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

Delivered Cheyenne 22/1/45; Hunter 15/2/45; Grenier 20/2/45; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-T] Snetterton 22/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46; Salvaged 23/7/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/10/44; Hunter 7/11/44; Grenier 14/11/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-A] Molesworth 17/2/45; transferred 457BG Glatton 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. LADY BETH.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/44; Hunter 28/12/44; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 4/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/12/45.

Delivered Denver 28/1/44; 1SAG Langley 6/3/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 5/4/44; first used over Holland 20/4/43; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-O] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; re-ass 108BS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 1/7/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/44; Hunter 25/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 17/1/45; Salvaged 19/11/47.

Delivered Hunter 14/11/44; Dow Field 3/12/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 4/12/44; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-D] Horham 5/12/44; after 58 missions was Missing in Action Operation Chowhound (6th such mission) 7/5/45 with Lionel Sceurman, Navigator: Russell Cook {picked up by RAF Walrus, but died soon after}, Radio Operator: Gana McPherson, Ball turret gunner: John Keller, Waist gunner: Norbert {Kuper} Cooper,Tail gunner: Bill Langford, obs-Ed Bubolz, obs-Bob Korber, Gerald Lane, obs-Joe Repiscak, obs-George Walteri {last five passengers were photographic personnel} (11 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Schwartz, nav/trainer-Dave Condon were picked up by 5th ERS from Halesworth on OA-10A Catalina) (2 Returned to Duty) flak, ditched Channel. SECTION 8. (Last 8AF aircraft lost in WW II).

Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/44; Hunter 5/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 379BS Kimbolton 24/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/44; Hunter 3/1/45; Grenier 7/2/45; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-N] Framlingham 9/2/45 as PFF; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-P] Thorpe Abbotts 5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/4/43; Gore 21/4/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 10/5/43; Dow Fd 29/5/43; Ass 410BS/94BG [GL-Z] Rougham 13/6/43; MIA Merignac 5/1/44 w/Allan Powell, cp-Tom Hudson, ro-Wesley Geist, btg-Goble Miracle, wg-Ernie Trummel, wg-Sherman Frew, tg-Alton Brown, ettg-Delmar Broyles (8KIA); b-Hugh Shields, n- Bob Anderson(2 EVD); e/a, cr in woody swamp at St Laurent-et-Benon, 30 miles NW of Bordeaux, Fr. MACR 1891. LIL BUTCH.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 6/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-X] Molesworth 22/1/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/12/45.

Delivered Pocatello 24/12/42; Pyote 22/1/43; force landed base with Allan Neel 12/4/43; Pratt 14/6/43; Dalhart 9/7/44; Memphis 2/12/44; Lincoln 6/1/45; 30BS/19BG Pyote 18/3/45; Mines 24/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 31/10/45.

Delivered Pocatello 27/12/42; Pyote 6/1/43; Pueblo 20/3/43; Ephrata 30/4/43; Gore Fd, 23/5/43; Walker 30/6/44; Alexandria 19/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 31/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/42; Pyote 7/1/43; crash landed two miles north west of base 19/4/43 with Jack Thompson, loss of power. Written off 27/4/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/44; Hunter 16/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Z] Molesworth 21/1/45; (? 349BS/100BG [XR-B] Thorpe Abbotts ?); RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/12/43; Oklahoma City 12/1/44; Savannah 16/1/44; Morrison 22/1/44; Assigned 342BS/97BG Amendola 26/1/44; suffered flak damage on tail fin, re-ass cargo/weather ship from 10/10/44; taxi accident with Herman Lykins 26/2/45; Salvaged 18/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/45; Hunter 6/3/45; Grenier 29/3/45; Assigned 8AF 30/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-D] Thorpe Abbotts 6/3/44; 100+m, landed Horsching A/Fld, Austria, with Joe Drottar, but undercarriage collapsed 16/5/45; Salvaged 24/5/45; SILVER DOLLAR aka THE LATEST RUMOR.

Delivered Hunter 28/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 29/9/44; transferred 351BG Polebrook 5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/6/45; Sth Plains 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45.

Delivered Denver 7/5/43; Moses Lake 21/5/43; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/9/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/43; Kearney 1/1/44; Presque Is 14/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [U] Glatton 25/2/44; 748BS; Missing in Action Marienburg 9/4/44 with Amos Shephard, Co-pilot: Ralph Hammerstrom, Navigator: Ken Galyean, Bombardier: Herb Spaulding, Radio Operator: Jon Roberts, Ball turret gunner: Harry Smith, Waist gunner: Amos Bunch, Waist gunner: Arnold Kaufman,Tail gunner: Bill Good (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Fasone (KIA-chute failed); enemy aircraft KOd #3, crashed two miles NE of Ossecken, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3666.