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

Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Hunter 22/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-R] Deenethorpe 16/4/44; 111m, Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. DIANA QUEEN OF THE CHASE.

Delivered Denver 6/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-V] Grafton Underwood 4/6/43; Missing in Action 1 Huls 22/6/43 with Bob Oblinski, Co-pilot: Harry Swift, Navigator: Rich Grandpre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ollie Reed, Ball turret gunner: George Werbernac, Waist gunner: Bill Counihan (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Douglas Turner, Radio Operator: Ernie Trickett (killed in fighter attack), Waist gunner: George Waterman, Tail gunner: Harry Cooke (chute failed) (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft damage with three engines out, crashed Wilhelminadoorp, on S. Beveland Is, Hol; first group loss. Missing Air Crew Report 2165.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/10/43; Las Vegas 28/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 14/7/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 21/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; Romulus 6/11/43; Assigned: 367BS/306BG [GY-N] Thurleigh 12/12/43; ass Merignac 31/12/43 Pilot: Chas Smith, Navigator: E.H. Weiner, Bombardier: D.L. Claytor, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Weller, Radio Operator: W.C. Lindsey, Ball Turret Gunner: Clarry Marlow, Waist Gunner: J.M. Moloney, Waist Gunner: W.C. Maddox, Tail Gunner: C.R. Pulciver (9RTD), Co-Pilot: Ellis Andras (KIA), ran out of gas & crashed Stevenage, Herts, hitting tree, causing several injuries, inc CP; Salvaged. AFSC 1/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 10/11/43; Assigned: 366BS/305BG Chelveston 22/12/43; MIA Augsburg 25/2/44 Pilot: Theo Czarnecki, Co-Pilot: Paul Claus, Navigator: Ray Jarnagin, Bombardier: Bob Dannemiller, Radio Operator: Leon Steinberg, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Scott (6POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Wesley Milligan, Waist Gunner: Alby Pettus, Waist Gunner: Rich Mateas, Tail Gunner: Craig Burton (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Nonnenberg, near Zweibruecken, 15 miles E of Saarbrucken, Germany. MACR 2764.

Delivered Dallas 28/6/44; Langley 22/7/44; Dow Fd 18/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG Bassingbourn 10/11/44; battle damaged Gelsenkirchen 22/11/44 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged 3/12/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-J] Deenethorpe 10/7/44; battle damaged 28/3/45 with ?; crash landed Belgium, 9RTD; Salvaged. LADY LUCK.

Delivered Denver 28/2/44; Alexandra 16/3/44; 221 BU Alexandra 17/1/45; 329 BU Alexandra 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/43; Romulus 10/12/43; Presque Isle 13/12/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-T] Kimbolton 21/1/44; 527BS [FO-T]; on practice flight 2/2/44 with inst. P-Capt Lester Gibson, p-Cliff Blue, Navigator: J.A. Forsythe, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: K.Thomas, Radio Operator: E. Chrun, afce-K. Freeman, arm-E. Longski, pass-D. Spofford (8 Returned to Duty); landing gear failure plus right tyre blew; sal 2 SAD 4/2/44.

Delivered Denver 30/9/43; Las Vegas 27/10/43; 3021 BU Las Vegas 16/6/44; with John Patrick force landed base 24/7/44; 2126 BU Laredo 4/5/45; 331 BU Barksdale 22/10/45; 2126 BU Laredo 7/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 27/10/44; Grenier 5/11/45; Assigned: 524BS/379BG [WA-E] Kimbolton 20/2/45; Returned to US: Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 4/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 24/11/45.

Delivered Tulsa 29/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 4/6/44; battle damaged Cologne 15/10/44 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 14/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Isle 19/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 12/1/44; crash landed base 3/10/44, Salvaged 2 SAD. HANGOVER HAVEN.

Delivered Dallas 24/9/43; Romulus 17/4/44; 357 BU Kellogg 14/6/44; 553 BU Romulus 31/7/44; 552 BU New Castle 14/10/44; 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/43; Orlando 8/5/43; Yuma 12/12/43; Written off 19/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/43; Morrison 29/4/43; Assigned 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 24/5/43; transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella 3/5/44; to depot 9/5/44; Returned to the USA Rome 17/8/44; Salvaged 23/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/44; Hunter 7/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-T] Framlingham 17/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Ray Nash, Don Coleman, Bob Hennessy, Dick Sawyer, Don Geiger, Morris Jenkins, Les Flewelling (7 Prisoner of War); Vernon Dinger, Dale Carpenter (2 Killed in Action); flak, and hit by ME262, crashed Neuendorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11245. FREE DELIVERY.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Gr Island 27/4/44; Assigned: 398BG Nuthampstead 3/5/44; no ops, Transferred: 549BS/385BG[XA- ] Gt Ashfield 4/5/44 REBEL; 551BS; MIA Munich 6/10/44 Pilot: Bill Leverett, Dick Phillips, Bob Karshmer, Emmanuel Pappas, Harry Muentener, John Birrell, Milton Hyman, John Albers (9POW); Jim Davis (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Vehlgast, Germany. . MACR 9522. ROGER THE DODGER.

Delivered Lincoln 7/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 2/12/44; {16m} (en route home with 20 passengers aircraft recalled by Burtonwood 3 hours out with reports of sustaining puncture on t/o from RAF Valley, which later proved incorrect!) Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 17/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. LEWD ANGEL.

Delivered Hunter 25/11/44; Grenier 7/12/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-R] Framlingham 12/12/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 14/2/45 with Len Gaik, Jim Carroll, Bill Eckerle, Joe Evanovich, Bill Hoffstetter, Lou Prangi, Bob Glaman (7 Killed in Action); Harry Flanigan, King Weldon (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Weisbaden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12350.