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

Delivered Denver 1/5/43; Assigned 594BS/396BG Moses Lake 16/7/43; force landed base 4/8/43 with Walter Galloway; 3701 BU Amarillo 26/1/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/43; Savannah 21/12/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Cerignola 10/1/44; to Amendola 16/1/44; completed 100 missions on 19/1/45, to Brod, Yugo with ?; sal 2/8/45. MAGNETIC MAGGIE.

Delivered Denver 29/9/42; Presque Is 20/11/42; Assigned: 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 25/11/42; MIA Lorient 6/3/43 Pilot: Major John Ryan{wia} (EVD, picked up by RAF Lysander back to UK 17/4/43); Co-Pilot: Germany. ld Simmons (KIS-shot by German guard when failed to halt); Navigator: Bob Hermann, Bombardier: Jim Laine, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Perry, Radio Operator: Glen Blakemore, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Forrester, Waist Gunner: John Chapman, Waist Gunner: Jim Green, Tail Gunner: Bob Mumaw (8POW); flak, crashed Bretagne, near Quimper, Fr. MACR 15568. SWEET PEA.

Delivered Denver 17/2/43; Sioux City 14/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-R] Kimbolton 2/5/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Rome 1/9/44; Williams 20/3/45; La Junta 29/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 4/8/45.

Delivered Lincoln 14/9/44; Dow Fd 6/10/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG Bassingbourn 4/11/44; 322BG; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Ralph Stolz, Bernie Goldstein, Tom McDonough, John Harper, Howard Hagan, Don McPherson, Albt Waldmiller, Leland Herron (8 Killed in Action); George Minich (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Zeitz; Missing Air Crew Report 11044.

Delivered Tulsa 1/3/44; Dalhart 10/3/44; 221 BU Alexandra, W/O 20/7/44.

Delivered Tulsa 10/2/44; Gr Island 15/2/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [WA-O] Kimbolton 11/4/44; Missing in Action Toulouse 25/6/44 with Tom Butcher, Co-pilot: Joe Wells, Navigator: Franklin Vita, Bombardier: Dick Daniels, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Reid, Radio Operator: Rollin Bonham, Ball turret gunner: Ben Burseth, Waist gunner: Rudi Supper,Tail gunner: Ralph Crawford (9INT); flak damage, crashed Espinal-Mezquiriz, Navarra, Spain; Missing Air Crew Report 6737. POWERFUL KATRINKA.

Delivered Dallas 27/6/44; Hunter 28/7/44; Dow Fd 9/8/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 29/8/44; {47m} RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 22/12/44; Grenier 3/1/45; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 5/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 17/9/43; Scott 3/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-A] Deenethoprpe 13/10/43; transferred AFSC 6/6/44 as development and test aircraft and designated XB-17G; Returned to the USA, used by US Navy from 20/11/45; 4148 BU Bedford 30/1/46; 4136 BU Tinker 24/7/46; 4104 BU Rome 30/1/47; re-assigned 31/3/47. THE LOPIN’ LOBO.

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Ray Buthe, Chas Norris, Marvin Brawer, Tony DeMarco, Chas Agantovich, Ralph Corning (6 Killed in Action); Curtis Chapman, John Flynn, John Lafferty (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Zeitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 11149.

Delivered Lincoln 28/9/44; Bismark 2/10/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 17/10/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with Lloyd Karst, Sam Courtney, Ray Corr, Bill O’Connor, Cecil Hannah, Clyde Dove, Bernie Huschka (7 Prisoner of War); Frank Wiseman, Jim Isham (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Salzwedel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13030.

Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Hunter 15/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 486BG Sudbury 4/5/44; no-ops transferred 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 5/5/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with Henry Chandler, Dave Skalka, Sid Murachver (3 Prisoner of War); Elmer Diefe, Bob Stephens, Costas Ivos, Bob Reinartson, Allen Swem, John Piccardo (6 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Wilsnack, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13045. TNT KATIE.

Delivered Hunter 19/12/44; Grenier 5/1/45; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-W] Deenethorpe 8/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/43; Gr Island 16/1/44; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 9/2/44; force landed continent, Eppegham 21/11/44; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/43; Lakeland 6/1/44; Morrison 15/1/44; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 16/2/44; transferred 775BS/463BG Celone 22/2/44; Salvaged 22/10/45.

Delivered Denver 29/5/43; Dyersberg 14/7/43; 4136 BU Tinker 19/8/43; Assigned 505BG Harvard 16/9/43; 244 BU Alliance 16/12/43; with Robt Duffy force landed Walker Fd, Ks 21/12/43; 4160 BU Albuquerque 20/6/45.

Delivered Dallas 22/6/44; Langley 21/7/44; Dow Fd 16/8/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 6/9/44; battle damaged Cologne 14/10/44 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 30/11/44; Dow Fd 18/12/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 11/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Salina 8/3/43; Smoky Hill 12/3/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 6/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 12/11/43; transferred 122BS/1FG Tunis 8/10/44, then Vincenzo, It.; taxi accident with Ed Clare at Salvaged Sota, It 26/12/44;. Salvaged 5/1/45. QUEENIE.