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

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/42; Wayne 22/6/42; Dorval 1/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 10/7/42 with Earl Ortman, to RAF [FK203]; 220 Sq [ZZ-M] Ballykelly 25/7/42; to RAE Farnborough and St Eval for Met training; while on sub patrol 20/3/43 with Bill Knowles damaged U-666, which limped into St Nazaire harbour for repairs; 251 Sq Reykjavik, Iceland 19/5/45. Struck Off Charge 22/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 17/7/43; Love Fd 7/8/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 3/9/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt Chas Cruikshank, Co-pilot: Glen Graham, Navigator: Capt Frank Murphy, Bombardier: Gus Gaspar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Weeks, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bixler{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Don Garrison, Waist gunner: Jim Johnson{Wounded in Action} (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Orlando Vincenti,Tail gunner: Chas Clark (2 Killed in Action); set on fire by fighters and exploded, crashed Lienen, 15 miles NE of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1028. AW-R-GO.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 4/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/43; Missing in Action convoy attack 25/6/43 with Paul Schmalenbach, Co-pilot: George Cox, Bombardier: Jack Clark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Beck, Waist gunner: Tony Russo,Tail gunner: Lew Priegel (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Brown, Radio Operator: Frank Podbielski, Ball turret gunner: Norman Goodwin{wounded in attack and his left leg was amputated in hospital and RetUS}, Waist gunner: Bill Lucas (4 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft, ditched 12 miles N of Wangerooge Is. Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 270. BAR FLY.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Kearney 14/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-T] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; Missing in Action ? 17/10/44 with Hancock, Belgium ; Salvaged 8AFSC 29/11/44. STINKER JR.

Delivered Lowry 18/5/42; Assigned 65BS/43BG Sydney, Aus, Torrens Creek, Aus. 7/6/42; returning from mission to Buna, crashed into hillside at Port Moresby, New Guinea 3/12/42 with Robert K. Freeman, Harry Moy, Rich Cullinson, Jim Iverson, Wilbert Grogan, Saul Bernstein, Morris McFarland. (?RTD?); Co-pilot: Clinton Smith, Rob Wright (2 Killed in Action).

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 11/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/44; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 1/10/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-H] Podington 8/11/44, crash landed Sidow Hill, Wilts, UK with Reg Hammond 5/5/45 (1 survived); Salvaged 6/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/43; Smoky Hill 6/10/43; Rapid City 20/6/43; Geiger 23/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Ain M’Lila 23/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {33m} transferred 419BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; {62m} Salvaged {total 95m} 5/11/45. BRITE EYES.

Delivered Lowry 18/5/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 7/6/42; transferred 65BS/43BG; Written off 26/5/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/11/43; Portland 28/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Presque Is 26/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [N] Glatton 5/2/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Bill Bomer, Co-pilot: Jack Lade, Navigator: Chas Curione, Bombardier: Robin Hill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elwood Klien, Radio Operator: Dick Bohl (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bill Kane, Waist gunner: Edwin Tengler,Tail gunner: Alby Leeming (3 Killed in Action); flak hits caused explosion, crashed partially in a swamp at Wardershof Altenwerder, near Hamburg; Missing Air Crew Report 6003. SNAFUSK SHAMROCK.

Assigned 97BG Salina 29/11/42; transferred Biskra 21/1/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs, Tun. 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 49BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella 28/3/44; {1m} transferred 815BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action Nis, Yugo 16/4/44 with Ira Warburton, Burnette, Bueker, O’Brien, Baines (5 Killed in Action); Holcom, Jeffers, Brynjldsen, Cardone, Clos (5 Returned to Duty); flak damage. Missing Air Crew Report 3908.

Delivered Denver 28/3/43; Cheyenne 31/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-A] Alconbury 25/4/43; transferred 812BS/482BG [MI-A] Alconbury 25/8/43; Salvaged 16/3/44.

Delivered Pendleton 34BG 9/5/42; Westover 10/7/42; with Fred Stolp force landed Tinker Fd, OK 18/2/44; Recl Comp 28/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 17//7/44; Langley 18/4/44; Hunter 10/9/44; Grenier Fd 18/9/44; Assigned PFF 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 20/9/44; 41m, transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-A] Thorpe Abbotts, then 418BS [LD-Q]; sal 6/5/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Kearney 15/2/44; Presque Is 2/3/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-B] Thorpe Abbotts 6/3/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bill Greiner, Co-pilot: Jim Coccia, Navigator: Bob Fulkerson, Bombardier: Bob Marsho, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Vuchetich, Radio Operator: Harry Whitford, Ball turret gunner: Frank Madrid,Tail gunner: Henry Feldkamp (8POW-drifted ashore on Ameland four days later); Waist gunner: Bernie Baumgarten (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d engine and dropped back before another attack by Me 262 jet, ditched North Sea, N of Ameland Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 7815. SHE-HAS TA.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action Steyr, Aus. 24/2/44 with Don Smith, Co-pilot: Frank Sims, Navigator: Joe Dendor{inj}, Bombardier: Bill McConnell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gilbert Hepp, Radio Operator: Walter Banasiewski, Ball turret gunner: Chas Danforth, Waist gunner: Bert Gaines, Waist gunner: Bill Lewis (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Harry Garlick (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed in mountains near Steyr, Aus, three chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 2709.

Delivered Geiger 301BG 29/4/42; Lowry 31/5/42; Assigned 431BS/11BG Hickam Fd 7/6/42; transferred 23BS/5BG Espirito Santo 22/7/42; t/o Carney Fd and shot down by Japanese J1N1 Irving n/f over Kahili, Solomon Is 19/7/43 with Rex Eckles, Co-pilot: Dave Jones, Navigator: Bill Fox, Bombardier: Rich Knop, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Kelly, Radio Operator: Chas Savedge, Waist gunner: Ray Greene, Waist gunner: Bill Davis, pass-Paul Hensley,Tail gunner: Edmund Hill (10 Killed in Action). Missing Air Crew Report 87. TOKYO TAXI.

Delivered Denver 2/12/43; Chanute 21/12/43; Savannah 29/12/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 9/1/44; Missing in Action Anzio 17/2/44 with Adrian Cooper, Co-pilot: Edgar Davidson, Bombardier: Fred Turnquist, Radio Operator: Jack Griffith, Ball turret gunner: Duane Booth,Tail gunner: Bob Rebstock (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Gill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Hawk[wia], Waist gunner: Harvey Dupuis, Waist gunner: Larry Carastro (4 Prisoner of War); flak caused severe damage including cutting off tail, crashed Stazi di Campoleone. Missing Air Crew Report 2387. MAIDIN USA.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/8/44; Hunter 15/8/44; Dow Fd 4/9/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-T] Polebrook 25/9/44; {49m} battle damaged Berlin 26/2/45 with ?; crash landed continent; Salvaged 3/3/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Rock Springs 8/12/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [D] Glatton 27/1/44; 748BS; Missing in Action Florennes 14/6/44 with Jim LaPaze, Bombardier: Chas Rogers, Radio Operator: Elmer Velicer, Ball turret gunner: Delbert Brookhart (4 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Lou McGranahan, Navigator: Keith Morgan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Baker, Waist gunner: Oscar Hightower,Tail gunner: Chester Hudec (5 Killed in Action); flak damage, crew bailed off Hastings, Sussex, UK, aircraft crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 5905. OUR BABY.