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

Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-L] Ridgewell 1/10/43; battle damaged Berlin 19/5/44, sal 2/6/45. SUGAR.

Delivered Lincoln 25/9/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 11/10/44; Missing in Action Hamm 26/11/44 with Wayne Daniels, Bernie Rieth, Alf Soo, Harry Saunders, Wilbur James (5 Prisoner of War); Roger Randles, Joe Shaeffer, Phil McCaffrey, Mal McInnes (4 Killed in Action); flak & exploded, crashed Eisleben, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11207. THUNDERBIRD.

Assigned 92BG Bovingdon 8/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; transferred Maison Blanche, Alg. 20/11/42; Missing in Action Foggia 7/9/43 with Bill Bispham, Pilot: Everett Blogg, Navigator: Glenn J. Rhodes Jr., Co-pilot: Dan Grover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Dudgeon, Radio Operator: Casimir Chester, Ball turret gunner: Myron Johnson, Waist gunner: Edwin Grogan, Waist gunner: Albt Cahill,Tail gunner: Morton Schlesinger (8 Killed in Action); Missing Air Crew Report 642. STINKY JR.

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; slated 303BG, Assigned 562BS/388BG [T] Knettishall 8/4/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Lt Barry 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

Delivered Denver 26/10/43; Gr Island 9/11/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-L] Thurleigh 4/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44 with Alvin Schuering, Co-pilot: Harvey Nielsen, Navigator: Jack Hamilton, Bombardier: Rob Flood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Hawthorne, Radio Operator: Mike Comarnisky, Ball turret gunner: Henry Ashley, Left waist gunner: Norton McAllister, Right waist gunner: Leon Currie, Tail gunner: Max Bergen (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #2 then later #3, crash landed Winzlar, SW of Steinhuder Lake, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3480.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Gore 21/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Morrison 20/5/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG St Donat 25/5/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Missing in Action {24m} Wiener Neustadt 2/11/43 with Herb Pattison, Co-pilot: Beutke, Navigator: Apelhot, Bombardier: Irwin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sifferd, Radio Operator: Connell, Ball turret gunner: Funk, Waist gunner: Daleo,Tail gunner: Hoops (9 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Wiener Neustadt, Aus. Missing Air Crew Report 1094.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/45; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-P] Molesworth 16/5/43; 16m Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Vic Loughman, Co-pilot: Winfield Gredvig, Navigator: Jim Maxwell, Bombardier: Ed Pullman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene High, Radio Operator: Russ Daley, Ball turret gunner: Ken McGee, Waist gunner: Gordon Barr, Waist gunner: Paul Robillard,Tail gunner: Bill Knorpp (10 Prisoner of War); mech problem, crashed St Vith, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 780.

Delivered Denver 14/2/44; Rapid City 17/2/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-U] Nuthampstead 25/4/44; battle damaged Merseburg 21/11/44 with Hyndman; force landed AOC Belgium, 21/11/44. Salvaged ASC 28/11/44; OLE BLOOD-N-GUTS.

Delivered Denver 28/7/43; Grand Island 10/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-A] Snetterton 29/8/43 RAMBLIN’ WRECK; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Tom Parks, Co-pilot: Earl Bason, Navigator: John Sweeney, Bombardier: Joe Leblanc, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Glen Richardson, Radio Operator: Blakley Seward, Ball turret gunner: George Gera, Waist gunner: Wesley Wright, Waist gunner: Frank Waizeneger,Tail gunner: Gordon Rodemark (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Eystrup, 28 miles SE of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1393. WILDFIRE.

Delivered Hunter 27/11/44; Grenier 5/12/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-A] Kimbolton 19/1/45; transferred 839BS/487BG Lavenham 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Denver 1/2/43; Brookley 15/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG 20/4/43; (17m) Missing in Action Gerbini, It. 8/7/43 with Roy Kline, Co-pilot: Pat Maher, Bombardier: Ray Grace, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Wright, Radio Operator: Leo Cawdrey, Ball turret gunner: John Brown, Waist gunner: Don Kenyon, Waist gunner: Don Rosenow,Tail gunner: Rich Bruso (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Edwin Kocher (Returned to Duty); shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed in Mediterranean, where Kocher was picked up by RN destroyer. Missing Air Crew Report 204. MISS CARRIAGE.

Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Kearney 5/1/44; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 25/2/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 1/3/44; 360BS/303BG [PU-O] Molesworth 11/3/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg (13m) 18/4/44 with Lloyd Holdcroft, Co-pilot: Clyde Bradley, Navigator: Chas Pace, Bombardier: John O’Donnell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John DeMarco, Radio Operator: Walt Francis, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Kern, Waist gunner: Walt Hustus, Waist gunner: Walt Slusser,Tail gunner: Bob Krumholz (10POW-all on their last mission); lost two engines, threw out gear to lighten ship but crash landed three miles SE of Reinsehlen Afd, near Hanover, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4009. THE ROAD BACK.

