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

Delivered Lincoln 2/10/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 19/10/44; engine trouble Bologna 16/4/45 with Woodrow Abbott; returned early with engine problems, then u/c collapsed; {45m} Salvaged 16/4/45.

Delivered Hunter 26/10/44; Grenier 5/11/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 7/3/45; {28m} transferred 772BS/463BG Celone 5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Wright Fd 26/1/42; Muroc 12/7/42; Wright 17/7/42; Bolling 10/12/42; Wright 26/3/43 but damaged when parked with Marvin McAdams by taxiing aircraft 31/3/43; Eglin 24/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 15/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 24/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 6/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Nashville 14/10/44; Hunter 6/12/44; Dow Fd 20/12/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 18/1/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 16/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; MacDill 18/2/44; Morrison 6/3/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 16/3/44; transferred 96BS/2BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action {73m} Blechhammer 17/10/44 with Don Peart, Co-pilot: John Mumma, Navigator: Elliott Kaplan, Bombardier: Tom Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orie Lee, Radio Operator: Jim Growney{arm shot off while attempting to go over the wire}, Ball turret gunner: Marion Green, Waist gunner: Philip McWaters,Tail gunner: Andy Fereico (9 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 44-6379, #1 engine out, crashed Malacky; all nine chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 9208. OLD BIRD.

Delivered Hunter 22/7/44; Presque Is 4/8/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 13/8/44; Missing in Action {28m} Blechhammer 17/10/44 with Arnold Kwiatkoski, Co-pilot: Ed Buettner, Navigator: Fred Brilliant, Bombardier: Dave Eiseman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Ferro, Radio Operator: Bob Wolfe, Ball turret gunner: Jim Johnston, Waist gunner: Elton Schumann (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Rich Radlinger,Tail gunner: Jacob Fiebelman (2 Prisoner of War); coll with 42-107006, broke in half, no chutes seen; crashed Blechhammer, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 9149.

Delivered Dallas 27/4/44; Kearney 7/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 30/6/44; battle damaged Ruhland 17/3/45 with ?; crash landed Rudnicke, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45.

Delivered Lincoln 6/1/45; Grenier 25/1/45; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 31/1/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Lincoln 5/1/45; Dow Fd 25/1/45; Assigned 15AF 31/1/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 16/10/45; 593 BU Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/4/44; Hunter 27/4/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 27/5/44; crashed on take off for training flight 12/9/44; Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 2/3/45; Sth Plains 28/4/45; re-ass 31/3/45; 343 RVM MacDill 14/5/47; 343 RVM Topeka 28/7/48; 55 MSU Topeka 14/3/49; Recl Comp 17/10/49.

Delivered Tulsa 17/5/44; Dallas 24/6/44; Langley 3/7/44; Grenier 27/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-F] Lavenham 28/7/44; transferred 94BG Rougham 29/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Savannah 13/1/44; Morrison 24/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 27/1/44; Missing in Action Steyr, Aus. 24/2/44 with Joe Pausha, Co-pilot: Vic Merturano[wia], Navigator: Gerald Voska, Bombardier: Chas Olsen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Behm, Radio Operator: Carl Wilkins, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Henderson, Waist gunner: Phil Ashook, Waist gunner: John Martin,Tail gunner: John Dunlop (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed in the Austrian; Missing Air Crew Report 2710.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/43; Atlanta 11/1/44; Savannah 12/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 20/1/44; Missing in Action Steyr, Aus. 24/2/44 with Clarry Moyer, Navigator: Bob Dodson, Bombardier: Vincent Kepler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Saul Tauber, Radio Operator: Jim Jones, Waist gunner: Carl Davis, Waist gunner: Ed Moleti,Tail gunner: Martin Eckels (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jay Monicken, Ball turret gunner: Chas Ball (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Wels, Aus; Missing Air Crew Report 2589.

Delivered Hunter 10/3/45; Grenier 23/3/45; Assigned 8AF 26/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/43; Tinker 10/3/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 14/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; {41m} transferred 429BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; 99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; {2m 99BG} 816BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Salvaged 31/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 3/7/45. NUTCRACKER II.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/44; Kearney 16/6/44; Grenier 2/7/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-P] Lavenham 3/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/2/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Morrison 7/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; {24m} transferred 429BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Missing in Action {9m} Innsbruck 19/12/43 with Henry Vogel, ettg –George Solesbery, Radio Operator: Bill Boyer{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Don Lewis{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Ed Fennessey{Wounded in Action} (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Harry Ludwig, Navigator: Paul Ireland, Bombardier: Don Parks, Waist gunner: Earl Bengston,Tail gunner: Jim Redick (5 Killed in Action); shot down by enemy aircraft, two engines ko’d, no chutes seen, Missing Air Crew Report 1529.

Delivered Dallas 12/7/44; Langley 10/8/44; Grenier 14/9/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-M] Podington 4/10/44; battle damaged Merseburg 2/11/44 with Maj Ernie Hardin, Lt Col Jim Wilson, Capt Erro Michelson {Wounded in Action}, Chas Few {Wounded in Action}, Monroe Goldstein, Bob Davidson, Lt Herb Palmer {wg}, Lt Frank Fabek [radio nav} (8 Returned to Duty); George Knoble {Ex nav}, Lt John Staples {tg} (2 Prisoner of War); Capt Stan Hall (MIA); crash landed RAF Woodbridge, Suf, UK; Salvaged 3/11/44. Missing Air Crew Report 10780. SATAN’S LADY II.

Delivered Long Beach 19/1/43; Salina 28/1/43; Morrison 8/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 11/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; {5m} transferred 419BG/301BG Oudna, Tun 28/10/43; 2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; 346BS/99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; {2m} 483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Sterparone, It 22/4/44; Salvaged 3/6/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-S] Sudbury 17/7/44; {16m} Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Albt Pierce, Corbin Willis, Bob Lansche, Howard Butler, Ken Mulllen (5 Prisoner of War); Neil Hampton, Albt Siudeikis, Chas Warren, Steve Nemes (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Erkrath, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10167.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-C] Sudbury 2/7/44; transferred 834BS [2S-T]; {27m} Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Dave Paris, Co-pilot: Gene Schmidt, Navigator: Bill Beeson, Bombardier: Walt Rousky, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McGill, Radio Operator: Nick Puglia, Ball turret gunner: John Burch, Waist gunner: Calvin Herrick,Tail gunner: Warren Rudiger (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10168. BLUE STREAK.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/7/44; Kearney 17/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Presque Is 7/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-P] Bassingbourn 18/8/44; Missing in Action {11m} Merseburg 2/11/44 with Tom Burne, Navigator: Lou Renoult, Bombardier: Francis Golubski, Radio Operator: Harry Hansen,Tail gunner: Albt Rosa (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Keckler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Wellington, Ball turret gunner: Willis Pierce, Waist gunner: Bob Sponsel (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft shot out intercom and set bomb bay on fire, crashed Gross Oesingen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10146. GAL O’ MY DREAMS.