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

Delivered Hunter 12/3/45; Grenier 18/3/45; Assigned 8AF 30/3/45, modified with radar aids for Air Sea Rescue duties, Halesworth, Sfk, UK; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4104 BU Rome 28/6/45; Garden City 22/9/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 18/1/46; 4136 BU Tinker 20/1/47; 4104 BU Rome 28/1/47; re-ass 31/3/47; 5 Air Sea Rescue Alaska 6/6/47; 10 RES Adak 18/1/48; 10 RES Davis 26/4/48 (Adak re-named Davis after Everett S. Davis, first 11AF officer in Aleutians, killed in C-47 at Naknek); ALA Elmendorf 23/6/48; 10 RES Davis 23/8/48; with Eldon Davis force landed three miles ESE of base Kulak Bay 5/7/50; 10 RC Elmendorf 7/7/50; 10 RC Davis 13/9/50, Recl Comp 13/9/50.

Delivered Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-D] Lavenham 8/7/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 9/11/44 with Joe Herring, Dick Meyer, Francis Crawford, Chas Brown, Dan Heintz, Elda Fitzhugh, Ed Hartman (7 Prisoner of War); John Leonesio, Bill Faria (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Saverne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 10341.

Delivered Dallas 2/3/45; slated 7AF, transferred Rome 25/5/45; Syracuse 12/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 5/11/45.

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

Delivered Cheyenne 14/2/45; Grenier 27/3/45; Assigned 8AF 29/3/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/44; Hunter 12/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-H] H2X Lavenham 20/1/45; taxi accident and caught fire 18/2/45; Salvaged 20/2/45.

Delivered Lincoln 19/1/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 8AF 22/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Hunter 1/8/44; Grenier 13/8/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 15/8/44; transferred 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 16/8/44; Missing in Action Ingolstadt 4/3/45 with Jim Mueller, Co-pilot: Art Atruc, Navigator: John Ciagne, tog-Phil Harvey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Loren Farnsworth, Radio Operator: Francis, Zerott, Ball turret gunner: Kazmierz Grezelak, Waist gunner: John Haugen (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Kipeen (Prisoner of War); crashed Mandres, France; Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 12923.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 8/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-N] Sudbury 17/7/44; 5m crashed on take off for Cologne 15/10/44 with Clarry Herman, Co-pilot: Bob Etter, Navigator: Bill Annan, Bombardier: Vernon Mierhenry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Sartain, Radio Operator: Bob Stone, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Spaulding, Waist gunner: John Jackson,Tail gunner: Joe Cook (9 Killed in Action); aircraft came down at Woodhall Farm, Sudbury, UK., (Now Tesco Superstore), also killing a civilian; Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report ? .

Delivered Hunter 2/3/45; Grenier 16/3/45; Assigned 8AF 25/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/1/46.

Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-B] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; 322BS [LG-A] 5/43 16+m; taken off operations and transferred 403 AD 2/7/43; 8AF HQ Sqd 15/8/43 for VIP duties. Salvaged 19/10/44. Used as camera ship to film Major William Wilder’s Memphis Belle film. THE BAD PENNY.

Delivered Dallas 16/8/44; Scott Fd 2/9/44; Grenier 19/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-M] Thorpe Abbotts 11/10/44; battle damaged Havover 28/3/45 with ?; force landed St Trond A/fd, Bel; Salvaged 30/3/45. MISS ANGEL.

Delivered Dallas 22/6/44; Langley 27/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned PFF as 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 13/8/44; transferred 95BG Horham 14/8/44; 3m, transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 30/10/44; battle damaged Hamm 26/11/44 with ?; force landed St Trond Afd, Bel; Salvaged 5/1/45. (npo) SEAMANS’ DEMONS.

Delivered Hunter 27/2/45; Grenier 8/3/45; Assigned 8AF 10/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; 613 BU Phillips 6/3/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Tinker 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-M] Bassingbourn 18/4/43; Earls Colne 21/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Lowell Wetzel, Co-pilot: Earl Sutton, Bombardier: Carl Pearson, Radio Operator: Stacey Hendrix RIP 4/6/43, Ball turret gunner: Carl Rendler, Waist gunner: Bryant Loftus, Waist gunner: Russell Crisp, Tail gunner: Glenn Harding (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cliff Hopewell Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Kurn (2 Prisoner of War); Enemy aircraft hit #3 and radio room caught fire, crashed Stobben, near Vlagtwedde, 25 miles SE of Groningen, Holland; No MACR. IN DER FUEHRER’S FACE.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 12/3/44; on practice mission 20/11/44 with Stew Reed, Co-pilot: Harry Rensch, Navigator: Tony Mamik, Radio Operator: Bill Raab, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Carrier, 5RTD OK when u/c collapsed; 80m, Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Stewart Reed, Co-pilot: Harold Rensch, Bombardier: Chad Doughty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Raab, Radio Operator: George Carrier (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Tony Marnik, Waist gunner: Morgan Heafey, Waist gunner: Dick Saafield,Tail gunner: Hyman Spencer (4 Killed in Action); crashed Wesermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11368.

Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-R] Horham 20/4/44; with Glovik 7/10/44, Waist gunner: Chas Buda KIA; 97m, Missing in Action Frankfurt 9/3/45 with William Ourant, Co-pilot: Dwight King, Navigator: Elmer Miles, Bombardier: William Waskow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vic Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Don Norvet, Waist gunner: Andrew Demchak, Tail gunner: Art Billings, Dave Willoughby {voice int} (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: John Star KIA; crashed Weisel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12948.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Kasimer Traynelis, Co-pilot: Bill Howe, Navigator: Duane Mowry, Bombardier: Paul Basye, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Laws, Radio Operator: Bob Stauffer (Wounded in Action), Ball turret gunner: Stewart Livingston (Wounded in Action), Waist gunner: Ralph Tetu (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Henry Bouma (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tauenbrueck, near Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11232.

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Grenier 9/11/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 30/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-S] Polebrook 4/6/44; {119m} Returned to the USA Bradley 25/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 25/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45. TRADE WINDS.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-T] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; Missing in Action Cauvincourt 8/8/44 with Capt Frank Ball, Co-pilot: Lt Col Jere Maupin, Navigator: R.W. Marshall, Bombardier: W.T. Kemp, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: G.H. Cooper, obs-Lt W. Anderson (6 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: E.D. Scott, Ball turret gunner: E.T. Kreisel, Waist gunner: John Burgard,Tail gunner: Irving Stewart (4 Killed in Action); flak hit started fire, crashed Culey-le-Patry NE of Vire, Fr; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-B/J] Nuthampstead 23/5/44; Missing in Action 9/9/44 with Johnson, AOC 26/9/44; re-ass 1/12/44; battle damaged Mannheim 1/2/45 with Jim Koenig, crew OK; crash landed Hollesley Bay, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 2/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Topeka 1/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-E] Lavenham 28/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [J] Glatton 16/5/44; Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with Clarence Jennings, Co-pilot: Dick Garland, Navigator: Martin Schwartz, Bombardier: Hardy Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Marr, Radio Operator: Chas Spornik, Ball turret gunner: Bill Barth, Waist gunner: John Wood,Tail gunner: Stewart Jakku (9INT); obs-Capt Floyd Cox Int off (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Jonkopping, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 9774.