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

Delivered Long Beach 29/4/43; Sioux City 4/5/43; Roswell 26/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 19/6/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG [–K] Knettishall 18/6/43; t/o La Pallice 16/9/43 due to poor weather, with Jarrent, Co-pilot: ?, Navigator: Staples{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Dick{lost leg in crash}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Forsta, Radio Operator: ? , Ball turret gunner: Hovatter{inj}, Waist gunner: Cunningham{inj}, Waist gunner: ?,Tail gunner: Jim Jones{inj} (10 Returned to Duty); foto-Ed Balliff (KIS-in crash); in poor visibility crashed Long Holcombe Hill, Simonsbath, near Nth Moulton, Devon, UK. Salvaged 19/9/43. GREMLIN GUS.

Delivered March 5-Sep-39; Davis Monthan Field, with Don Johnson, crashed Santa Catalina hills, 14 miles South of base following an engine fire, burned out, 6 Killed in Service and two bailed & RTD 6-Apr-42. Salvaged 8-Apr-42. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 27/2/44; 336BS [ET-B]; on return from mission landing gear would not lower and crash landed RAF Honington, Suffolk, with Harry Rivenbark, Co-pilot: cp-Boll Bohrer, Navigator: Alex Cochran, Bombardier: Lewis Mayo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken McGraw, Radio Operator: Tony Locicero, Ball turret gunner: Harry Chase, Waist gunner: John Friedman, Waist gunner: Tom Robertson,Tail gunner: John Gregovich (10 Returned to Duty); 75m, Missing in Action Munich 25/2/45. The pilotless aircraft flew on to crash landed Muswangen, on edge of Lake Baldegger, near Emmensee, Switz; 9INT; BLACK MAGIC (not painted on a/c).

Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 8/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 27/6/44; Langley 21/7/44; Grenier 17/8/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-C] Bassingbourn 15/9/44 TAILOR MADE; 324BS [DF-C]; transferred 303BG Molesworth 4/12/44; 367BS/306BG Thurleigh 24/5/45; {24+m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 26/7/46. AH’S AVAILABLE.

Delivered Langley 27-Aug-39; with Austin Berry force landed Davis Monthan 26-Feb-42; Lowry 29-Jul-42; Written off 25-Nov-42. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Prestwick 6/12/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY- ] Podington 31/12/43; battle damaged Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Winslow Read, Co-pilot: Jim Prior, Navigator: Jim Grimmett, Bombardier: Harry Atamian, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ramsey Longbotham, Radio Operator: Chas Brazda (6 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: Carroll Hewitt, Waist gunner: Joe Hawkins, Waist gunner: Jim Barkley,Tail gunner: Alex Phillips (4RTD-seriously hurt); two engines feathered on return, sudden surge of power put aircraft in roll and crash landed Matching Green A/fd, Essex, UK. Salvaged AFSC 6/2/44.

Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 2/6/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 7/6/44; transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-G] Podington 15/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Lloyd Triche, Navigator: Bill Cutter, Bombardier: John Bermingham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leland Schlobohm, Radio Operator: Harvey Katz, Ball turret gunner: John Prather, Waist gunner: Wilf Keller,Tail gunner: M.C. Gandy (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joel Anderson (wia-POW, fell into Greifswald Bay in waist deep water and walked ashore); flak hit in nose, went into spin, crashed Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 8277.

Delivered Lincoln 17/1/45; Dow Fd 8/2/45; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. SCRAPPY JR.

Delivered Denver 6/6/44; Dorval 26/6/44; slated RAF HB 811, transferred 560BS/388BG Knettishall 3/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; Sth Plains 29/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 11/12/45. ROUGH DARTS.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 8/4/44 STAR DUST; battle damaged Berlin 26/2/45 with ?; force landed Thionville A/fd, Fr; Salvaged 9/3/45. MY TRUE LOVE.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 11/7/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-S] Sudbury; {49m} Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered 2BG Langley 10-Mar-39; Robins 21-Jul-42; Written off 23-Jan-43. This aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Assigned RAF [FA679]; Assigned 353BS/301BG 16/3/42; transferred 32BS Westover 6/8/42; Podington, UK 6/8/42; Tafaraoui, Alg 24/11/42 {64m}; 429BS/2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; Missing in Action Fano 15/1/44 with Bill Pederson, Navigator: Carl Shawaker, Bombardier: Kermit Bual, Waist gunner: Chas Ringler,Tail gunner: Horace Mahabirsingh (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Joe Townsend, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Scalisi{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Truesdale, Radio Operator: John Sirgakis, Waist gunner: Tony Brodniak (5 evaded capture); crashed Chiusi, near Florence. Missing Air Crew Report 1814.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Kearney 12/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [E] Knettishall 30/4/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Lt Oswald 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44. WIZARD OF OZ.

Delivered Roswell 16/4/44; slated 306BG CAP’N and HIS KIDS 17/4/44; 3018 BU Kingman 1/10/44; 4126 BU San Bernardino 17/1/45; 3018 BU Kingman 26/1/45; 3030 BU Roswell 22/6/45; 3541 BU Lincoln 23/8/45; 3030 BU Roswell 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

First flew at Seattle 27-Jun-39; delivered Wright Fd for armament testing 2-Aug-39; others before West Palm Beach, Fl. 28-Sep-42; Hendricks, Fl with Dan Culver crash landed eight miles ENE of base 22-Oct-42, after apparently losing control; Written off 2-Dec-43. this aircraft never served in combat and was never posted to the UK.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-F] Grafton Underwood 9/6/43; Missing in Action Villacoublay 26/6/43 with Tom Cuddeback, Co-pilot: Luther Adler, Bombardier: Jim Dillon, Radio Operator: Philip Fink, Ball turret gunner: Albert Suchy (5 Prisoner of War), Navigator: George Singer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Bessey, Waist gunner: Dave Hardin, Waist gunner: Marvin Brown,Tail gunner: John Selgo (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, three engines smoking before exploding, crashed La Planquay, seven miles NW of Bernay, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 15568. FLAK ALLEY LIL’ aka MISS CARRIAGE.

Del Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 10/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 10/8/44; battle damaged Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Lloyd S. Reed; force landed continent; Sal; Missing Air Crew Report 11561.

Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-A] Bangor 14/10/42; Molesworth 16/10/42; 60m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Aubrey Emerson, Co-pilot: McDonald Riddick, Navigator: Lew Halliburton, Bombardier: Don Delaura, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grover Mullins, Radio Operator: Jim Supple, Waist gunner: John Visznecki, Waist gunner: Jim Pleasant,Tail gunner: Bernie Sutton (9 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Howard Zeitner (Killed in Action); crashed Wolsdorf, four miles SW of Helmstedt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1925. SKY WOLF.