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

Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Long Beach 2/1/44; 1SAG Langley 20/1/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 9/3/44; caught fire on training mission with B.C. James 18/2/45; Salvaged 2/3/45.

Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Rapid City 7/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-M] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; battle damaged Cologne 5/10/44 with Lt W.J. Evans and crew OK; crash landed RAF Manston, Salvaged 11/10/44.

Delivered Denver 20/11/43; Gt Falls 22/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG Rougham 25/1/44; transferred 749BS/457BG [J] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44 with Lewis Lennartson,Tail gunner: Omer Fontaine (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Everett Keesee{Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Mariford Markowitz, Bombardier: Gus Fernandez, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Haag, Radio Operator: Bill Graham, Ball turret gunner: Gilbert Goode, Waist gunner: Clyde Garnhart{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Jim Blackwell{Wounded in Action} (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Riestedt, four miles NW Klotze, 34 miles NE of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3487.

Delivered Tulsa 22/4/44; Denver 2/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 339BS/96BG [QJ-D] Snetterton 1/5/44; Missing in Action Schwerte/Soest 31/5/44 with Matt Ciembronowicz, Co-pilot: Scott Limbach, Navigator: Mahlon O’Brien, Bombardier: Franke Rohne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Hill, Radio Operator: Walt Fleming, Ball turret gunner: Ben Aishe, Waist gunner: Ernie Stephenson, Waist gunner: Sam Kennedy,Tail gunner: George Belleville (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Winnen, 22 miles NW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5342.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/43; Dallas 12/1/44; Morrison 16/1/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 12/2/44; Missing in Action {8m} Brasov 16/4/44 with Bob Voss (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Cahill, Navigator: Albert Leggett, Bombardier: Ed Ross, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Odus Carpenter, Radio Operator: John Vinson, Ball turret gunner: Roger Vaillancourt, Waist gunner: Tom Gruchawka,Tail gunner: Jim Henry (8EVD& Returned to Duty), only one wg; flak, crashed Niksic; Missing Air Crew Report 4023.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-N] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; after mission 23/2/45 with Green was AOC 23/2/45; re-ass from 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 4/4/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-N] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; after mission 23/2/45 with Green was AOC 23/2/45; re-ass from 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 4/4/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/8/44; Hunter 22/8/44; Dow Fd 7/9/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 8/9/44; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-A] Thorpe Abbotts 9/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/6/45; 237 BU Kirtland 30/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 5/2/46. MISS CON DUCT.

Delivered Denver 16/12/43; Gt Falls 21/12/43; Kearney 2/1/44; Presque Is 29/1/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 29/1/44; 350BS [LN-U]; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Sherwin Barton, Co-pilot: George Davidson, Navigator: John Burcht, Bombardier: Bernie Smolens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey Moore, Radio Operator: Jack Robins, Ball turret gunner: Bob Taylor, Waist gunner: Paul Morris, Waist gunner: Frank Foldy,Tail gunner: Jim Powell (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ochsenmoor, near Hude on Dummer Lake, nine miles S of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3021.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 13/2/44; Presque Is 29/2/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/4/44 with Chris Schommer, Radio Operator: Jim Wylie (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Rocko Mosco, Navigator: Bob Giles, Bombardier: Quentin Brown, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gil Rasmussen, Ball turret gunner: John Vreeland, Waist gunner: Frank Stegbauer, Waist gunner: Ralph McLaren,Tail gunner: George Olsen (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Freisach, 15 miles W of Oranienburg, Ger . Missing Air Crew Report 4163. WABBIT…WHAT’S UP DOC?

Delivered Denver 15/12/43; Mitchell 20/1/44; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-P] Chelveston 10/2/44; battle damaged Leipzig 20/2/44 with Bill Lawley{awarded MOH), Navigator: Harry Seraphine, Bombardier: Harry Mason, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Rowley, Radio Operator: Tom Dempsey, Ball turret gunner: Joe Koberecki, Waist gunner: Ralph Braswell, Waist gunner: ? ,Tail gunner: Alf Wendt (9 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Paul Murphy (Killed in Action); crash landed RAF Redhill, Surrey; sal 2 SAD 23/2/44. CABIN IN THE SKY.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/44; Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 2/1/45; Assigned 8AF 6/1/45; Assigned 4BS/34BG [K] Mendlesham 8/1/45; damaged 02/03/45 with Z. C. Richardson. Unknown crew (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: John Frey (Killed in Action); Salvaged & rep, transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-H] Thorpe Abbotts 7/6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45. KERRY.

Delivered Tulsa 21/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 18/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-A] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (28m) Missing in Action Gaggennau, Ger 10/9/44 with Parke Wright, Navigator: Dave Flipse, Bombardier: Harry Eck, Waist gunner: Walt Miller (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Clinton Clifton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Trantham, Radio Operator: Lou Fontana, Ball turret gunner: Loren Liby,Tail gunner: Tom Wadleigh (5 Killed in Action); direct flak hit seconds before bombs away, crashed Bautzen, near Stuttgart-Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8918 (?8916). MARIE NOTRE DAME.

Delivered Hunter 17/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 28/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Presque Is 12/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-O] Lavenham 14/7/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with ?; force landed Bomst, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45. HIGH TAILED LADY.

Delivered Lincoln 2/12/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 18/12/44; in base taxi accident with Pat Farwell 24/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-O] Kimbolton 19/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Bill Smithdeal, Co-pilot: Henry Bengis, Navigator: Don Huhta, Bombardier: Chas Vevier*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orville Sindelar*, Radio Operator: Grayson Schroeder, Ball turret gunner: Pete Schramko*, Waist gunner: Jacob Bissing*, Tail gunner: George Koehl (9 POW- * these three were recorded as evaded capture in another record); Caused by flak, crash landed along Maldegemseweg Canal, near Kneselare, Aeltrebruegge, Belgium; Missing Air Crew Report 8900.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Dow Fd 8/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 8/9/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 7/10/44 with Albert Grigg, Harry Moulder, Fred Dace, Ralph Westerburg, J.V. McDonald, Vic Lockard, Larry Rogers Wounded in Action (7 Prisoner of War); Shirley Broussard, Ray Gunn (2 Killed in Action); Low on gas and hit in #2 by enemy aircraft, limped home to B-24 near base field after losing #1. Missing Air Crew Report 9562. SAD FLAK.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 8/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Ralph Whitcomb, Howard Nicol, George Pults, Clarry Stonecifer, Art Stemen (5 Killed in Action); Dick Rolle, Albt Delgado {Wounded in Action}, Clayton Smith {Wounded in Action}, Roch Courreges {Wounded in Action} (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wing afire amd then spun down, crashed Rothenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11357.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-Z] Podington 9/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 5/3/45; Grenier 23/3/45; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 26/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45.