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

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/43; Smoky Hill 28/4/43; Walla Walla 5/7/43; Tinker 28/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/6/43; Dow Fd 6/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-E], then 412BS [QW-E] Horham 15/6/43; (25m), Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Jack Moore, Co-pilot: Malcolm Healey, Navigator: Ed Stanbery, Bombardier: Leonard W. Eaton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Sparks, Radio Operator: Frank Abbadessa, Ball turret gunner: Don Rybolt, Waist gunner: Paul Claybaugh, Waist gunner: Bob Byard,Tail gunner: Marvin Ritter (10 Killed in Action); ditched off Langeoog Is, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1562. BLONDIE II.

Delivered Long Beach 22/4/43; Smoky Hill 2/5/43; Tinker 24/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX- ] Alconbury 7/8/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Dick Christenson (INT); Co-pilot: Lee Crabtree, Ball turret gunner: Jordan Young (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Art Stienmetz, Bombardier: Bill Harmly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Cimini, Radio Operator: Mike Zelenak, Waist gunner: Norman Wagner, Waist gunner: Joe Cagle,Tail gunner: Ken Moore (7 evaded capture); flak and short of gas but under control, crashed Ferme de la Muette, 12 W of Dreux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 740. ROSIE THE REDSKIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/43; Salina 5/3/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Y] Polebrook 28/5/43; then 509BS [RQ-Z]; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 5/4/44; {37m} Returned to the USA 7/6/44; Tinker 6/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 2/10/45. BELLE OF THE BAYOUS.

Delivered Albuquerque 11-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Clarke Field, Philippines 17-Cot-41; strafed on base 8-Dec-41. Salvaged. OLD “99”. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/11/44; Hunter 2/12/44; Grenier 4/1/45; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-O] Podington 5/2/45; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 7/5/45; Disney missions, Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/10/46. DEANNA D.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Denver 7/11/43; Cheyenne 20/11/43; Gr Island 25/11/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 25/12/43; Missing in Action Ploesti 22/7/44 with Norman Austin, Co-pilot: John Holt, Navigator: George Mullen, Bombardier: Fred Decker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doyle Carson, Ball turret gunner: Ken Baldwin, Waist gunner: Alf Pinter, Waist gunner: Ray Wylie,Tail gunner: Hubert Cagle (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Carl Jones (Killed in Action); flak, #3 engine out, crashed Zimicea, Rumania; Missing Air Crew Report 6949. FIFTY PACKIN MAMA.

Assigned 19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Clark Field, Philippines 17-Oct-41; strafed on base 8-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Denver 12/4/44; 1SAG Langley 18/5/44; Dow Fd 9/6/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-E] Horham 11/6/44; 14m, transferred 568BS/390BG [BI-B] Framlingham 10/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/11/45. PROBLEM CHILE aka LUCK OF THE IRISH.

Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 16/7/42; 95BG Horham /43; 359BS/303BG [BN-V] Molesworth, 17/6/43; Returned to the USA Sheppard 5/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/10/45. BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Memphis 6/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-X] Snetterton 9/4/44; suffered battle damaged over Magdeburg 20/6/44 with Ray Stanton, Co-pilot: / ,n- / , Bombardier: / ,ettg-Neal Keith, Ball turret gunner: Clayton Stroman, Waist gunner: Henry McKahan, Waist gunner: Newell Thompson,Tail gunner: ? ,(9RTD-4wia); Radio Operator: Ted Rutherford (Killed in Action); Salvaged 21/6/44.

Assigned 14BS/19BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41; Clark Field, Philippines 17-Oct-41 with Colin Kelly, Don Robbins, Joe Bean, Meyer Levin, Clyde Gilbert, Bon Altman, Bill Diehantk, Art Richardson; transferred 61BS/11BG Clark Field, Philippines strafed on base 8-Dec-41. Found by Japanese after evacuation, repaired and flown back to Japan for study and affiliation duties. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 12/5/44; 327BS/92BG [UX- ] Podington 9/5/45; to; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/10/45. BOUNCING BABY.

Delivered Denver 16/4/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-T] Horham 17/7/43; transferred 335BS [OE-T]; 11m, Missing in Action Romilly 15/9/43 with Joe Noyes washed up Berck-Plage two weeks later, Co-pilot: Dave Prees, Navigator: Frank Roth, Bombardier: Rex Rice, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Clapper, Radio Operator: Edgar Lajoie, Ball turret gunner: Bob Willis, Waist gunner: Ray Provost, Waist gunner: Dan Fabritz,Tail gunner: Bill Cochran (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 616. SITTING BULL.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Wendover 8/12/43; Grenier 19/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 26/1/44; transferred 327BS/92BG [UX-Y] Podington 11/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Bill Reuther (326bs), Co-pilot: Bob Glass, Navigator: Will Jensen, Bombardier: Ed Maher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Sharum, Radio Operator: Chas McCall, Ball turret gunner: Dick Hanson, Waist gunner: Dan Norman, Waist gunner: Lou Lehnertz,Tail gunner: Jim Lithgow (10 Prisoner of War); aircraft hit by Navy flak, crashed Schmabek, near Holstein, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5159.

Assigned 23BS/5BG [52], transferred 431BS/11BG Hickam Field, HI 14-May-41, took off from Hawaii for Canton 21-Oct-42 with Capt Bill Cherry, Co-pilot: Lt Whittaker, Navigator: Lt De Angelis, Sgt Reynolds, Pvt John Barnes, Sgt Alex*, pass-Col Hans Adamson(inj), pass-Capt Ed Rickenbacker(inj) (9survived, * died after 13 days), but due to navigational error ditched, however crew rescued by USN Kingfisher (aircraft No.52) Missing Air Crew Reports 802 & 900. Never served in the UK

Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Grenier 26/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 13/3/44; transferred 401BS/91G [LL- ] Bassingbourn 16/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 22/3/44 with Capt Chas Phillips, Co-pilot: Jim Dempsey, Navigator: Henry Yockey, Bombardier: Joe Wellman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marion Painter, Radio Operator: George Boyle, Ball turret gunner: Chester Zimmerman, Waist gunner: Tony Dannucci, Waist gunner: Bob Jackson,Tail gunner: Elvin Walsh (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Behlicke estate, near Genthin, due W of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3412.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Kearney 1/6/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-K] Snetterton 18/6/44 DONNA J II; transferred 750BS/457BG [B] Glatton 19/6/44; 8 ERS Halesworth 24/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. THE DUCHESS.

Delivered Albuquerque 5-Jun-41; Assigned 19BG Clark Field, Philippines 17-Oct-41; Strafed on base 8-Dec-41. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.

Delivered Hunter 5/1/45; Grenier 15/1/45; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-C] Molesworth 1/2/45; secret mission 28/3/45, ret 30/3/45; transferred 457BG Glatton 23/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45. BETTER DO ‘ER.

Delivered Denver 15/5/43; Presque Is 27/6/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Ain M’Lila 12/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action {7m} Weiner Nuestadt 2/11/43 with Lester Gillan, Co-pilot: Frank Counihan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Hazay, Radio Operator: Joe Hagerman, Ball turret gunner: Claude Denton, Waist gunner: Henry Reedy (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Pete Digilio, Navigator: Meredith Fink, Waist gunner: Tony Delatte,Tail gunner: Howard Reese (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, Missing Air Crew Report 1142. LADY BE GOOD.