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

Delivered Cheyenne 28/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-X] Alconbury 25/4/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Coleman Asher, Co-pilot: Harvey Protzman, Navigator: George Francis, Bombardier: John Chapman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Jones, Waist gunner: George Maerki (6 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Otto Pfannebecker,Tail gunner: Harvey Plyler (2 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Bill Rice, Waist gunner: Jim Wilson (2 evaded capture); flak, crashed Conchy-sur-Canche, 20 miles NE of Abbeville, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 739.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/42; Salina 10/1/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin 13/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action {11m} Sofia 24/1/44 with Bob Willis, Co-pilot: Art Kruger, Navigator: Phil Cooper, Bombardier: Modine Bigham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Fricke, Radio Operator: John Eagen, Ball turret gunner: Ken Peters, Waist gunner: Stan Katz, Waist gunner: Chas Jones,Tail gunner: Ed Schneider (10 Returned to Duty); ditched 24 miles NE of Bari, crew rescued by British ship and returned to Bari. WOLF PACK.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 13/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 8/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 7/10/44 with Bob Harwood, Jim Kelley, Karl Wendell, Russell Tolle, Sam Manipella, Dick Roberts, Ron Fleming (7 Prisoner of War); Art Skarsten, George Bulgarelli (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Immelborn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9764. TNT KATIE.

Assigned 301BG Westover 8/9/42; instead of assignment to 12AF, Italy transferred to Chelveston 16/9/42; 813BS/305BG Grafton Underwood/Chelveston 25/11/42, sent to pathfinder base RAF Wyton of installation of Oboe Mk I radar equipment; 325BS/92BG [NV-F] Podington 24/4/43; 813BS/482BG Alconbury 25/8/43 4m; Returned to the USA Eglin 11/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Denver 23/12/43; Palm Springs 30/12/43; Langley 10/2/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; transferred 815BS/483BG Tortorella 28/3/44; Sterparone 22/4/44; Missing in Action Linz 15/11/44 with Bernard Eder, Riodan, Noll, Brick, Hamiel, McCormick, Cadwell, Sojke, Davis, Anderson (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Zeltweg; Missing Air Crew Report 9900.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Hunter 14/8/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-Z] Podington 5/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG Hawaii 5/6/42 as KNUCKLE HEAD, then 26BS; transferred 23BS/5BG and re-named; retUS 21/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45. LI’L NELL.

Delivered Long Beach 31/1/43; Rapid City 16/2/43; Morrison 28/3/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Alconbury 5/4/43; 1m with H.M. Conley 14/5/43; transferred AFSC (92BG?) 4/8/43; 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bassingbourn 5/9/43; Missing in Action 7m Bremen 26/11/43 with Bob Tibbetts, Co-pilot: Alex Ellerman, Navigator: Leo Sharum, Bombardier: Dick Wertheim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Brady, Radio Operator: Garner Walters, Ball turret gunner: Dana Morse, Waist gunner: Chas Clark, Waist gunner: Woodrow Tressler,Tail gunner: Walt Davis (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Gt Yarmouth, all rescued by ASR. SKOAL.

