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

Delivered Denver 1/12/43; Kearney 15/12/43; Presque Is 21/12/43; force landed Gander, Nfd with Bruce Ryan 29/12/43; Assigned Soxo 4/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG Rougham 5/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Andy Repas, Co-pilot: Edwin Stanton, Navigator: Hobert Coffer, Bombardier: Tom Burr, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Chirico, Radio Operator: Donovan Labelle, Ball turret gunner: Duncan McCormick, Waist gunner: Chase Rice, Waist gunner: Claude Watkins,Tail gunner: Gene Cassel (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Stedden, just W of Gross Hehlen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2372.

Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 7/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-S] Podington 4/5/44; with Jack Crafton, (8 Returned to Duty) four bailed out and four landed with a/c; crash landed base & burned out 3/8/44; Salvaged. MOUNTAINEER.

Delivered Denver 23/2/43; Sioux City 16/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-F/P] Kimbolton 18/5/43; Missing in Action Bernburg 22/2/44 with Bob Haston, Radio Operator: Gordon Fisher, Waist gunner: Bill Nixon, Waist gunner: Conrad Gemmecke,Tail gunner: Lester Adriensen (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Foy Clingman{chute failed}, Navigator: Harry Sheaffer{fell out of bomb bay minus chute when attempting to to release a hung up bomb}, Bombardier: Stanislaw Burblis{togg}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Raack, Ball turret gunner: Bob Spisak (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed two miles S of Gottingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2870. SONS O’ SATAN.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/5/43; Dow Field 29/5/43; Assigned 325BS/95BG [NV-Z] Alconbury 6/6/43; transferred 326BS [JW-O]; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Ray Clough, Co-pilot: Jim Dickens, Navigator: Fred Bird, Bombardier: Bill Fraser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bandy Herman, Radio Operator: Jones Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Cauley, Waist gunner: Jack Calvert, Waist gunner: George Woiblett,Tail gunner: Art Bomberger (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed St Goar, 11 miles SE of Boppard, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 844.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [0R-L] Bassingbourn 16/10/43; transferred 322BS [LG-X]; Missing in Action 18m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with J. C. Page, Navigator: Larry Lynch, Bombardier: Bill Stevenson, Radio Operator: Albt Macos, Ball turret gunner: Arlie Wotring, Waist gunner: Jim Alfred, Waist gunner: Chas Brokke,Tail gunner: Warren Oliver (8 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Tom Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Ginder (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set wing on fire then ship exploded, crashed Schmede, near Dummer Lake, seven miles SW of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1919. CHIEF SLY’S SON.

Delivered Denver 14/12/43; Mitchell 7/1/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-B] Chelveston 11/2/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44 with Bill Wayenberg, Co-pilot: Ed Church, Navigator: Tom Stanford, Bombardier: Bill Bracken, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gerald Gannon, Radio Operator: Art Carroll, Ball turret gunner: Bill Minton, Waist gunner: Terrell Tucker,Tail gunner: John Sheppard (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Jerome Helmer (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Lingwedel, 28 miles N of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3476.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 17/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 20/4/44; no ops, transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-R] Podington 28/4/44; crash landed base 7/8/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/10/45. DEVIL MAY CARE.

Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Geiger Fd 8/8/43; Gore 13/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-P] Alconbury 26/9/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Mike Stroff, Co-pilot: Alex Denniston, Navigator: Fred Coulter, Bombardier: Bob Meakin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Colamonico, Ball turret gunner: Tom Martin, Waist gunner: Stan Prus (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Gus Struhar, Waist gunner: Tony Mills,Tail gunner: Harry Maher (3 evaded capture); flak, crash landed on mainland near La Rochelle, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1957 (+1670?). ROUGH GROUP.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Grand Island 9/10/43; Romulus 12/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 26/10/43 BOOMERANG; Missing in Action Frankfurt 20/3/33; flak, crash landed Gauchin-Verloingt, two miles NW of St Pol, near Hernicourt, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3542. CAPTAIN JOE.

Delivered Denver 25/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 5/12/43; Missing in Action Munster 23/3/44 with Gene Stubler, Co-pilot: Vic Linton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Thompson (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Gil Sapiro, Radio Operator: Max Handler, Ball turret gunner: Lambertus Ritzema, Waist gunner: Namon Davis, Waist gunner: Levi Tucker,Tail gunner: Delmar Arvey (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Oerrel, seven miles SW of Wittingen, N of Brunswick, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3317. ESKY.

