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

Delivered Dallas 5/9/44; Hunter 28/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned PFF 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 14/10/44; force landed continent with Les Dawson plus ?, Salvaged 20/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/44; Hunter 27/12/44; Dow Fd 21/1/45; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-B] Thorpe Abbotts 23/1/45; (? transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella 5/2/45 ?); {7m} Returned to the USA Morrison 21/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 10/11/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-V] Thorpe Abbotts 15/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Emil Siewart, Bombardier: Irving Jacobwitz,Tail gunner: Frank Kroczynski (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Wayne Prouix, Navigator: Don Huffer{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oliver Scully, Radio Operator: Julian Barkman, Ball turret gunner: Chester Padlo{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Edwin Morgan, Waist gunner: Francis Cousins{Wounded in Action} (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed on return, at Ostprignitz, near Wittstock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5165. NELSON KING.

Delivered 20BS/2BG Langley 27-Mar-37; transferred 19BG March Fd Oct-40; Hendricks Fd, Sebring 6-Feb-42; force landed base with W.R. George; 65 flts; Written off 13-Apr-42. [aircraft No. 50] Aircraft never served in combat.

Delivered Long Beach 31/5/43; Gore Fd 5/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 29/7/43; Salvaged 9/5/44. HORNY II.

Delivered Tulsa 24/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-N/W] Thorpe Abbotts 3/5/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Wallace Wilson, Co-pilot: Clarry Van Cleave, Navigator: Ken Kane, Bombardier: Herman Eckmeyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doug Nash, Radio Operator: Perry Gaye, Ball turret gunner: Austin Gibbon, Waist gunner: George Monte,Tail gunner: Gene Fellmeth (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Tauenbrueck, Ger?. Missing Air Crew Report 11356. HUMPTY DUMPTY.

Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 28-Mar-37; transferred 20BS; took part in goodwill trip to South America 1938; transferred 19BG March Field Oct-40; Amarillo 21-Nov-42; 64 flights; Written off 15-Jan-43 after surviving a spin. [aircraft No. 80]. Never saw combat.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/8/44; Hunter 22/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-F] Thorpe Abbotts 11/9/44; battle damaged Hamburg with Ivan Rosenbaum crash landed base & burned 4/1/45; Salvaged 5/1/45. GLORY BOUND.

Delivered Denver 2/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 1/12/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Bill Green, Co-pilot: Jack Jensen, Navigator: John Joyce, Bombardier: John Hamilton{body washed up weeks later}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roman Beran, Radio Operator: Bob Valentik, Ball turret gunner: Dick Anderegg, Waist gunner: Harry Wackewicz{washed up two days later}, Waist gunner: Sandford Tisdale,Tail gunner: Leroy Leist (10 Killed in Action); flak hit going down smoking, crashed Oudorp area in Grevelingenmeer, off Walcheren Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2343.

Delivered Denver 29/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 18/9/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-H] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; t/o on training flight with Lt Col Alf Nuttall, Co-pilot: Alf Cole, Navigator: Harry Gantert, Radio Operator: Chas Anderson 22/4/44 crash landed base (4 Returned to Duty); sal 25/4/44.

Delivered 96BS/2BG Langley 1-Mar-37; transferred 19BG March Fd, but force landed due to engine failure 8-Oct- 40; with Lee Coates force landed base 2-Dec-40; Albuquerque 16-Jul-42; 66 flights; Written off 30-Dec-42. [aircraft No. 60] Never saw combat.

Delivered Denver 9/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 30/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-O] Thorpe Abbotts 4/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Gerald Steussy, Co-pilot: Frank Petrdil, Navigator: Howard Leech, Bombardier: Alan McAllister, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Lowther, Radio Operator: Tony Nocchiero, Ball turret gunner: Julius Greenwald, Waist gunner: John Gaunce,Tail gunner: Joda Ticer (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Mannstedt, Pilzenthal, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7813. REGAL EAGLE.

