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

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 8/7/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [4N-R] Sudbury 27/10/44; then 835BS [H8-V]; 75m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45. SUPERSTITUOUS ALOYSIUS aka BOLT FROM THE BLUE..

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Tinker 28/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43. Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-Y/V] Kimbolton 2/5/43. Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Bohn Fawkes, Co-pilot: Chas Mauldin, Navigator: Elmer Bendiner, Bombardier: Bob Hejny, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Reedman, Radio Operator: Fred Reinhard, Ball turret gunner: Walt Gray, Waist gunner: John Leary, Waist gunner: Harry Edwards,Tail gunner: Mike Arooth (10 Returned to Duty); ditched Channel, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue launch HSL180 from Dover, Kent, UK. No MACR. TONDELAYO.

Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 1-August-1942; transferred to 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24-August-1942; Missing in Action 21-October-1942 on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient/Keroman, France. All were picked up by a French fishing boat and turned over to the Germans at Quimper, France. 8POW 1DIC 1EVD. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR).

Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-A] Westover 8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; wrecked 21/10/42 RAF Sutton Bridge, Cambs. with Wilson, life raft latch broke loose and raft tangled round horizontal stabilizer, rep; transferred 482BG Alconbury 22/8/43; 379BG Kimbolton 27/3/44; Returned to the USA 22/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/10/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/42; Assigned 42BS/11BG Hawaii but transferred to Kualoa, New Caledonia en route to 72BS/5BG 22/7/42; Espirito Santo 23/11/42; Guadalcanal 12/42; Kualoa, New Caledonia 8/4/43; Returned to the USA 8/11/44. JEZEBEL. (?with Rich Adams force landed Tyndall 10/7/44?)

Delivered Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 13/9/44; transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 24/9/44; u/c coll on landing 3/5/45 with Hub Woodruff; Salvaged 6/5/45. LUCKY PATCH.

Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-H] Bangor 29-Aug-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42; Missing in Action 11m Wilhelmshafen 26-Feb-43. Flak hit caused fire in #4, crashed North Sea. 10 Killed in Action, Missing Air Crew Report 4830. KICKAPOO.

Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-U] Bangor 2/9/42; Bassingbourn 29/9/42; Missing in Action Kiel 19/5/43 with Edwin Baxley, Co-pilot: Jim Breeden, Navigator: Jim Fulmer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jarvis Hall (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Art Poston, Radio Operator: Bill Peeler, Ball turret gunner: Gene Trimble, Waist gunner: Bill Rathgerber body never found, Waist gunner: Art Berkovitz,Tail gunner: Harrell Thompson (6KIA, plus unknown British news man); shot down with engine out and crashed Kiel Bay and exploded. Missing Air Crew Report 15632. SPIRIT OF ALCOHOL.

Assigned 369BS/306BG Westover 21/8/42; not del; Boise 17/12/42; Tinker 7/4/43; Lewiston 23/4/43; Gore 19/5/43; Pocatello 2/6/43; Spokane 17/6/43; Moses Lake 20/9/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/6/45.

Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; took off from Gander (Newfoundland) en route Thurleigh 5-Sep-42 exploded over Atlantic an hour out. (10 KIS) no trace, ditched off Greenland. Missing Air Crew Report 16344.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-E] Rougham 10/6/43; suffered battle damage over St Dizier 4/10/43 with Bill Winnieshiek, Navigator: George Dowling, Waist gunner: Vance VanHooser{wia, never flew again}, rest unknown (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft knocked out #3 engine and ship crash landed at Margate, Kent, UK, and sal. DOUBLE TROUBLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-N] Framlingham 27/5/44; battle damaged Hannover 28/3/45 with ?; force landed Chievres A/fd, Bel; repaired & ret group 7/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/12/45. SONGOON.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/8/44; Hunter 22/8/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 5/9/44; transferred 570BS/390BG [DI-K] Framlingham 6/9/44; on Dresden mission 2/3/45, collided with 43-37565, but returned to base and repaired; 836BS/487BG Lavenham 21/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 15/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 11/7/44; 851BS; on mission 26/9/44 with ? ; (8 Returned to Duty); lwg-John Volin (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Schlessheim 9/4/45 with Bill Schoenfeld, Ray Schar, Redmond Fraser, Ray Swallow, Frank Alexander, Gene Malmstedt, Irwin Wrampe (7 Prisoner of War); Dan Bereck, Dean Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Schlessheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13909. THE LUCKY STRIKE.

Delivered Kearney 27/8/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 422BS/305BG Chelveston 12/7/44; Missing in Action Delitzsch 16/8/44 with Darrel Betz (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Lou Peterson, Navigator: Theo Zech, Bombardier: Jim Mauzy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick O’Brien, Radio Operator: Tom Brannan, Ball turret gunner: Bill Dunn, Waist gunner: Chas Major,Tail gunner: Joe Michalski (8 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #4 and wing before spiraling down and breaking half, crashed Vollradisroda, SE of Weimar, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8436.

Delivered Denver 1/2/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BS [XM-E] Bassingbourn 18/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with John Hegewald, Co-pilot: George Doubet, Navigator: Herbert Moritz (3 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: John Neyland, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Ketterer, Radio Operator: Paul Henry, Ball turret gunner: Dudley Hulbert, Waist gunner: Walt McCormack, Waist gunner: Alvin Freitag,Tail gunner: Arlie Bridge (7 Killed in Action); flak, crashed SE of St Peter-Ording, Ger. No MACR. LONGHORN.

Delivered Lincoln 8/10/44; Grenier 23/10/44; Assigned 18BS/34BG Mendlesham 25/10/44; battle damaged Mainz, Ger 13/1/45 with ?; mid air coll with 44-8645; Salvaged 21/2/45.

Delivered Hunter 15/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham 5/12/44; transferred 838BS/487BG Lavenham 30/12/44; battle damaged Bischofsheim 13/1/45 with ?; mid air coll with 44-8529; Salvaged 15/1/45.

Delivered Hunter 14/3/45; Grenier 20/3/45; Assigned 8AF 30/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; Sth Plains 7/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/2/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/7/43; Gr Isle 8/8/43; Assigned 8th AF 1/9/43 detailed Prestwick with Irving Moore, Co-pilot: Wallace Chappell, Navigator: Forrest Lane, Bombardier: Mark Schneider, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Ellis, Radio Operator: Ben Dranoff, Ball turret gunner: Joe Clement, Waist gunner: Edmond Connors, Waist gunner: Bill Provonsha,Tail gunner: Ralph Hooper; due to poor visibility flew around until sighting nearby beach and crash landed at Troon, Scotland; (10 Returned to Duty).