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

Delivered Lowry 2/3/42; Assigned 28BS/19BG Hawaii 20/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG; Missing in Action Buna Fd with Chas Crowell, Co-pilot: John Bixby, Navigator: Henry Carr, Bombardier: Frank French, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Martin, Radio Operator: Jim Andrews, Ball turret gunner: Herb Kerley, Waist gunner: Glenn Davis,Tail gunner: Ray Kettner 1/12/42 (9 Killed in Action). No trace, Written off 6/12/42. MISS CARRIAGE.

Delivered Dallas 30/7/43; Gore 31/7/43; Dallas 3/8/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Podington 27/9/43; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with George Hale, Co-pilot: Everett Smith, Navigator: Jim Kelly, Bombardier: Paul Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Anderson, Radio Operator: Frank Lockman, Ball turret gunner: Lou Madison, Waist gunner: Bill Lilienthal, Waist gunner: Lloyd Quarles (9 Killed in Action),Tail gunner: Don Wilson (Prisoner of War); flak knocked off ball turret and set #2 on fire, ship exploded & crashed elsig, near Frauenberg, 22 miles SW of Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1387.

Delivered Long Beach 4 September 1943; Gr Island 22 September 1943; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 27 September 1943. Missing in Action Berlin 4 March 1944. James Branagan’s body was found with serious internal injuries and the rip cord of his parachute unpulled (KIA). Julius Blake, James Hiller, Edgar Finstad and Edward Latham evaded capture. David Chang was arrested the day after the crash. The four others were helped in their evasion by Belgian patriots but were all arrested later. Mechanical failure on return flight; crashed Zevekote, seven miles North of Diksmuide, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 2978. (1 KIA; 4 Evaded; 5 POW). DOUBLE TROUBLE II aka NORTHERN QUEEN.

Delivered Tulsa 23/2/44; Hunter 4/3/44; Homestead 6/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; transferred 32BS/301BG Lucera 19/8/44; crashed non-op flight 11/1/45; Salvaged.

Delivered Long Beach 27/10/43; Grand Island 13/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 15/12/43; with W. Overstreet force landed Halesworth AFB, UK (crew OK) 9/3/44; [18m] Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Ed Herman, Co-pilot: John Leathers, Navigator: Chas Brennan, Bombardier: Vic Marck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Hingert, Radio Operator: Matt Haebig, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bunn, Waist gunner: Gene Earnest, Waist gunner: Art Blanchard,Tail gunner: Frank Komor (10 Prisoner of War); two engines out, wing blew off and crashed Schweighausen, 25 miles N of Frieberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3231 (4904?).

Delivered Lowry 7/3/42; Boise 6/4/42; Assigned 28BS/19BG Hawaii 22/4/42; damaged Rabual 7/8/42, rep; retUS 31/8/44; Written off 19/10/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Hunter 31/8/44; Dow Fd 20/9/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG [R5-U] Lavenham 6/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 14/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 20/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-C] Molesworth 17/10/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45.

Delivered Denver 3/3/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 94BG Bassingbourn 17/4/43; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-L] Polebrook 18/4/43; {41m} 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 18/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/12/45. SHARON ANN.

Delivered Lowry 2/3/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii 26/5/42; transferred 64BS/43BG; Missing in Action Lakunai 9/8/42 with Hugh S. Grundman, Co-pilot: Leroy Foltz, Navigator: Don Bonham, Bombardier: Frank Burton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Takala (indentified in wreckage after war), Radio Operator: Jim McHugh, Ball turret gunner: Harry Isles, Waist gunner: Ken Dake,Tail gunner: Bob McClure, (9 Killed in Action); shot down by fighter and crashed Rondahls Plantation, near Kabanga Bay, Mokurapua, New Britain. Missing Air Crew Report 15660.

Delivered Long Beach 20/7/43; Cheyenne 23/7/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Eglin 10/10/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 6/9/43; was hit by another B-17 soon after landing 27/12/43 from practice mission with Francis Lauro, rest of crew ?, (10 Returned to Duty) Salvaged 31/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/7/44; Kearney 23/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-A] Lavenham 9/8/44; Missing in Action Kassel 22/9/44 with Lynn Smith (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Huber, Navigator: Leon Davis, Bombardier: George Hubbard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Evans, Radio Operator: Harry Bachman, Ball turret gunner: Warren Johnson, Waist gunner: Fred Cummins,Tail gunner: Russell Bovier (8 Prisoner of War); flak KO‘d #3 & #4, then caught fire, crashed near Seibersbach/Hunsruck, W of Bingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10210. FIME SIENTZ.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-H] Polebrook 31/7/44; Missing in Action {10m} Brux 12/9/44 with Chas Schoenian, Co-pilot: Lovick Miller, Navigator: Bob Munn, Bombardier: John Watson{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Beavers (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jesse Austin, Ball turret gunner: Tony Cappdona, Waist gunner: Joe Lohneis,Tail gunner: Bill Anderson (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed Proetzel, near Plauen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8895.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii 22/4/42; transferred 9BS/7BG taxi collision with 41-2460 at Horn Is, N Aus. with Capt Carey O’Bryan hit by aircraft on ground sheering nose off (30/7/42?) 27/7/43, Salvaged. TOJO’S PHYSIC.

Delivered Lincoln 27/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-R] Rougham 11/10/44; transferred 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 12/10/44; 602BS/398BG [K8-T] Nuthampstead 18/10/44; repaired Missing in Action 9/2/45 with Lamiell, AOC 11/2/45; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr. 10/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 27/5/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 10/6/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 11/12/44 with Carl Melton; force landed continent; repaired & ret group 4/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. ZOOTIE CUTIE.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/9/43; Gr Island 10/10/43; Memphis 14/10/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-V] Polebrook 7/11/43; transferred 511BS [DS-V]; Missing in Action {8m} Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 with Roy Parsons{+ 508BS crew}, Co-pilot: Henry Foster, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Wallace, Waist gunner: Bob Mitchell,Tail gunner: John West (5 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Erwin Cooper, Bombardier: Fred Ahlheim, Radio Operator: Casper Maggio, Ball turret gunner: Fred Bogar, Waist gunner: Gene Munson (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed St Pol-de-Leon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1757. VICTORY BALL.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; Boise 4/4/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 27/5/42; Written off 19/1/43.

Delivered Lincoln 26/11/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG Lavenham 2/2/45; damaged in mid-air collision force landed Peterborough, Northnts, with Chas Sicaro 4/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/6/45; Sth Plains 17/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14-May-43; Kearney 30-May-43; Dow Field, Bangor, Maine 2-Jun-43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-P] Horham 15-Jun-43; on Munster raid 10-Oct-43 with Bill Owen, Radio Operator: Sgt Cain WIA in throat, but rescued by RAF ASR, but ship limped home safely; LIBERTY BELLE; then PATCHES; 45m, transferred 2SAD Lt Staughton 18-May-44; Salvaged n/battle damaged 23-Jun-44.