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

Delivered Hunter 6/10/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 19/11/44; transferred 32BS/301BG Lucera 21/12/44; flew 44 missions, Returned to the USA Morrison 18/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Dorval 10/3/44; Assigned RAF [HB786]; 220 Sq (NR-V) Lagens, Azores 9/4/44; 521 Met Sq (-Q) Langham 9/6/45; last recorded Gatwick 7/3/46; Struck Off Charge 21/6/47.

Delivered Ogden 22/2/42; Cheyenne 28/3/42; Wayne Co. 27/5/42; RCAF Dorval 19/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 25/6/42 with Louis Bisson, to RAF [FK199]; 220 Sq (ZZ-R) Ballykelly N.I. 23/7/42; to RAE Farborough and St Eval for Met training; 1 OTU Thornaby, Yorks. 31/8/43; 1674 HCU Aldergrove, N.I. 26/10/43; (206 Sq (NR-?) Lagens, Azores, 9/3/44 ?); 220 Sq (NR-L) 22/8/44; Struck Off Charge 14/6/45.

Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned PFF 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 5/8/44; 412BS [QW-N]; 36m, sal 8/6/45. 13TH JINX.

Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 30/10/44; {59m} nosed over at Naples after landing personnel 11/6/45 with Paul Dooley; no casualties.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/42; Wayne 3/7/42; Houlton 7/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 11/7/42 with Dick Coffman, to RAF [FL452]; 206 Sq (VX-G then NR-G) Benbecula, Scot. 30/7/42, damaged submarine U-632 on 15/1/43 with Leslie Clark; Azores 24/10/43 coded (-F); damaged Thorney Is 1/10/43; 521 Sq (5O-U) Wick, Scot. Sunk 3/2/45; Struck Off Charge and sold to International Alloys 11/3/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/42; Wayne 28/5/42; Houlton 6/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 12/7/42, to RAF [FL451]; 206 Sq (VX-D) Benbecula, Scot. 4/8/42, sunk submarine U-710 24/4/43 with Bob Cowey; 251 Sq (-D) Reykjavik, Iceland 13/3/45, run off Aldergrove runway with G. Melville 28/8/45; offered to MAP before Struck Off Charge 28/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/42; Wayne 17/6/42; Gander 30/6/42; Prestwick 6/7/42; to RAF [FK213]; 206 Sq (VX-C) Benbecula, Scot. 4/8/42; 220 Sq (ZZ-C) Lagens, Azores, then Benbecula, Scot.; 220 Sq (ZZ-L painted 2-L) 19/3/44; 519 Sq (PJ-G) Wick, Scot. 30/12/44; Struck Off Charge and sold International Alloys 11/3/47. LUCY LASTIC.

Delivered Hunter 3/10/44; Dow Fd 13/10/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 30/10/44; {43m} Returned to the USA Bradley 24/7/45; Independence 26/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-N] Ridgewell 10/6/44 PATCHES; 55+m battle damaged Neckarsulm 1/3/45 with Price; last sighted St Pol sur Ternoise, Fr, force landed France?; repaired & ret group; Missing Air Crew Report 12810. Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. FLAK MAGNET.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 25/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 3/8/42 with George Oberdorf, to RAF [FK211]; A&AEE, Boscombe Down, for altitude, IFF and gun trials 11/11/42; then 206 Sq (VX-Z) Benbecula, Scot. 3/8/43; Azores 25/10/43; 519 Sq (Z9-H) Wick, Scot. 22/1/45; Struck Off Charge 31/7/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 27/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 28/6/42, to RAF [FK208]; 220 Sq [NR-B] Benbecula 4/8/42; Azores 23/10/43; sunk submarine U-384 on 19/3/43 with Leslie Clark; while on sub patrol 29/11/43 with Denis Michener, Co-pilot: Arthur Moule, Don Brown, David Coutts, Bob Burnett, Jim Stones, John Wilson, Ron Senior (8 Killed in Action); low on fuel and attempted to call in Port Lyautey, Morocco but crashed in sea off Carnero Point, after finding Gibraltar fog bound.

Delivered Lincoln 5/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 24/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; Sth Plains 19/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/42; Wayne 30/6/42; Dorval 1/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 12/7/42 with Dillon Teel, to RAF [FL453]; 206 Sq (VX-A) Benbecula, Scot. 30/7/42; detailed on sub sweep 6/10/42 with Jack Delarue, Co-pilot: Jim Jaeger, Ref Robinson, John Taplin, John Guppy (5 Killed in Action); David Coutts. Jim Hunt (2 Returned to Duty); aircraft stalled avoiding FL457 and crashed into sea off base. Remains still visible at low tide..

Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/42; Wayne 30/6/42; Houlton 4/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 12/7/42, to RAF [FL457]; 206 Sq (VX-F) Benbecula, Scot. 30/7/42; on 17/6/42 with Leslie Clark, damaged U-338 from St Eval; sunk submarine U-627 (its first patrol) with Bob Cowey 27/10/43; 251 Sq (-P) Reykjavik, Iceland 2/5/45; 521 Sq Langham 29/11/45. Struck Off Charge sold to International Alloys 11/3/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Dalhart 29/2/44; Dow Field 3/4/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-A] Grafton Underwood 25/4/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 30/3/45 with Gerald Hicks (Killed in Action); Jesse Hendricks, Bob Thiefels, John Gussin, Bill Goodman, Charles Winner, Robert Grocki, Roger Walcott, Sherman Edward Meek (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Ramhusen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 13565. BOSS LADY.

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-N] Ridgewell 4/11/44; {35+m} Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; Sth Plains 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45. PEACEMAKER.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 10/6/42; Dorval 2/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 17/7/42, to RAF [FL458 painted 2-Q]; A&AEE gun firing trials 13/8/42; 220 Sq (ZZ-A) Benbecula; while on sub patrol 6/6/43 with Hugh Warren damaged U-boat U-450; 220 Sq (NR-Q) Lagens, Azores, 2/44; Struck Off Charge 14/6/45 and sold 15/9/47. QUEENIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/42; Wayne 7/6/42; Dorval 1/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 15/7/42 with Ralph Shulze, to RAF [FL460]; 220 Sq (VX-H) Benbecula, Scot. 12/8/42; 220 Sq (ZZ-R) Nutts Corner, N.I. then as (NR-D) Lagens, Azores 19/3/43; Struck Off Charge 13/6/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/8/42; Wayne Co. 12/10/42; Dorval 11/11/42; Gander-Prestwick 22/11/42 with Sheldon Luck, to RAF [FA695]; 206 Sq (VX-V) Benbecula 28/6/43; Lagens, Azores 24/12/43; 519 Sq (Z9-C) Wick, Scot. 2/12/44; Struck Off Charge 31/7/47.