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

Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 29/6/44; set for practice mission 15/8/44 with Chas Smelser, Ip-Capt Gene Lohman, Co-pilot: Harry Younts, Navigator: Neil Johnson,ettg-Herman Kautz, Radio Operator: Walker Hale (6 Returned to Duty); taxiing to position it was discovered no brake pressure and ran into parked 43-37940; repaired back for operations; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Paul Corley, Co-pilot: Howard Pfeffer, Navigator: Harry Cardon, Bombardier: Joe Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil McElroy, Radio Operator: Herb Eisenberg, Ball turret gunner: John McGinnis, Waist gunner: Fred Dunwoodie,Tail gunner: Walt Seidel (9 Prisoner of War); severely damaged by enemy aircraft, crashed Littnitz, near Falkenau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8813.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A/D] Thorpe Abbotts 1/7/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 11/9/44 with Capt John Giles, Co-pilot: John Shelley, Navigator: Ken Welty, Bombardier: Harris Skelton{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Leuthold, Radio Operator: Elzo Bevan, Ball turret gunner: Norbert Depauw, Waist gunner: Albt Pela,Tail gunner: Bob Rowley (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wings on fire and fuselage severely damaged, crashed Kapfenberg, SE of Zwickau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8812. LEADING LADY.

Delivered Hunter 8/8/44; Grenier 3/9/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 25/8/44; {42m} Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. HUBBA HUBBA “BIG NOSE”.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/43; Kearney 26/7/43; Topeka 14/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-U] Alconbury 30/8/43; Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Ed Cole, Navigator: Willie Bowles, Bombardier: Joe Toth, Radio Operator: John Hanratty, Ball turret gunner: Mike Stefanski, Waist gunner: Lou Bove, Waist gunner: Chas Doyle,Tail gunner: Homer Taylor (8KIA -?7), Co-pilot: Verdi Ventling, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill New (2POW – ?3); enemy aircraft, crashed Stapelermoor, S of Weener, Hol. close to German border. Missing Air Crew Report 1710. WOOLAROC.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-R] Thorpe Abbotts 4/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Vermont Anderson, Norman Klasner, Stan Labuz, Nathan Sanderson, Frank Lusenko, Bert Lickliter (6 Killed in Action); Bill Sherling, Herb Olsen, Dudley Runnels (3 Prisoner of War); hit by enemy aircraft before bombs away, crashed Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10831.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-K] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/3/45 with Rollie King, Jack Williams, John Spencer, Francis Gordon, Ray Wilding, Archie Mathesian (6 Prisoner of War); Bob Mitchell, Meyer Gitlin, Jim Baker (3 Killed in Action); hit by jet Me 262 which shot off left stabilizer the ship exploded, crashed Tangermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13143. SKYWAY CHARIOT.

Delivered Hunter 17/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/8/44; Missing in Action Moravska Ostrova 29/8/44 with Duane Seaman, Co-pilot: Ben Patorino, Navigator: Bob Mickadeit, Bombardier: Don Hausler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Nigborowicz, Radio Operator: Bill Devlin, Ball turret gunner: Tim Reidy, Waist gunner: Bob Pittard, Waist gunner: Howard Ware{broke ankle in landing},Tail gunner: M.L. Childress (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Settini; Missing Air Crew Report 8084.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 25/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 20/4/43 THE DALLAS REBEL; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 509BS/351BG [RQ-Q] Polebrook 11/7/43; battle damaged Kassel 12m 30/7/43 with Jim Maginis, Co-pilot: Roy Peterson, Navigator: Bill Holloway, Bombardier: Ed Piech, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Glenn, Radio Operator: Harvey, Ball turret gunner: Verl Long, Waist gunner: Riccardi, Waist gunner: Jim McCurdy(wia, died next day),Tail gunner: Dan Reeder. (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed Leiston, Sfk.; severely damaged so it was Salvaged 2/8/43. POISONALITY.

Delivered Denver 3/3/43; Gore 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-K] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action {7m} Tricqueville 28/6/43 with Derward Copeland, Co-pilot: Don Parker, Navigator: Ralph Reback, Bombardier: Bill Shanley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Wood, Radio Operator: Vince Klanka, Waist gunner: John Castello (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Frank Hanan, Ball turret gunner: Merwyn Ranum,Tail gunner: Ed Tuminiski (3 Killed in Action); flak damage, crashed island of Belle-Ile, 45 miles W of St Nazaire, Fr. No MACR. MEHITABEL.

Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 16/10/43; Wilmington 21/10/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-P] Thorpe Abbotts 5/11/43 FLETCHER’S CASTORIA II; crashed on take off 4/12/43, rep; transferred 390BG Framlingham /44; Returned to the USA Rome 27/4/45; Recl Comp 2/10/45.

Delivered Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 13/8/44; transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 14/8/44; Salvaged 5/5/45.

Delivered Lincoln 19/1/45; Grenier 6/2/45; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-M] Thorpe Abbotts 4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. (npo) BEAUTIFUL OHIO.

Delivered Denver 3/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 3/5/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 4/5/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 11/9/44 with Chas Baker, Bombardier: Ray McGuiness, Radio Operator: Dave Gurman, Ball turret gunner: Roy Johannesen, Waist gunner: Dave Rattin,Tail gunner: Fred Fischer (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Chiles, Navigator: Don Lienemann, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Damrel (3 Prisoner of War); hit by 20 mm shells, one through waist and another in gas tank, ship caught fire, crashed Liepnitzen, SE of Kovarska, Ger (now Czech republic). Missing Air Crew Report 8818. NOW AN’ THEN.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Denver 2/3/44; 1SAG Langley 2/6/44; Dow Fd 20/5/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG Horham (H2X) 1/7/44; battle damaged with 100BG Magdeburg (10m) 11/9/44 with Bill Terminello, crew unknown; 10m, sal 12/11/44. TERRIBLE TERMITE.

Delivered Hunter 16/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 13/8/44; Salvaged 2/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-C] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; crashed on take off for Merzehausen, Ger 24/12/44 with Don Grinter; (2 Killed in Action) when ship crashed at Lt Chishill, near Saffron Walden, Ex, UK; Salvaged 25/12/44 by 71 MU Slough. HERE’S HOPIN’ .

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Memphis; with Carl G. Triest, crash landed Kansas City Apt. MO 7/4/43; rep, but stayed USA. Recl Comp 17/7/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/2/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-O] Horham 15/4/43, later 412BS; slight damage in taxi accident at Alconbury with Rich Robinson 27/4/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-X] Bassingbourn 16/6/43; Missing in Action Nantes 16/9/43 with Elden Smith, Co-pilot: Jim Cramer, Navigator: Melbourne Banowetz, Bombardier: Lloyd Hansen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Lyberger, Radio Operator: George Schmitt, Ball turret gunner: Felix Antonacchio, Waist gunner: LeRoy Young,Tail gunner: Joe Mazzola (9 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Tom Bone (KIA-drowned); flak, crashed St Nazaire area, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 550.

Delivered Denver 15/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-S] Nuthampstead 25/4/44; 602BS [K8-S]; Missing in Action Kassel 4/12/44 with Sitler; AOC Belgium 6/12/44; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr. 5/1/45. “OXO”.aka DOODIT.

Delivered Denver 21/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-O] Polebrook 21/9/43; 4m battle damaged Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 with Don Gaylord, crew ? (10RTD?); on return crash landed Ipswich (?) A/fd, Sfk. UK, Salvaged 7/11/43. LUCILLE BALL.