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

Delivered Denver 18/5/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-Z] Alconbury 24/7/43; detailed Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Rich Lyng, Navigator: Paul Stebbins, btg Sgt Disher, rest ?, (10 Returned to Duty), out of gas crash landed small strip at Winkfield, Berks. Ground lopped and burnt out. Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/7/44; Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 22/8/44; battle damaged Nurnberg 3/10/44 with ?; c/l; Salvaged 14/11/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/43; Salina 17/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Morrison 28/3/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-F] 29/3/43; 4m transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-A1 then M] Bassingbourn 13/6/43; +24m AFSC 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Lockbourn 4/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/9/45. RAMBLIN’ WRECK.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gr Island 22/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Slated 385BG, Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 7/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with George Sterler,Tail gunner: Ed Muszynski (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Melvin Baumgartel, Navigator: Abner Fish, Bombardier: John Bedell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Reagin, Radio Operator: Tom Montgomery, Ball turret gunner: Chas Goetling, Waist gunner: Evert McMonigle, Waist gunner: Ron Pearce (8 Killed in Action); coll with Me109, exploded on way down, crashed Sehlen, 12 miles S of Hildesheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4574.

Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 17/5/43; Missing in Action {3m} Huls 22/6/43 with Leo Turgeon, Co-pilot: Burton Caruso, Navigator: Chas Bryant, Bombardier: John Turney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Cabaniss, Radio Operator: Larry Ferns, Ball turret gunner: Leasure McGinniss, Waist gunner: Ed Knower, Waist gunner: Video Pacciotti,Tail gunner: Fred Aye (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Beck, Gelderland, Hol. No MACR.

Delivered Denver 11/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 384BG Grafton Underwood 30/5/44; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-I] Molesworth 2/6/44; 118m, Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. DADDY’S DELIGHT.

Boise, Idaho – 7 April 1942; Prestwick, Scotland – 12 May 1942; Polebrook, England (97BG) – 1 July 1942; Molesworth, England (359BG/303BG) – 21 September 1942; VIII Air Force Service Command – 16 December 1942; Salvaged – 26 July 1945. First 8AF Boeing B-17 in Great Britain. Part of diversion force on VIII BC 1 (17 August 1942).

Delivered Denver 1/9/43; Gr Island 22/9/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-X] Rougham 27/9/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 11/1/44 with Bill Service, Co-pilot: Mark Lee, Navigator: Paul Carr, Bombardier: Don Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ross Schwasinger, Radio Operator: Edwin Krouse, Waist gunner: Alvin Baltzer, Waist gunner: George Bragdon (8 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Dick Westover,Tail gunner: Levi Dikeman (2KIA-possibly killed by irate civilians); enemy aircraft, crashed Rahden, 17 miles SE of Diepholz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1883. BIG STOOP.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/8/44; Hunter 10/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-V] Nuthampstead 4/10/44; Missing in Action Pilsen 25/4/45 with Paul Colville, Co-pilot: Bob McLaughlin, Navigator: Neil Bartimus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vince Ferraro, Radio Operator: Norman Markel, Waist gunner: Harry Overbaugh,Tail gunner: Chas Rawlins (7 Returned to Duty); Ball turret gunner: Chas Walker (Killed in Action); Missing Air Crew Report 14220 [?14218]. flak hit in #4 and set afire. STINKER JR.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-A] Podington 10/8/44; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-Z] Horham 11/8/44; with F.W. Volz force landed Deblin, Poland 15/2/45; sal 1/3/45; 70m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45. KIMMIE KAR FOR 9.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Syracuse 7/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG Bassingbourn 18/4/43, then 332BS; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-K] Alconbury 26/7/43; 525BS/379BG [FR-X] Kimbolton 5/9/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Joe Ondo, Co-pilot: Bob Regnier, Navigator: Bill Morter, Bombardier: Joe LaSpada, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Sims, Radio Operator: Floyd Rye, Ball turret gunner: Joe Ruth, Waist gunner: Chas Freund, Waist gunner: Jerome Hannon,Tail gunner: Lou Peterson (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 960. BAD PENNY.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/2/43; Gore 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-H] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action 1m Courtrai 14/5/43 with Capt Bill Forsythe, Co-pilot: R. C. Stewart, Navigator: Jim McDonald, Bombardier: Bob Ostheimer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilton Wixom, Radio Operator: Francis Daly, Waist gunner: Tom Culkin,Tail gunner: Ralph Tarr (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Leroy Donaldson, Ball turret gunner: Albert Jensen (2 Killed in Action); one engine was smoking and dropped out of formation before enemy aircraft attacked, crashed Dadizele, near Ypres, Bel. THE ANNIHILATOR.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Grenier 19/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-B] Nuthampstead 20/4/44; flew with 457BG Glatton on 29/6/44; (54m) Missing in Action Munster 28/10/44 with John Farmer, Navigator: Bob Chorba, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Martens, Radio Operator: Jim Kilgore, Ball turret gunner: Paul Keifer, Waist gunner: Alpha Schumacher,Tail gunner: Sam Gailey (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Arnold Volkay, Bombardier: Phil Seltzer (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Uelsen, Bentheim, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10176.

Delivered Dallas 27/4/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 15/7/44; on mission 27/9/44 with Raymond Gabel (8 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Rich Lovegren (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Kyllburg, Ger 8/1/45 with John DeFrancesco, Bob Simmons, Lynwood dann, Homer Lott, John Williams, Ira Bias, Chas Doleshal, Gordon Reed (8 Prisoner of War); Harmon Hastings (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Rochefort, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 11579. FIGHTIN’ HEBE.

Built by Douglas at Long Beach

Delivered Denver 7/5/44; Dorval 17/5/44; Assigned RAF [HB805]; 214 Sq BU-C RCM Oulton, Nfk.; Missing in Action window patrol/bomber support mission 25/2/45.

Delivered Denver 9/4/44; 1SAG Langley 18/5/44; Grenier 19/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 27/6/44; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/6/44; transferred MTO 29/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Italy 14/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Derben, Ger 14/1/45 with Harry Nyland, Bill Rhett, Ray Litka, John Claxton, Angelo Ovial, Saverio Costantino, Francis Wetzel, Ed Kolb (8 Prisoner of War); Frank Abbote (Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-98013 (487BG); crashed Redefin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11732. YANKEE MAID.

Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 30/6/44; 839BS [R5-E]; Missing in Action Magdeburg 14/1/45 with Clem Kochczynski, Steve Hunter, Roy Seeger, Gene Haulott (4 Killed in Action); Loren Crandell, Tom Clark, Frank Scott, Bill Achondo, Bill Peak (5 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-37933 (487BG); crashed Ventschow, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11734.

Delivered Hunter 2/10/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 13/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.