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

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Harvard 14/10/43; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 22/11/43, crashed on take off from Goose Bay, Labrador, at Lake Melville en route UK, with Capt Lester White,cp-Frank Haag, Navigator: Tom Cannon, Bombardier: Gilligen Moseley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Martin Slattery, Radio Operator: Alfd Haag, Ball turret gunner: George Oakley, Waist gunner: Ray Hodges, Waist gunner: Lorenz Kirchoff{body never recovered},Tail gunner: Gus Farmer (10 Killed in Service).

Delivered Cheyenne 1/10/42; West Palm Beach 15/12/42; Assigned 353BS/301BG Ain M’Lila 18/2/43; St Donat 6/3/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; {49m} Salvaged 26/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-B] Kimbolton 9/4/44; battle damaged Nordstern 16/2/45 with Edgar Vestey, crash landed New Buckingham ?, UK; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/9/44; Hunter 19/9/44; Grenier 24/9/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-N] Podington 1/10/44; mid air col with 44-6584 3/3/45 with Art Huether (bailed OK), crash landed Havre, near Mons, Bel. 1 killed, 3 injured; Salvaged 9/3/45. WINNIE B.

elivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-D] Podington 9/2/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 3/3/45 with Erwin Schmidt, Bill Dalton, Cletus Brown, Marcus McCrery, Bob Deigan, Chas Ollman, Ray Wold, Dick Fischer (8 Killed in Action); Ed Bartley (Returned to Duty); mid air coll with 43-38675, crash landed Florennes, near Charlroi, Bel; Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 6 May 1943; Dow Field 30 May 1943; assigned 384th BG Grafton Underwood 10 June 1943; transferred to 412th BS/95th BG [QW-Y/V] Horham 28 June 1943; 23missions. Missing in Action Solingen 30 November 1943 with Pilot Arthur C. Hensler Jr; Co-Pilot Robert C. Gilchrist; Bombardier Paul E. Gregory; Navigator William L. Lohmann; Radio Operator/Gunner Max Gottlieb; Engineer/Top Turret gunner Elmer C. Gilcrease; Ball Turret gunner: Francis J. McDermott; Left Waist gunner/Assistant Engineer: Jack B. Hyatt; Right Waist Gunner/Assistant Radio Operator Paul W. Appleby; Tail Gunner Charles J. Higgins. Hit by Flak in right wing after bombs away; oil pressure loss in 2 engines, dropped back, seen leaving the formation 15 minutes before target. Over Holland, at about 1400m altitude, engine #1 exploded and the bail out order was given. Crashed Sterrebos, near Haelen, 5km NW of Roermond, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report 1559.

Delivered Hunter 29/1/45; Grenier 11/2/45; Assigned 8AF 13/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Hunter 28/1/45; Dow Fd 11/2/45; Assigned 8AF 14/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/2/46.

Delivered Tulsa 1/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-D] Framlingham 23/5/44; Salvaged 6/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; Sth Plains 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. COCAINE BILL.

Delivered Hunter 11/1/45; Grenier 22/1/45; Assigned 8AF 3/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Hunter 11/1/45; Grenier 22/1/45; Assigned 8AF 3/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 6/12/48.

Delivered Lincoln 28/12/44; Dow Fd 10/1/45; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 21/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Kearney 12/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/8/44; t/o accident with Elmer Rawson 13/4/45; Salvaged 14/4/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/8/44; Kearney 12/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 27/8/44; transferred 391BS/34BG [3L-N] Mendlesham 28/8/44; on mission 27/9/44 with ? . (8 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Dotson (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Clarry Sproul, Navigator: Rex Martin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Guilford Spence, Ball turret gunner: Joe Krystof, Waist gunner: Alan Seimsen,Tail gunner: Fred LeMaster (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Austin Fryer, Bombardier: Bill Flanigan, Radio Operator: Leroy Cole (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Tossener Dike, Hol?. Missing Air Crew Report 11372.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 28/4/44; 23m Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Capt Bill Waltman, Co-pilot: Wayne McCallon, Navigator: Henry Robertson, Bombardier: Jim Fournier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dale Gossman, Radio Operator: Harry Myers, Ball turret gunner: Russ Brainard, Waist gunner: Jim Coppage, Waist gunner: Winfred Wright,Tail gunner: Albt Faust (10INT); suffered battle damage and crash landed Akesholm, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 4928. SMILIN’ SANDY SANCHEZ. (Named after a so called tail gunner.)

Delivered Cheyenne 25/8/43; 223 BU Dyersburg 16/11/44; Written off 16/11/44; Recl Comp 17/1/45.

Delivered Dallas 11/7/44; Langley 1/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 848BS/490BG Eye 26/9/44; ground accident with John Desmond, caught fire 15/2/45; Salvaged 16/2/45.

Delivered Dallas 2/9/44; Hunter 28/9/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/10/44; battle damaged Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Gordon Babaras, crew unknown; Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 19/10/44; {7m} crashed Isle of Man, UK with Chas Ackerman, Edwin Hutcheson, plus passengers Lts Alfred Mata, Jim Hinkle, John Fedak, Martin Matyas and Larry McGhehey; NCOs Angelo Quagliariello, Jose Martinez, Herb Gupton, Harry Super, Edwin Ulman, Andy Piter, Joe Sullivan, Joe Gray, Ed Bailey, Ralph Gibbs, Andy Barbour, Wesley Hagen, Dave Lindon, Irvin Hargraves, Mike Kakos, Earl Ammermann, Les Maxwell, Tom Flaherty, Walt McCullough, Bill Geist, Merle Ramsowr, Wayne Manes. All 31 Killed in Service when aircraft hit North Barrule mountain en route Belfast on a furlough flight 23/4/45 and to attend President Roosevelt’s memorial service; Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 19/9/44; Hunter 16/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-C] Deenethorpe 20/11/44; 615BS [IY-T]; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 5/7/46.

Delivered Dallas 8/7/45; Langley 6/8/44; Dow Fd 27/8/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-K] Thurleigh 15/9/44; taxi accident with Roy Hoffman 24/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 26/7/46. PUNCHY.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Walla Walla, WA 5/3/43; force landed Pendleton, OR with Ralph Bruce 2/6/43; Sal? [? force landed Madras, OR with Bill Kirk 27/6/43 ?];(? crashed Utica, Miss. 16/3/43 with Moore, lost control, cp and two passengers bailed safely, pilot killed attempting to bail.).

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Gt Falls 18/2/43; Lowry (coded 1122 on tail) 23/2/43; Assigned 318BS/88BG Walla Walla 8/3/43 with Chas Hull, collided with bird and landed Adrian, OR; Recl Comp 2/10/45.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 326 BU MacDill 17/2/45; 327 BU Drew 1/3/45; 610 BU Eglin, Salvaged 29/1/46.