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

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 10/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 22/7/44; MIA Hamburg 4/11/44 Pilot: Harry Hummel, Hugh McRae, Dixin Pearce, Bill Lewis, Paul Schwartz, Eldon Hudson, Albt Dente, Jack Stoltze, Harry Vance (9KIA); ship was also testing anti-exhaust flame devices and seen dropping back amid flak, crashed Channel. MACR 10305. CAROLYN SUE (JUNE) aka ST CHRISTOPHER KIDS.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Gt Falls 6/7/44; Cheyenne 8/7/44 mod as F-9C; MacDill 2/9/44; 19 Ph Gp MacDill 10/9/44; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 11/11/44; 1103 BU Morrison 5/6/45; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 11/6/45; 4200 BU Chicago Mun 15/4/46; 91 Rec Sq Buckley 17/4/46; 91 Rec Sq MacDill 2/5/46; 1103 BU Morrison 23/5/46; 91 Rec Sq MacDill 4/6/46; re-ass 6AF Panama 30/4/47, 91 Rec Sq Howard; 91 Rec Sq Waller 5/4/49; RetUS, 91 RLP Sq McGuire 9/2/49; 91 RLP Sq Barksdale 30/9/49; 91 SRC Gp Maguire 11/10/49; Olmstead 12/10/49; Recl Comp 8/11/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 21/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 1/8/44; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 4/8/44; battle damage Mainz 4/12/44 Pilot: ‘; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 16/12/44. LACKA SACKY.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 15/12/44; Grenier 4/8/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 5/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4268 BU Sth Plains 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; slight mid-air collision with 43-38190 with Dwight Markley, force landed Orfordnesss, Sfk., 15/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 4/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned: 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 18/4/44; MIA {20m} Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: Dale Brant (shot on ground), Navigator: John Gustafson (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Chas Hackstock, Bombardier: John Bunch, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Ludwig, Radio Operator: John Peluse, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Hitchcock, Waist Gunner: Jim Wilkey, Tail Gunner: Mikel White (7POW); Enemy aircraft hit both port engines and set on fire, crashed Marbitz, near Halle, Germany. MACR 10145. MISS SLIPSTRAM.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 5/8/44; battle damage Belgium. feld 30/9/44 Pilot: ‘; Salvaged. 1/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Hunter 16/7/44; Grenier 22/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 25/7/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with ?; Missing Air Crew Report 10326.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG [G6-L] Debach 4/8/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/9/44 with Jim Kittleson, Co-pilot: Homer Duncan, Navigator: Max Kettef, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lamkin (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Albert Christensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Alford, Radio Operator: Calvin Bladen, Waist gunner: Joe Eifried,Tail gunner: Gene Bosnavits (5 Killed in Action); Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Hamersleben, NW of Oschersleben, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 8863.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Hunter 17/6/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 11/8/44; MIA Dresden 17/4/45 Pilot: Brainard Harris, Earl Boyd, Herman Spurrier, Earl Losse, Louie Daybrook, Walt McClellan, Sam Williams, Ed Ganschow (8KIA); mid air coll w/jet aircraft, crashed Brux, Czecho; MACR 14172. TOWERING TITAN.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 22/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 26/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 17/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned: 849BS/490BG Eye 22/7/44; 850BS; MIA Pirna 19/4/45 Pilot: Bob Norvell, Wendall Snyder, Newton Parker (3POW); Lorenzo Smith, Gordon Lake, Leo Borden, Pete Malires, Carl Johnson, Bob Johnson (6KIA); jet Enemy aircraft, crashed Schonau, Germany. MACR 14194.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG Debach 4/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/44; 88BG Avon Park 21/4/44; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/44; 488BG MacDill 23/4/44; 326 BU MacDill 28/2/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 16/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/44; Ft Myers 26/4/44; 2124 BU Buckingham 19/10/44; 2126 BU Laredo 1/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/44; 488BG MacDill 23/4/44; with Gene Hughes to 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 17/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/44; 346BG Drew 24/4/44; 327 BU Drew 4/5/45; 326 BU MacDill 12/11/45; 300 BU MacDill 17/1/46; 62 BU MacDill 5/4/46; 62 BU Morrison 18/7/46; 5ERS Morrison 30/1/47; 1103 BU Morrison 14/7/47; Recl Comp 25/9/47.