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

Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-K] Rattlesden 16/1/44; on return from Augsburg 13/4/44, flak KOd #3 and #4, with Bill Johnson (KIA-killed in attack); Co-pilot: Harry Whitely (Wounded in Action), Navigator: Bill Fancher (serious inj), Bombardier: George Nye (Wounded in Action), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Hazzard, Radio Operator: John Higgins, Ball turret gunner: Paul Simpson, Waist gunner: Elbert Williams, Waist gunner: Ken Zeiger,Tail gunner: Pete Bartkus (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed Ham Street, Kent; Salvaged. BLUE HEN’S CHICKS.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Smoky Hill 10/4/43; Pueblo 26/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [(OQ-A)VP-A] Ridgewell 25/5/43 Pilot: Bob Withers, Bill Duggan, Bill Turner, Leon English, Lou Smalowitz, Ervin Bohlander, Jim Lintgen, Joe Kristapovich, Elwood Harris, Chris Langolf; destroyed in base explosion 23/6/43 & damaged several others (23 men KIS: Lt Paul Tull, nco’s-Ervin Bohlander, Elwood Harris, Henry Buongiorno, Christan Langolf, Joe Kristpovich, Roger Allen, George Fiamma, Melvin Jerkins, Elmer Madden, Guy McDuffee, Bob Ashcraft, Chas Wilton, Mike Egan, Jim Lintgen, Dennis Collins, Joe Neel, Louis Smulowitz, Chas Feeley, Milton Foerstal, Jim King, Jim Main, Joe Sproha, and a civilian, John Hunwick, cycling by on the way to work; twi injuries W/O Joe Nutt (shock) and Gen Burkland (broken leg). Carried Brig Gen Hunter CO 8AF Fighter Command as observer on first mission on previous day.

Delivered Denver 27/5/43; Assigned 340BS/383BG Geiger 17/7/43; 542 BU Lackland 21/1/44; 222 BU Ardmore 24/3/44; 4120 BU Freeman 22/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/2/46.

Delivered Lincoln 21/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 4/10/44; Returned to the USA Cincinnati 30/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 22/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 11/9/44; crash landed base with Ed Schneider 3/12/44; Salvaged 6/12/44.

Delivered Lincoln 21/8/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 12/10/44; battle damaged Regensburg 28/12/44 with Clarry Keen, Dobbie [eng.] (2 Returned to Duty); Gregg, Levitt, Milner, Moore, Hajjar, Zimpfer, Glynn, Wilson, Kototky (nine bailed, but pilot and engineer flew aircraft to Ancona; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 19/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Denver 25/5/43; Dyersburg 13/7/43; 202 BU Galveston 12/2/44; 268 BU Peterson 30/3/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/10/45.

Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Gt Falls 20/2/43; Salinas 18/3/43; Morrison 29/3/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 16/4/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 346BS/99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Sterparone 22/4/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 22/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45. WONGO.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 6/1/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/2/44 with John Stahl{caught 12/4/44 then POW}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Claude Keenum, Radio Operator: Howard Kallal (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Julius Miller, Navigator: John Chernosky, Bombardier: George Vogleach, Ball turret gunner: Elbert Pyles, Waist gunner: Myron Pogodin, Waist gunner: Berna Johnston,Tail gunner: John Engstrom (7 evaded capture); flak, crashed Limont, 12 miles S of Liege, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2428.

Delivered Denver 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/1/44; MIA Berlin 8/3/44 Pilot: Henry Wilson, Co-Pilot: Jim Boren, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Henry Chaisson, Radio Operator: Gene Lutz, Ball Turret Gunner: Dick Gibson, Waist Gunner: Germany. ld Elliott, Waist Gunner: Gil Lucero, Tail Gunner: Merland McDowell (8POW); Navigator: Frank Krezel, Bombardier: Bob Abrams (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Toeppel, two miles NW of Zerbst, SE of Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 3192. PAPER DOLL.

