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

Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; New Castle 29/4/43; Presque Is 3/5/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-O] Alconbury 23/5/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Gene Wiley, Co-pilot: Emitte Wells, Navigator: Bob Broach, Bombardier: Jay Overman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grover Groff, Radio Operator: Bob Daniels, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Chisholm, Waist gunner: Weldon Phelps, Waist gunner: Jim Lee,Tail gunner: Franklin Grey, obs-Col. Delmar T. Spivey (11 Prisoner of War); flak hit KO’d #1 then #3 caught fire, crash landed Ahaus, NW of Munster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 655. USS ALIQUIPPA aka KANSAS CITY KILLER.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/43; Boise 23/11/43; Wendover 7/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [F] Glatton 26/1/44; force landed practice mission with Jim Elduff, Co-pilot: Delbert Lawson, Navigator: Reed Bryant, Bombardier: Ras Clausen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norbert Meeuwsen, Radio Operator: Patrick Fusci (6 Returned to Duty); flew so low over cambridgeshire Fens the props were damaged, crashed Infield Farm, West Fen, near March, Cambs. UK. Salvaged 2 SAD Lt Staughton 18/6/44. BAD TIME INC.

Delivered MacDill 7/1/42; Assigned 19BG Malang, Java 30/1/42 with Casper; transferred 7BG, strafed Singosari and burnt out 3/2/42; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/42; New Castle 15/12/42; Assigned 352BS/301BG Biskra 9/1/43; Ain M’Lila 17/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; Oudna 6/8/43; 61 missions. Transferred to 49BS/2BG Massicault 14/11/43; Missing in Action on 1st mission, to Eleusis airfield, Athens 18/11/43 with Dick Flournoy, Co-pilot: Joe Cotton, Navigator: Jim Wagner, Bombardier: Ernie Skorheim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Leonard, Radio Operator: Jack Farley, Ball turret gunner: Bob Steel, Waist gunner: Ed Nowak, Waist gunner: Fred Glor,Tail gunner: Tom Reich (10 evaded capture); Crash landed on Corfu; eventually the Greeks rowed them to the mainland, then finally an Italian sub-chaser took the crew to Bari, Italy for a spell in hospital; Missing Air Crew Report 1200.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Sioux City 30/4/43; Kearney 5/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-Q] Grafton Underwood; Missing in Action Wangerooge Is. 25/6/43 with George Riches, Co-pilot: Rich McCray, Waist gunner: Bill Waller,Tail gunner: Stan Martin (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Don Irwin, Bombardier: Joe Deper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Anderson, Radio Operator: Freeman Penney, Ball turret gunner: Guy Smith, Waist gunner: Ralph LaVoie (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16378. YANKEE POWERHOUSE.

Delivered McChord 23/12/41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 21/1/42 with Theo Swanson; transferred 9BS/7BG; crash landed Selembo (Arendis Is. Borneo) 3/2/42 with Theo Swanson and crew picked up OK. Salvaged.

Delivered Lincoln 19/1/45; Grenier 6/2/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 12/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.

Delivered Denver 9/3/43; Tinker 31/3/43; New Castle 10/4/43; Morrison 16/4/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin 22/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; Missing in Action Toulon 4/2/44 with Rutherford Bingham, Co-pilot: Dabney Lea, Navigator: Larry Armstrong, Bombardier: Hamilton Lamb, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Corbin Doolittle, Radio Operator: John Lawry, Ball turret gunner: Bob Slocum, Waist gunner: Fred Lemon, Max Copp,Tail gunner: Rex Power (10 Killed in Action); six chutes seen which landed in sea, #2 engine on fire; Missing Air Crew Report 2301. HIGH TENSION II.

Delivered Tulsa 6/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/6/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 27/5/44; transferred 509BS/351BG [RQ-Y] Polebrook 2/6/44; 508BS [YB-Y]; on Ludwigshafen mission 9/9/44 with Farrell Evans, lost an engine but limped back to base OK, no injuries; (95m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; Sth Plains 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. BLACK WIDOW.

Delivered McChord 20/12/41; Assigned 19BG Java 18/1/42 with Strother; transferred 9BS/7BG; crash landed and partially burnt out Jogjakart 8/2/42 and abandoned; found by Japanese after US evacuation from Singosari airfield. It was repaired and flown to Japan for study and training, probably one of three known to have been used by enemy. Painted olive drab all over, red sun emblem covering US markings with Japanese wings logo on tail.

