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

Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Assigned 504BG McCook 19/8/43; 241 BU Fairmont 23/9/43; 2534 BU San Angelo 15/12/43; Recl Comp 17/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/43; 19BG Pyote 20/7/43; Galveston 2/2/44; 221 BU Alexandria 22/2/44; 202 BU Alexandria 1/3/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/5/45.

Delivered: Long Beach 31/1/43; Assigned: 335BS/95BG Dow Fd 24/5/43; Transferred: 338BS/96BG [BX-V] Andrews Fd /43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Returned to US: Grenier 10/1/45; Eglin 3/4/45. CAPTAIN EDDIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/43; Roswell 19/7/43; with John Newham crashed three miles from Hobbs Aux Fd, 23/4/44; Written off 26/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-U] Deenethorpe 12/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45. SATAN’S CHILLEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/43; Geiger 15/8/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 23/9/43; 9m battle damaged Frankfurt 4/2/44 with John Kuhl, Co-pilot: Ashley Hamory, rest of crew? etc., two engines out, but crew decided to make for home only to crash landed base. Salvaged 7/2/44. MICKEY FINN.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Dow Fd 20/4/43; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-B/W] Kimbolton 30/5/43; MIA Stuttgart 6/9/43 Pilot: Alden Johnson, Co-Pilot: Warren Holtsberg, Navigator: Vince Tapping, Bombardier: Jim Mulkern, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ben Brittain, Radio Operator: Andy Parker, Ball Turret Gunner: Raoul Rosseau, Waist Gunner: Jim Locke, Waist Gunner: Ralph Scripter, Tail Gunner: Gene Johnson (10RTD); no gas, ditched Channel, all rescued by ASR HSL156. No MACR. THE GREMLIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-A] Deenethorpe 11/8/44; 615BS [IY-A]; 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 29/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 23/11/44; 614BS [IW-G]; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 9/12/44; Grenier 21/12/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-M] Deenethorpe 8/3/45 DER GROSSE ARSCH VOGEL; Missing in Action Brandenburg 20/4/45 with Aubrey Bradley, Karl Carey, Marvin Peterson, Willis Vaughan, Fred Nachtigal (5 Prisoner of War); Willard Benson, Edwin Cowgill, Attilio Massa, Bill McKee, George Toombs rcm (5 Killed in Action); Cause: flak, crashed Brandenburg; Missing Air Crew Report 14174. YOU ALL RIGHT.

Delivered: Cheyenne 18/2/43; Presque 28/4/43; Assigned: 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 4/6/43; MIA {5m} Hamburg 26/7/43 Pilot: Jack Hargis, Co-Pilot: Carl Smith, Navigator: Bill Turcotte, Bombardier: Capen Simons, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jarvis Allen, Radio Operator: Vic Ciganek, Ball Turret Gunner: Rudie Thigpen, Waist Gunner: Germany. y Tucker, Waist Gunner: Albert Mineo, Tail Gunner: Jim Bowcock (10RTD); ditched North Sea, all rescued. Five flew off in RAF Walrus L2307, but other five in second Walrus K8549 unable to take off and it taxied back to Yarmouth harbour (possibly FRISCO JENNY) better known as DESTINY’S TOT.

Delivered Dallas 15/8/44; Langley 5/9/44; Dow Fd 10/10/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 18/10/44; Missing in Action Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Miles King, Leo Pokrywka, Dick Carver, Guy Cole, Walt Trettin, Roy Gregory, Jim Mannon, Lou Kubiak (8 Killed in Action); Lt Mike Penzenik mickey op, Bill Rothges (2 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit, crashed Prum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11119.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/10/42; Boise 19/1/43; Wendover 28/5/43; Dyersburg 11/8/43; with Wendell Wheelock aircraft suffered engine problems 15/12/43 on approach to Ardmore AAF, Ok. and hit trees just south of base, all 12 killed. Written off 16/12/43.

Delivered Geiger 28/9/42; Casper 29/10/42; Tinker 12/2/43; 221 BU Alexandria 25/7/43; 329 BU Alexandria 1/3/44; 4124 BU Altus 25/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

Delivered Denver 20/4/43; Dow Field 13/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-G] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; transferred 549BS landing accident at base with Ed Stone 28/7/43; Missing in Action Merignac 5/12/43 with Novo Maryonovich, Co-pilot: Bill Flagler, Navigator: Gerhard Kirschke, Bombardier: Francis Stetson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Bradford, Radio Operator: Edwin Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Akley, Waist gunner: Tom Armstrong, Waist gunner: Carl Williams,Tail gunner: Ed McMillan (10INT); battle damaged ditched Atlantic off Portugal, all rescued and returned to UK via British Embassy knowhow, calling the crew ‘shipwrecked mariners!. Missing Air Crew Report 1338; SUZANNE.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/10/42; ex-Salina, Ks with Harry Bartholomew in taxi acc. with 42-5279 Smoky Hill 27/11/42; Duncan 31/1/43; Topeka 2/6/43; 235 BU Biggs 28/7/43; 233 BU Davis-Monthan 28/3/44; 283 BU Galveston 29/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/10/42; Presque Is 28/11/42; Assigned: 422BS/305BG [JJ-S] Chelveston 7/12/42; MIA Paris 4/4/43 Pilot: Herschel Ellis, Co-Pilot: Gene Gwyer, Navigator: Ray Rahner, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Malcolm Logan, Radio Operator: Stan Tucker, Waist Gunner: Bill Humberston, Waist Gunner: Ray Turner, Tail Gunner: Vito Pasquariello (8POW); Bombardier: Archie Parker {body found in wreckage}, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Withus (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Lery, near Les Andelys, Fr. MACR 15543.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Kearney 15/2/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 30/3/44; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Bob Puckett, Don Childes, Chas Ingraham, George Reedy, Bob Salley, Roman Yriarte, Alvin Hirschi, Jarvis Williams, Attilio Tirapelli (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Zeitz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11057. LUCY.

Delivered Long Beach 5/6/43; Walla Walla 24/7/43; 4100 BU Patterson 25/1/44; with Jim La Penna force landed Avon Park 20/1/44; 325 BU Avon Park 1/4/44; with Chester Sutton force landed five miles SE Arcadia, FL 8/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/8/45.

Delivered Dallas 12/6/45; Rome 14/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.