orr, Wilbur Hall, George Wilson, Adolph Leuti (8KIA); Lloyd Peacock (RTD); flak, crashed North Sea; MACR 8233.

Delivered Ft Myers 19/5/44; 3036 BU Yuma 24/6/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/44; Kearney 27/5/44; Grenier 5/6/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 11/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.

Delivered Hendricks 18/5/44; 271 BU Kearney 7/7/44; 2002 BU Stewart 19/8/44; 2114 BU Lockbourn 1/9/44; 4104 BU Rome 2/10/44; 1 BU Bolling 21/12/44; 2002 BU Stewart 4/1/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 13/2/45; 237 BU Kirtland 28/6/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 30/8/45; 235 BU Biggs 8/11/45; 305 BU Biggs 28/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45.

Unknown initial assignment; with Clarry Strait force landed Dow Fd, Me 29/10/43; with Ray Krewet force landed Kelly Fd, TX 14/1/51; with Gene Eubank force landed a mile north of Cheyenne, Wyo 24/4/54; no early details, but in service as VB-17G with Air Training Command, Chanute AFB 1956.

Delivered Hendricks 18/5/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 12/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/43; Gore 14/6/43; Roswell 19/6/43; Hobbs 8/7/43; Roswell 4/8/43; 93BS/19BG Pyote 13/9/43; 232 BU Dalhart 9/6/44; 19BG Dalhart 19/7/44; 268 BU Peterson 13/12/44; 225 BU Rapid City 2/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 19/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/11/44; Hunter 10/12/44; Grenier 21/12/44; Assigned 8AF 31/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 9/6/43; Ephrata 15/7/43; Ardmore 12/2/44; Written off 13/2/44.

Delivered Dallas 6/8/43; Love 14/7/43; Ephrata 15/7/43; Ardmore 27/10/43; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; with ? force landed base 21/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 20/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/6/43; Kearney 15/6/43; Dow Fd 7/7/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-A2] Rougham 5/7/43; assigned Regensburg shuttle mission and on to Bertoux, North Africa, then to Telergma for return flight to UK, with Don Sweeley. On morning of departure someone inadvertently raised landing gear instead of flaps and collapsed on its belly, resulting in salvage 24/8/43. LITTLE MINNIE II.

Delivered Dallas 8/6/43; Gore 9/6/43; Dallas 19/6/43; New Orleans 26/6/43; Buckingham 27/7/43; Ft Myers 29/9/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 3/12/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Grenier 17/12/44; Assigned 8AF 25/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; Sth Plains 31/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 8AF 18/12/44; with Jim Burgess crashed on take off Meeks Fd, Iceland, 8/1/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 12/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 23/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 8AF 18/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/7/45; 4136 BU Tinker 21/10/45; 4112 BU Olmstead 24/10/45; 4104 BU Rome 3/9/46; 1504 BU Fairfield 25/12/46; 4104 BU Rome 10/1/47; re-ass Pacific TSP 15/1/47; re-ass 30/4/47; PAC Hickam 1/1/48; Recl Comp 10/8/49.

Delivered Hunter 22/11/44; Grenier 6/12/44; Assigned 8AF 8/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; Sth Plains 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Patterson 26/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Snetterton 8/7/44; MIA Brunswick 2/3/45 Pilot: Benton Gatch, Co-Pilot: John Kennedy, Navigator: Emmett Brown, Bombardier: John Ozier, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Roy Gearhart, Radio Operator: Loyal Bright, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Bashaw, Waist Gunner: Ken Bonsecours, Tail Gunner: Bill Gorsuch (9KIA); mid air coll w/44-8697 (96BG); ditched North Sea, 10 miles S of Southwold, Sfk; MACR 12848 (6′). MY IDEAL.

Delivered Hunter 30/11/44; Dow Fd 10/12/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 12/12/44; MIA Dresden 2/3/45 Pilot: Herb Stillwell, Co-Pilot: Lloyd Snyder, Navigator: Arnold Schulke, Bombardier: Joel Nussenoff, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ledley Basden, Radio Operator: Hans Paulsen, Ball Turret Gunner: Herb Lafon, Waist Gunner: Pat Vinzant, Tail Gunner: Neil Wagner (9KIA); mid air coll w/43-37767 (96BG) over North Sea, crashed off Southwold, Sfk; MACR 12846.