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

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Gore 16/3/43; Cheyenne 22/3/43; Walla Walla 2/4/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 4/5/43; Missing in Action Huls 22/6/43 with Capt Erskine Dollarhide, Navigator: Nathan Egnor, Bombardier: Frank Wacha, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Boies, Radio Operator: Leon Berger, Tail gunner: Jim McLaughlin (baled out but died on the ground): 6 Killed in Action; Co-pilot: Walt Nachtway, Ball turret gunner: Henry Hoehn, Waist gunner: Gerald Erdahl, Waist gunner: Lloyd Donelson (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed Mussum, four miles SW of Bocholt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1294.

Delivered Long Beach 3/4/43; Denver 12/4/43; Morrison 27/4/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 1/5/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {44m} transferred 419BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44 {41m} weather aircraft from 27/4/44; Returned to the USA Patterson 6/4/45; {85m} Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 3/8/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-K] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; crashed on take off on non-operational flight 26/7/44 when it ran off runway, hit tractor and burnt out; with Claude Williams, p-Paul Deininger, Co-pilot: Herb Newman-Bill Frankhouser, Bombardier: Bill Whitaker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cornelius Harrington, Radio Operator: Norman Bergsman, Ball turret gunner: Arnold Money, Waist gunner: Leroy Kucharski, Waist gunner: Bernard Mackenzie(severe burns),Tail gunner: Steve Kernitz (11 Returned to Duty); transferred AFSC 29/7/44. LIL’ 8 BALL.

Delivered Denver 26/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-L] Ridgewell 20/12/43; 4m Missing in Action Oschersleben flying as a spare 11/1/44 with Bob Saur, Co-pilot: Frank Capobianco, Navigator: Phil Miller, Bombardier: Doug Warren, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Davis, Radio Operator: John Brogden, Ball turret gunner: Harry Prestwoodstill in turret when found,Tail gunner: Jim Jones (8 Killed in Action), Waist gunner: L.T. Patterson, Waist gunner: Bernard Keene (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft exploded near by and egine hit ship breaking it in half, crashed Mittelberg Forest, near Gellenbeck, six miles SW of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1876. BETTY LOU.

Delivered Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-P] Horham 25/9/44; with F.L. McAllister force landed Framlingham afb UK 25/12/44; 27m, Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Chas O’Reilly, Co-pilot: Chas Cohen, Radio Operator: Herman Finklestein, Ball turret gunner: Walt Exley (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ellsworth Quinnell, togg-Jasper Crowley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Len Vandal, Waist gunner: Joe Heichel,Tail gunner: Gordon Bonenberger (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. Missing Air Crew Report 11369

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 6/2/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; {40m}, crash landed Palermo (non op) 10/12/43 with Joe Taylor, M/Sgt Bill Myer (2 Killed in Service), Bombardier: Warren Gay, Radio Operator: John Wyrba (2 inj).

Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/44; Gr Island 31/1/44; Grenier 4/2/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [W] Glatton 27/2/44; transferred 56FG Boxted 12/6/44, ret 21/6/44; Salvaged 1/11/44. LADY LUCK.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE- ] Rougham 10/10/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Paul MacWilliams, Co-pilot: Harris Tucker, Bombardier: Tom Mooney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Scott, Radio Operator: Erwin Lamont (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Shapiro, Ball turret gunner: Marion Saar, Waist gunner: Bill Boatright, Waist gunner: Carl Mead,Tail gunner: Leon Lemarco (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Lauingen, 10 miles E of Brunswick, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2371. HEY MOITLE.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/45; Hunter 16/1/45; Grenier 28/1/45; Assigned 600BS/398BG H2X [N8-C] Nuthampstead 30/3/45; battle damaged Halberstadt 8/4/45, tail shot away with tail gunner S/Sgt Wallace E Kasch, with Lts Dailey & Hahn and crash landed back at base [1 x KIA, 9 x RTD]; MACR 13869, Salvaged 10/4/45.

Delivered Long Beach 30/6/43; Amarillo 18/7/43; Dallas 9/8/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 14/10/43; 5m, Missing in Action 29/11/43 with Les Palmer, Co-pilot: Ray Grass, Bombardier: Joe Kolar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Wilbert, Radio Operator: George Holloway, Ball turret gunner: Max Waldo, Waist gunner: Bob Nicholson, Waist gunner: Bob Hare,Tail gunner: Bill Whitcom (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Ralph Guinzberg (Killed in Action); shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Aumhle Bosel, four miles SE of Friesoythe, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1560.

