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

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-R] Thorpe Abbotts 1/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Capt Bernard DeMarco, Co-pilot: Jim Thayer, Navigator: John Downs, Bombardier: Francis Harper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Barr, Radio Operator: Thornton Stringfellow (chute caught in tree and broke ribs), Ball turret gunner: Bill Woodbury, Waist gunner: Harry Calhoun, Waist gunner: Bill Williams,Tail gunner: Jerome Ferroggiaro, mp-Maj Gale Cleven Sqd CO (11 Prisoner of War); Flak KO’d engine #3 then enemy aircraft hit #4 and 8ft of left wing blown off, crashed Bremen; Missing Air Crew Report 950. OUR BABY.

Delivered Lincoln 30/1/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 11/3/45; {0m} Returned to the USA Morrison 26/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45. HELL’S ANGELS.

Delivered Denver 30/4/43; Dow Fd 13/6/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 14/6/43; on training mission 12/7/44 with Major Boardman Reed, Co-pilot: Major Melvin Buckner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Weathers, Radio Operator: Ora Kelsey, pass:-Capt Bob Goss, Orville Meline, Roy Summers, Dorothy Drennan, Irene Seagalia, Charlotte Thomas and Lt Col Bill Jackson (ROC/RAF) (11 Returned to Duty); landed heavily and damaged right wing; Salvaged four days before its first anniversary of ops, n/battle damaged 24/8/44. “MISS MAC”.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/4/43; Assigned 503BS/346BG Dyersburg 17/4/43; with Jim Koller crash landed base 17/5/43; Written off 24/8/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/4/43; Morrison 29/4/43; Assigned ?; Salvaged Duko 20/9/43.

Delivered Denver 13/4/43; Morrison 14/5/43; Assigned 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 17/5/43; transferred 483BG Sterparone 8/44 as weather ship; Salvaged 30/11/45.

Delivered Denver 12/4/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 18/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Denver 18/4/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-Q] Rougham 13/6/43; Returned to the USA Lockbourn 10/4/44; with Bill Neely force landed Richmond, IN 10/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 27/9/45. WACKY.

Delivered Lincoln 12/1/45; Dow Fd 6/2/45; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 25/2/45; {0m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 19/11/47.

Delivered Dallas 26/8/44; Langley 21/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG PFF Amendola 24/10/44; Missing in Action Linz 3/12/44 with Bill Pepperman, Co-pilot: Chas Dewey, Navigator: Howard Kresge, Bombardier: Bill Torske, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Walker[wia], m/op-Jim Teske, Ball turret gunner: Jim Dodge, Waist gunner: Jim Johnson, Waist gunner: Alva Flowers[wia],Tail gunner: Budd Argyle (10 Prisoner of War); Missing Air Crew Report 10031.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; with Claron Pratt force landed Long Beach, CA., 6/4/43; Assigned 503BS/346BG Dyersburg 17/4/43; Gulfport 16/5/43; with Harry Sharpe crashed on take off Dyersburg 29/5/43; Written off 1/6/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Gore 18/4/43; 249 BU Alliance 7/9/43; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/44; 4160 BU Alamagordo 20/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Dallas 26/8/44; Langley 22/9/44; Dow Fd 12/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 1/11/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Denver 18/4/43; Assigned 100BG Dow Fd 30/5/43; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-W] Horham 15/6/43; force landed RAF St Eval ex-St Nazaire 28/6/43; crash landed Gt Ashfield ex-La Pallice 16/9/43; force landed RAF Hensridge; 31m, ex-Munster 22/12/43 with Loren Seager, Navigator: J.L. Hutchings, Waist gunner: Lelan Story, rest unknown (10 Returned to Duty); loss of power involved crash landed Potter Heigham, Nfk. Salvaged. IMPATIENT VIRGIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Tinker 30/5/43; Dalhart 5/6/43; Galveston 17/7/43; 298 VHGP Dalhart 2/9/43; 246 BU Pratt 15/9/43; Written off 28/10/44; Recl Comp 3/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Assigned 595BS/396BG Lake 4/6/43; force landed base with Richard Cooke 4/7/43; 327 BU Drew 5/8/43; 4104 BU Rome 7/12/43; with Henry Jones force landed Drew Fd 22/3/44; Recl Comp 29/6/45.

Delivered Dallas 3/9/44; Hunter 19/9/44; Dow Fd 13/10/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-N] Thorpe Abbotts 20/10/44; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-X] Grafton Underwood 5/11/44; 303BG Molesworth 8/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; Bolling 2/5/43; Spokane 3/5/43; Gt Falls 12/6/43; with Dennis Lence force landed Rapid City 19/12/43; 225 BU Rapid City 29/4/44; with Knox McKee force landed base 28/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 27/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Moses Lake 4/6/43; with Albert Bowley crashed Drew Fd 4/4/44; Written off 6/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 28/5/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Rich Carrington, Co-pilot: Harvey Esty, Navigator: Robin Taber, Bombardier: Capt Mike Smithwick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Schmidlapp, Waist gunner: Joe Scholand (6 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Art Brittain, Ball turret gunner: Win Smalley, Waist gunner: Floyd Wingate,Tail gunner: Walt Parkins (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Erfstadt, near Liblar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 287. THE INFERNO.

Delivered Dallas 7/9/44; Hunter 21/10/44; Grenier 10/12/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-N] Ridgewell 19/1/45; {10+m} transferred 306BG Thurleigh 5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Denver 18/4/43; Dow Fd 1/6/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG Ridgewell MESSIE BESSIE 3/6/43; re-named CAROL JANE; {1+m} transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-Z] Snetterton 6/7/43; re-named BOOTS II; crashed on take off for Bordeaux 5/1/44 with Jim Marshall, Co-pilot: Dick Kostral, Navigator: Forrest Holland, Bombardier: John McCain, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alf McKay, Radio Operator: Theo Romanini, Ball turret gunner: Wes Schmidt, Waist gunner: Otto Scheidegger, Waist gunner: John Conlin,Tail gunner: Kelsel Close {died next day} (10 Killed in Action); sudden loss of power and crashed a mile SW of base at Low Shrub Farm, Larling, Nfk., Salvaged.

Delivered Denver 8/4/43; Lockbourn 18/4/43; 2137 BU Hendricks 16/7/43; with Ed Dahl 7/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 24/9/45.