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

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/44; Hunter 15/7/44; Dow Fd 26/7/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-N] Ridgewell 6/8/44; Missing in Action {2+m} Hamburg 6/11/44 with Dudley Brummett, Co-pilot: Boyd Fox, Navigator: Alf Fox, Bombardier: Bill Barker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Dugger, Radio Operator: Leon Carmichael, Ball turret gunner: John Watson, Waist gunner: Tom Lyons,Tail gunner: Frank Horsch (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wittmundhafen, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 10153. NO COMMENT NEEDED.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Grenier 21/7/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-H] Nuthampstead 15/8/44; transferred 601BG [3O-H] ; on mission to Brux 12/9/44 with ? , Ball turret gunner: Chas Rosenblum (Killed in Action); battle damaged Koblenz 5/1/45 with Aniello; crash landed continent; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr.10/2/45.

Delivered Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 15/8/44; crashed on return from Vienna 18/11/44 with Bill Ludwig (Killed in Action), crew ? rest all survived; aircraft crashed just south of Foggia.

Delivered Hunter 24/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 301BG Lucera 16/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 29/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/10/45.

Delivered Lincoln 31/7/44; Grenier 21/8/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 7/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; Sth Plains 3/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-A] Nuthampstead 10/8/44; first 398BG rep; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Saul Marias, Co-pilot: Henry Skubik, Navigator: Stephen Kosak, Bombardier: Don Bonner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Jones, Radio Operator: Rich Cook, Ball turret gunner: Jim Johnson, Waist gunner: Walt Wickman,Tail gunner: Bill Folmer (9 Returned to Duty); force landed Brussels, Bel. Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr. SKIPPY.

Delivered ?; with Don Hoggan force landed Boca Raton Fd, FL 23/8/45; with Russell Thompson crash landed three miles NE of Sabina, OH 7/11/51;

Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Hunter 20/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 9/7/44; Missing in Action Vienna 12/3/45 with Atlee Gulley, Guiseppi Orsini, Adam P Salkind, Gilbert E Johnson, Charles H Sparks, Collins J Stackhouse Jr, Conan N Smith, Gayden E Ashford, Bobby C Goff, Irvin D Baer (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Kezethely, Hung; Missing Air Crew Report 12992.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/43; Oklahoma City 12/1/44; Homestead 24/1/44; Slated 390BG, then 381BG, but transferred 353BS/301BG Lucera 3/2/44; Missing in Action {28m} Wollersdorf 29/5/44 with Francis DeDomizio, Hinds, Bertuzzi, Adam, Patterson, Swenson, O’Leary (7 Prisoner of War); Lessera, Cohen, Wesley (3 evaded capture & ret.); mech fault, crashed Kimmith; Missing Air Crew Report 5444.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 17/7/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-L] Nuthampstead 9/8/44; 600BS [N8-L]; (19m) Missing in Action Osnabruck 21/11/44 with Chas Howell, Co-pilot: Bill Bryan, Navigator: John Leyden, Bombardier: Bob Gaynor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Glancy, Ball turret gunner: Brooks Atchinson,Tail gunner: Fred Cole (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: John Bahling, lwg-Bill Landrie, rwg-Jose Echevarria (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit #2, crashed Trugleben, near Efurt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11210. FUDDY DUDDY.

Delivered Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 13/8/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 18/6/45; Sth Plains 20/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 16/7/44; Presque Is 26/7/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 9/8/44; Missing in Action Vienna 13/10/44 e/Irving Shapiro, Shumaker, McElligott, Bear, Debski, John, Hagan, Mayberry, Bergerkofer (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Szombathely, Hung; Missing Air Crew Report 9081.

Delivered Tulsa 6/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 27/5/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-Q] Ridgewell 10/6/44; landing accident with Chas Houk 6/1/45; 56+m Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. ICE COL’ KATY.

Delivered Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 16/8/44; ground looped on base with Earl Urschel 20/1/45; n/battle damaged but crash landed with Eldred Lane 24/3/45; Salvaged 27/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-J] Nuthampstead 10/8/44; on DS in Italy 12/11-12/12/44; repaired Missing in Action 23/1/45 with Lipnick, AOC 24/1/45, re-ass 25/2/45; crash landed at base swerving off runway with Lee Hicks 20/3/45; repaired by 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton and re-ass 7/5/45; RAF Valley 26/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 12/7/44; Presque Is 26/7/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 6/8/44; Missing in Action Brux 4/3/45 with Bill Bedzyk, Kerr, Lauritzen, Wangness, West, Pedgett, Bennett, Ambrose, Gower, Black; flak, crashed Waidhofen; Missing Air Crew Report 12903.

Delivered Hunter 10/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 27/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 26/12/44 with Harry Filer, Cryer, Nesch, Nessif, Anticola, Coachrane, Codo, Shlom, Elmen, Hicks (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Krakow, Poland; Missing Air Crew Report 10746. KANDY.

Delivered Kearney 24/6/44; Presque Is 7/7/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 8/7/44; Missing in Action Friedrichshafen 3/8/44 with Ed Simon, Cadena, Coil, Burton, Patterson, Pokiniewski, Haleblian, Lee, Gawel (9 Prisoner of War); Sultan (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Sterzing; Missing Air Crew Report 7316.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-L] Nuthampstead 10/8/44; with Don DeCleen ran off runway in landing 2/12/44; Salvaged 3/12/44.

Delivered Denver 11/7/43; Grenier 18/8/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 27/9/43; transferred 812BS/482BG [MI-H] Alconbury 20/8/43 (H2-X); Returned to the USA Morrison 28/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45. PAPER DOLL.