Delivered Tulsa 27/5/44; Hunter 23/6/44; Dow Fd 1/7/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 10/12/44 with George Freschi, Co-pilot: Emil Improta, Navigator: Gene Foster, Bombardier: Bill Cleary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Shallenberger, Radio Operator: Joe Testagrossa, Ball turret gunner: Harold Chandler, Waist gunner: Dick Seares, Waist gunner: Don Alyea,Tail gunner: Steve Manzuk (10 Killed in Action); flak hits, crashed ?; Missing Air Crew Report 10689.

Delivered Hunter 8/7/44; Grenier 17/7/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG Amendola 23/7/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/8/44 with Ken Lloyd, (crew ?); no gas, crashed Paramithia; Missing Air Crew Report 7970. REMEMBER ME.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 493BG Debach 5/8/44; battle damaged Darmstadt 12/12/44 with ?; force landed Moelsbroek A/fd, Bel; Salvaged 2/1/45.

Delivered Long Beach 7/5/43; Denver 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 19/5/43; Dow Fd 4/6/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-J] Horham 15/6/43; Ball turret gunner: D. Jacoby [wia] 13/12/43; 36m, Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Jim Foley, Co-pilot: Paul Keith, Navigator: Chas Shaughnessy, Bombardier: Chas Wayman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irving Rothman, Radio Operator: Earl Carter, Waist gunner: Ed Ciesler, Waist gunner: Bill King,Tail gunner: Bill Hobbs (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Warren Cadle (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Schwege, W of Lemforde, near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2010. HEAVENLY DAZE.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 5/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-G] Deenethorpe 23/5/44; 614BS [IW-Y], 615BS [IY-L]; Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Melvin Fish, Navigator: Gene Cramer, Bombardier: Ken Lucas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Smith, Radio Operator: Melvin Warren, Waist gunner: John Hanchak (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Leslie Hauss, Ball turret gunner: Bill Cook,Tail gunner: Jim Huff (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #4, crashed Klein-Thondorf, NE of Uelzen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8204. JILL’S JALOPY.

Delivered Wright Fd 10/2/45; 4000 BU Wright 8/3/45; 327 BU Drew 14/3/45; 4000 BU Wright 29/3/45; 327 BU Drew 1/8/45; 610 BU Eglin 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-H] Kimbolton 12/7/43; severe battle damaged Kassel 30/7/43; on return crash landed Parham House, near Framlingham, Sfk. and burnt out. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 1364.

Delivered Dallas 21/8/44; Langley 7/9/44; Dow Fd 5/10/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 10/11/44; Returned to the USA 4000 BU Wright Fd 5/1/45; 4020 BU Nashville 12/1/45; 121 BU Bradley 14/1/45; 610 BU Eglin 21/1/45; was parked but hit by taxying P-38 on base 13/9/45; Recl Comp 15/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Gr Isle 8/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-O] Thurleigh; transferred 369BS; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Bill Reed, Navigator: Ivan Glaze, Bombardier: Myron Dmochowski{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Joe O’Connell,Tail gunner: Warren Cole (5 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Tom Brady, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orian Owens**, Radio Operator: Chas Nichols**, Waist gunner: Albt Schaeffler, Waist gunner: John Gembrowski** (5KIA-**all shot after interrogation); enemy aircraft & flak hit set wing on fire, crashed Heegejanskamp, near Nijverdal, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1931.

42-39794Delivered Long Beach 3/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-F] Molesworth 18/10/43; {10m} Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Bill Dashiell, Co-pilot: Hilton Mabie, Navigator: Tom Sutherland, Bombardier: George Fee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Stevenson, Radio Operator: Bernie Radebaugh, Ball turret gunner: Art Robinson, Waist gunner: Bob Parker, Waist gunner: Bob Owen,Tail gunner: Cliff McKinney (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nollman Farm, Hagen-Natrup, six miles SW of Oschersleben, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1929.

Delivered Minneapolis; Assigned 30BS/19BG Hawaii 3/2/42; with ? crashed and burned out on ground Mareeba, Aus. 5/11/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Minneapolis 11/3/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii; transferred 64BS/43BG; detailed attack Rapopo Fd but damaged by Japanese night fighter, crashed near Duvira, St Georges Channel, New Britain 21/5/43 with Capt Joe Geddes, Co-pilot: Leon King, Navigator: Bill Bujold, Bombardier: Leslie Neuman*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Moore, Lt Saul Albert, Emil Gentry, Ernie Burnside*, John Mulligan*, John Honold, Bob George*. (11KIA – all bailed but * later executed); Written off 22/5/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Gore 6/3/43; Cheyenne 24/3/43; Romulus 16/4/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-D] Thurleigh 18/5/43; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-X] Molesworth 25/9/43; 15m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44; enemy aircraft, crashed Laubke, near Lemgo, 15 miles E of Bielefeld, Hamelin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1928. BALTIMORE BOUNCE.