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

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N.I. 14/1/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-V] Bassingbourn 1/2/44; 77m Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Leroy Hare, Co-pilot: Bob Casey, Navigator: Theo Herrick, Bombardier: Roy Cook (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Harris, Radio Operator: Frank Holman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Oxby, Waist gunner: Floyd Callen,Tail gunner: George Hanson (5 Killed in Action); riddled by formation of enemy aircraft, tailplane broke away and ship crashed Gnotsch, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10144. MAN ‘O WAR II – HORSEPOWER LTD.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 17/7/44; 839BS [R5-V]; Missing in Action Hamm 26/11/44 with Burr Davidson, Doug Brink, Willard Blanchard, Roy Denure, Clarry Becker, Bill Millard, Chas McBride, Milton Price, Joe Dory (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Osnabruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10758.

Delivered Denver 14/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; 301BG Lucera 15/5/44; 97BG Amendola /44; Salvaged 25/7/45.

Delivered Palm Beach 22/3/42; Assigned 44BS/40BG Howard, CZ 6/6/42; Puerto Rico 8/6/42; Guatemala City 4/9/42; SAD 11/12/42; Guatemala 8/2/43; landing accident with Winton Close at Beta, Guyana 20/2/43; Written off 15/10/43.

Delivered Denver 15/12/43; Phoenix 22/12/43; Tulsa 9/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 18/1/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 20/2/44; Missing in Action Budapest 27/6/44 with Frank East, Co-pilot: Dearle Sampson, Navigator: Jim Anderson, Bombardier: Roger Moran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Reuter, Radio Operator: John Erickson, Ball turret gunner: Cliff Buckley, Waist gunner: Tom Parrington, Waist gunner: Rich Lawrence,Tail gunner: Herb Richardson (10POW?); flak, crashed Budapest; Missing Air Crew Report 6414.

Delivered Denver 17/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Mitchell 1/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/2/44; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-D] Bassingbourn 27/2/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 5/45 for VIP’s; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46. EVENIN’ FOLKS! HOW Y’ALL?

Delivered Minneapolis 9/3/42; Assigned 30BS/19BG Hawaii 6/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG; crashed on take off Port Moresby and exploded 14/6/43 with James A. Pickard, Co-pilot: Capt Jack Ryan, Navigator: Capt Rich Zahm, Lt Francis Damron, John Meehan, Merrill Green, Dale Mitchell plus obs. 15th Weather Sq. (8 Killed in Action); W/O Salvaged. THE JERSEY SKEETER.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Hunter 22/2/44; Morrison 4/3/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 6/3/44; Missing in Action Turin 29/3/44 with Ed Wronkoski, Co-pilot: Francis Sanvito, Navigator: Rich Zeguin, Bombardier: Norman Stockstill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Floyd High, Radio Operator: Dan Weiss, Waist gunner: George Lawrence, Waist gunner: D.M. Genter,Tail gunner: Ernie Lipsett (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Maurice LaRouche (EVD, ret to base via Morocco); flak ko’d #1, 3 & 4, then attacked by Italian Fiat G-55s, crashed Bormida de Dego, It; eight chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 3514.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Nashville 20/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Homestead 15/3/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 18/3/44; Missing in Action {41m} Blechhammer 7/7/44 with Ira Corpening, Co-pilot: John Kellogg, Navigator: Bill Devoe, Bombardier: Bob Gallup, Radio Operator: Virgil Stuart, Ball turret gunner: Shields Stultz, Waist gunner: Paul Brau, Waist gunner: Bill Leszczynski (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norton Skinner,Tail gunner: Sam Strode (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Japlonika, near Bratislava, Hung;(Senica, It?.) Missing Air Crew Report 6568.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Gr Island 27/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-P] Podington 27/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Bob Rasmussen, Co-pilot: Trinidad Rios, Navigator: Irving Berman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gilman Rude, Radio Operator: Pete Antonio, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hoh, Waist gunner: Pink Higgins, Waist gunner: Harry Neuman,Tail gunner: Bill McKay (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Joe Palatas (KIA-died of wounds in hospital next day); enemy aircraft, crashed Buchholz, six miles SW of Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3673.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS then 28BS/19BG Hawaii 5/5/42; damaged by flak, ditched 50 yards offshore south Buna followed by explosion 14/9/42 with Gilbert E. Erb*, Navigator: John Twilley* (wia), Bombardier: Rich Tennant, Assigned Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sherland Pixley, (4 bailed Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Chas Watson, ;ettg-Francis Hewitt, Radio Operator: Rich Howell,Tail gunner: Rich Tennant (4 Killed in Action); Ed Schneider,Tail gunner: Billy May (2 Prisoner of War); two bailed* and made it to shore, four bailed, two made POW and two picked up by natives and taken to Aussies, +wg remains were found and later recovered. Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-H] Lavenham 14/7/44; battle damaged Cottbus 15/2/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 5 SAD 18/2/45.

Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-T] Podington 5/2/44; Missing in Action Misburg 9/9/44 with Joe Navarra, Co-pilot: Ray Weis, Navigator: Stadley Straus, Bombardier: Bob McNeary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Sprowls, Radio Operator: Angelo Galatis; Ball turret gunner: Merl Brown Stitt, Waist gunner: Ed Madigan, Tail gunner: Noah Tuttle (9 evaded capture via French Underground & ret UK); force landed France; Salvaged 29/11/44. READY TEDDY II.

Delivered Tulsa 3/3/44; Rapid City 12/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-T] Nuthampstead 22/4/44, flown over from USA by group CO Col Hunter; (51m) Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Paul Rich, Co-pilot: Don McKorkindale, Navigator: Bob Stuart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clib Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Ault, Waist gunner: Walt Miller,Tail gunner: Milton Passmore (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Earl Kearney, Radio Operator: Bob Rasmussen (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Hilburghausen, NE of Gotha, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11213. WITKA TANKA TON.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 26BS/11BG; transferred 30BS/19BG Hawaii 21/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG 13/7/42; damaged over Rabual 7/8/42, landed at Batumata Point, Port Moresby; force landed base 3/6/43 with J.E. Housler; repaired then re-ass 55TCW/375TCG as an armed transport, Dobodura, PNG 11/43; in Aug 44 Assigned to Gen Robt Eichelberger as MISS EM (after his wife); Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 4/6/45. SPAWN OF HELL.

Delivered Denver 4/3/43; Patterson 8/4/43; Eglin Fd 16/4/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Alconbury 23/5/43; force landed base with friendly fire damage with Lopez Mantou 9/6/43; then transferred 326BG [JW-D]; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Hans Johnson, Co-pilot: Don Weir, Navigator: Bob Doolan, Bombardier: Harry Broyles, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Dickson, Radio Operator: Herb Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Carlos Guiterrez, Waist gunner: Herb Jackson, Waist gunner: Rudi Antala,Tail gunner: John Treon (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Haltern, near Sevenum, six miles W of Venlo, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 374.

Delivered Hunter 20/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 3/7/44; hit by RAF aircraft in parking accident 5/11/44; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 22/7/44; 401BS [LL-H]; {18+m} also used on Carpet Jamming duties; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. HEY DADDY.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned Hickam field, Hawaii 5th BG 31st sq. 41-2661 named the SNAFU; force landed in a pineapple field wheels up on 5/6/42 on return from Midway Island after two bombing missions with the 1st Lt. Bob Andrews crew; transferred 5AF 21/7/42; Written off 31/10/44. While in transit to the 5th AF reassigned to the 11th BG 42 sq. 13th AF. Later the 431st sq. Andrews killed in unauthorized B17 flight 12/31/42 Espreto Santo with Capt. Jake Levy who died in crash 1/31/42, with Andrews passing 1/1/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; with Dexter Farnsworth force landed base 9/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/4/44; no ops, transferred 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 30/4/44; non operation taxi accident with ground crew 18/4/45; Salvaged 20/4/45.