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

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG Cerignola 8/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {24m} Cagliari, Sic. 26/3/44 with Guido Gianacovo, Butcher, Casaceli, Harris, Meadows, Biederman, Tippens; mid air col with 42-30405 (97BG); Maulding, Mitchell (2 Killed in Action) when ditched off Ancona, three (?) rescued by RAF Walrus, (4MIA?). Missing Air Crew Report 3644.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/43; Tinker 8/6/43; Nashville 20/6/43; Presque Is 2/6/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 11/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; crash landed base 12/10/43 with Joe Donahue, rep; transferred 414BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/43; Missing in Action Steyr 24/3/44 with Fred Monthei, Co-pilot: Harry Shapiro, Navigator: San Plautz, Bombardier: John Yandura, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Campbell, Ed Legro (7 evaded capture & Returned to Duty); Doug Zimmerman, Ken Dunn, Carl Millard (3 Killed in Action); mid air coll, tail cut off; crashed Bosawski; Missing Air Crew Report 2392.

Delivered San Diego 6/1/44; Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 14/2/44; Morrison 25/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 26/3/44; 96BG {36m}; (often loaned to 99BG Tortorella); Returned to the USA Hunter 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45.

Delivered Dallas 26/4/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 15/7/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-Q] Horham 16/7/44 HAP HAZARD; 336BS [OE-G]; 412BS [QW-Q]; with W. Hatheway, Navigator: Gene Petrocene (Killed in Action), obs-D.A. PomeroyWounded in Action and Xn-Alvin KahnoskieWounded in Action, force landed Melsbroek, Bel. 28/9/44; with J.G. Wilson force landed RAF Woodbridge, Sfk 25/12/44; with G.L. Braund force landed RAF Manston, Kent 5/1/45 9RTD; taxied into parked aircraft 42-31410 with John Durham 15/4/45; 49m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. TROUBLE BUGGY.

Delivered Lowry 3/3/42; Assigned 63BS/19BG; transferred 65BS/43BG then 8PRS; crashed Schwimmer Fd, Laloki, PNG, 26/12/43 with Hutchinson. Salvaged 10/44. MISS CARRIAGE aka RFD TOJO.

Delivered Dallas 25/9/44; Hunter 23/10/44; Grenier 10/11/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-T] Framlingham 20/11/44 as PFF a/c; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD- ] Thorpe Abbotts 22/11/44; Returned to the USA 23/10/45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Kearney 7/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/8/44; Missing in Action Ruhrland 22/4/45 with Ernie Williams, Co-pilot: Miles Massey, Navigator: John Black, Bombardier: Maurice Tilby, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Weibert, Radio Operator: Henry Lawson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Skeffington, Waist gunner: John Shuey, Waist gunner: Conrad Schryer (9 Killed in Action),Tail gunner: John Bryner (Prisoner of War); attacked by Me-262 jet enemy aircraft, broke in half, crashed Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 13249.

Delivered Hunter 6/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 3/10/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 1/7/45; Sth Plains 3/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

Delivered Lowry 14/3/42; Boise 1/4/42; Assigned 28BS-93BS/19BG Hawaii 8/7/42; on return from mission to Milne Bay, crash landed Mareeba, Aus. with severe damage 26/8/42 with Capt Kenneth Casper, Radio Operator: Art Richardson, rest unknown; Written off 31/10/44. THE DAYLIGHT LIMITED.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 435BS/19BG Hawaii 13/5/42; transferred 30BS; crashed on take off Port Moresby 7/8/42 with Chas Hillhouse, Co-pilot: A.Neel, Navigator: R.Worley, Bombardier: R. Gootch, J. Foster, Joe Wateski, Radio Operator: J.Hickey, Waist gunner: S.Schwimmer,Tail gunner: J. Bayless (Returned to Duty); Written off 31/10/44.

Delivered Kearney 22/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 8/7/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/8/44 with Bob Rogers, Co-pilot: Howard Season, Waist gunner: John Bradley, (3KIA, probably drowned); Navigator: Albt Smith, Bombardier: Bill Shalcraft, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willis Church, Radio Operator: Oran Park, Ball turret gunner: Sam Woods, Waist gunner: Chas Armstrong,Tail gunner: Ray Roe (7RTD, picked up by USN Catalina); #4 on fire, crashed Adriatic Sea, after 10 chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 7683.

Delivered Denver 25/9/43; Harvard 15/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-B] Rattlesden 19/11/43; Missing in Action Fredrichshafen 29/4/44 with Carl Blom, Co-pilot: Wallace Lane, Navigator: Dudley Davis, Bombardier: Dare Ziemer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Windsor Graham, Waist gunner: Dick Ferrighetto (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Arthur Watt, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Arthur, Waist gunner: Ike Guyton,Tail gunner: Bob Tobin (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Grasleben, six miles N of Helmstedt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4251.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/43; Columbus 23/1/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 5/2/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with Paul Gerstenharber, Co-pilot: Roy Maggard, Navigator: Bill Metz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Lopez, Radio Operator: Albt Maxbauer, Ball turret gunner: Pete Zedalis, Waist gunner: John Johnson, Waist gunner: Jesse Taylor,Tail gunner: Don Lank (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Jim Strong (Killed in Action); flak, crashed & exploded two miles W of Reken, near Wesendorf, SE of Borken, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3543.

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 11/4/44; Morrison 27/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/5/44; 346BS/99BG Tortorella 22/5/44; {54m} to depot 2/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-V] Podington 7/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Horace Potter, Co-pilot: Bill Biely, Navigator: Marion Brewer, Bombardier: Marshall Bates, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Hoover (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Morton Wolf, Ball turret gunner: Ray Magierski, Waist gunner: John Gordon,Tail gunner: Art Cromwell (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Luttchendorf, E of Lutherstadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8890. LITTLE LAMZEY DIVEY.

Delivered Tulsa 16/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-U] Podington 17/7/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 13/9/44 with Elvin Hendrickson, Co-pilot: Joe Bacun, Navigator: Carl Murray, Bombardier: Walt Prebis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Mackey,Tail gunner: Glade Sickels (6 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Bill Post (Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bob Shackleford, Waist gunner: Frank Wisilosky (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft caused battle damage but it limped home to RAF Woodbridge, Sfk, UK, an ELG; Missing Air Crew Report 8881. SKY MONSTER.

Delivered Dallas 14/5/44; Langley 26/6/44; Dow Fd 17/7/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG PFF Amendola 23/7/44; Returned to the USA Hunter 31/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/12/45.

Delivered Ogden 22/2/42; slated RAF but transferred 98BS/11BG Hawaii 24/5/42; also 7BG, painted blue all over; Missing in Action when hit by ship flak on bomb run over Guadalcanal 29/9/42 with Frank T. Waskowicz, Co-pilot: Clarry Marthey, Navigator: Art Platt, Bombardier: Joe Todd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: David Dixon, as-eng-J.W. Childers, Radio Operator: J.W. Joslin, Waist gunner: Nenry Nosalik,Tail gunner: Bob Thomas (9 Killed in Action); explosion blew off wing and crashed into sea. Missing Air Crew Report 16104. THE BLUE GOOSE.

Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Cerignola 30/12/43; Missing in Action {13m} Villaorba, It. 30/1/44 with Joe Perkins, Thigpen, Reynolds, Tracy, Oldroyd, Richardson, Weed, Gresham, Browning, Murphy, (fate ?); flak, crashed Udine; Missing Air Crew Report 2062.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Hunter 25/8/44; Dow Fd 18/9/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/9/44; loaned 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell, {34m}; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.