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

Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Geiger Fd 8/8/43; Gore 13/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-P] Alconbury 26/9/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Mike Stroff, Co-pilot: Alex Denniston, Navigator: Fred Coulter, Bombardier: Bob Meakin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Colamonico, Ball turret gunner: Tom Martin, Waist gunner: Stan Prus (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Gus Struhar, Waist gunner: Tony Mills,Tail gunner: Harry Maher (3 evaded capture); flak, crash landed on mainland near La Rochelle, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1957 (+1670?). ROUGH GROUP.

Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Grand Island 9/10/43; Romulus 12/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 26/10/43 BOOMERANG; Missing in Action Frankfurt 20/3/33; flak, crash landed Gauchin-Verloingt, two miles NW of St Pol, near Hernicourt, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3542. CAPTAIN JOE.

Delivered Denver 25/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 5/12/43; Missing in Action Munster 23/3/44 with Gene Stubler, Co-pilot: Vic Linton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Thompson (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Gil Sapiro, Radio Operator: Max Handler, Ball turret gunner: Lambertus Ritzema, Waist gunner: Namon Davis, Waist gunner: Levi Tucker,Tail gunner: Delmar Arvey (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Oerrel, seven miles SW of Wittingen, N of Brunswick, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3317. ESKY.

Delivered Tulsa 27/5/44; Hunter 23/6/44; Dow Fd 1/7/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 10/12/44 with George Freschi, Co-pilot: Emil Improta, Navigator: Gene Foster, Bombardier: Bill Cleary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Shallenberger, Radio Operator: Joe Testagrossa, Ball turret gunner: Harold Chandler, Waist gunner: Dick Seares, Waist gunner: Don Alyea,Tail gunner: Steve Manzuk (10 Killed in Action); flak hits, crashed ?; Missing Air Crew Report 10689.

Delivered Hunter 8/7/44; Grenier 17/7/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG Amendola 23/7/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/8/44 with Ken Lloyd, (crew ?); no gas, crashed Paramithia; Missing Air Crew Report 7970. REMEMBER ME.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 493BG Debach 5/8/44; battle damaged Darmstadt 12/12/44 with ?; force landed Moelsbroek A/fd, Bel; Salvaged 2/1/45.

Delivered Long Beach 7/5/43; Denver 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 19/5/43; Dow Fd 4/6/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-J] Horham 15/6/43; Ball turret gunner: D. Jacoby [wia] 13/12/43; 36m, Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Jim Foley, Co-pilot: Paul Keith, Navigator: Chas Shaughnessy, Bombardier: Chas Wayman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irving Rothman, Radio Operator: Earl Carter, Waist gunner: Ed Ciesler, Waist gunner: Bill King,Tail gunner: Bill Hobbs (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Warren Cadle (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Schwege, W of Lemforde, near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2010. HEAVENLY DAZE.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 5/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-G] Deenethorpe 23/5/44; 614BS [IW-Y], 615BS [IY-L]; Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Melvin Fish, Navigator: Gene Cramer, Bombardier: Ken Lucas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Smith, Radio Operator: Melvin Warren, Waist gunner: John Hanchak (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Leslie Hauss, Ball turret gunner: Bill Cook,Tail gunner: Jim Huff (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #4, crashed Klein-Thondorf, NE of Uelzen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8204. JILL’S JALOPY.

Delivered Wright Fd 10/2/45; 4000 BU Wright 8/3/45; 327 BU Drew 14/3/45; 4000 BU Wright 29/3/45; 327 BU Drew 1/8/45; 610 BU Eglin 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-H] Kimbolton 12/7/43; severe battle damaged Kassel 30/7/43; on return crash landed Parham House, near Framlingham, Sfk. and burnt out. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 1364.