Delivered Sacramento 20/12/43; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 18/1/42 with Bob Northcutt; transferred 9BS/7BG; crash landed Madera Is, DEI. 25/1/42 with Bob Northcutt; Written off 3/8/43. (?c/l given as near Bangkalan, Java and abandoned. May have been taken by Japanese and used for parts?).

Delivered Cheyenne 6/3/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-Z] Thurleigh 19/4/43; transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-S] Kimbolton 17/6/43; battle damaged over Bremen 20/12/43, with Charlie Brown, Co-pilot: Pinky Luke, Navigator: Al Sadok, Bombardier: Bob Andrews, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frenchy Coulombe, Radio Operator: Dick Pechout, Ball turret gunner: Sam Blackford, Waist gunner: Lloyd Jennings (8 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Alex Yelesanko (wia later died),Tail gunner: Hugh Eckenrode (2 Killed in Action); force landed Seething Afd, Nfk; 2 BAD Warton 4/4/44; never flew in action again. Returned to the USA Homestead 16/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 11/8/45. YE OLDE PUB.

Delivered Lincoln 14/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-X] Nuthampstead 7/12/44; (25m) Missing in Action Neumunster 13/4/45 with Sam Palant (evaded capture); Co-pilot: Bob Taylor, Navigator: Mason Dicks, Bombardier: Nick Marabeas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Withrow, Radio Operator: Paul Brown, Ball turret gunner: Tom Coleman, lwg-Orie Hedges, rwg-Bob Sandford,Tail gunner: Byron Cunningham (9 Prisoner of War); RDX bombs exploded when salvoed, crashed Garbeck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 13907.

Delivered Dallas 29/8/44; Hunter 28/7/44; Dow Fd 15/8/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG PFF Amendola 29/8/44; Missing in Action Regensburg 20/1/45 with Bill Wittlinger, Co-pilot: Hill Bohannon, Navigator: Sam Aboulafia, Bombardier: Chester Loller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Ganoe, Radio Operator: Jim Harrington, Ball turret gunner: George McCluskey, Waist gunner: Ed Pulis, Waist gunner: Tom Schwarzlose,Tail gunner: John Mikita (10 Prisoner of War); flak hit two engines, crashed Letten, Yugo; Missing Air Crew Report 11272. FLYING HOME.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/44; Hunter 2/9/44; Dow Fd 10/9/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-F] Molesworth 13/9/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 22/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45.

Delivered McChord 22/12/41; Geiger 27/12/42; Hamilton 28/1/42; Assigned Hickam 16/2/42; Returned to the USA 21/10/43; Written off 4/12/43.

Delivered Dallas 29/6/44; Langley 16/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned as PFF 335BS/95BG [OE-O] Horham 5/8/44 2m, transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-O] Framlingham 10/8/44; with U.M. Sherwood, crash landed RAF Leiston, Sfk Navigator: G. Dubois,Tail gunner: Larry Hereford [2wia] 5/1/44; battle damaged Heilbronn 20/1/45 with Earl Greenstreet, Bill Guion, Dave Roche, George Arnold, Ken Tricker, Vic Demaise, Cletus Wadlow, Tom Leibner {tg}, John Lockwood {spot jammer} (9 Returned to Duty); Tom Eason {wg} (KIA-bailed out too low); flak, crash landed Ettenheim, Ger. Sal; Missing Air Crew Report 11774. SWEET & LOVELY aka PRINCESS PAT.

Delivered Lincoln 16/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 3/3/45; 838BS; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; Independence 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Geiger 25/12/41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 21/1/42 with Preston; then 7BG, strafed Bandoeng, DEI 19/2/42; Salvaged. (?One source reveals destroyed on ground at Malang, Java 3/2/42?).

Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Grenier 1/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-K] Nuthampstead 10/4/44; (24m) Missing in Action French noball sites – Humieres 8/7/44 with Capt Kearie Berry (swum to Goodwin Sands),Tail gunner: Manuel Ray (2RTD, both picked up by Air Sea Rescue launch); Co-pilot: Ray Thornton, Navigator: Walter Kruse, Bombardier: Paul McCain, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Bisping, Radio Operator: Carlo Galioto, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Hess, Waist gunner: George Papajohn (7 Killed in Action); flak, ditched Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 7220 (?7219).