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

Delivered Geiger 301st Bomb Group 3/4/42; Alamogordo 18/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Wendover 16/7/42; Westover 11/8/42; Sebring 2/9/42; Tarrant Fd 22/6/43; with Ted Morgan force landed Hendricks 24/7/43; Written off 23/10/43.

Delivered Sebring 26/3/42; Hendricks 18/9/42; MacDill 2/5/43; Hendricks 10/5/43 as TB-17 (No.01); Written off 19/7/44.

Delivered Sebring 26/3/42; MAD Olmstead, PA, with Roland Hudson 15/6/42; Hendricks 19/3/43; Williams 14/1/44; La Junta 6/4/44; Written off 19/9/44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 1/5/44; no ops, transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-O] Molesworth 13/5/44; 457BG Glatton 22/4/45; 351BG Polebrook 29/5/45; on mission to Brux 12/9/44 with ? .Tail gunner: Miles Bruce (KIA by 7.9mm shell);107m, Returned to the USA Bradley 13/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. SILVER FOX aka SHOO SHOO “BABY”.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Billings 26/1/44; Orlando 6/2/44, modified for Azon bombing; Morrison 28/3/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 19/4/44; Missing in Action Vienna 1/2/45 with Elery Owens, Welsh, Gehlhausen, Connolly, Burchett, Ulrey, Miller, Leonetti, Bottorff (9 Prisoner of War); Zabroski (MIA); hit by flak; Missing Air Crew Report 12077.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/45; Hunter 21/2/45; from Long Beach to AR with John Cayea 25/2/45; Witchita 3/3/45; Recl Comp 27/3/45.

Delivered Sebring 26/3/45; Hendricks 17/3/43; Chicago Munc Apt 9/5/43; Hendricks 7/7/43; Written off 7/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/8/42; Wayne Co. 18/10/42; Dorval 11/2/43; Gander-Prestwick 20/2/43 with Merrill Phoenix, to RAF [FA700]; 206 Sq (VX-R) Benbecula, Scot. 27/6/43, equipped with LRASV aerials in nose and fuselage, then to Lagens, Azores 23/10/43 where sub U-575 was sunk 13/3/44 with Dave Beaty, shared by other aircraft and vessels; 220 Sq (NR-R) Aldergrove, N.I. 17/6/44; 519 Sq (Z9-K) Wick, Scot. 3/2/45; 251 Sq Reykjavik, Iceland, 20/7/45; Struck Off Charge 22/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-X] Ridgewell 27/4/44; with Albert Cotea when taxiing caught fire and exploded base 25/4/45; Salvaged 26/4/45. THE TOMAHAWK WARRIOR.

Delivered Pyote 2/4/44; 235 Biggs 16/8/44; 202 BU Galveston 21/1/45; 268 BU Peterson 30/3/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 27/6/45; with Wayne Playmale force landed two miles SW of Lithopolis, OH, 3/8/45; Recl Comp 19/10/45.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; Bismark 14/4/44; Minneapolis 22/10/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 24/10/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Geiger 1/9/42; Blythe 11/12/42; Tinker 4/2/42; Wendover 26/2/43; Sioux City 25/4/42; Casper 4/5/43; with Irwin Myles, force landed base 8/5/43; McLelland 2/6/43; Tinker 12/7/43; Oklahoma City 2/8/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandria 8/8/43; with Bob Smith collided with 42-6031 (with Oscar Bennett?) over Gulf of Mexico, 10/9/43; 11 Killed in Serviceon each aircraft; Written off 11/9/43.

Delivered Long Beach 29/6/43; Palm Springs 1/7/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandria 30/7/43; with Oscar Bennett collided with 41-24621 over Gulf of Mexico 10/9/43. All 11 on each aircraft (Killed in Service); Written off 11/9/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-F] Ridgewell 19/5/44; Missing in Action {8m} Munich 16/7/44 with Jack MacGregor, Co-pilot: Jim Schomburg, Navigator: John Krc, Bombardier: Alex Stepanich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hodges, Radio Operator: John J. Smith, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Roedding, Waist gunner: John Marinace,Tail gunner: Les Alexander (9 Returned to Duty); ditched Nth Sea off Clacton, Ex, and all rescued by ASR; HAPPY BOTTOM.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 8/1/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 347 BU Key Fd 27/8/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 3/9/44; 3390 BU Dyersburg 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 10/8/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-G] Chelveston 6/9/43; force landed base 23/9/43 with Bob Lang; transferred to RAF [SR382]; 214 Sq BU-B Oulton, Sculthorpe, Nfk. 22/1/44. Missing in Action RCM mission 22/6/44 with J. Cassan, S. Bryant, G. Orr, N. Abbott, A. Sharpe (5 Killed in Action); W. Milne, J. Whatton, T. Sparks (3 Prisoner of War); D. Jennings (evaded capture); shot down by night fighter crashed De Aaldert, near Bergharen.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/43; Dow Fd 27/7/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-H] Chelveston 17/8/43; on return from Nantes 23/9/43 crashed on base after apparently completely lost control following slight mid-air collision with 42-30809 which returned OK, with Norman Drouin, Co-pilot: Walt Menzel, Navigator: Albt Feigelson, Bombardier: Bob Harden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Steinhardt, Radio Operator: Lou Goodman, Ball turret gunner: Frank Brooks, Waist gunner: Stan Westby, Waist gunner: Fred Ringle,Tail gunner: Earl Walsh (10 Killed in Service); Salvaged. POLLY ANN.

Assigned 419BS/301BG Westover 8/7/42; Chelveston 9/8/42; from Bovingdon to Burtonwood on exercise; landing gear failed & crash landed Newmarket 3/10/42; with Clement Bird, Co-pilot: Bob Elking, Navigator: Don Thwaites, Bombardier: Jim Guy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: E.A. Neumann, Radio Operator: RIch Koch, Ball turret gunner: Chas Foster, Waist gunner: Ken Higgins, Waist gunner: Art Steffans, passengers:- Capt W.P. Bireley, Lt F. Billings, (11 Returned to Duty); Salvaged. HITLER’S HEARSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 29/11/44; Dow Fd 7/12/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 2/1/45; landing accident at Gibraltar with Fred Hales 9/9/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/10/46.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; with Bob Lent force landed MacDill 5/6/44; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 22/8/45.

Delivered MacDill 17/3/42; W Palm Beach 30/3/42; Assigned 7BG Singosari, Java /42; then to Asanol, India with Maj M. Fennell; Written off 21/11/45. FENNEL vs ROMMEL.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 3/5/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Z] Horham 4/5/44; 22m, Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44 with Capt Bob Baber, Co-pilot: Jasper Kaylor, Navigator: Ray Dallas, Bombardier: Frank Sohm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oscar Walrod, Radio Operator: Bill Hill, obs-Capt Elmer Bockman mission pilot (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Don Phillips, Waist gunner: Barney Lipkin,Tail gunner: Walt Collyer (3 Prisoner of War); flak set left wing on fire, crashed Cesny-aux-Vignes, SE of Caen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7701. I’LL GET BY.

Delivered MacDill 31/3/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 301 BU Drew 22/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.