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

Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Rapid City 15/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-G] Kimbolton 6/5/44; 526BS [LF-G]; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 3/7/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-F] Molesworth 4/7/44; detailed Munich 19/7/44 with Norment Foley,Tail gunner: Carl Seitz (Killed in Action), rest RTD; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Vic Howard, Co-pilot: Aloysius Sapak, Navigator: Bob Ellis, Bombardier: Jack Timmins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Claud McGraw, Ball turret gunner: Joe Sofianek, Waist gunner: George Stewart,Tail gunner: Tom Baker (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Sheppard Kerman (KIA-actually landed on roof of house where German & Nazi party men were based, a captain gave orders for Kerman to be shot on the spot, the German later hung for war crimes); enemy aircraft and flak damage, crashed Ohrum/Dorstadt, near Wolfenbuttel, S of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9406.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-P] Gt Ashfield 17/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Ralph Jensen, Co-pilot: Nick Ursiak, Navigator: Ray Podolske, Bombardier: Heath Stephens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gerry Minch, Radio Operator: Emil Plaza, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Bennett, Waist gunner: Bob McQuality, Waist gunner: Bob Keeley,Tail gunner: Homer Boyette (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Quackenbruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 825. THE VIBRANT VIRGIN.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/7/44; Kearney 28/7/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [Q] Glatton 18/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Ken Guptill, Co-pilot: George Keller, Navigator: Edmond McNamara, Bombardier: Steve Marklin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Connors, Radio Operator: Virgil Smalen, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rhodes, Waist gunner: Frank Kravetz,Tail gunner: Herb Brayman (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Dedensen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10320.

Delivered Denver 5/2/43; Jackson 17/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin 9/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {55m} transferred 353BS/301BG Oudna 13/11/43; {9m+} Missing in Action Piraeus 11/1/44, with Bob Goen, Sudol, Hicks, Fassett, Fowler, Pittoni, Mattkey, Kemmler, Steerman (9 Killed in Action); Raley (evaded capture); crashed Patrai, Greece. Missing Air Crew Report 1832. SKIPPY.

Delivered Dallas 3/5/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 839BS’487BG [R5-L] Lavenham 2/8/44; on training flight 30/8/44 with Don Stone, Co-pilot: Don Duyser, Navigator: Irving Koenigsberg, Bombardier: Ned Whitmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orlando Morgan, Radio Operator: Albt Mirands, Ball turret gunner: Ira Murphy, Waist gunner: Roy Hon (8 Returned to Duty); aircraft made normal landing but u/c collapsed; Salvaged 31/8/44.

Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-S] Bangor 5-Oct-42; Molesworth 25-Oct-42; 52m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11-Jan- 44 with Tom Simmons, Co-pilot: Fred Reichel, Navigator: Bill Clyatt, Bombardier: Dick Vaughan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Elliott, Radio Operator: Joe Bennett, Ball turret gunner: Dante Dipietra, Waist gunner: Bob Livingstondied Stalag 17B, Krems 27/3/44, Waist gunner: Bob Stewart,Tail gunner: Wesley Hasty (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft severely damaged ship, crew bailed, but it flew on and crashed in woods at Oberhaus, between Bad Lauterberg & Braunlage, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1923. S FOR SUGAR.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Slated 388BG, transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 3/2/44; 14m, Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Delmar Miles, Co-pilot: George Ralph, Navigator: John Evan Lloyd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Dengle, Radio Operator: Norbert C Wolfe, Ball turret gunner: Joe Williams, Waist gunner: Gordon Loud, Waist gunner: Clarence Feest,Tail gunner: Ollie Frisco (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Oliver Andres (KIA-chute failed); enemy aircraft attack set ship afire, crashed Kritzenow, three miles SE of Rostock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3802.

Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 17/10/44; Missing in Action Parchim, Ger 7/4/45 with Bob Bares, Jim Westbrook, Bob Sonnenberg, George Shantz, Sam Hinstead, Vernon Hofmann, Andy Strable, Dave Becker, Jesse Rorie, Bob Pedersen {rcm} (10 Killed in Action); rammed by enemy aircraft & hit by debris from aircraft above; crashed Steinhuden Meeres, Ger. PAULA SUE.

Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 21/3/44; Grenier 10/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Y/P] Molesworth 30/4/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Robert W. Krohn; Paul B. Kindig; Louis M. Christen; Henry T. O’Sullivan; Norman O. Peterson; Malcom L. McKenzie; John Minoff; Arthur A. Marozas; force landed near Warsaw, Poland; Salvaged 28/3/45. MISS LACE.

Delivered Long Beach 17/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 26/10/43; sal 9AF Germany 19/9/45.

Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 2/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Chelveston 3/12/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Wayne Keysar, Co-pilot: Lyle Black, Navigator: Wayne Corpening, Bombardier: Emanuel Koszalka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Farley, Radio Operator: Walt Rumple, Ball turret gunner: Enrique Gonzales, Waist gunner: Marvin Greenwood, Waist gunner: Ed Fernandez,Tail gunner: Ed Hesse (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bermbach, near Idstein/Taunus, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2866.

Delivered Long Beach 18/9/43; Scott 9/10/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Chelveston 11/10/43; transferred 406NLS [JJ-G] 23/5/44, then 858BS 24/6/44; sal 11/12/44. DALEY’S MALE.

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned PFF 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 6/11/44; {25m} Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45.

Delivered Denver 2/3/44; Kearney 9/4/44; Grenier 21/4/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-B] Kimbolton 5/5/44; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-Q] Molesworth 12/5/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Jim Hahn, Bombardier: Jack Benford, Radio Operator: John Conkling(chute failed), Ball turret gunner: Andy Darbrowski, Waist gunner: Bob Proctor(chute failed),Tail gunner: Hans Howald (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Fulks, Navigator: Chas Olson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Kalasky (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #4, then right wing alight, crashed Halchten, SE of Wolfenbuttel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9412.

Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-R] Polebrook 19/4/43; Missing in Action 1m Wilhelmshaven 15/5/43 with Joe Meli, Co-pilot: Bob Cooper, Navigator: Jack Howell, Bombardier: Howard Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dewey Bishop, Radio Operator: Melvin Hugo, Ball turret gunner: Louis Hilscher, Waist gunner: Stanford Henry, Waist gunner: Chas Summers,Tail gunner: Bern Guenzig (10 Killed in Action); flak damage and attack by Bf 109G from above, 5/6 chutes were seen, then ditched North Sea about 40 miles NE of Borkum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 15581. SPARE BALL.

Delivered Dallas 18/9/44; Hunter 16/10/44; Dow Fd 27/10/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 30/10/44 RAPID CITY SPOOK; Returned to the USA Morrison 27/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/11/45. FALSE COURAGE.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 28/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-P] Snetterton 1/7/43 CHINOOK; Missing in Action Quackenbruck 8/4/44 with Myrle Stinnett, Co-pilot: Carl Glassman (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Ed Merrill, Bombardier: Jim Hutchinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Pollio, Radio Operator: Dave Schwantee, Ball turret gunner: Orville Smith, Waist gunner: Harry Wilson, Waist gunner: Strother Rankin,Tail gunner: John Kozikowski (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Azewijn-Ulft, E of Arnhem, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 3649. LADY MILLICENT.

Delivered Denver 12/7/43; Scribner 30/7/43; Kearney 3/8/43; Scott Fd 14/8/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-L] Framlingham 25/8/43 RED HEAD; Lt Jim Baker (nav) killed by prop after aircraft stopped because of flat tyre 27/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin (15m) 8/5/44 with Jim Son, Co-pilot: Ed Cahill, Navigator: John Dryden, Bombardier: Roswell Spoor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dominic DeFillippis, Radio Operator: Jack Keck, Ball turret gunner: Earl Mayer, Waist gunner: Harry Blackmer, Waist gunner: Lloyd Barnes,Tail gunner: Howard Thomas (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ship spun in, crew unable to bale; crashed two miles S of Ostenholz, 25 miles N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4582. HAP’S HAZARD aka RED HEAD.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 6/2/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 31/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6.43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Missing in Action {53m} Terni 14/10/43 with Bob McCarty, Co-pilot: Fred Borgard, Navigator: Rich Warner, Bombardier: Leon Elero, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Wallace, Radio Operator: Herman Benster, Ball turret gunner: Bill Cuba, Waist gunner: Steve Szabo, Waist gunner: Joe Fales,Tail gunner: Lloyd Hileman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft ko’d #3, then ship exploded soon after, four chutes landed in water. Missing Air Crew Report 968. SUGARPUSS.