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

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Presque Is 3/6/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 24/6/43; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 30/6/43; crashed on take off for practice mission 16/7/43 with Woodrow Barnhill, Co-pilot: Carl Hudson, Navigator: Bill Carr, Bombardier: Winfred Rucker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Contos, Radio Operator: Ed Johnson, Waist gunner: Newton Harris {died next day} (7 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: Frank Opala, Waist gunner: Vince Noel,Tail gunner: Pete Russell (3 Returned to Duty); crashed north east of base at the Rectory, Dickleburgh, Nfk, UK; Salvaged 16/7/43. FLAK SHACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/44; Hunter 4/5/44; Grenier 19/5/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-J] Polebrook 29/5/44; Missing in Action {26m} Brandenburg 6/8/44 with Paul Pattison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clyde Bullock, Radio Operator: Winfred Wiemer, Ball turret gunner: Frank Espinoza, Waist gunner: John Smith,Tail gunner: Clarry Bessanson (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Francis Parker, Navigator: Len Roberts, Bombardier: Roland Chamberlain (3 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed Schlunkendorf, near Dolitz, S of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7586.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/10/44; Wright 9/12/44; Hunter 28/2/45; San Francisco 6/4/44; Oahu (Haw) 5/8/45; converted as B-17H but lost at sea 25/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-U] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action {4m} St Nazaire 29/5/43 with Colonel Russell, Co-pilot: Leo Gritkas, Navigator: Roy Stealey {Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Chas Woehrle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Eaton,Tail gunner: Fred Williams (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Welk, Ball turret gunner: Nahannie Bader, Waist gunner: Wayne Baldwin, Waist gunner: Alf Huffman (4 Killed in Action); flak hit blew away btg with Bader inside as well as starting fires, crashed Pleoren, W of Vannes, Fr. THE CONCHO CLIPPER.

Delivered Cheyenne24/11/43; Romulus 16/12/43; Presque Is 24/12/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-R] Thorpe Abbotts 27/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Merril Rish, Co-pilot: Frank Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dewey Essary,Tail gunner: Angus Alsup (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Royal Lingenfelter, Bombardier: Don Kehm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Skaggs, Radio Operator: George Danehower, Waist gunner: Estil McGuffie, Waist gunner: Armand Burt (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft attack and ship caught fire and broke in half, crashed Aschenbehl Berg, Vohr Estate, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3026. SPIRIT OF ’44.