Delivered Denver 13/1/44; Gt Falls 14/1/44; Gr Island 24/1/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-X] Polebrook 29/2/44; Missing in Action {5m} Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 with Paul Martin(wia), Co-pilot: John Sinnott(chute failed), Navigator: Guy Lightfoot, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Lesko, Radio Operator: Mike Vargo, Ball turret gunner: Sterling Vermillion, Waist gunner: Chas Clebus, Waist gunner: Chas Meyer,Tail gunner: Fred Saucedo (9 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Fred DeRoever (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft on return, right wing knocked off, with most of crew trapped inside spinning a/c, crashed Uttenweiler-Hailtingen road, 26 miles SW of Ulm, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3236.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Hunter 15/7/44; Grenier 23/7/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-E] Horham 25/7/44; with J.L. Walker force landed Paris, Fr. 5/9/44; 81m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/42; Slated RAF but transferred 30BS/19BG Hickam Fd 6/8/42; transferred 93BS/19BG Mareeba; detailed Tonolei Harbour ditched off Cape York, near Cooktown, Aus. 29/9/42 with Major Allen Lindberg, Co-pilot: Joshua Barnes, Navigator: Jack Ryan, Bombardier: Joe Howard,Tail gunner: Hilario Hernandez, rest unknown (RTD after being found by Aborigines and back to mainland, CLOWN HOUSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/6/43; Rapid City 16/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 28/6/43; Dow Fd 18/7/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Massicault 6/8/43; Missing in Action {7m} Sulmona, It. 27/8/43 with Capt Bill Koch, Navigator: Capt Frank Upton, Bombardier: Walter Hendrickson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Conway, Radio Operator: Ray Resler, Ball turret gunner: Reed Chism, Waist gunner: Felix Dalessio (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Shuck, Waist gunner: Jim MacDonald,Tail gunner: Edgar Stewart (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit caused explosion in radio room, two chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 481. CACTUS CLIPPER.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Presque Is 24/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [G] Glatton 23/2/44; 750BS; Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/6/44 with Roy Allen, Co-pilot: Verne Lewis, Navigator: Joe Brusse, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Plum (4 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ernie Smith, Ball turret gunner: Bill Goldsborough, Waist gunner: Leon Henson, Waist gunner: Gordon Long,Tail gunner: John Miller (5 evaded capture); Bombardier: Larry Anderson (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #2 & #3, crashed Combles, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5804. LOCAL MISSION.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/1/45; Hunter 13/1/45; Grenier 7/2/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 9/3/45; 838BS; Missing in Action Brandenberg 10/4/45 with Larry McGinnes, Jim Henderson (2 Killed in Action); Murray Brill, Frank Kremier, George Lopez, Bill Layton, John Lowe, Dick Child, Maj George Richmond {tg}, Lt Brice Irving {mission pilot} (8 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Tangermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14196.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG Hawaii 6/6/42; transferred 43BG; at least six enemy aircraft and two ships to its credit; crashed Espiritu Santo on liquor ride 31/12/42 with Andrews, but crew unknown. YANKEE DOODLE JR.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Lincoln 26/8/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG Glatton 14/9/44; 384BG Grafton Underwood 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 20/10/44; Dow Fd 29/10/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [D] Glatton 2/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 29/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [A] Glatton 19/10/44; Missing in Action Achmer 24/3/44 with Sherrill Williams, Co-pilot: Earl Downey, Navigator: Ben Bushey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Smith, Radio Operator: Gene Bussard, Tony Demaro (5 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Tony Demaro, Ball turret gunner: Burnell Scheivert, Waist gunner: Harry Rahbe,Tail gunner: Burnard Klimoski (4 Prisoner of War); flak tore off both wings, crashed Greven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 13616. TENNESSEE TODDY.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/42; Assigned 98BS/11BG Hawaii 6/6/42; Missing in Action 7/8/42 with Bob Loder, Co-pilot: Dan Judd, Navigator: Don McCord, Bombardier: Jim Dinager, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Knight, as-eng-Mike Lesso, Radio Operator: Carson Lockhart, Waist gunner: Bill Rainovic,Tail gunner: Jack Reinhart (?9 Killed in Action); on search mission and FTR; KAI-0-KELEIWA. Written off 4/11/42.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [M] Glatton 13/9/44; 751BS; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Bill Millea, Co-pilot: Lyman Plyer, Navigator: John Tadje, radar/nav-Terry Rice, Bombardier: Lee Mohn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Levy, Radio Operator: Alvert Young, Ball turret gunner: Ed Roos, Waist gunner: Curtis Harmon,Tail gunner: John Paisley (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Lunen, near Westfalen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9527/10320.