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

Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/43; Gr Isle 3/9/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 3/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Dana Lenkelt, Co-pilot: Wendell Johnson, Bombardier: Harry Dershimer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Pack, Radio Operator: Marshall Abraham, Ball turret gunner: Leon Davis, Waist gunner: Tom Cole (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cyrus Bennett, Waist gunner: Ed Rice,Tail gunner: Anthony Rose (3 Prisoner of War); flak caused severe damage, crashed Balkum, near Hesepe, 15 miles NW of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4586. OL’ MASSA.

Delivered Hunter 22/7/44; Presque Is 4/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 13/8/44; transferred 815BS/483BG Sterparone 14/8/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 22/3/45 with Bob Davis, Boicelli, Fernlund, Chrystone, Powell, Guernsey, Eddie, Pyles (8 Prisoner of War); Gilmore, McFarlan (2 Killed in Action); flak & Me 262 jet enemy aircraft, crashed Ruhland; 2KIA 8POW; Missing Air Crew Report 13247.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/11/42; West Palm Beach 12/12/42; Assigned 419BS/301BG Biskra 20/12/42; Ain M’Lila 17/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; Oudna 6/8/43; {76m} transferred 429BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; {20m} 346BS/99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; {0m} Returned to the USA Tinker 22/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge Fd 22/11/44. BELCHING BUZZARD.

Delivered Dallas 23/8/43; Tinker 22/12/43; 3017 BU 2/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 30/8/45.

Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 31-Jul-42; 326BS/97BG Polebrook 12-Aug-42. Missing in Action 21-Oct-42 while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens. 6KIA 4POW. FRANCIS X. No MACR issued.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Gr Isle 14/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 18/9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Francis Hoey, Co-pilot: John Harr, Navigator: Stan Silverman, Bombardier: Jim Morrow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Sandford, Radio Operator: Rob Randall, Ball turret gunner: Bill Tremper, Waist gunner: Neil Brennan, Waist gunner: Gerald Brennan,Tail gunner: Walt Townsend (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schwerinsdorf, 17 miles NE of Leer, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1328.

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 4/4/44; Morrison 26/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 8/5/44; 774BS/463BG Celone 5/44; Missing in Action Linz 29/11/44 with Pilot: Jerre Atchinson, Co-pilot: Clarry Pratt, Bombardier: Stephen Kennedy, Radio Operator: Marvin McCloud, Waist gunner: Conrad Stinde, Waist gunner: Fay Wyman,Tail gunner: Jim Koch (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Addison Goodell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kenneth Knaack, Ball turret gunner: Albert Schneider 3wia, but survived; ship crashed during take off; Missing Air Crew Report 10627.

Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Dow Fd 15/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/5/44; transferred 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 6/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with John Sorensen, Co-pilot: Albt Weibel, Navigator: Curtis Patterson, Bombardier: Jerome Morse, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Criswell, Radio Operator: Deryl Gotcher, Ball turret gunner: Bob Brown, Waist gunner: Bill Hammock, Waist gunner: Norman Katt,Tail gunner: Andy Treloar (10INT); flak, force landed Rinkaby, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 6237. Returned to the USA Bradley 30/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 4/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/12/45. BIG NOISE II.

Delivered Denver 5/2/44; 1SAG Langley 29/2/44; Assigned H2X 482BG Alconbury 7/5/44; transferred 349BG/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Denver 6/2/44; Langley 4/5/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 10/5/44; transferred 349BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; re-ass 108 BU Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 7/1/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Gt Falls 6/11/43; Gr Island 25/11/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 7/1/44; Missing in Action {20m} Steyr 24/2/44 with Thaddeus Lyons, Co-pilot: John Wilson, Ball turret gunner: Henry Carrizales, Waist gunner: Martin Lyons, Waist gunner: Arthur Carl (5KIA – all believed to be on board when ship crashed); Navigator: John Devereaux, Bombardier: Bob Gamache, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merrill Fenn, Radio Operator: Roland Raymond (shot by German guard in POW camp, but made it home),Tail gunner: Joe Gaby (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Letten, Aus; eight chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 2622. LYON’S DEN.

Delivered Denver 6/2/44; 1SAG Langley 24/3/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 7/5/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-N] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Denver 2/2/44; 1SAG Langley 21/3/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 7/5/44; transferred 418BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 13/10/44; transferred 490BG Eye 2/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45. GOIN’ MY WAY.

Delivered Denver 1/11/43; Gr Island 11/11/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 21/12/43; Missing in Action Steyr, Aus. 24/2/44 with Paul Foust (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Coppinger, Navigator: Reg Kurtz, Bombardier: Kenall Mark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Clark{died during forced march in Germany}, Radio Operator: Cornelius O’Leary, Ball turret gunner: Silvis Riccio, Waist gunner: Don Hammond, Waist gunner: Chester Harvey,Tail gunner: Otha O’Beene (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Obernau; seven chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 2621.

Delivered Denver 6/2/44; 1SAG Langley 21/3/44; Grenier 24/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 25/4/44; first used on mission to hit fuel dump at Bois-de-la-Houssire, France 4/8/44; transferred 350BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 21/5/45. Salvaged 9AF Germany 11/5/46.

Delivered Denver 6/2/44; 1SAG Langley 24/3/44; Grenier 24/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 26/4/44; transferred 349BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; Salvaged 6/7/45.

Delivered Denver 4/2/44; 1SAG Langley 29/3/44; Dow Fd 24/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 25/4/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 20/10/45; Charleston 28/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/1/46.

Delivered Denver 4/2/44; 1SAG Langley 1/4/44; Dow Fd 23/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 26/4/44; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-T] Thorpe Abbotts 20/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46. FRANCIS, MARK & PHIL.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [K] Glatton 8/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. THY WILL BE DONE.