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

Delivered Tulsa 4/10/42; Salina 19/1/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-D/B] Chelveston 1/2/43; transferred AFSC 5/4-9/5/43 and 29/7-12/10/43; 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 20/3/44; Returned to the USA 8/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/5/44; Kearney 23/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-N] Podington 7/6/44; Green Project (personnel RetUS) Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. LIBERTY RUN II.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-O] Alconbury 29/3/43; t/o Framlingham (6m), Missing in Action Cuxhaven 11/6/43 with Malcolm MacKinnon, Co-pilot: Gene Wood, Navigator: Dick Miller, Bombardier: Windell Neeley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Babich, Radio Operator: John Vail, Ball turret gunner: Dick Cavanaugh, Waist gunner: John Davoren, Waist gunner: Alex Marek,Tail gunner: Stan Bennett (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft attacked, ship exploded, crashed North Sea, 70 miles N of Texel Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2807. LONESOME POLECAT.

Delivered Lincoln 21/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-N] Snetterton 12/12/44; transferred 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 13/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 22/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45; BLIND DATE.

Delivered Hunter 23/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 19/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Cheyenne 2/8/44; Kearney 10/8/44; Grenier 23/8/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/8/44; Missing in Action Derben 14/1/45 with Les Carter, Co-pilot: Bob Koch, Navigator: John Russell, Bombardier: Joe Rozell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Moe Hutt, Radio Operator: Len Guse, Ball turret gunner: Fernando Bareda, Waist gunner: Bob Behl (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Cleveland Romero (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Innien, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11565.

Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 27/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-X] Thurleigh 10/6/44; transferred 92BG Podington 9/5/45; ass, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. MISS AMERICA.

Delivered Hunter 25/11/44; Dow Fd 20/12/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 23/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. MARGE.

Delivered Dallas 18/7/44; Hunter 22/8/44; Dow Fd 7/9/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 26/9/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 2/10/44; Dow Fd 12/10/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-G] Podington 9/2/45; Green Project, Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45. EL LOBO’S CUB.

Delivered Dallas 19/7/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 12/9/44; overshot runway 5/5/45; Lost at sea during training flight 31/5/45 with Jack E. McComb, Drexel D. Sparks, Thomas P. Anderwald, William E. Smith, Richard K. Breting; 5 Missing/Killed; DALLAS DOLLIE.

Delivered Dallas 9/7/44; Hunter 22/7/44; Grenier 10/9/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 16/9/44; loaned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham, Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Capt Vernon Alexander, Harry Graves, Dave First, Don Schuiman ex nav, Chas Mills, Salvatore Sciame, Harry Froese (7 Prisoner of War); Joe Saleski, Howard Claydon, Lt Bob Waggoner tg, Lt Col George Whitlock mission pilot (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Sommerda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10169.

Delivered Hunter 7/12/44; Grenier 21/12/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 10/2/45; crashed with Bill Hull 20 miles Nth of Bolzano, It 5/6/45.

Delivered Lincoln 19/11/44; Dow Fd 28/11/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-J] Podington 2/1/45; Green Project, secret mission 1/6/45, ret 2/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Cheyenne 6/8/44; Grenier 25/8/44; Assigned: 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 27/8/44; Returned to US: Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 2/12/45. BUTCH.

Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-G] Bassingbourn 29/11/44; Missing in Action {55m} Dresden 17/4/45 with Harry Camp, Co-pilot: Bill Heath, Navigator: Dick Pender, Bombardier: Don Vincent, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gil Eckerson, Radio Operator: Bill Gilpin {born Gt Shelford, Cambs. UK}, Ball turret gunner: Joe DeFazio, Waist gunner: Joe Cardarelli (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Herman Evans (Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft blew off wing tip, crashed Dresden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 14111. SKUNKFACE III.

Delivered Hunter 7/8/44; Atlanta 13/8/44; Grenier 3/9/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-P] Bassingbourn 10/9/44; battle damaged {20m} Altenbeken 26/11/44 with Tom Martin, Co-pilot: George Miller; enemy aircraft hit #1 & 3, crash landed Denain/Prouvy A/fd, Fr; as aircraft bellied in killed woman and two children ran in panic; Salvaged 11/12/44; TERRY’S TIGER.

Delivered Dallas 28/6/44; Langley 24/7/44; Dow Fd 22/8/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-F] Podington 15/9/44; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 7/5/45; 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 24/7/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/10/42; West Palm Beach 13/12/42; Assigned 32BS/301BG Biskra, Alg. 22/12/42; Ain M’Lila, Alg. 17/1/43; St Donat, Alg. 6/3/43; Oudna,Tun. 6/8/43; Missing in Action {86m} Turin 30/10/43, with Chas Clowe, Co-pilot: Wright, Navigator: Boston, Bombardier: Robinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Haberberger, Radio Operator: Padgett, Ball turret gunner: Service, Waist gunner: Headding,Tail gunner: Dill (9 Killed in Action). Missing Air Crew Report 1060. LEAD FOOT aka CAROL JEAN IV.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/7/44; Hunter 1/8/44; Grenier 13/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 15/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/11/45.