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

Delivered Denver 11/2/43; Gt Falls 17/2/43; Redmond 18/6/43; with Bill Buckley force landed base 22/7/43; Walla Walla 31/12/43; Gt Falls 17/1/44; Bismark 19/1/44; Atlanta 23/1/44; with Bill Settler crash landed 12/7/44 at 328 BU Gulfport; Written off 13/7/44

Delivered Dallas 26/9/44; Hunter 17/10/44; Grenier 3/11/44; Assigned 568BS/390 [BI-F] Framlingham 14/11/44 as PFF; 571BS; damaged in landing accident at Merville, France, with Russ Brannen 20/5/45; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Presque Is 3/3/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-M] Framlingham 6/3/44 MISS BEHAVIN’; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Doug Meigide, Pat Condon, John Kaufmann, Forrest Peterson, DuLanne Gunn (5 Killed in Action); Joe Standard, Frank Hudson, Ervin Sabel, George Hartman (4 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit, ship exploded crashed Rammerode, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11137. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’.

Delivered Dallas 14/4/45; Rome 1/6/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 21/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 14/4/45; Rome 4/6/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-J] Grafton Underwood 31/3/44; t/o training mission 22/7/44 with Fred Griggs, Co-pilot: Frank Gyory, Navigator: Gordon Hermanford, InsP-Chas Hale, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Burlingame, Radio Operator: Obert Lay, pass: Lts Marvin Greenburg, Pete Ziegler, Bill Brown, Sgt Ken Fernquist (10RTD-no injuries); cp raised u/c in error instead of flaps. Salvaged 24/7/44. JAMAICA MARY.

Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-G] Deenethorpe 5/6/44; Missing in Action Mannheim 9/9/44 with Dave Loughlin, Co-pilot: Chas Meredith, Bombardier: Edwin Sedlak, Radio Operator: Jim Sommers, Ball turret gunner: John Punte, Waist gunner: Arlo Dralle,Tail gunner: Albt Bailey (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Roger Bernard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oliver Livingston (2 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 and #4, on way down aircraft blew up, crashed Trosel, NE of Mannheim; Missing Air Crew Report 8607. CASEY’S STRAWBERRY BLONDE.

Delivered Denver 4/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-N] Deenethorpe 21/5/44; Missing in Action Toulouse 25/6/44 with John Myretrus, Co-pilot: Chas Davis,Tail gunner: Doug Brotherton{baled out OK but captured and shot by Panzer Div. (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Tom Elward, Bombardier: Thyrl Greer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Wyatt, Radio Operator: Malcolm Paine, Ball turret gunner: George McClelland, Waist gunner: Bob Brishin, Waist gunner: Clarry Brown (7 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Cahagnes, six miles W of Villers-Bocage, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 6230. SLICK CHICK.

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

Delivered Long Beach 14/9/43; Scott 24/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-L] Deenethorpe 9/11/43; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Gerald F. Carter; 10 RTD. RED’S ROGUES.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Walla Walla 7/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Smoky Hill 24/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-X] Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Kiel 4/1/44 Pilot: Bill Hudgens, Co-Pilot: John Hinchey, Navigator: Bill McAndrews, Bombardier: Abe Miller, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Killough, Radio Operator: Rich Morrison, Ball Turret Gunner: Rhody Benson, Waist Gunner: Bill Smith, Waist Gunner: Bill Thompson, Tail Gunner: Rich Lynn (10KIA); foto-Melvin Seldin (POW); Enemy aircraft attack and were seen going down under control, dived into sea off Heligoland, most had Mae Wests on but only Seldon swum away and was picked up; MACR 1756. THE PICCADILLY VIRGIN.

Delivered Long Beach 16/9/43; Gt Falls 21/9/43; Scott 24/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-J] Deenethorpe 5/11/43; on return from Osnabruck was hit by bomb from above and abandoned 22/12/43 with Stuart Smith, Co-pilot: Stan Chmuro, Navigator: Vic Reese, Bombardier: Lewis Majewski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Flynn, Radio Operator: Fred McCawley, Ball turret gunner: L.F. Davis, Waist gunner: Frank Scicchihano, Waist gunner: Calvin Hopkins,Tail gunner: Harry Parker (10 Returned to Duty); crashed Washingley, Northamptonshire, UK; sal 2 SAD. CHANNEL EXPRESS.

