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

Delivered Cheyenne 5/12/44; Hunter 22/12/44; Dow Fd 11/1/45; Assigned 347BS/99BG Amendola 5/2/45; {27m} crashed 28/3/45 with Bob Dewitt; Salvaged 10/5/45.

Delivered Long Beach 16/5/43; Roswell 26/5/43; Long Beach 28/10/43; 236 BU Pyote 3/9/44; 4208 BU Mines Fd 13/9/44; 235 BU Biggs 16/9/44; 1103 BU Morrison 2/2/45; 203 BU Jackson 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 18/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 22/12/44; Missing in Action Linz 25/2/45 with Ken Kehr, Mathisen, Chas Smith, Bell, Whitmer, Trebolo, Zelinski, Niboli, Eugene Smith (9 Prisoner of War); Chelminski (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Hurm; Missing Air Crew Report 12467.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/10/42; Assigned 457BG Geiger 1/6/43; force landed base with John Love 11/7/43; 234 BU Clovis 15/7/44; 247 BU Smoky Hill 26/1/45; 203 BU Jackson 3/2/45; 203 BU Benning 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 2/8/45.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/7/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 8/4/44; 121m, Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. WORRY BIRD.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/44; Lincoln 17/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 493BG Debach 9/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Olmstead 28/2/46.

Delivered Lincoln 8/1/45; Dow Fd 8/2/45; Assigned ETO 9/2/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 18/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/1/46. (Used by Gen Carl Spaatz 1946). BOOPS.

Delivered Hunter 28/2/45; Grenier 10/3/45; Assigned 15AF 14/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 7/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 14/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell 24/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; Sth Plains 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-F] Grafton Underwood 13/9/44; Missing in Action Cologne 5/10/44 with Bob Birckhead, Hilary Hedrick, Frank Vaniglia, Clyde Batte (4 Killed in Action); Art Christian, Orlin Benson, Buddy Bianca, Bill Taylor, Ben Adams (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Munchen-Gladbach; Missing Air Crew Report 9754.

Delivered Tulsa 18/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-L] Nuthampstead; 600BS [N8-L]; Missing in Action mission with Womeldorf 14/2/45, AOC 16/2/45; re-ass from 5 SAD Merville, Fr, 5/3/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/44; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. MAXINE.

Delivered Hunter 26/2/45; Grenier 9/3/45; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 14/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 28/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Independence 26/12/43; Bowman Fd 30/12/43; Orlando 1/1/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-M] Bassingbourn 24/5/43; transferred 336BS/95BG [ET-F] Horham 16/6/43; 8m, Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Oliver Robichaud, Co-pilot: Martin Heathcote, Navigator: Capt Roy Deadman, Bombardier: Bob Katz, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bloxom, Waist gunner: Joe Mutz broke arm in bale out (6 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Clarry Borchardt,Tail gunner: George Kosturko (2 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Cothran shot dead by SS on march from POW camp, Radio Operator: Graham Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Dorrieloh, 12 miles E of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 197. SAD SACK.

Delivered Tulsa 2/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-N] Horham 30/5/44; 23m, battle damaged Hamburg 4/8/44 with Bob Hamilton, Navigator: Chas Shippe, Bombardier: Jack Sternback, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oliver Schriner, Radio Operator: Rolla Kilgore, Ball turret gunner: Ken Barnett, Waist gunner: Harvey Kastner,Tail gunner: John Brogan (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Alphonse Kech (Killed in Action); flak KO’d #3, crashed Poggemuhlen, SW of Bremervorde, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 7700.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 13/8/44; 336BS [ET-A]; with D.L. Pearson force landed Laon, Fr 30/12/44;42m, Missing in Action Ruhland 17/3/45 with Irwin Vermillion, Co-pilot: John Gunvordahl, Navigator: Bill Geil, togg-Bill Riemondi, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Gorman, Radio Operator: Chas Wellington, Ball turret gunner: Perry Davis, Waist gunner: Bob Brown,Tail gunner: Noah Carriker (9 Returned to Duty); gas leak and mech fault, crash landed Neustadt, Ger. Crew all returned; Missing Air Crew Report 13111.

Delivered Lincoln 25/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-R] Nuthampstead 23/11/44; repaired Missing in Action 8/1/45 with Hyndman, AOC 12/1/45; re-ass 24/2/45; repaired Missing in Action 25/2/45 with Hyndman, AOC {A-90} 26/2/45; re-ass from 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 25/3/45; RAF Valley 26/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. AKA COFFEE’S GRINDER aka LITTLE OBNOXIOUS.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 2/9/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-K] Polebrook 21/9/44; battle damaged {30m} Neuss 31/12/44 with Clyde Armstrong, crash landed base; Salvaged.

Delivered Louisville 2/5/45; Rome 26/5/45; 4185 BU Independence 17/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; Gt Falls 8/4/43; Cheyenne 16/4/43; Walla Walla 16/5/43; Gt Falls 18/5/43; Assigned 396BG Moses Lake 23/5/43; force landed base with John Gibbons 1/9/43; 4136 BU Tinker 23/7/44; 4100 BU Patterson 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 17/8/45.

Delivered Dallas 23/6/45; Rome 28/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 15/6/45; Rome 25/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 2/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [K] Glatton 23/1/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Roger Birkman, Co-pilot: Alex Kucherenko, Bombardier: Jim Cochran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Koch, Waist gunner: John Toney (5 evaded capture); Navigator: Mike Stanko, Radio Operator: Andy Kafka, Ball turret gunner: John Buechel, Waist gunner: Jim Jones,Tail gunner: Errol Bailey (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed mile NE of Overslag, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 5298.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Colorado Springs 16/4/43; Patterson 18/4/43; Peterson 2/5/43; Patterson 2/7/43; Barksdale 6/8/43; 3701 BU Amarillo 10/8/44; 3706 BU Sheppard 15/7/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 7/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.