Delivered Denver 29/9/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-T] Framlingham 11/11/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with George Rains, Navigator: Harry Armstrong, Radio Operator: Bob Stump, Ball turret gunner: Edmund Gabel, Waist gunner: Pat Cestaro,Tail gunner: Burleigh Clayton (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Allphin, Bombardier: Lou Marion, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Mize, Waist gunner: Tony Dente (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, engine on fire, crashed La Racrute, Pierrepont, six miles SW of Sedan, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2658. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Lincoln 27/1/45; Grenier 12/2/45; Assigned 8AF 18/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Gr Island 15/1/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 3/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Lindley Williamson, Navigator: Barwick Barfield, Bombardier: Bill Carrillo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Sewell, Ball turret gunner: Jim Townsend, Waist gunner: Colbert Graham, Waist gunner: Walt Wisniewski,Tail gunner: Bob Anderson (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Jim Dennis, Radio Operator: Lloyd Kouns (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed and exploded at Buckwitzer, two miles SE of Wusterhausen, NW of Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5167. (npo) BIG STOOP.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Martin Hoskinson, Co-pilot: Marvin Apking, Navigator: Joe Silvestro, Bombardier: Norman Robitoy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Sibert, Radio Operator: Jerome Miller, Ball turret gunner: Sal Romero, Waist gunner: A.V. Perry, Waist gunner: George Sneckus,Tail gunner: Marlyn Schrader (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Itzstedt, six miles W of Bad Oldesloe, Holstein, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5171.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/9/43; Scott 28/9/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 4/10/43; Missing in Action Munster 22/12/43 with Tom Goupill, Co-pilot: Tenvil Jackson, Navigator: Gus Mink, Bombardier: Ralph Barker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Gallagher, Radio Operator: Bob Ramsey, Ball turret gunner: George Brassell{washed up UK weeks later}, Waist gunner: Ed Csech, Waist gunner: Jim McLamb,Tail gunner: Fred Thompson (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 1705. DORHELCLA.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-Q] in US; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-H] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 14/8/43; transferred Aphrodite Project 803BS RCM Knettishall 1/44; Missing in Action – Heligoland submarine pens targeted, missed target due to poor weather conditions 15/10/44. with Lts R Betts & M Garvin [2 x RTD]; LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Topeka 8/3/45; Grenier 27/3/45; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-N] Nuthampstead 16/4/45; RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-I] Ridgewell 4/6/44; transferred 452BG Deopham Green 24/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/7/44; Kearney 28/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [N] Glatton 10/8/44; in base landing accident with Lorenz Koch 2/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Dallas 19/4/44; Hunter 30/5/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 27/7/44; 836BS; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 22/4/43; Lowry 5/5/43; Smoky Hill 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood 23/6/43; transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-W] Thurleigh 22/8/43; on return from Gdynia 9/10/43 crash landed RAF Matlaske, Nfk,overshooting runway to end up in Lt Burningham with Gustave Holstrom, Co-pilot: Francis Ferguson, Navigator: Phil Anderson, Bombardier: Curtis Dunlap, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Loubet, Radio Operator: Mike Uhrin, Ball turret gunner: Fred Massey, Waist gunner: Bill Oliver, Waist gunner: Harry Maron,Tail gunner: Chas Fatighati (10 Returned to Duty), Salvaged. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Memphis 28/10/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-O] Chelveston 4/12/43; detailed mission to Merkwiller, Fr. 3/8/44 with Tom Barnett, Co-pilot: D. Morrill, Navigator: J. Rutherford, Bombardier: E. Bonas, Radio Operator: Don McQueary, Ball turret gunner: R. Jasionowicz{died in base hospital from his injuries},Tail gunner: C. Naden (7 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: F. Rowe, Waist gunner: F.Schmidmeister (2WIA); battle damaged over Saarbruken but on return crashed Wymington, Bedfordshire, UK; Salvaged 10/8/44. Missing Air Crew Report ? . LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Denver 9/4/43; Gore 10/4/43; Denver 29/4/43; Glasgow 3/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-J] Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; Missing in Action Solingen 30/11/43 with Capt Bob Smith (WIA), Co-pilot: Paul Lindsay, replacement Co-pilot: Jim McKee (KIA), Navigator: Nathan Ungar (KIA), Bombardier: Chas Stevens (KIA), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Litt (KIA); Radio Operator: Edwin Randig, Ball turret gunner: Troy Roberts, Waist gunner: Henry Lohff, Waist gunner: George Lilburn,Tail gunner: Lou Lonsway (RTD), small fire aboard caused by flare igniting followed by explosion, crashed Penlan Hall, Wakes Colne, near Colchester, Ex, UK, close to Wormingford a/fd; Missing Air Crew Report 4403. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Geiger 1/11/42; Casper 17/1/43; Tinker 5/5/43; Dyersburg 15/7/43; 246 BU Pratt 23/6/44; 11 STA Morrison 29/7/44; 242 BU Grand Isle 16/9/44; 4103 BU Jackson 16/3/45; 246 BU Pratt 19/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 10/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-B] Andrews Fd 1/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43. Missing in Action Oschersleben 28/7/43 with Capt Milton Fulton, Co-pilot: Maj Virgil Emerson, Navigator: David Humke, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Hume, Radio Operator: Don Gordoni, Ball turret gunner: Rhae Postlewait, Waist gunner: Chas McDermott, Waist gunner: George Guest,Tail gunner: Lt Bob Anderson, obs/nav-Lt Dean Howell 339BS (10 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Larry Woolford (POW-picked up by German seaplane eight hours later); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, six bodies washed up weeks later. Missing Air Crew Report 140. LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Denver 28/1/43; Salina 9/2/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG Bassingbourn 15/3/43; Missing in Action 1m Wilhelmshafen 22/3/43 with Capt Hascall McClellan, Co-pilot: Glenn Brooks, Navigator: Claud Green, Bombardier: Clarry Buckman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Williams, Radio Operator: Ed Trelawney-Ansell, Ball turret gunner: Felix Makela, Waist gunner: Ben Billingsley, Waist gunner: Chas Shapiro,Tail gunner: Wallace Roberts (10 Killed in Action). A/c hit by rocket from Me 109 above, crashed in North Sea 20 miles W of Heligoland. (only McLelland, Williams & Billingsley were 91BG, rest 92BG) Missing Air Crew Report 16291. LIBERTY BELL.

Delivered Tulsa 21/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-N] Thorpe Abbotts 20/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Carl Gustafson, Co-pilot: Mike Newmerowski, Navigator: Vic Kinkade, Bombardier: Marcena Dottoviano, Radio Operator: Tony Trebnik, Ball turret gunner: Jack Kromer, Waist gunner: Frank Caldwell,Tail gunner: Bill Ewing (8 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Fife (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Mannstedt, N of Weimar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8795.THE LIBERTY BELLE.

Delivered Hunter 18/7/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 12/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 15/3/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-O] Framlingham 27/5/44; force landed continent 14/2/45; 2KIA Brooks, Cullen, 1WIA Mercier; Salvaged 18/2/45. LIBERTY BELL.