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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5406

42-5406

Delivered Denver 3/12/42; Morrison 17/3/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR- ] Bassingbourn 19/4/43; Missing in Action Meaulte 13/5/43 with Homer Biggs, Co-pilot: Theo Hayes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Williams, Radio Operator: Paul O’Brien, Waist gunner: Jim Roden,Tail gunner: Enio Valerio (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Blakeney, Bombardier: Doug Hoehn, Ball turret gunner: Tony Denefrio, Waist gunner: Jim Cronk (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed in target area. No MACR.

B-17 #42-97234 / Bomber Dear

42-97234 / Bomber Dear

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Gr Island 27/2/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 322nd Bomb Squadron/91st Bomb Group [LG-M] at Bassingbourn 7/4/44; BOMBER DEAR. Missing in Action 30+m Merseburg 2/11/44 with John Liekhus, Navigator: Allen Young, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Brady, Radio Operator: Allen Chandler, Ball turret gunner: Bobby Younger, Waist gunner: Bob Shoemaker (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Wisor, Bombardier: Bob Sambo,Tail gunner: Bruno Lombardi (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set aircraft on fire, crashed Barby, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 10360.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5759

42-5759

Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/42; Long Beach 31/1/43; Colorado Spr 19/3/43; Peterson 21/4/43; Orlando 15/6/43; with John Odom force landed base 24/9/43; 1 Photo Gp Bolling 4/12/43; 499BG Smoky Hill 7/6/44; 11 Photo Gp MacDill 14/6/44; 902 BU Orlando 29/7/44; 19 Photo Sq/11Gp MacDill 5/8/44; 3701 BU Amarillo 10/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97599

42-97599

Delivered Denver 2/1/44; 1SAG Langley 23/1/44; Grenier 24/2/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-T] Horham 28/2/44; 20m, Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 25/9/44 with 96BG crew, Comp-Capt Jim McKnight, Bombardier: Chas Nielsen (2KIA-both chutes failed); p-Bill Chandler, Navigator: John Wey, mo-Howard Menadier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim McDowell, Radio Operator: Ken Stockman, Waist gunner: Carl Anderson, X-George Popelka (Flying Control Off.) (7 Returned to Duty); force landed in Tongeren area of Belgium; Salvaged 14/11/44.

B-17 #42-97683

42-97683

Delivered Denver 26/1/44; 1SAG Langley 7/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 8/4/44; lead ship t/o from Poltava, Russia for shuttle mission to Italy (Op Frantic IV) target Szolnok Afd, Hungary18/9/44 with Capt Jim Miller, Co-pilot: Bill Manning, Radio Operator: Paul Landrum, Waist gunner: Lou Cimbola,Tail gunner: Bob Graff, Col Carl Truesdell [mission pilot, Lt George Prokopec radar nav (7 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Bill Steele, Xn-Lyle Dallman, Bombardier: John Bromberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hatton (4 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, but limped on to crash landed Foggia, Italy; Missing Air Crew Report 10201. 18m, sal & repaired then re-assigned to 301BG 15th AF in Italy; transferred 352BS/301BG Lucera 28/10/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 15/3/45 with Dale Thornton, Narracci, Tyler, Stefko, Rury, Taylor, Lake, Yovich, Marich (9 Prisoner of War); Sanchez (Killed in Action); Missing Air Crew Report 12824.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8482 / Hellgate Lady aka Golden Gate in ’48

44-8482 / Hellgate Lady aka Golden Gate in ’48

Delivered Dallas 25/9/44; Hunter 9/10/44; Dow Fd 26/10/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-N] Rougham 30/10/44; transferred 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 1/11/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 6/1/46. HELLGATE LADY aka GOLDEN GATE IN “48”.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8690

44-8690

Delivered Lincoln 22/11/44; Grenier 14/12/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 30/12/44; transferred 34BG Mendlesham /45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45.

