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B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38289 / La Rhonda

B-17 #43-38289 / La Rhonda

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-J] Molesworth 31/8/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 22/5/45; 351BG Polebrook 29/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. LA-RHONDA.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24543 /  Dood It aka Pluto

B-17 #41-24543 / Dood It aka Pluto

Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/42; Sacramento 1/9/42; Hamilton 16/9/42; Assigned 403BS and 63BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; Missing in Action New Britain 30/6/43 with Harry Barnett; Co-pilot: Sydney Bossuk, Navigator: Warren Seybert, Bombardier: Jim Burke, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Candy, Radio Operator: Tony Woillard, Ball turret gunner: Bill Mackay {RAAF}, Waist gunner: Bob Burtis, Waist gunner: Don Carlson,Tail gunner: Phil Lones (10 Killed in Action), crashed Kulit, New Britain. Missing Air Crew Report 2086. PLUTO II.

B-17 #42-5178 / The Old Stand By

B-17 #42-5178 / The Old Stand By

Delivered Denver 6/10/42; New Castle 19/10/42; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 21/12/42; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-L] Bassingbourn 11/1/43; Missing in Action on its 15th mission, to Anklam, Germany on 9 October 1943. Pilot James D. Judy; Co-pilot: John K. Carter; Navigator: Capen R. Simons; Bombardier/Togglier George R. O’Dea; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl M. Cherry; Radio Operator: Lloyd A. Johnson; Ball turret gunner: John M. Yatsko; Right Waist gunner: Linwood W. White; Tail Gunner Niles H. Withers (9 Prisoners of War). Left Waist gunner: William V. Williams (Killed in Action). Struck hard head-on by an enemy aircraft, the ship crashed near Kragstedt, about 20km SW of Flensburg, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 898. THE OLD STAND BY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38870

B-17 #43-38870

Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Dow Fd 12/10/44; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 9/2/45; transferred 457BG Glatton 23/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38842

B-17 #43-38842

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-N] Molesworth 28/10/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 22/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38194

B-17 #43-38194

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-N] Sudbury 4/8/44; {49m} Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38554 / Bouncing Betty III

B-17 #43-38554 / Bouncing Betty III

Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 26/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-B] Molesworth 23/11/44; 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 20/12/45. BOUNCING BETTY III.

B-17 #42-5243 / FDR’s Potato Peeler Kids

B-17 #42-5243 / FDR’s Potato Peeler Kids

Delivered Tulsa 23/10/42; Wendover 5/12/42; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-P] Molesworth 29/1/43; Missing in Action Kiel 14/5/43 with Capt Ross Bales, Co-pilot: Walt Dooley, Navigator: Dan McColl, Bombardier: Rhude Mathis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Kilgore, Radio Operator: Ray Winter, Ball turret gunner: Joe Zsampar, Waist gunner: Jack Snell, Waist gunner: Francis O’Reilly body washed up 10/8/43,Tail gunner: Ed Van Ravenstein (10 Killed in Action); shot down by enemy aircraft; ditched near Heligoland Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 15593. F.D.R.’s POTATO PEELER KIDS.

B-17 #43-38613 / Yardbird III

B-17 #43-38613 / Yardbird III

Delivered Cheyenne 24/8/44; Hunter 3/9/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 13/9/44; transferred 493BG Debach 14/9/44; 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 15/9/44; transferred back to 569BS/390BG [CC-A] Framlingham 18/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. YARDBIRD III.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-107125 / Doasy Doats

B-17 #42-107125 / Doasy Doats

Delivered Tulsa 1/3/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; 600BS [N8-G]; no ops, transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 7/12/44; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38197

B-17 #43-38197

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-U] Molesworth 16/8/44; taxi accident with Jack Rose 9/12/44; Salvaged.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29741 / Corn State Terror

B-17 #42-29741 / Corn State Terror

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Gt Falls 17/2/43; Salina 5/3/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 15/4/43; transferred 368BS/306BG [BO-V] Thurleigh 17/4/43; 324BS/91BG [DF-F/D/P] Bassingbourn 11/9/43; battle damaged over Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Lt Christensen wia-died next day, cp Lt Mendelsohn brought ship back to crash landed at RAF Tangmere and slammed into tree; After long repair returmed to base and transferred 401BS [LL-D] before re-ass. to AFSC 6/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 29/4/44; Winston Salem 5/22/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 15/5/45. CORN STATE TERROR.

