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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6571

44-6571

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Chas Moses, Tom Freeman, Sherrill Davis, John Dargacz, John Hallmark, Sam Levy, Bill Brown, Gerald Pryme (8 Killed in Action); Bob Humphreys (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Rheine, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10312.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39979

42-39979

Delivered Long Beach 23/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-H] Deenethorpe 2/1/44; Missing in Action Stettin 11/4/44 with Frank Kuhl, Co-pilot: Ed Czupryk, Navigator: Armand Sussman, Bombardier: Bill Urry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Robinson, Radio Operator: Ed Shaw, Waist gunner: Bob Funk, Waist gunner: Bill Smith,Tail gunner: Jim Terwiske (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Ray Dziadzia (Killed in Action);flak holed gas tanks then hit by enemy aircraft, ship exploded crashed Oythe, near Vechta, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4018.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38159 / Wolf Pack

43-38159 / Wolf Pack

Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-N] Deenethorpe 11/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Herb Oas (Prisoner of War); Tom Hayes, Bill Green, Bill Mencow, Byron Cook, Bill Brereton, Theo Monarky, John Dunn, John Readon (8 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10159. WOLF PACK.

B-17 #42-30244 / Holy Terror

42-30244 / Holy Terror

Delivered Cheyenne 1/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Tinker 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned: 351BG Polebrook 9/6/43; Transferred: 388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; 335BS/95BG [OE-M] Horham 18/6/43; 39m, MIA Eberfeld 5/1/44 Pilot: Andy Williams, Navigator: George Thomas, Bombardier: Gene Schienburg, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carl Westfall, Radio Operator: Paul Levinson, Ball Turret Gunner: George Ganster, Waist Gunner: Harry Hunke, Waist Gunner: Don Lynch, Tail Gunner: Joe Booker (9POW); Co-Pilot: Gene Davila (EVD-ret UK 7/9/44); crashed Lambourg, near Mesmil-Martinsart, 16 miles S of Arras, Fr. MACR 1687. HOLY TERROR.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39505

43-39505

Delivered Cheyenne 14/4/45; Hunter 15/5/45; ATC San Francisco 2/6/45; Assigned Air Sea Rescue 11AF Shemya 1945; force landed 29/10/45 with Jake Brunnemer; transferred 5AF, Okinawa; Recl Comp 28/5/46; 2 WW Furstenfelde, Ger 1955.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31046

42-31046

Delivered Cheyenne 10/9/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK-E] Chelveston 18/10/43; MIA Bremen 26/11/43 Pilot: Bob Reid, Co-Pilot: Harry Luke, Navigator: Vincent Halpin, Bombardier: Ralph Riddle, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Jones, Radio Operator: John Ladd, Ball Turret Gunner: Walter Lutz, Waist Gunner: John Neill, Waist Gunner: Ed Lapley, Tail Gunner: George Roe (10POW); flak, possibly crashed in sea off Emden, Germany. MACR 1326.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31041 / Cabin in the Sky

42-31041 / Cabin in the Sky

Delivered Cheyenne 9/9/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-B] Framlingham 29/9/43; battle damaged Montdidier (42m) 22/6/44 with Walter Fairchok, Co-pilot: John Cheppo, Navigator: Bill Flaherty, Bombardier: John Ingram, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Gorski, Radio Operator: Herman Fontana, Waist gunner: Bob Jones, Waist gunner: Bill Holter,Tail gunner: John Ingle(9 Returned to Duty); Ball turret gunner: George Lomden (Killed in Action); force landed Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK; Salvaged 30/1/44. CABIN IN THE SKY.

B-17 #42-31040 / Duffy’s Tavern

42-31040 / Duffy’s Tavern

Delivered Cheyenne 13/9/43; Scott 21/9/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-A] Kimbolton 27/9/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Capt Doug Hoverkamp, Navigator: Meyles Sheppard, Radio Operator: Orvin Taylor, Ball turret gunner: Ben St Johns, Waist gunner: Clem Budelman, Waist gunner: Howard Lawson,Tail gunner: Warren Prosperi (7 evaded capture), Co-pilot: Ernie Hoppe, Bombardier: Frank Paisano, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wendell Shepard(captured 16/3/44} (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Chenogne, near Sibret, five miles from Bastogne, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 2873. DUFFY’S TAVERN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39506

43-39506

Delivered Cheyenne 14/4/45; Hunter 15/5/45; ATC San Francisco 2/6/45; Assigned 5AF, Okinawa 12/12/46; Recl Comp 1/10/48.

