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

Delivered MacDill 29BG 14/5/42; with Jim Butler crashed on take off in Sarasota Bay 12/6/42; Written off.

Delivered 29BG MacDill 7/5/42; Bangor 29/6/42; Walla Walla 2/8/42; crash landed Redmond, OR, with Stanley Wray 15/8/42. Salvaged 9/9/42.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/8/44; Hunter 3/9/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-G] Nuthampstead 23/11/44; RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/8/44; Lincoln 19/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 12/10/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 10/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/11/45. VENUS RAMEY.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 13/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-F] Sudbury 14/7/44; no-ops transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-C] Bassingbourn 22/7/44; Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with John Martin, force landed Evere A/fd, Bel, coll with C-47; 3KIA 6RTD; Salvaged 18/1/45. THE B.T.O.

Delivered Denver 25/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Grenier 21/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Newtownards 24/12/43; Assigned 410BS/ 94BG [GL-O] Rougham 30/12/43 FIFI, then BOOTS & HER BUDDIES; Missing in Action Berlin 6/10/44 with Jesse Brasher, Dick Wallace, Jerome Mamber, Don Griesedieck, Herb Greene, Erhardt Barnes, Chas Kennedy, Salvatore Sambasile, Chas Holmes (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Neustrelitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 9349. THE FILTHY HAG.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 4/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-P] Nuthampstead 18/10/44; (49m) Missing in Action Krailburg 11/4/45 with Arthur Shirk, Co-pilot: John Schmid, Navigator: Mike Ryan, Bombardier: John Bait, Radio Operator: Bob Chism, Ball turret gunner: Frank Wright, rwg-John Coxey (7 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Windeler, lwg-Chas Wagner,Tail gunner: Milton Ervin (3 Killed in Action); mech fault with #3 & #4, crash landed Muhldorf, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 13868 (?13867).

Delivered Hunter 18/8/44; Dow Fd 4/9/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-X] Framlingham 8/9/44 POWERFUL KATRINKA II; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; Sth Plains 3/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45. DISORGANISED CONFUSION.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [S] Glatton 16/8/44 LADY KATHERINE; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Bill Murdock, Co-pilot: Albt Porta, Navigator: Bob Huels, Bombardier: Paul Richardson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Hunter, Ball turret gunner: Chas Martiny (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ray Zirbel, Waist gunner: Ben Berg,Tail gunner: Edmund Caruso (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 and set fire to radio room, crashed Emseloh, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10319 (10156?). LADY MARGARET.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Nashville 19/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Homestead 17/3/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 16/3/44; Missing in Action Munich 19/7/44 with John McGill, Co-pilot: Fagan, Navigator: Morrell, Bombardier: Gernert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Thomas, Radio Operator: Behrens, Ball turret gunner: Crickmer, Waist gunner: Kelly, Waist gunner: Cowen,Tail gunner: Gitchell (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Lesach, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 6910. SLEEPY TIME GAL.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 4/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-P] Nuthampstead 18/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; repaired Missing in Action 29/1/45 with Magness, AOC, re-ass 10/3/45; repaired Missing in Action 28/3/45 with Mundhenke, AOC, re-as 16/4/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned: 526BS/379BG [LF-K] Kimbolton 22/4/43; MIA Nantes 16/9/43 Pilot: Walt Euwer, Co-Pilot: Len Brown, Navigator: Sten Evans, Bombardier: Ed Connolly, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Lou Hamilton, Tail Gunner: Cliff Hart (6KIA-all found in wreckage); Radio Operator: Sam Blatchford, Ball Turret Gunner: Elmer Schroeder, Waist Gunner: Alf Held, Waist Gunner: Cyril Koval (4EVD); hit by bomb from above, crashed Redon, near Rennes, Fr. MACR 1347.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 31/1/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 20/2/43; Oudna 4/8/43; battle damaged 27/7/43 with Henderson, Imrie, Coen, Bulkley, Shelnutt, Buxton, Swanson, Litwalk, McDonald, Book, Blackburn; crash landed Bone, Alg; Missing in Action Toulon 24/11/43 with Silas Adams, Malboef, Reed, Delsman, Gocek, Shattuck, Kahler, Vargo, Lahti, Oshin; crashed Mediterranean Sea, eight chutes seen and life-rafts dropped. Missing Air Crew Report 1308. BIG TIME OPERATOR.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; DeRidder 31/1/43; Morrison 4/2/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 20/2/43; battle damaged Terni 14/10/43 with Wardwell, Campbell [brought aircraft home {64m}], Kimball, Stevens, Schultz, Higgins, Skillicorn, Gerside, Foster, Alumbaugh; Oudna 4/8/43; crash landed Sardinia 8/11/43 ex-Turin with Carson, Jamieson [brought aircraft home]; O’Connell, Rahe, Vance, Riley, Emond, Dobbs, Mohney, Weide all bailed OK return 10/11/43. Written off. AXIS ASS-ACHE.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 6/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-A] Nuthampstead 3/10/44; battle damaged Neumunster 13/4/45 with Hernden; AOC 16/4/45; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Portland 3/12/43; Boise 5/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Ft Wayne 25/12/43; Grenier 27/12/43; Presque Is 3/1/44; Assigned: 322BS/91BG [LG-O] Bassingbourn 23/1/44; MIA {50m} Halle 16/8/44 Pilot: Halstead Sherrill, Co-Pilot: Bill Gilligan, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Vernon Bauerline, Ball Turret Gunner: Enrique Perez, Waist Gunner: Joe Morrison (5KIA); Navigator: Bill Porter, Bombardier: Nick Weber, Radio Operator: Dick Munkwitz, Tail Gunner: Chester Mis (4POW); Enemy aircraft riddled fuselage, exploded and crashed Kichenberg, Germany. MACR 8184. TEXAS CHUBBY – THE J’VILLE JOLTER.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Topeka 25/8/44; Grenier 17/9/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-J] Bassingbourn 4/11/44; 324BS; battle damaged Merseburg 21/11/44 with Harry DeBolt, Osborne Stone, Bill Dominguez, Dick Cusson, Troy Young, John Alba, Granville Houchins, Chas Walker, Nelson Richardson (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed Belgium; Salvaged 28/11/44.

