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

Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-D] Framlingham 29/6/44; MIA Tours, Fr 1/8/44 Pilot: Tony Forte, Greg Collins (2KIA); Chas Amao, Bob McKnight, John Craddock, Steve Sideroff (4POW); Tom Whitmore, Rawling O’Leary, Don Jirik (3EVD) ; flak hit then exploded, crashed Tours, Fr. MACR 7748. SEQUATCHIEE.

The fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/2/44; Kearney 25/3/44; Presque Is 26/3/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-H] Grafton Underwood 27/4/44; MIA Hamburg 8/11/44 Pilot: Bill Drake, Dick Johnson, Leon Dunning, Erwin Pire, Chas Clymer, Bob Owen, Dick Lewis, Gayle May (8POW); Dan Hart (KIA); flak, crashed Neirstein, Germany. MACR 10352. REBEL.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Hobbs 27/4/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 17/12/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 31/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/11/45.

Delivered 396BG Drew 16/5/44; 327 BU Drew 26/5/44; 203 BU Jackson 12/9/45; 268 BU Peterson 11/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered Louisville 6/4/45; Sth Plains 19/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 26/9/44; Hunter 25/10/44; Grenier 6/11/44; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Snetterton 11/11/44; MIA Mainz 13/1/45 Pilot: Capt Merlin Miller, Co-Pilot: Roy Collier, Navigator: Warren Berg, Bombardier: Capt Bob Alford, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Miller, Tail Gunner: Paul Hollen (6POW); Radio Operator: Vernard Jones {338BS}, Waist Gunner: Pete Re, Lt Lou Rodrigues {voice int.}, Lt Col Melvin Buckner (Sq CO) {mission pilot} (4KIA); flak, crashed Ginsheim, near Mainz, Germany. MACR 11570.

Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; with Ed Schwopner crashed base 18/4/44; W/O 22/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Hobbs 6/5/43; Presque Is 21/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-G] Ridgewell 25/5/43 Pilot: Leo Jarvis, Gene Mancinelli, Dick Riley, Bill Lockhart, Harry Seymore, Warren Heintz, Harry Strecher, Chas Persinger, Gene Roehl, Herman Grossman; MIA {5m} Bremen 8/10/43 w/Jack Pry, Co-Pilot: Cecil Quinley, Navigator: Roger Burwell, Bombardier: Theo Snyder, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed LaPointe, Radio Operator: Russ Frauschti, Waist Gunner: Carl Baird, Tail Gunner: Martin Brandt (8POW), Ball Turret Gunner: Irvin Smith, Waist Gunner: Alf Johnson (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Hagewede-Brockum, 10 miles S of Diepholz, Germany. MACR 1397. FEATHER MERCHANT.

Delivered Louisville 3/4/45; Sth Plains 11/4/45; 2519 BU Ft Worth 18/10/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 31/1/46; 342 BU Smyrna 5/5/46; 594 BU Topeka 16/6/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 13/7/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-N] Sudbury 16/7/44; transferred 835BS [H8-B]; {12m} battle damaged Cologne 14/10/44 with ? and crew bailed; force landed continent; Salvaged 14/11/44. HONEYCHILE.

Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-E] Snetterton 1/5/44; destroyed by Enemy aircraft at Poltava Pilot: Ken Leininger 21/6/44; Salvaged. 1/7/44. CABIN IN THE SKY.

Delivered Tulsa 21/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-Z] Thurleigh 6/5/44; MIA Nantes, Fr 15/6/44 Pilot: Wilbur O’Brien, Co-Pilot: George Price, Bombardier: Bill Uhlhorn, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dick Boozer, Radio Operator: Odis Pearson, Ball Turret Gunner: Dave Gibson, Waist Gunner: John Sutton (7POW- some shot at in descent by civilians); Navigator: Bill Allen (KIA); Tail Gunner: Arne Ziem (EVD- ret UK before 15/8/44); flak KOd #2, crashed Trellieres, three miles N of Nantes, Fr; MACR 5795.

Delivered Louisville 3/4/45; Sth Plains 11/4/45; 2140 BU Smyrna 31/10/45; 342 BU Smyrna 18/4/46; Recl Comp 15/7/46.

Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-P] Deenethorpe 5/3/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. SHARK TOOTH.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; left Gander, Nfld, Assigned 8AF Prestwick, Scot. 3/12/43, with Rich Walsh, Co-pilot: Bill Orim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Moss Mendosa, Radio Operator: Bob Smith, g-Wilf Vincent, g-Emil Drake, g-Carl Williamson (7 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Bill Wallace, Bombardier: Rich Fox,Tail gunner: Adam Latecki (3 Killed in Service); crashed Truskmore Mt, Co Sligo, Eire 9/12/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-R] Kimbolton 9/4/44; battle damage Altenberg 13/9/44; Pilot: Larry Messenger, Tom Marineau, Melvin Halstead, Grant Powers, Theo Goitein (5RTD), Ray Seeman, Ernie Duncan, Oliver Gillies, Ray Uhlig (4KIA); forced landing continent; MACR 8899. Salvaged. 6/2/45. SNOW WHITE.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-A] Thurleigh 5/5/44; landing accident with Ned Erne 1/1/45; transferred 534BS/381BG Ridgewell 5/45; 100+m, Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/44; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 17/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. SHE HAS TO.

Delivered Denver 5/3/44; Hunter 5/4/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned: 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 22/4/44; MIA Berlin 12/5/44 Pilot: Capt Harry Van Every, Co-Pilot: Oran Richardson, Navigator: Leon Jankes, Bombardier: Nick Scholtz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Tony Rakiewicz, Radio Operator: Ralph Hough, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Eyer, Waist Gunner: Bill Finch, Waist Gunner: Chas Hathaway, Tail Gunner: Bob Jackson (10POW); Enemy aircraft KOd #4, then wing set on fire, crashed Stockheim, near Frieberg, 20 miles E of Frankfurt, Germany. MACR 4770.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/43; Dow Fd 6/5/43; Assigned 95BG /43 LIMITED SERVICE; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 1/8/43; 486BG Sudbury 16/7/44; Salvaged 26/1/46.