Delivered Hunter 6/3/45; Grenier 17/3/45; Assigned 427BS/303BG Molesworth 10/4/45; Missing in Action Pilsen 25/4/45 with Warren Mauger (evaded capture); Bill Burgess, George Knox, Matt Gordon, Earl Dugan (4 Prisoner of War); Henry Moss, Glen Walling, Francis Kelley (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Pilsen; Missing Air Crew Report 14223.

Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Rapid City 2/3/44; Dow Fd 9/4/44; Assigned 601BG/398BG [3O-Y] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; (22m) Missing in Action Peenemunde 4/8/44 with Nigel Carter, co-Jason Axsom, Navigator: Bill Hembrough, Bombardier: Ed Castro, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Kukuljan, Radio Operator: Bob Doll, Ball turret gunner: Don Dorfmeier, Waist gunner: Bill Carr,Tail gunner: Sanford Lewis (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Koitenhagen, SW of Stralsund, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7707.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/8/44; Lincoln 4/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-W] Horham 19/9/44; 335BS [OE-W]; with S.D. Reed force landed Framlingham afb, Sfk 25/12/44; Missing in Action Mannheim 20/1/45 with Capt Aaron Conover, Navigator: Ed Larkin, Bombardier: Allen Kodish, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delbert Bennett (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ernie Veal, Radio Operator: Frank Kotyk, Ball turret gunner: Harry Hall, Waist gunner: Ervin Schropp,Tail gunner: Ken Wurtz, Jim Garry rcm (6 Prisoner of War); crashed Hirtzfeldon, France. Missing Air Crew Report 11755.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 27/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-P] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; (24m) Missing in Action Lechfeld 19/7/44 with Dallas Hawkins, Co-pilot: Earl Hart, Navigator: Joe Doglio, Bombardier: John Loomis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Sudborough, Radio Operator: Paul Bunning, Ball turret gunner: Tom Garrett,Tail gunner: Gregory Groncki (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Doyle Borchers (Prisoner of War); flak hit #2 gas tank, ship exploded and tg blew out; crashed Weil, near Epfenhausen, Sth of Augsburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7544.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-U] Snetterton 25/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Frank King{Wounded in Action}, Co-pilot: Jim Smith, Bombardier: George Bischoff{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lou Guillory, Radio Operator: Everett Bradeen{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Curtis Jensen, Waist gunner: Henry Maul, Waist gunner: Elmer Kapinschke{Wounded in Action} (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Bill Reade(hit by 20mm shell),Tail gunner: Bill Lloyd (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crash landed Ostenholz, 18 miles NW of Celle, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4566. LAURA JANE.

Delivered Hunter 14/3/45; Grenier 21/3/45; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 18/4/45; transferred 457BG Glatton 22/5/45 (last aircraft assgd to grp); Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Assigned 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; transferred 342BS/97BG Polebrook 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 Pienne 15/8/43; transferred 49BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Returned to the USA 21/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45. JARRIN’ JENNY II.

Delivered Hunter 29/8/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-H] Horham 17/9/44 HARD LUCK; (also named DIRTY DUCHESS, SNAFU, SWEET JOE); with A.Z. Weisz, force landed A-82 Rouvres AF, France 25/2/45; with C.E. Willis force landed RAF Woodbridge, Sfk 9/3/45; 70m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; Sth Plains 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45. IT FLIES.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/11/43; Kearney 26/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 28/12/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Chas Scott, Co-pilot: Henry Harris, Navigator: Bernard Wilson, Bombardier: Paul Powell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Fleming, Waist gunner: Elmo Owens, Waist gunner: Tom Groover,Tail gunner: Virgil Bartels (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Elmer Elmore, Ball turret gunner: Bob Golomb (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Aerzen, 10 miles SW of Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2261.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/44; Hunter 27/12/44; Grenier 20/1/45; Assigned 419BS/301BG PFF Lucera 7/2/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/11/44; Hunter 5/12/44; Grenier 23/12/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-L] Framlingham 25/12/44 as PFF; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-S] Thorpe Abbotts 1/1/45; Returned to the USA Morrison Field 9/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Denver 18/11/43; Gt Falls 4/12/43; New Castle 13/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-U] Ridgewell 5/1/44; Missing in Action 4m Oschersleben 22/2/44; enemy aircraft, crashed Hajen-on-der-Weser, 10 miles SE of Hameln, Ger; 7KIA-all found in the wreckage. Missing Air Crew Report 2931.