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

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/42; Assigned 63BS/43BG Charlesville, Aus. 23/7/42; Torrens Creek, Aus. 27/8/42; Iron Range, Aus. 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; returned to 435BS/19BG Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; with Chas Giddings force landed Jackson Fd, PNG 17/4/43 sustaining tail damage; rep, transferred 64BS/435BG, but taxied into ditch and Cat E. 16/9/43, Written off 21/9/43. DINAH-MIGHT.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/12/43; Savannah 10/1/44; Assigned 346BS/99BG Tortorella 25/1/44; {14m} transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Returned to the USA 301 BU Drew 25/11/44; 326 BU MacDill 20/2/46; with Rich McCann force landed MacDill 1/6/46; Recl Comp 30/10/46.

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 5/6/44; Assigned 327BS/303BG [GN-V] Molesworth 5/7/44; Missing in Action Germersheim 13/1/45 with Jack Rose, T.J. Cornyn, Bill McMahon, John Nazarian, Blake Dyson, Joe Scaglione, Lynn Brinkley, Clyde Cottle, Lloyd Hester, Warren Yates {VI – voice interpreter} (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Pirmasens, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11572. THE RED – RED ASS, THE DEVIL HIMSELF.

Delivered Denver 5/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 12AF 16/7/43; Returned to the USA Tinker 24/7/43; 358BS/303BG [VK-Q] Molesworth 1/8/43; 813BS/482BG [PC-Q] Alconbury with HSC radar scanner fitted 2/8/43; Ferry Comm 20/5/44; Returned to the USA Okmulgeee 24/7/43; Eglin 18/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/1/46. MRS SATAN, THE QUEEN OF HELL. (Last B-17F to fly a 303rd mission, 12/5/44.)

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-W], later to 336BG; 1st mission 22/2/44 and last 8/4/45 with Harold Hanson Wounded in Action; 104m, Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45. ETO HAPPY aka PREGNANT GOOSE aka DOLLY’S DAUGHTER.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/1/44; St Louis 2/2/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Tortorella 14/1/44; transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action {27m} Budapest 27/6/44 with Dick Korb, Co-pilot: Alf Larsen(chute caught fire on way out), Navigator: Casimir Blaska, Bombardier: Jim Fleming, Radio Operator: Burl Kessel, Waist gunner: Thaddeus Thomas, Waist gunner: Henry Rappe,Tail gunner: Thaddeus Krent (8 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Malcolm Treadway, Ball turret gunner: Bill Bair (2 Prisoner of War); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Budapest, five chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 6428.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Will Rogers 5/3/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG Thurleigh 20/4/43; transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-O] Molesworth 25/9/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 5/4/44, an F-model fitted with a chin turret; Returned to the USA 29/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 4/10/45.THE FLYING BITCH.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Oklahoma City 6/1/44; Love Fd 15/1/44; Maxwell 16/1/44; Savannah 18/1/44; Homestead 28/1/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/1/44; Missing in Action Villaorba 18/3/44 with Willard Butler, Co-pilot: Bob Drake, Navigator: Chas Evert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Martin Hutchinson, Radio Operator: Paul Henderson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hawton, Waist gunner: Cantello Strickland, Waist gunner: Andy McCrossan,Tail gunner: Horace Maddux (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Adam Pyzyna (Prisoner of War); Ju88 shot off tail with rocket; one chute seen, crashed on Cres Island; Missing Air Crew Report 3257.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Mareeba, Aus. 5/9/42; completed at least 79 missions, ten Japanese aircraft destroyed and eight Japanese ships hit; with Capt Clyde Webb, Co-pilot: Maj Harold Willsie, Navigator: Philip Reece, Bombardier: Seth Ford, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Roberts, Radio Operator: John Kominicki, Waist gunner: Ferris Antone, Waist gunner: Harry Davis,Tail gunner: Ray Weeks (9 Killed in Action); shot down by flak over Milne Bay, NG 26/8/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 6/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 757BS/457BG Glatton 1/5/44; no other info; Salvaged battle damaged SAD 27/6/44.

Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-O] Cheyenne 13/9/42; Thurleigh 23/1/43; transferred 358BS/303BG Molesworth [VK-G] 25/9/43; {4m} Missing in Action Duren 20/10/43 with John Hendry, Navigator: Bernie McNamara, Bombardier: Dick Webster {Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Loran Biddle, Ball turret gunner: Alf Hargrove, Waist gunner: Delbert Guhr, Waist gunner: Wilfred Raesly,Tail gunner: John Doherty (8 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Bill Harper, Radio Operator: Jim Brown (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ship exploded with wreckage crashed Valenciennes, near Belgian border. Missing Air Crew Report 1032.

Delivered Lincoln 23/8/44; Grenier 9/9/45; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-G] Molesworth 24/9/44; battle damaged Cologne 10/1/45 with Cecil Gates, Theo Zapora, Harry Elliott, Ben Dodell, John Wysocki, Paul Hassler (6 Returned to Duty); Chas Mauer, Dick Dverr, Chris Tamava (3 Prisoner of War); Emil Kayrallah (Killed in Action); force landed continent, Salvaged.

Delivered MacDill 1/3/42; Assigned 341BS/97BG Polebrook 4/42; transferred 407BS/92BG Bovingdon 8/42; sustained battle damaged Lille 9/10/42; with Capt Jim Griffiths, Lt Col Stuart Porter, crash landed Gatwick, UK, (10RTD remainder unknown); Salvaged. ROKELL’S RAIDER.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Gr Island 15/1/44; Presque Is 21/2/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-R] Molesworth 1/3/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 26/3/44 with Chas Mars, Co-pilot: Bill Dallas, Navigator: George Arvanites, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Foster, Radio Operator: Ed McGinnis, Ball turret gunner: Chas Dunlap, Waist gunner: Alby Senechal, Waist gunner: Dolbert Nivens,Tail gunner: Vince Agione (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Conrad Kersch (EVD-ret UK after D-Day); flak, crashed Cote de l’Haeneberg, Lederzeele, three miles N of Omer, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3475. TENNESSEE HILLBILLY.

Delivered Lincoln 15/9/44; Hunter 17/9/44; Dow Fd 8/10/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-E] Molesworth 23/10/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 10/4/45 with Bob Murray, Larry Fries, Harry Smith, Carl Hammarland, Theo Bates, Nick Rodock, Bob Rennie, Gerald Atkinson (8 Killed in Action); Vito Brunale (Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Oranienburg; Missing Air Crew Report 13875. HENN’S REVENGE.

Delivered Denver 2/12/43; memphis 20/12/43; Savannah 5/1/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola [T] 26/1/44; {68m} Missing in Action Odertal, Ger; 22/8/44 with Charles Duncan, Co-pilot: Harry Bogie, Navigator: Merle Clark, Bombardier: ? Cazier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Van Den Plas, Radio Operator: Joe Levine, Ball turret gunner: Regino Rodrigues, Waist gunner: Sam Wentzel (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Teddy Tomasik,Tail gunner: Chas Willett (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft blew off most of nose, three chutes seen, ship exploded and crashed near Sarvar, Hungary. Missing Air Crew Report 11270. BIG WIDGET.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 19/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-Z] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; transferred 602BS [K8-Z]; (17m) Missing in Action Toulouse 25/6/44 with John Godwin, Co-pilot: Bill Freeman, Bombardier: Ed Seward, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merrill Butikofer, Radio Operator: John Wilson, Ball turret gunner: Herb Brooks, Waist gunner: Chester Isdahl,Tail gunner: Frank Jenkins (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Harry Gnesin (KIA-chute failed); flak, crashed Comebarrion, six miles NW Toulouse, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 6220.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; Roswell 27/9/43; 2114 BU Lockbourn 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Pomulus 29/12/43; Assigned 348BS/2BG Amendola 1/1/44; {17m} transferred 429BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; crash landed base on transition flight 15/10/44 with Charles Ball; Salvaged 18/10/44. 100 MISSION.

Delivered Denver 8/12/43; Dallas 30/12/43; Savannah 10/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/2/44, with 20m cannon installed in tail; retUS 4134 BU Spokane 12/7/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46. TAIL CRAZY.