Delivered Denver 12/1/44; 1SAG Langley 6/2/44; Grenier 14/3/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-R] Bassingbourn 27/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Frank Adams, Col Marvin D.Lord ex-381BG, Art Ebarb, Stan Sweitzer ex nav, Nando Cavalien, Dave Mccall, J.P. Holbrook, George Zenz, Lt Don Shoemaker [tg, Lt Norman Whelan radar nav (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 12232.

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Dow Fd 9/6/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-W] Nuthampstead 19/6/44; transferred 92BG Podington 7/5/45; re-ass back to 398BG Nuthampstead 12/5/45; no more ops, RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/44; Sth Plains 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. LEAPIN’ LIZZ. {last 398BG ship to take off on mission}.

Delivered Tulsa 23/3/44; 88BG Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned: 324BS/91BG [DF-E] Bassingbourn 15/6/44; MIA Chartres A/fd 1/8/44 Pilot: Art Stevens, Gordon Dixon, Tom Schuerell, Eldred Baskin, Gordon Carrell, John Leszkowicz, Paul Taliaferro (8KIA); Larry Doyle (POW); flak, crashed Chartres, Fr; MACR 5981 & 7807.

Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Salt Lake City 4/1/44; 1SAG Langley 25/1/44; Presque Is 27/2/44; Assigned: 324BS/91BG Bassingbourn 27/4/44; Transferred: 532BS/381BG [VE-B] Ridgewell 5/7/44; crash: takeoff for Peenemunde, at Shalford, Ex. UK 4/8/44 Pilot: George Hanley Cuppernall, Co-Pilot: Capt Irving Moore, Navigator: Russ Hadley, Bombardier: Chas Young, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Earl Yankton, Radio Operator: Frank Heinze, obs-Capt Francis Hawkins, Waist Gunner: Loren Murphy, Waist Gunner: Lt Jim Sneed (9RTD), Tail Gunner: Harry Norris (KIA), of the rest only Heinze & Murphy not wia; Salvaged. 5/8/44. DRY GULCHER.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 20/4/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG as BATTLE WAGON but not to UK; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-J] 29/5/43; Returned to the USA 13/7/43; 4100 BU Patterson 31/7/43; 4000 BU Patterson 5/12/43; 326 BU MacDill 15/5/44; 4006 BU Miami 28/6/44; 4000 BU Wright 9/9/44; 4117 BU Robins 12/9/45; Assigned 6AF Caribbean 27/9/45; Recl Comp 7/3/48. 

Delivered Tulsa 16/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-V] Nuthampstead 26/5/44; battle damaged Cologne 17/10/44 with Powell; force landed Berlare, Bel; then to Salvaged by 8AF Service Command 19/10/44. BETSY ROSS.

Delivered Tulsa 23/10/42; Wendover 7/2/43; Tinker 27/5/43; Dyersburg 12/7/43; Dalhart 15/8/43; 4200 BU Chicago Mun. Apt 17/6/44; 504BG Fairmont 19/6/43; 241 BU Fairmont 6/8/44; 249 BU Alliance 11/10/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 10/2/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; 325 BU Avon Park 14/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 28/7/45.