Delivered Dallas 21/8/44; Langley 7/9/44; Dow Fd 5/10/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 10/11/44; Returned to the USA 4000 BU Wright Fd 5/1/45; 4020 BU Nashville 12/1/45; 121 BU Bradley 14/1/45; 610 BU Eglin 21/1/45; was parked but hit by taxying P-38 on base 13/9/45; Recl Comp 15/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Gr Isle 8/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-O] Thurleigh; transferred 369BS; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Bill Reed, Navigator: Ivan Glaze, Bombardier: Myron Dmochowski{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Joe O’Connell,Tail gunner: Warren Cole (5 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Tom Brady, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orian Owens**, Radio Operator: Chas Nichols**, Waist gunner: Albt Schaeffler, Waist gunner: John Gembrowski** (5KIA-**all shot after interrogation); enemy aircraft & flak hit set wing on fire, crashed Heegejanskamp, near Nijverdal, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1931.

42-39794Delivered Long Beach 3/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-F] Molesworth 18/10/43; {10m} Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Bill Dashiell, Co-pilot: Hilton Mabie, Navigator: Tom Sutherland, Bombardier: George Fee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Stevenson, Radio Operator: Bernie Radebaugh, Ball turret gunner: Art Robinson, Waist gunner: Bob Parker, Waist gunner: Bob Owen,Tail gunner: Cliff McKinney (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nollman Farm, Hagen-Natrup, six miles SW of Oschersleben, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1929.

Delivered Minneapolis; Assigned 30BS/19BG Hawaii 3/2/42; with ? crashed and burned out on ground Mareeba, Aus. 5/11/42. Salvaged.

Delivered Minneapolis 11/3/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii; transferred 64BS/43BG; detailed attack Rapopo Fd but damaged by Japanese night fighter, crashed near Duvira, St Georges Channel, New Britain 21/5/43 with Capt Joe Geddes, Co-pilot: Leon King, Navigator: Bill Bujold, Bombardier: Leslie Neuman*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Moore, Lt Saul Albert, Emil Gentry, Ernie Burnside*, John Mulligan*, John Honold, Bob George*. (11KIA – all bailed but * later executed); Written off 22/5/43.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Gore 6/3/43; Cheyenne 24/3/43; Romulus 16/4/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-D] Thurleigh 18/5/43; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-X] Molesworth 25/9/43; 15m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44; enemy aircraft, crashed Laubke, near Lemgo, 15 miles E of Bielefeld, Hamelin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1928. BALTIMORE BOUNCE.

Delivered Long Beach 17/7/43; Cheyenne 21/7/43; 242 Gd Isle 17/10/44; 224 BU Sioux City 28/10/44; 235 BU Biggs 15/5/45; 441 BU Metropolitan 31/8/45; Recl Comp 25/10/45.

Delivered Long Beach 5/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-C] Polebrook 2/1/44; {2m} Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Tom Garner, Co-pilot: Ed Hodgson, Navigator: Tony Diprima, Bombardier: Albt LaShier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vic Pyles, Radio Operator: Bruce Warden, Waist gunner: Keith Commins, Waist gunner: Bill Hefferman (8 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Erwin Huggett,Tail gunner: Ralph Foster (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed NW of Weissenborn, 25 miles E of Kassel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1937.

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Gt Falls 6/11/43; Billings 7/11/43; Cheyenne 12/11/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG Thurleigh 21/12/43 then 367BS [GY-G]; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44; mid air coll with another B-17, then enemy aircraft on return trip, crashed near Hotel De Witte Raaf, Epe, Gelderland, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1934.

Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-C] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 1/10/42; on return from Cognac 43+m 31/12/43, diverted through weather to Gt Dunmow, Andrews Field, then Hunsdon Afd, with Hilary Evers, Co-pilot: Paul McDuffee, Navigator: Frank Keneley, Bombardier: Wilf Conlon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Capron, Radio Operator: John Alba, Ball turret gunner: Leith Kerr, Waist gunner: John Husick, Waist gunner: Leon Bryant,Tail gunner: Tony Danucci (10 Returned to Duty), but crash landed hitting jeep and killing driver, Cpl Gillies. Badly damaged, declared salvage and taken to 2 SAD where front half joined 42-31229 and assigned 390BG. THE BAD EGG.