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

Delivered Hunter 11/11/44; Grenier 24/11/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 4/12/44; {22m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Lincoln 28/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 19/11/44; battle damaged Ruhland 22/3/45 with Bill Landers, Co-pilot: C.A. Wooten, Navigator: C. Olson, Bombardier: Sgt Bernard Sepolio(tog), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Geo Shimko, Radio Operator: Jackson Boone, Ball turret gunner: Frank Kozina, Waist gunner: Ivan Thorberry, Waist gunner: Ed Ratner,Tail gunner: Jihn Bosshart (10 Returned to Duty); landed behind Russian lines at Ieczyce, near Lodz, Pol; crew returned, aircraft Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 3/9/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 26/9/44; transferred 836BS/487BG Lavenham 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45;RFC Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 27/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned 2BG Amendola 3/12/44; {0m} transferred 340BS/97BG Amendola 8/3/45; taxi accident with Edgar Haas 16/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Lincoln 26/10/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 22/12/44; transferred 99BG Tortorella 12/44; ret 2BG 14/1/45; {14m} RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 18/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG Glatton 24/3/44; 749BS; on mission to Nijmegen sustained damage over Breton a/f 17/9/44 with Strosser; two engines out and another damaged; force landed Florennes, Bel.; repaired & ret 7/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. HITLER’S MILKMAN.

Delivered Long Beach 19/10/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-N] Podington 23/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Floyd Chesmore, Co-pilot: Leroy Teachey (2 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Manno, Radio Operator: George Mazy, Waist gunner: Ed Michonski, Waist gunner: Larry Brandon,Tail gunner: Alex Jack (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Fred Greeley, Bombardier: Arnold Frantz, Ball turret gunner: Jim Barnes (3 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Moerzeke-Kastel, on Scheldt River bank, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2856.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/6/43; Tinker 6/6/43; Memphis 8/6/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG 19/6/43; Missing in Action {37m} Genoa 29/10/43 with George Howell, Co-pilot: Edmund Gray, Bombardier: Bernie Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Cossingham, Radio Operator: Bob Bryson, Waist gunner: Leland Dishong, Waist gunner: Byron Drury (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Cashore, Ball turret gunner: Francis Hughes{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Bob Thompson (3 Prisoner of War); flak hits caused ship to turn over on its back, exploded; five chutes seen 10,000ft below plane; Missing Air Crew Report 1111. PATCHES.

Delivered Denver 2/12/43; Dallas 17/12/43; Savannah 22/12/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 3/1/44; sal 24/1/45.

Delivered Dallas 10/5/44; Langley 27/6/44; Dow Fd 18/7/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG as PFF Lucera 30/7/44; battle damaged Linz 25/11/44 with Johnson, Boswell, Malloy, Hanley, Stone, Humphrey, Gure, Sabo (8 Killed in Action); ?, ? (2 Prisoner of War); crashed Iesi; Missing Air Crew Report 7536.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 12/2/44; Missing in Action 19m Kassel 19/4/44 with Sam Evans*, Co-pilot: Dick Thompson*, Bombardier: Tom Harper, Ball turret gunner: Bob Kasch, Waist gunner: Hugh Winfree, Waist gunner: Alf Scelza* (6POW- *wia taken to Melsungen Hospital); Navigator: Harry Levin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Saffell, Radio Operator: Phil Del Torto, Tail gunner: Bob Schupp (4 Killed in Action); hit by many Me 109’s and crashed S of Herlefeld, 18 miles SE of Kassel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4048. SPIRIT OF BILLY MITCHELL.

Delivered Lincoln 2/10/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 16/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 14/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 18/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; Independence 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 3/11/44; {46m} Returned to the USA Morrison 5/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 4/5/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-Q] Lavenham 27/5/44; on local flight from base 9/8/44 with Ray Booth, Co-pilot: John McCarthy, Bombardier: John Rockey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Craig, Radio Operator: Fred Sweeney, ng-Hal Flatt, Ball turret gunner: Cpl Mervyn West, Waist gunner: Roy Hon, pass(all Infantry 9th Arm Gp)-Capt Gianelloni, Lt C.D. Nabers, Pfc M.L. Smith (11 Returned to Duty); landing gear collapsed as aircraft touched ground indicating it was not down and fully locked; Salvaged 12/8/44;

Delivered Denver 6//6/44; Dorval 26/6/44; slated RAF HB 814; transferred 731BS/452BG [7D-K] Deopham Green 4/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 18/10/44; 353BS/301BG Lucera; with John Rite crash landed Goita, A/fd, It 23/6/45; Salvaged 30/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 28/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 3/11/44; crash landed Lesina, It., with Walt Pachucki 16/2/45; Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 9/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-P] Lavenham 15/10/44; engine trouble on take off for Hanover, caught fire 14/3/45 with Bob Portsch; Bob Portsch and Radio Operator: Doug Severt killed when chutes failed to open, rest of crew bailed OK; pilot st aircraft out to sea, but crash landed Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, UK; 2KIA 8 bailed; Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 28/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 16/10; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 28/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 16/10/44; crashed on take off Linz 3/12/44 some 12 miles south of base, with K. Pilger (Killed in Service), Co-pilot: Lt Col Luther Bivins, Navigator: D.H. Johnson (inj), Bombardier: A.K.Benner(inj), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J.W. Kelley, Radio Operator: J.J. Splitek, Ball turret gunner: B.A.Lennon, Waist gunner: G.R.Carlton, Waist gunner: G. McDonald(inj),Tail gunner: R.R.Taylor (9 Returned to Duty); aircraft Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 12/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Art Thomas, Co-pilot: John Harper, Navigator: Joe Tilley, Bombardier: Lew Clemens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Manuel Silva, Radio Operator: Chas Karczewski, Waist gunner: Lew Stokosa, Waist gunner: Bill Telemeco,Tail gunner: Bob Brookman (9INT); Ball turret gunner: Joe Masgula (KIA-killed by Swedish AA); enemy aircraft, crash landed Gardsanga, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3775. BOTTLED IN BOND.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 27/5/45; RetUS, 3704 BU Keesler 4/7/46; 554 BU Memphis 7/7/46; Recl Comp Keesler 28/1/47.

Delivered Lincoln 28/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 21/10/44; {45m} Returned to the USA Hunter 19/6/45; Sth Plains 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.