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

Delivered Long Beach 22/6/43; Kingman 8/8/43; 2117 BU Buckingham 16/6/44; 2114 BU Lockbourn 5/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/42; Sioux City 10/3/43; Gowen 28/4/43; Tinker 8/6/43; Dyersburg 11/7/43; 326 BU MacDill 19/6/44; 4000 BU Patterson 23/7/44; 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 19/6/45.

Delivered Long Beach 20/6/43; Dallas 25/6/43; Kingman 9/8/43; Yuma 30/3/44; 231 BU Alamogordo 2/8/44; 4202 BU Syracuse 14/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 19/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 20/6/43; Dallas 25/6/43; Lewiston 10/8/43; with Frank Hilford crashed Hollsy Springs, ID 2/1/44; Written off 4/1/44.

Delivered Long Beach 21/6/43; Alexandra 26/7/43; with Francis Flaherty (later 381BG) crashed four miles east Rocklands, Tex, 13/8/43; fire in 3 engines, all bailed OK. Written off.

Delivered Lincoln 31/10/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned: 546BS/384BG [BK-Q] Grafton Underwood 17/12/44; trans with group to Istres for mapping duties, Salvaged. 9AF Germany. any 29/12/45. DEVASTATING LADY.

Delivered Long Beach 20/6/43; Walla Walla 26/7/43; Pendleton 2/11/43; 236 BU Pyote 10/9/44; 244 BU Harvard 10/1/45; 202 BU Galveston 15/2/45; 244 BU Harvard 20/2/45; 4006 BU Miami 14/4/45; 244 BU Harvard 28/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.

Delivered Lincoln 14/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 13/1/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 30/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut 13/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 11/11/44; Grenier 19/11/44; Assigned 15AF 7/12/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/44; Hunter 5/8/44; Dow Fd 18/8/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 22/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. CRUISIN’ CRADLE.

Delivered Hunter 9/11/44; Grenier 19/11/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 7/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45; In 1946 was used as hack (VB-17G) for Gen Cannon.

Delivered Hunter 10/11/44; Grenier 19/11/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 7/12/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 18/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 9/11/44; Grenier 22/11/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 30/11/44; {17m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/43; Kearney 9/6/43; Dyersburg 27/6/43; Gr Isle 22/7/43; Presque Is 2/8/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Depienne 26/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; blew up while being re-fuelled 21/4/44; Salvaged.

Delivered Hunter 9/11/44; Grenier 17/11/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 23/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Hunter 9/11/44; Grenier 22/11/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 8/12/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 4/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Delivered Hunter 9/11/44; Grenier 17/11/44; Assigned 97BG Amendola 7/12/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.

Delivered Hunter 2/10/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 19/10/44; ex-Berlin 18/3/45 Pilot: Bill Bishop, Co-Pilot: Bob Barnes, Navigator: Bill Mullen, Bombardier: Whittaker Stephens, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Floyd Davies, Radio Operator: Monroe Bryan, Ball Turret Gunner: Orvill Garton, Waist Gunner: Russ Ardito, Tail Gunner: Henry Daniel (9KIA); mid air coll with 43-38982 (452BG), crashed North Sea off Holland. MACR 13560.

Delivered Hunter 29/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/11/44. On return from Berlin 18/3/45 with Marvin Booth, Co-pilot: David Blumenkranz, Bombardier: Wallace McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Duckworth, Radio Operator: John Strout, Ball turret gunner: Ron Tucker,Tail gunner: Ken Wolf (7 Returned to Duty). Navigator: George Knoerl, Waist gunner: Jim Kennemer (2 Killed in Action). Mid air collision with 42-38879, but able to crash landed at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk,. Missing Air Crew Report 13559. Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 6/11/44; Dow Fd 26/11/44; Assigned 463BG Celone 21/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 6/11/44; with Emil Grob force landed 12 miles NW Guthrie Centre Ia 3/12/44; Dow Fd 23/12/44; Assigned 463BG Celone 4/1/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 19/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Dorval 19/7/44; To RAF [KJ102]; 223 Sq 6G- ? Oulton, Nfk; transferred RWE as U3-B, Watton, Nfk, 20/10/45; Struck Off Charge 3/11/47.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/43; Gore 25/5/53; Grand Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 4/7/43; MIA Bremen 8/10/43 Pilot: Warren Jones, Co-Pilot: Jim Fisher, Navigator: John Scott, Bombardier: Elmer Smith, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Sisul, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank LaPorta (6POW); Radio Operator: Leon Pensack, Waist Gunner: Art Townley, Waist Gunner: Bob Bassett, Tail Gunner: Art Neilsen, foto-John Black[HQ Sqd 48th ASR] (5KIA); flak, crashed Weingbergen, five miles SE of Verden,Germany. MACR 854. LUCKY LADY III.

Delivered Dorval 18/7/44; To RAF [KJ101]; 214 Sq BU-M RCM Oulton, Nfk. Struck Off Charge 11/3/47.