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

Delivered Boise and Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK- ] 20/4/42; Lowry 29/5/42; Assigned 98BS/11BG Hawaii 7/6/42; transferred 31BS/5BG; bombed on Henderson Fd by Japanese fighter ‘Washing Machine Charlie’ 23/3/43. Salvaged. BUZZ KING.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Gr Island 22/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-L] Horham 14/3/44; battle damaged Merseburg (41m) 28/7/44 with C.Snowden; 10RTD, crash landed base, sal 29/7/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 3/3/44; detailed Achmer 5m 8/4/44 with C.S. McCall, Co-pilot: Bob Broderson, Navigator: Phil Mead, Bombardier: (unknown as new on crew), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Atchue, Radio Operator: Hon Quan Lee, Ball turret gunner: Paul Albert, Waist gunner: Vernon Whalen, Waist gunner: Dan Kinney,Tail gunner: Elmer Connelly, (10 Returned to Duty); o/s RAF Ellough, at Dodd’s Farm, Beccles, Suffolk; Salvaged 12/4/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/11/43; Gt Falls 27/11/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action Klagenfurt 19/3/44 with Jennings Marshall, Co-pilot: Chris Kelly*, Navigator: Chas Edmonds*, Bombardier: Jack Thomas*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Freel, Radio Operator: Yates Rollins, Ball turret gunner: Ed DeBresky, Waist gunner: Coleman Moberly*, Waist gunner: Ben Schmalriede (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Paul Johnson*, [*463BG] (evaded capture); enemy aircraft firing rockets and 20mm cannon, crashed mountains; Missing Air Crew Report 3289. LITTLE PETE.

Delivered 303BG Boise 20/4/42; Wendover 25/5/42; Ephrata 4/6/42; Westover 5/8/42; Sebring 9/9/42; Hendricks, with Bill Nash force landed base 29/5/43; Written off 17/3/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 25/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-H] Podington 23/9/44; mission to Port Lyautey, Morr 7/6/45; ret 9/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/8/44; Hunter 22/8/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-T] Podington 23/9/44; Green Project, Salvaged 12/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne ?, Wayne Co Apt, Detroit then to Dorval some five months later for delivery to Britain as [FK198] 303BG Boise 21/4/42; Lowry 21/5/42; Assigned 42BS/11BG Hawaii 9/6/42; used Henderson Fd, Guadalcanal which had Marston Mat runway laid, transferred 26BS/5BG 1/9/452; hit by flak Bougainville near Shortland Harbour 1/2/43 with Capt Frank L. Houx, Co-pilot: Martin Carper, Navigator: George Gammans, Bombardier: Le Verne Hite, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Wayne, Radio Operator: Ernie Koch, Waist gunner: Leon Knights, Joe Garvey,Tail gunner: Ernie Sweigert (9KIA officially 11/1/46); Written off 15/6/44. Missing Air Crew Report 46482. EAGER BEAVERS.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/44; Kearney 20/8/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 4/10/44; transferred 352BS/301BG Lucera 29/10/44; Missing in Action Linz, Aus 25/2/45 with Ralph Stueve, Burnstein, Reilly, Schueller, Tarini, Riley, Lowry (7 Killed in Action); Varns, Kock, Bernard (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Linz; Missing Air Crew Report 12474.

Delivered Kearney 17/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-K] Podington 26/9/44; battle damaged Politz 7/10/44 with Bob Williams, crew?; force landed continent, Salvaged 14/11/44.

Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Hunter 14/6/44; Grenier 23/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 4/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 7/8/44 with Dwight Hastings, Co-pilot: Ken Durtschi, Navigator: Jim Shaw, Bombardier: Dominic Siani, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julius Karp, Radio Operator: Harry Barth, Waist gunner: John Case, Waist gunner: Jim Devlin,Tail gunner: Nicanor Reyes (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Howard Kidney (KIA, shot from ground while in his ‘chute); flak hit #2, crashed Mechnitz; Missing Air Crew Report 7470.

Delivered Geiger 301BG 18/4/42; Lowry 31/5/42; Assigned 72BS/5BG Hickam 9/6/42; rammed by Zero near New Georgia, Solomon Is. 4/10/42 with David C. Everitt Jr. Co-pilot: Dan Drakulich, Navigator: Robt Rose, Bombardier: John Sears, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Woody, asst eng-Glover Brown, Radio Operator: Ben Navage, g-Floyd Marshall,Tail gunner: Francis Foye (9 Killed in Action); destroyed while returning to base; Missing Air Crew Report 801.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Assigned 748BS/457BG [Q] Glatton 26/1/44; battle damaged Lippstade 25/2/44 with Ed Dozier; Co-pilot: , Navigator: , Bombardier: , Flight engineer/top turret gunner: , Radio Operator: Seymour Pliss{died later from his wounds, the first 457th man at Madingley US Cemetery}, Ball turret gunner: , Waist gunner: Dwight Anderson, Waist gunner: ,Tail gunner: Hyman Kalb (9RTD+ro); flak KO’d #3 plus other damage, but limped home to base; Salvaged 2 SAD Lt Staughton 23/8/44.

Delivered Kearney 10/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 17/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/43; Gr Island 29/12/43; Presque Is 25/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 26/1/44; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-B] Ridgewell 11/3/44; battle damage over Oberpfaffenhofen on 44th mission 9/4/45 with Mack Hughes, crash landed RAF Lympne, Kent and sal. OUR BOARDING HOUSE.

Delivered Boise 303BG 7/4/42; Geiger 28/5/42; Assigned 11AF Bronze 5/6/42;

Delivered Dallas 30/4/44; Kearney 13/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-A] Podington 3/7/44; battle damaged Ludwigshafen 5/9/44 with Lt Reifsteck, rest ?; (1 Killed in Action). Salvaged 8/9/44.

Delivered Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 3/9/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-A] Lavenham 27/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/8/45; Independence 5/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-E] Podington 5/9/44; battle damaged Lutzkendorf 9/2/45 with Ainsley Deutch, crew all OK; force landed Nancy, Fr; Salvaged 16/3/45.

Delivered Geiger 301st Bomb Group 6/4/42; Assigned 11AF Bronze 5/6/42; Kodiak 11/7/42; Gore 14/3/43; New Castle 6/4/42; Olmstead 17/5/43; Wilmington 30/8/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 19/6/45.