B-17 #42-97960

B-17 #42-97960

Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; with ? force landed Mt 4/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 26/5/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-M] Grafton Underwood 3/6/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Chas Molder, Hobart Treadway, Ernie Knowlton, Ralph Hayden, Dan Hookailo, Harry Haynes, Damian Constantine, Harris Jacobs, Leon Rizzuti (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Neustadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12153.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-98014

B-17 #42-98014

Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-K] Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with ?.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8869

B-17 #44-8869

Delivered Cheyenne 19/1/45; Hunter 9/2/45; Grenier 23/2/45; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-W] Molesworth 30/3/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 15/1//46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8868 / Lon Boy

B-17 #44-8868 / Lon Boy

Delivered Cheyenne 20/1/45; Hunter 3/2/45; with ? Harris force landed Grenier 20/2/45; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-X] Molesworth 28/2/45; transferred 532BS/381BG Ridgewell 27/3/45; {2+m} 367BS/306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45, damaged while parked the next day; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46. LON BOY.Delivered Cheyenne 20/1/45; Hunter 3/2/45; with ? Harris force landed Grenier 20/2/45; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-X] Molesworth 28/2/45; transferred 532BS/381BG Ridgewell 27/3/45; {2+m} 367BS/306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45, damaged while parked the next day; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46. LON BOY.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8038

B-17 #44-8038

Delivered Tulsa 17/5/44; Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 3/7/44; Grenier 1/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG Bassingbourn 2/8/44; transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-Z] Molesworth 10/44; landing accident with Wallace Wildstein 27/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

B-17 #43-38395 / Taylor Made

B-17 #43-38395 / Taylor Made

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow FD 30/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG Debach 2/9/44; 862BG; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39968

B-17 #42-39968

Delivered Long Beach 21/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 15/12/43; transferred 303BG Molesworth 9/4/44; then to 525BS/379BG [FR-A] Kimbolton 3/2/45; retUS 121 BU Bradley 4/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 19/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38451

B-17 #43-38451

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Hunter 14/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 28/9/44; ret Berlin 28/3/45 with Bob Edmunds, no gas, crash landed Camber Sands, Rye, UK; crew OK; Salvaged 30/3/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38238

B-17 #43-38238

Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Kearney 23/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-L] Molesworth 16/8/44; battle damaged Essen 8/3/45 with Harry Nester; crash landed one mile S of Seething A/fd, Salvaged 9/3/45.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 39-10

B-17 #39-10

Delivered Salt Lake City 17-Oct-40; Jackson AB MS, with Perry Kemplin crash landed base 13-Jul-43; Amarillo 21-Jul-43; Written off 4-Aug-43.

B-17 #42-37762 / Chaplin’s Office

B-17 #42-37762 / Chaplin’s Office

Delivered Denver 20/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 22/10/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 1/11/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Charles Zitnik, Co-pilot: Dick Teevan, Navigator: Rodney Helms, Bombardier: Frank Pelley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Roberto, Radio Operator: Lew McNatt, Waist gunner: Florian Protasiewicz, Waist gunner: Edgar Strauss,Tail gunner: Clarry Lehmann (9 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Bob Rimmer (KIA-chute caught up and smashed against hangar in crash landing); enemy aircraft, crashed Zweischenahn naval base near Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1580. CHAPLAIN’S OFFICE.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38891 / Blues in the Night

B-17 #43-38891 / Blues in the Night

Delivered Lincoln 6/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-H] Molesworth 19/10/44; battle damaged Halberstadt 8/4/45 with George Sirany, crash landed base; Salvaged 25/4/45. BLUES IN THE NIGHT.