B-17 #42-3507 / Duffy’s Tavern

42-3507 / Duffy’s Tavern

Delivered Tulsa 15/7/43; Scott 20/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-D] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 838BS/487BG Lavenham 15/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) South Plains 1/10/45. DUFFY’S TAVERN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8031

44-8031

Delivered Tulsa 18/5/44; Dallas 13/6/44; Langley 2/7/44; Dow Fd 25/7/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 447BS Rattlesden 28/7/44; transferred 601BS/398BG [3O-K] Nuthampstead 16/8/44; on pathfinder a/c, Lt Tom Bowles was visual navigator (Killed in Action); a smoke marker ignited soon after take off, and five bailed out when things began popping inside, but limped home OK; repaired and transferred 603BS [N7-Z]; re-classified as standard B-17G after modification at 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 26/2/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8044 / The Cherry

44-8044 / The Cherry

Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Dallas 6/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Grenier 2/8/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-X] Nuthampstead as SH aircraft 2/9/44; repaired Missing in Action 2/10/44 with Magnam & Miller, but re-ass 3/10/44; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46. THE CHERRY aka THE TAR HEEL LEMON.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24601

41-24601

Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-P] Presque Is 19-Oct-42; Grafton Underwood 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action on 13-Jan-43 mission to bomb the Atclier D’Hellemes railroad factory at Lille, France. Took a direct hit by flak over the target and then was attacked and shot down by enemy aircraft of II/JG26, crashed near Pollinkhove, Belgium. 10KIA MACR 15639.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8681

44-8681

Delivered Lincoln 20/11/44; Grenier 6/12/44; Assigned 493BG Debach 20/12/44, then 34BG Mendlesham; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38954

43-38954

Delivered Lincoln 21/10/44; Grenier 27/10/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 29/10/44; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-G] Polebrook 2/1/45; {53m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

B-17 #42-97306 / Lady Janet

42-97306 / Lady Janet

Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 23/4/44; battle damaged at Poltava 21/4/44; repaired Russia; Salvaged 17/8/45. LADY JANET.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-9076

41-9076

Delivered Boise 303BG 6/4/42; Lowry 29/5/42; Assigned 26BS/11BG Hawaii 9/6/42, but with Harvey Williams crash landed Ephrata, WA 6/6/42; Written off 15/6/44.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38171

43-38171

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Grenier 21/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Y] Polebrook 9/8/44; Missing in Action {21m} Politz 7/10/44 with Danforth Merrill, Bob Avette, Mike O’Shea, Bill Custard, Gene Edmonds, Jim Williams, Tom Veltry, Claude Chaffin, Ralph Chocquette (9 Prisoner of War); flak set ship on fire, crash landed Sweden; Missing Air Crew Report 9357.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-39213

43-39213

Delivered Hunter 9/1/45; Grenier 19/1/45; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-C] Nuthampstead 7/2/45; re-classified as AS aircraft after mods. at Abbotts Ripton 26/2/45; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 2/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 12/9/46; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 19/11/47.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8441

44-8441

Delivered Dallas 12/9/44; Hunter 26/9/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 20/10/44; transferred 332BS/94BG [XM-L] Rougham 21/10/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 19/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38268

43-38268

Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/44; Kearney 24/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 9/8/44; crashed on take off for mission 15/10/44 with Bob Dixon, Co-pilot: Bob Goodell, Navigator: Don Steele, Bombardier: Paul Subject, Radio Operator: Joe Rose, Ball turret gunner: Millard Jones, Waist gunner: Dougal Beatson (7 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Emile Frey,Tail gunner: Rich Wolfe (Killed in Action); Salvaged 16/10/44.

B-17 #42-37972 / Gold Brick

42-37972 / Gold Brick

Delivered Denver 1/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-H then F] Thorpe Abbotts 27/11/43; damaged in mid air collision with 43-38514 (100BG) but limped home and repaired; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; 100+m, Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 BU South Plains 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. GOLD BRICK.