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

Delivered Hamilton 9-Feb-40; Amarillo 14-Sep-42; Hendricks 18-Mar-43; Written off 24-Sep-43. Never served in combat, never served in the UK.

Delivered Lincoln 23/12/44; Grenier 3/1/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Molesworth 4/2/45; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/3/45 with Francis Taub, John Cooper, Elmer McWilliams (3 Killed in Action); Chas Johnson, Mike Dugan, Warren Chrisman, Chester Maluchnik, Jim Hollowell, Jim Spencer {tg}, Bob Gilbert {sj} (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Westerade, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 13569.

Assigned with a crew on 10-Jul-42 at Alamogordo Field, Alamgordo, New Mexico, The aircraft was the first of the 303rd to arrive at Moleworth on 12-Oct-42. Missing in Action 3-Jan-43, sustained damage from anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France. 7KIA 3POW Missing Air Crew Report 15720.

Assigned 427BS/303BG at Bangor 24-Sep-42; Molesworth 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action 23-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft sustained damage from AA fire over the target and was ditched into the sea near Lorient, France. Was also named “What’s Up Doc” at one time. 10KIA MACR 15473.

Delivered Salt Lake City Jun-40; Sebring 11-Mar-41; Written off 4-Aug-41. Never used in combat, never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 2/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG Molesworth 12/8/43; transferred 560BS/388BG Knettishall 8/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Demetrious Karnezis, Co-pilot: John George (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Bill Frazier, Bombardier: Rich Loveless, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arthur Gay (3 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jean Lawrence, Ball turret gunner: Alvin Morrison, Waist gunner: Ashby Smith, Waist gunner: Ray Schwabenbaur,Tail gunner: George Lincoln (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed La Chapelle-Champigny, near Sarbonne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3113. SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Molesworth 16/5/43; t/o accident with Dave Rogan 25/6/43; 427BS [GN-X]; {12m} Missing in Action Gilze-Rijen 19/8/43 with Jim Nix, Co-pilot: Dan Shebeck, Bombardier: Bob Solverson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Krajacic (4 Killed in Action), Navigator: Dwight Curo, Radio Operator: Curtis Brooks, Ball turret gunner: Frank Perez, Waist gunner: George Buck, Waist gunner: Joe Gross,Tail gunner: Fred Boyd, pass-Lt Lewis Moffatt [359BS (7 Prisoner of War); hit by bunch of Fw190s, crashed Carthuizer Polder, near Raamsdonkveer, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 284. Wreckage located 1983.

Force landed Seattle Fd, WA while testing with Harry Halverson 11-Feb-40; Delivered Hamilton 15-Dec-40; Lowry 7-Dec-42; Assigned 450BS/ Hendricks; with Ray Wild force landed base 18-Mar-43; Written off 3-Sep-43. Never used in combat, never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Denver 3/3/44; Gr Island 312/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-O] Molesworth 12/5/44; Missing in Action Sterkrade, Ger 2/11/44 with Jack Davis, Don Kohlstedt, Vernon Hellesvig, Nino Guiciardi, Dave Bloom, Rex Lewfeld, Dick Martin, Everett Harris, Marvin Brown (9 Prisoner of War); Alvin Bader VI – voice interpreter (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Eerbeek, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 10151. EIGHT BALL III.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 17/4/44; no ops, transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-S] Kimbolton 18/4/44; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth as GH Pathfinder 21/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Jack Hillary, Co-pilot: Bill Robertson, Navigator: John Rice, Bombardier: Rocco Defillippis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Paul, Waist gunner: Harry Sansom,Tail gunner: Jim Watson (7KIA-all trapped in a/c); Radio Operator: Gene GirmanWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Neldon Bishop (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit set ship on fire, crashed Burgliebenau, NE of Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 8212. MYASIS DRAGON.

Delivered Denver 16/12/43; Rochester 11/1/44; Langley 13/1/44; Assigned 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 25/1/44; transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-B] Snetterton 26/1/44; 563BS/388BG Knettishall 27/1/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 5/3/45 with Ralph Kittle, John Watkins, Irwin Boxer, Lloyd Sanford, Salvaged Genco, Ray Kudla, Bob Jones (7 Prisoner of War); Bob Warren (Killed in Action); John Rutt (evaded capture); flak, crashed Kraslice, Czecho. Missing Air Crew Report 12926.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/43; 504BG Mines Fd 14/8/44; 504BG Fairmont 18/8/44; with Bob Forbes, crash landed 12 miles NW Farington, NM 26/8/44; Written off 27/8/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-M] Molesworth 16/8/44; Missing in Action Berlin 28/3/45 with Carl Frederickson, Harry Goetz, Art Herman, Chas Farrell, John Stewart, George Bailey, Harry Milliman (7 Returned to Duty); Harry Stube (Killed in Action); flak, ditched Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 13541. OOCHIE aka JIGGER ROUCHE II.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/2/44; Billings 2/3/44; Kearney 12/3/44; Dow Fd 5/7/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-R] Molesworth 22/4/44; battle damaged Lepizig 29/6/44 with Chester Flick, Co-pilot: John Schwolow, Navigator: Weyman Tow, Bombardier: Otto Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Eberly, Radio Operator: Chas Abeyta, Ball turret gunner: Harvey Forry, Waist gunner: Bob Wilson,Tail gunner: Chas Brock (9 Returned to Duty); severe damage, crash landed RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; Salvaged 2SAD 1/7/44. ANNIE McFANNIE.

Delivered Tulsa 31/3/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Grenier 7/6/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-R] Molesworth 19/6/44; Missing in Action Munich 13/7/44 with Paul Long, Co-pilot: Harry Carlman, Navigator: Marvin Shaw, Bombardier: Chas Cassidy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Mours, Radio Operator: Art Habich, Ball turret gunner: Joe Flammia, Waist gunner: Wesley Abbott,Tail gunner: Keith Olson (9INT); flak, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 7503.

Delivered Denver 8/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [B] Glatton 1/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45. MY MARY MYRTLE.

Delivered Denver 20/8/43; Scott 8/11/43; Assigned 457BG Glatton 18/11/43; transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-D] Thurleigh 14/12/43; AFSC 12/5/44 and modified as lifeboat carrier; retUS 8 ETA Tinker 13/7/45; 4136 BU Tinker 19/7/45; re-ass USAAF

Delivered Tulsa 24/3/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 29/5/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 7/6/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava, with Frank Yodder 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

Delivered Long Beach 7/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-E] Molesworth 18/10/43; battle damaged Frankfurt 11/2/44 with Joe Worthley, Co-pilot: Ken Crooke, Navigator: Joe Rajay*, Bombardier: Gene Blum*, Radio Operator: Harry Egan*, Ball turret gunner: Grant Vanderhoff*, Waist gunner: Ray Robinson*, Waist gunner: Ben Molherbe*,Tail gunner: Fred Lawson* (9RTD-* all injured); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Johnson (Killed in Action); attremptin to land RAF West Malling, crash landed Pitt Farm, Horsmonden, Kent, UK. sal 14/2/44. BIG `A’ BIRD aka SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Delivered Denver 30/11/43; Paine Fd 2/12/43; Geiger 5/12/43; Denver 10/12/43; Cheyenne 16/12/43; Savannah 20/12/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 13/2/44; Missing in Action Wiener Neudorf 26/7/44 with Jim Lilligren, Rich Longo, Chas Allison, Ira Lewis (4 Prisoner of War); Vernon Thompson, John Stever, John Tracer, Jesse Brenneman, Edwin Bishop, Herb Herring (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Rattern, Aus; Missing Air Crew Report 7135.