Delivered Tulsa 10/4/45; Patterson 15/4/45; Sth Plains 6/11/45; 4121 BU Kelly 20/2/46; 15 TSK Gp Clovis 25/3/46; 556 BU Long Beach 9/6/46; 1503 BU Hamilton 16/6/46; 1 EG Eglin 15/8/46; 509 Comp Gp Roswell 21/8/46 Operation Crossroads; re-ass 31/3/47; with Clarry Shambeck force landed Eglin 23/7/47; 1 EG Eglin 8/9/47; 605 BU Eglin 4/3/48; 4141 BU Pyote 17/3/48; Recl Comp 18/4/50.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned: 546BS/384BG [BK-S] Grafton Underwood 3/6/44; MIA Zeitz 30/11/44 Pilot: Hugh Evans, Tom Kohlhass, Milton Erich, John Belgium. ovary (4KIA); Chas Rinkovsky, John Norstrom, Reg Gwin, Bill Haskell, Lester Russell (5POW); flak, crashed Zeitz; MACR 11129.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Gr Island 7/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Assigned: 333BS/94BG [TS-E] Rougham 3/3/44 DARLING DORIS; 410BS [GL-X], 331BS; battle damage Bohlen 11/9/44 Pilot: Chas Duda, Norman Tipton, Dick Bishop, John Caro, Ed Moore, Joe Cunneen, Walt Howard, Tom Kulak, Tom Mazurkiewicz (9KIA); mid air coll w/42-31653 (94BG), and broke in half at ball turret, crashed Audigast, Germany. MACR 8841. DARING DORIS.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/43; Helena 4/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 12/12/43; New Castle 17/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-V] Rougham 26/12/43 ERIE FERRY; MIA Bohlen 11/9/44 Pilot: Merle Green, Irving Metzger, Frank Jones, Lou Lehere, Pete Riley, Jim Gegenheimer, George Ostrowski (7POW); Jack Williams, Sid Hatfield (2KIA); mid air coll w/42-97153 (94BG) badly damaging nose, crashed Gelnhausen, Germany. MACR 8840. KAC’S FLAK SHAK aka GREEN HORNETS.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/6/44; Hunyer 4/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned: 410BS/94BG Rougham 26/7/44 ERIE FERRY; 332BS [XM-E]; battle damage Mainz 18/12/44 Pilot: Bob Ogren (MIA); rest of crew bailed out and returned; three engines out, crash-landed Dinant, Fr; Salvaged. 18/1/45. ROBIN HOOD.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/12/44; Hunter 5/1/45; Grenier 21/1/45; taxi accident with Edwin Nicola at Goose Bay, Labrador,22/1/45 en route to 306BG Thurleigh 23/1/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 10HB Oberpfaffenhofen 14/1/48; Recl Comp 5/8/48. LOW AND SLOW.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-R] Earls Colne 5/6/43; Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Bordeaux 5/1/44 Pilot: Ray Born, Co-Pilot: Harry Erikson (2POW); Navigator: Norman King, Bombardier: Ernie Hugonnet, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Don McLeod, Radio Operator: Harry Gilley, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Southers, Waist Gunner: Marion Hall, Waist Gunner: Bob Schwartzburg (7EVD); Tail Gunner: Arlie Thomson (KIA); Enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4, crash-landed Kergrist-Moelou, near Gouarec,Fr; MACR 1892. (The pilot’s brother, an infantry Sgt, arranged to meet at base on return from mission). SLO-TIME SALLY.

Delivered Long Beach 119/43; Scott 23/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-H] Deenethorpe 31/10/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 with Traian Neag, Navigator: Elmer Santos, Bombardier: Okey Deraimo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Monzingo, Radio Operator: Bill Bardon, Ball turret gunner: Burt Purwin, Waist gunner: Ben Daszkiewicz, Waist gunner: Marvin Hill, Tail gunner: Jim Farrell (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John England (Killed in Action); flak, crashed three miles E of Zierolshofen, eight miles E of Strasbourg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1678. STUBBORN JEAN.