Delivered Tulsa 25/5/44; Hunter 20/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 9/7/44; Missing in Action Wiener Neudorf 26/7/44 with Rich Luebke, Co-pilot: Thomas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Darling (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Krumholz, Bombardier: Jones, Radio Operator: Ault, Ball turret gunner: Hudson, Waist gunner: Petrowski, Waist gunner: Scalabrino,Tail gunner: Cope (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Missing Air Crew Report 7141.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no missions transferred 323BS/91BG [OR- ] Bassingbourn 9/5/44; Missing in Action {12m} Etaples 8/7/44 with Jim Fore, Co-pilot: Don Briwell, Navigator: Bob Ward, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Phelps, Radio Operator: Chasten Bowen, Ball turret gunner: George Sherman, Waist gunner: Jim Zeiger,Tail gunner: Bernard Scharf (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Milton Gaswirth (Killed in Action); flak, exploded in mid-air, crashed Buray, near Nonancourt, N of Dreux, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 8323. TAKE IT EASY.

(GH) Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Grand Island 19/10/43; Romulus 26/10/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Z] Molesworth 18/11/43; Missing in Action Dessau 30/5/44 with Doug Van Weelden, Navigator: Bob Saumsiegle, Bombardier: Ron Vincent, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Olander, Ball turret gunner: Urban Raterman (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Sysel, Radio Operator: Ralph Ledogar, Waist gunner: Bill Forsythe,Tail gunner: John Barry (4 Killed in Action); flak KOd #2, dropped behind and crashed Rennau, six miles NW of Helmstedt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5341. PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA.

Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG Ridgewell 21/2/44; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 1/3/44; Missing in Action Bonn 4/3/44 with George Cosentino, Co-pilot: Howard Speck, Navigator: George Malcolm, Radio Operator: Vince Romano, Waist gunner: Waldo Mariani, Waist gunner: Jim Stanley,Tail gunner: Glenn Faust (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Sgt Mike Polito{togg}, Ball turret gunner: Clint Orean (2 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Butman (KIA- killed on landing his chute hitting chimney and died before doctor arrived); flak, crashed two miles N of Ransart, four miles N of Charleroi, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2740.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Massicault 6/8/43; {24m} transferred 32BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {29m} Regensburg 25/2/44 with Bill Epps, Co-pilot: Palmer, Navigator: Meyer, Bombardier: Capiello, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Feist, Radio Operator: Nix, Ball turret gunner: Seaver, Waist gunner: Stoneman,Tail gunner: Odegard (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Krakaudorf, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2591. TOUCHY GOOSE.

Delivered Denver 26/12/43; Lincoln 8/1/44; Oklahoma City 9/1/44; Jacksonville 10/1/44; Lakeland 18/1/44; Morrison 12/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 14/3/44; Salvaged 6/11/45. BOOMERANG BABY.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/43; Salina 5/3/43; Smoky Hill 14/3/43; Nashville 8/4/43; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-N] Chelveston 23/6/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-K] Grafton Underwood 8/10/43; 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 4/4/44; Returned to the USA 7/6/44; Rome 20/8/44; Williams 15/11/44; La Junta 1/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 4/8/45. CASED ACE.

Delivered Denver 21/1/44; 1SAG Langley 3/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned as SH ship 96BG Snetterton 7/4/44; transferred 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 8/4/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with John Kostuch (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob McCutcheon, Navigator: Bill Silvey, Bombardier: Jim Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Zimmer, Radio Operator: Bill Willard, Ball turret gunner: Chas Buatte, Waist gunner: Leon Roberts,Tail gunner: Nick Moramarco (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wing and #2 on fire, crashed Hellwege, six miles W of Rotenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11234.

Delivered Denver 30/12/43; Casper 4/1/44; Denver 4/2/44; Kearney 12/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-Y] Bassingbourn 22/3/44; Missing in Action 69m Merseburg 2/11/44 with Pilot: Herb Chouinard, Navigator: Dan DuBonis, Bombardier: Jim Hundley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Luther Salter, Radio Operator: Herschel Bowers, Ball turret gunner: Jim Foltz,Tail gunner: Carroll Tallant (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ray Nickola, Waist gunner: Arnold Kramer (2 Prisoner of War); flak, #2 exploded and nose blew off, ship fell away before exploding and crashed Leipzig; Missing Air Crew Report 10304. THE JUB JUB BIRD.

Delivered Hunter 17/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 13/8/44; Missing in Action Salzburg 11/11/44 with John Miller, Haus, Hoover, Allison, Calderon, Hayes, Stanbury, Moore, Sisti, Thomas; coll with 44-6486 and crashed Castelfranco; Missing Air Crew Report 9860.