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Moses Lake 16/7/43; 4000 BU Patterson 23/7/43; 222 BU Ardmore 20/11/43; with Bill Davis f/d Drew Fd 16/1/44; transferred A F10 Brazil (Mapping) 8/6/44; 332 BU Ardmore 1/8/44; 581 BU Adams 18/9/44; Recl Comp 15/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 6/11/43; Assigned: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/12/43; MIA Berlin 4/3/44 Pilot: Art Mittman, Co-Pilot: Francis Betenson, Navigator: Byron Dillingham, Bombardier: Ralph Karkow, Ball Turret Gunner: John Martinez, Waist Gunner: Art Nihiser, Waist Gunner: Carl Owens, Tail Gunner: George Wilmont (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Hopkins{jumped no chute}, Radio Operator: Walter Beck (2KIA); flak, crashed at Buskow rail station, near Ruppin, NW of Berlin, Germany. MACR 2915. BREAKS OF THE GAME.

Delivered Long Beach 16/9/43; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Snetterton 9/10/43; MIA Regensburg 25/2/44 Pilot: Bill Lupole, Co-Pilot: Bob Bateson, Navigator: John Buhs, Bombardier: Roy Bumstead, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Baker, Radio Operator: Mitch McArthur, Ball Turret Gunner: Lyle Hathaway, Waist Gunner: Harrison Savant, Waist Gunner: Chas Hodge, Tail Gunner: Paul Kaltenbacher (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Saarwiesen, fields beside River Saar, Germany. MACR 2862. WACKY WOODY

Delivered Long Beach 2/3/43; Sioux City 19/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG Bassingbourn 25/4/43 THE BETTER HALF; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-P/D] Kimbolton 18/5/43; 527BS [FO-D]; MIA Kassel 30/7/43, Pilot: Larry Hoveland, Co-Pilot: Stan Kusy, Navigator: Bill Johnston, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carl Denny (4KIA); Bombardier: Dave Williams, Radio Operator: Stan Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Manista, Waist Gunner: Andy Oman, Waist Gunner: Joe Blanton, Tail Gunner: Thiel Wamsley (6POW); flak hits caused ship to explode, crashed Herbesthal, nr-Lontzerweg, NW of Eupen, Belgium. MACR 1361. FLYING JENNY.

Delivered Denver 27/5/43; 223BU Dyersburg 15/7/43; Assigned 505BS/346BG, with Clarry Stearns force landed base 2/8/43; Written off 27/9/44.

Delivered Long Beach 8/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 748BS/452BG Deopham Green 4/1/44; MIA Rostock 24/2/44 Pilot: Harry Holland, Co-Pilot: John Rogers, Navigator: Frank Karpeles, Bombardier: John Apostolos, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Coppola, Radio Operator: Ed Toland, Ball Turret Gunner: Tom Sweda, Waist Gunner: Armelio Pilosi, Tail Gunner: Doug Leinweber (9POW); Waist Gunner: Tom Raines (KIA-died of wounds two days later); Enemy aircraft, crashed Jornsdorf, tow miles NE of Neubukow/Mecklenburg, 15 miles SW of Rostock, Germany. MACR 2894. LADY SATAN.

Delivered Denver 27/10/43; Walla Walla 7/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 4/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Hugh Noell Jr, Co-pilot: Walt Jungbluth, Navigator: Bob Kiel, Bombardier: Saul Zelman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Eulon Jackson, Radio Operator: John Fowler, Ball turret gunner: George Miller (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Frank Watt, Waist gunner: Dave Fitzgerald,Tail gunner: Royal McLane (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dankern, near Altharen, nine miles NW of Meppen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2539. DELTA GIRL.

Delivered Long Beach 12/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 4/1/44; MIA Frankfurt 8/2/44 Pilot: Luke Jameson, Navigator: Jim Alling, Bombardier: Earl Jefferson, Radio Operator: Glen Jostad, Ball Turret Gunner: Oma Tonay, Waist Gunner: Jack Tripplehorn, Tail Gunner: Chas Herbst (7POW); Co-Pilot: Don Aiken, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Mason Mooman (2EVD); Waist Gunner: Harry Golub (KIA-chute failed); lost #3 & #4 engines and #2 having problems, crashed Antoine Farm, near St Pierremont, 16 miles NW of Laon, Fr. MACR 2521.

Delivered Denver 30/5/43; Dyersburg 15/7/43; Tinker 12/12/43; transferred RCAF 168th Heavy Trans Sqd [9204] Rockcliffe, for VIPs & mail; crash landed 17/9/44 Prestwick, Salvaged. (?damaged beyound repair at Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada.)

Delivered Hunter 16/7/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Sterparone 26/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; Sth Plains 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. JACK HALEY’S COMET.