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

Delivered Denver 9/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 30/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Captain Lee Coleman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Whitley, Radio Operator: Bob Schepers, Waist gunner: Larry Golka, Tail gunner: Frank Felicetti (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Tom Anthony, Navigator: Henry Giguere, tog-George Yeager, Ball turret gunner: Dan Griffin (4 Killed in Action); flak KO’d entire nose, followed by explosion, crashed Oberpfaffenhofen afd, SW of Munich, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7553. MISS FITT.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Memphis 5/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 12/11/43; on practice mission 4/12/43 with Glenn Infield, Co-pilot: Louis Reno, Navigator: Melvin Fledeboe, Radio Operator: Chas Merrman, etg-Z.A. Topolski (5 Returned to Duty) brakes failed on landing; 17m, Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Garland Lloyd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marion Gilmor, Radio Operator: John Janssen, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Rice, Waist gunner: George Robinson, Waist gunner: Porter Hyght,Tail gunner: Vic Valek (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Willys Jones, Navigator: Elton Skinnerret UK by 11/9/44, Bombardier: Russ Allman (3 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed two miles NW of Hijken, Beilen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2999. SHE’S MY GAL II aka JUNIOR.

Delivered March 10-Dec-39; 9BG Rio Hato, Panama; Albrook 3-Jun-41; Returned to the USA, Baltimore, Md. 11-Sep-43. Written off 27-Aug-44.

Delivered Long Beach 9/6/43; Smoky Hill 9/7/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-V] Thurleigh 4/8/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Bill Cunningham, Co-pilot: Walter Bolte, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Bayne, Radio Operator: Doyle Persson, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Roberts, Waist gunner: John Seaman, Waist gunner: Bob Brucks,Tail gunner: Harry Gotcher (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Theo Pochily, Bombardier: Morris Butler (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Hommerich, 13 miles NE Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 255. BIG OPERATOR.

Delivered Sarasota 341BS/97BG 18/4/42; transferred 92BG /9/42; CCRC 14/2/43; courier trip to N Africa 14/2/43; Salvaged 9/11/44.

Delivered March 5-Oct-39; Assigned 3BS/6BG France Field, Canal Zone 3-Jun-41; with Bryan Brugge force landed Hillsborough Bay, FL, 20-Jun-41; Written off in accident 2-Aug-41. Aircraft never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 26/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 6/2/43; in taxi accident Orlando 13/2/43 with 42-29612; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action {64m} Bolzano 10/11/43 with Capt Ken Spinning, Co-pilot: Jesse Crocelius, Navigator: George Carlson, Bombardier: Scott Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Nichols, Radio Operator: Tony Pankrantz, Ball turret gunner: Wesley Knox, Waist gunner: Harry Foley, Waist gunner: Joe Clyburne,Tail gunner: Walter Front (10 Killed in Action); a crewman an another ship saw ‘646 hit water and sink almost immediately with two engines on fire, ditched Adriatic. Missing Air Crew Report 1144. PEG O’ MY HEART.

(YB-40) Delivered Tulsa 29/10/42; Biggs 15/3/43; Presque Is 6/5/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-D] Alconbury SEYMOUR ANGEL 14/5/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-R] Bassingbourn RED BALLOON 16/7/43; Returned to the USA Eglin 4/9/44; Yuma 4/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 18/5/45. OLD IRONSIDES.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/44; Hunter 11/7/44; Grenier 22/7/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-V] Polebrook 14/8/44; Missing in Action {9m} Brux 12/9/44 with Ed Hennegan, Co-pilot: George Avaritt, Navigator: Walt Culbert, Bombardier: Gene Saur, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Waters, Radio Operator: John Strick, Waist gunner: Emmett Bennett (7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Karl Buschenfeldt,Tail gunner: Clair Carl (2KIA-latter died of medical neglect); enemy aircraft, crashed Grafenbruck, W of Eberswalde, NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8897. BABY BUTCH.

Delivered Denver 16/12/42; Salina 1/1/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Ain M’Lila, Alg 28/1/43; St Donat, Alg 6/3/43; Oudna, Tun 6/8/43; {69m} transferred 20BS/2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; 347BS/99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; {0m} 483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Sterparone, It 22/4/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 25/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 25/9/45. ERNT MERNT.

Assigned 92BG Bangor 2/8/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; De Pienn 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44. Salvaged 1/8/45. KISS-ME-KOWBOY.

Delivered March 20-Oct-39; Assigned 32BS/19BG Albrook 3-Jun-41; 77RSq France Fd (Panama) 19/8/41; Rio Hato, Canal Zone with H. M. Hansen crashed on take off from base 16-Oct-42; Written off 27-Oct-43. Aircraft never served in the UK.

