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

Delivered Hunter 15/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; crashed on take off with Paul Gilles 1/2/45; Salvaged 3/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/10/44; Hunter 30/11/44; Grenier 10/12/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG PFF Amendola 19/12/44; {27m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Kearney 11/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 27/8/44; 709BS; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. SANDUSKY JO-ANN.

Delivered Denver 5/3/44; Gulfport 20/4/44; slated 3451BS/100BG [EP-P]; Lt Rock 24/4/44; 4204 BU Atlanta 12/11/44; 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; 324 BU Chatham 9/5/45; 326 BU MacDill 24/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-A] Deenethorpe 23/9/44; 613BS [IN-A]; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with ?; force landed continent, repaired & ret UK; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 18/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/11/45. MAIDEN U.S.A.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/12/44; Wright Fd 9/1/45; Hunter 1/3/45; Assigned 96BS/2BG PFF Amendola 20/3/45; RetUS, 902 BU Orlando 31/5/45; 621 BU Pinecastle 4/7/45; 613 BU Aberdeen PG 19/6/46.

Delivered Denver 2/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 6/11/43; 3010 BU Williams 11/1/44; with Warren Marmorine force landed Roswell 29/3/44; 4160 BU Albuquerque 10/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 13/8/45.

Delivered Dallas 8/9/44; Hunter 26/9/44; Dow Fd 16/10/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 18/10/44; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 20/10/44; taxi accident at RAF Lt Walden, Ex, with Frank Baker 28/3/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 24/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Assigned: 11 January 1944 – United Airlines / Boeing Modification Center #10 – (Cheyenne Municipal). Assigned: 19 January 1944 – Yuma AAF. reclassified: 1 April 1944 – 3036 BU Yuma. TDY: 3 June 1944 / 9 June 1944 – 233 BU Davis-Monthan AAF. Assigned: 11 June 1945 – 3017 BU Hobbs. Crash landing: 24 July 1945. Four miles W of base. Pilot: Charles Ksieniewicz. Recl Comp 8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/44; Hunter 16/1/45; Grenier 19/2/45; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 22/2/45; transferred 96BS/2BG Amendola 23/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG Ridgewell 20/10/43 BLACK WIDOW; transferred 535BS [MS-T/Q]; {67m} Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. PHYLLIS.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 20/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 96BG Andrews Fd 1/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 16/7/43; 418BS/100BG [LD-X] Thorpe Abbotts 7/43; battle damaged Paris with Walter Moreno, crash landed on return; 100+m, Salvaged 28/4/45. MESSIE BESSIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 21/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 8AF…. crash landed Lt Staughton 12/6/43 with unknown crew; Salvaged NBD 14/7/43. THE BIG ASS BIRD

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/45; Hunter 16/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 96BS/2BG PFF Amendola 4/2/45; battle damaged Linz 2/3/45 with Donnell; crash landed three miles north of Celone Fd (463BG); crew OK; Salvaged 17/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/44; Hunter 5/1/45; Grenier 4/2/45; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 4/2/45; [71m] crash landed after local night flight 12/5/45 with Wade Pratt, Co-pilot: Harry Wintoul, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Scott, Radio Operator: Vince Ferranco, Ball turret gunner: Bob Guidi (5WIS); Navigator: Jim Brand (Killed in Service); rest ? ; #3 engine siezed up, crash landed NW of base on Diss-Attleborough road; Salvaged n/battle damaged 12/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/12/44; Hunter 2/1/45; Grenier 4/2/45; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-Z] Framlingham 6/2/45 as PFF; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-M] Thorpe Abbotts 5/45; Returned to the USA 16/10/45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Assigned 414BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; arrived at Grafton Underwood on 6-Jul-42 crash landed Grafton Underwood 1-Aug-42 with Claude Lawrence, Co-pilot: R.Brown, Navigator: M.Jones, Bombardier: R.Buchana, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J.James, Radio Operator: H.Birdsong, Ball turret gunner: O.Hester, Waist gunner: C.Cockrell, Waist gunner: C.Watson,Tail gunner: P.Trapani (10 Returned to Duty); ran off runway, through hedge and hit English truck, killing driver John Jimmison; first aircraft Salvaged. KING CONDOR.

Delivered Denver 13/2/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Morrison 12/3/43; Navarin 4/43 Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {60m} transferred 352BS/301BG; {4m} Salvaged 23/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 9/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/42; Wayne 25/6/42; Houlton 11/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 12/8/42 with George Oberdorf to RAF [FL449]; 220 Sq (NR-O) Benbecula, Scot. 26/8/43; Azores 24/10/43; then 519 Sq (Z9-F) Wick, Scot. 18/12/44; (attch 51 MU 1/10/45;) Struck Off Charge 31/7/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG Hawaii 7/6/42; transferred 13AF Poppy 22/7/42; ditched at sea 11/9/42 with Willard G. Woodbury.