B-17 #42-37938 / Betty Lou’s Buggy

42-37938 / Betty Lou’s Buggy

Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 4/11/43; with Tom Oxnard force landed Gander, Nfd. 29/11/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-E] Bassingbourn 30/3/44; transferred to 324BS [DF-E]; retUS Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. BETTY LOU’S BUGGY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97545

42-97545

Delivered Denver 17/12/43; Albuquerque 21/12/43; Langley 14/1/44; Assigned: 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 29/1/44; Transferred: 413BS/96BG [MZ-D] Snetterton 30/1/44; 33BS/94BG [XM- ] Rougham 3/44; MIA Brandenburg 18/4/44 Pilot: Gay Rieder, Navigator: Bert Brooks, xn-Elvin Hemp, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Elkin, Radio Operator: Herb Geilert, Waist Gunner: Matt Cerasaro, Waist Gunner: Bob Hoegh, Tail Gunner: Herb Kurinsky (8POW); Com P-Maj Lew Weimer, Bombardier: Chas Coleman (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Nauen, three miles N of Retzow, Germany. MACR 4160.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31145 / Hi Jinx

42-31145 / Hi Jinx

Delivered Dallas 25/9/43; Harvard 6/10/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-N] Thurleigh 19/11/43; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden /44; Missing in Action Evreux 6/2/44 with Allen Reed, Co-pilot: Arthur Clark, Navigator: Jim Campbell, Bombardier: Tom Wilkins (4 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Davidge, Radio Operator: Edmund Harma, Ball turret gunner: Paul Boles, Waist gunner: Jim Alexander, Waist gunner: Ben Denny,Tail gunner: Bob Russ (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wissous, near Paris-Orly, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2353.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31142

42-31142

Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-U] Snetterton 14/10/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with Bob Lindstrom, Co-pilot: Bert Ripley, Navigator: Ralph Swanson{wia, gangrene set in, leg amputated}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Karlsson, Radio Operator: John Hutchins, Ball turret gunner: Roger Dearman, Waist gunner: Harry Itzikoff, Waist gunner: Bob Gentry,Tail gunner: Chas Haywood (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Edmund Bairstow (EVD-ret UK by 8//6/44); enemy aircraft, crash landed Dyonne, five miles NE of Rethel, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2860.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39507

43-39507

The Fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-98012 / Cannon Ball Too

42-98012 / Cannon Ball Too

Delivered Dallas 1/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned: 322BS/91BG Bassingbourn 31/7/44; MIA {12m} Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: John Hamilton, Co-Pilot: Elwood Fritz, Waist Gunner: Bob Memory, Tail Gunner: Mayo Granlund (4KIA); Navigator: Ralph Caldwell, Bombardier: Jim King, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Claude Mason, Radio Operator: Joe {known as Cress} Cereszewski {wia}, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Cunningham (5POW); Enemy aircraft KO’d #2 & #4 and set right wing ablaze, crashed Haideburger, Germany. MACR 10150. CANNON BALL TOO.

B-17 #42-37805 / Carol Dawn

42-37805 / Carol Dawn

Delivered Long Beach 6/9/43; Gr Island 23/9/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-R] Kimbolton 2/12/43; to 527BG [FO-B]; retUS Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. CAROL DAWN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83721

44-83721

Delivered Cheyenne 14/5/45; Hunter 27/6/45; WCW San Francisco 18/7/45; re-ass 30/4/47; Manila, PI 15/2/48; Recl Comp 24/4/48.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31116 / Cawn’t Miss

42-31116 / Cawn’t Miss

Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/43; Gt Falls 14/10/43; Bowman 28/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IW-O] Deenethorpe 30/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with John Singleton, Co-pilot: Clarry Barsuk, Navigator: Jim Levey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Muse,Tail gunner: Harry Blair (5 evaded capture – all back in UK by 31/8/44); Bombardier: Glen Arndt, Radio Operator: Joe Vistejn, Ball turret gunner: Warren Lee, Waist gunner: Reed Brotzman, Waist gunner: Sol Brackman (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed in a formal garden of Chateau Desmet at Liers, three miles SE of Roubaix, Frl; Missing Air Crew Report 4344. CAWN’T MISS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31118 / Lady Millicent II

42-31118 / Lady Millicent II

Delivered Cheyenne 22/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Wilmington 10/10/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-U] Snetterton 14/10/43; on ferry trip to Lt Staughton 8/1/44, Pilot: Capt John Harris, Co-Pilot: Bob Arstingstall, Navigator: Clarry Dorsey, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Sheneman, Radio Operator: Jim Houseman, g-Ed Mucahy (6RTD); bellied in but right landing gear would not lower; Salvaged. 13/1/44; LADY MILLICENT II.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31086

42-31086

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 27/9/43; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-O] Snetterton 11/10/43; MIA Bremen 16/12/43 Pilot: Edwin Smith, Co-Pilot: Albt Csizmadia, Navigator: Howard Reid, Bombardier: Bob Trussler, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Earl Hawkes, Radio Operator: Marvis Sassen, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Cunningham, Waist Gunner: Harmon Guise, Waist Gunner: Howard Inscoe, Tail Gunner: John Bavosa (10KIA); Enemy aircraft struck over Frisian Is., crashed It Kleaster, near Poppingweir, nine miles S of Leeuwarden, Hol. MACR 1567.