Assigned 352BS/301BG Chelveston 7/42; Tafaraoui 24/11/42; crash landed Mateur 9/5/43 40m with George Peabody; flak damage 6/11/43; Returned to the USA 22/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 31/10/45. HOLEY JOE.

Assigned 325BS/92BG Bangor 13/7/42; 97BG Polebrook 8/42; Salvaged NBD 21/10/42. DOTTIE.

Delivered Denver 5-Jan-43; Gt Falls 31-Jan-43; Denver 2-Feb-43; Salina 11-Feb-43; to Marrakesh, via ATC 14-Mar-43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 21-Mar-43; transferred BAD 1 Burtonwood 22-May-43; 532BS/381BG [VE-D] Ridgewell 7-Sep-43; 6+m Returned to the USA 26-Apr-44 via Cazes AB, Casablanca, Morrocco. 2-May-44, however pilot Lt Moore lost both left engines, aircraft ground looped and hit a parked PBY Catalina; Salvaged 5-May-44. BIG TIME OPERATOR II.

Delivered March 23-Oct-39; 9BG Rio Hato, Panama; 7 Rec Sq Albrook, Canal Zone 3-Jun-41; David (Trinidad) 29-Oct-41; transferred Howard, Canal Zone; with G.H. Blase crashed San Jose, Guatemala 19-Jan-42. Salvaged 3-Aug-42. Aircraft never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 24/7/43; Dyersburg 15/8/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC- ] Alconbury with Oboe Mk I radar 9/9/43; transferred 325BS/92BG Podington 20/2/44; crashed on take off for Alconbury 9/3/44 with Bill Webb, Co-pilot: Henry Berg, Navigator: Herman Haasis, Bombardier: John Dexter, ett-Ira Burkhart, Radio Operator: John Richicio, Ball turret gunner: Ed Fereck, Waist gunner: Bob Foster, Waist gunner: Tom Campbell,Tail gunner: Elmer Littleton (10 Killed in Service); crashed Glebe Farm, Farndish, Beds. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Podington 15/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Bob Huettel, Navigator: Ed Stuart, Bombardier: Haskell Rubin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Silas Gill, Ball turret gunner: Tom McNeil[wia], Waist gunner: Sam Williams,Tail gunner: Joe Dieken (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dick Bagg (chute failed to completely open), Radio Operator: Jack Schuh (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nuremburg; Missing Air Crew Report 7566. BATTLE BABY.

Delivered Langley 21-Oct-39; 9BG Rio Hato, Panama 3-Jun-41; 74BS/6BG Santa Lucia 24-Oct-41; Howard Fd, CZ, 22-Mar-42; Salinas, Ecuador 4-Jul-42; force landed base with Harrison Christy 10-Jul-42; Salvaged 7-Jan-44. This aircraft never served in comabt and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 24/3/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with Verlyn Tollisen, Co-pilot: Dana White, Navigator: Willis Fitzsimmons, Bombardier: Roy McGinnis (4 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Patterson, Radio Operator: Beryl Coffman, Ball turret gunner: Simon Velasquez, Waist gunner: Earl Friess, Waist gunner: Elmer Threet,Tail gunner: Hubert Davis (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Elmshausen, near Reichenbach, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3872.

Delivered Geiger 6/11/42; Pierre 25/2/43; Rapid City 29/4/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Spokane 13/8/43; 325 BU Avon Park 9/4/44; 801 BU Pope Fd 27/4/44; 325 BU Avon Park 25/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 6/9/45. THE SAD SACK.

Delivered Langley 16-Oct-39; Assigned Tucson, TX 2-Feb-42; with Harry Hawthorne, crashed Milford, near base 6-Feb-42. Salvaged 14-May-42.This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-F] Westover 30/8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; (tran 367BS [GY-F]); Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Capt Bill Casey, Co-pilot: Ed O’Brien, Navigator: Bill Owens, Bombardier: Jim McCracken, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilson Elliott (5 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Lewis Ayscue, Ball turret gunner: Joe Borzym, Waist gunner: Morris Gecowets, Waist gunner: Frank Stetler,Tail gunner: Chas Raidline (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d three engines, crashed dyke near Greetsiel, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 15445. BANSHEE II.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 8/7/44; Assigned 486BG Sudbury 11/7/44; no ops, transferred 836BS/487BG [2G-D] Lavenham 12/7/44; hit while parked in a taxi accident by 44-8611 22/1/45; Salvaged 23/1/45.