Delivered Denver 19/11/43; Kearney 5/12/43; Grenier 18/12/43; Presque Is 20/12/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-N] Thorpe Abbotts 26/12/43 POWERHOUSE; transferred 350BS [LN-N]; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Frank Malooly, Bob Bailie, Chas Mauvais {Wounded in Action}, Ralph Guida, Art Perry {Wounded in Action}, Bob Barrie, Nelson Pardee, Leon Yeager, Willard Miller, Lorenzo Genovese (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Goericke, 19 miles SW of Wittstock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5166. SHILAYLEE.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Gore 14/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Hamilton 23/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Kearney 23/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-M] Thorpe Abbotts 11/6/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Maurice Beatty, Navigator: Grady Moyle, Bombardier: Reid Griffiths, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Burgess, Radio Operator: Alf Loguidice, Ball turret gunner: Mort Levine, Waist gunner: Angelo Licato,Tail gunner: Smith Young (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Dabney, Waist gunner: Ed Karamol (2 Prisoner of War); flak damage, crashed Vynen/Xanten, near Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1026. SHACKRAT.

The initial flight of the aircraft took place on 2-Dec-36, but with Stan Umstead, five days later nosed over during landed but was not too badly damaged. Delivered 49BS/2BG Langley 1-Mar-37; 4000 Base Unit Wright Fd 1938; transferred 19BG March Fd, Oct-40; Amarillo 2-Nov-42; 71 flights; Written off 11-Dec-42.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 18/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-E] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; severe battle damage over Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Sumner Reeder, Navigator: Russ EngelWounded in Action, Bombardier: Peter F. Delao, Jr. [wia], rest unknown; Co-pilot: Harry Edebuon (Killed in Action); but limped back to base Missing Air Crew Report 99906; again suffered heavy damage 5/11/43 Gelsenkirchen with Bill Flesh & cp John Gosasage (2 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Omar Gonzales, Bombardier: Jim Lux, Ball turret gunner: Francis Dolsen, Waist gunner: George Gineikis,Tail gunner: Jim Marasco (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Connor Brewster (KIA-chute failed); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Pope, Leon McDonald (2 evaded capture); while ship landed RAF Tangmere, Sussex; Missing Air Crew Report 15552; Returned to the USA 17/5/44; Hendricks 8/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/12/45. First aircraft in group to 50 missions. SQUAWKIN’ HAWK II.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 16/5/43; Kearney 23/5/43; Dow Fd 26/5/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-B] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43 BLACK JACK; battle damaged Regensburg 17/8/43 and eventually Salvaged 23/9/43. BILLY JACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 2/6/43; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-B] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43 MAD HOUSE; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Winston MacCarter, Co-pilot: Dan Barna, Navigator: Harry Weachter, Bombardier: George Zeigler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Rogers, Radio Operator: Alex Sawicki, Ball turret gunner: Bob Sandy, Waist gunner: Ray Manley, Waist gunner: Roy Graff,Tail gunner: Cosimo Demonica (10 Prisoner of War); Me109 rocket KO’d #1, crashed Haltern, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1027. EL P’SSTOFO.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/11/44; Hunter 4/12/44; Grenier 26/12/44; Assigned 301BG PFF Lucera 14/1/45; transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 18/1/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/5/43; Kearney 9/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 25/6/43; on mission 15/8/43 to ? with Edgar Woodward, Bombardier: Rob Dibble (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Capt Edgar Woodward (INT); Co-pilot: John Thompson, Navigator: Emanuel Cassimatis, Bombardier: Paul Englert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Danella, Radio Operator: Melvin Gaide, Ball turret gunner: George Janos, Waist gunner: Don Fletcher, Waist gunner: Chas Griffin,Tail gunner: Bill Brooks (9POW, captured when all landed in Germany instead of Switzerland); flak damage #2, but unable to feather, crashed Germany Missing Air Crew Report 688. THE POONTANG.