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

The fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Dyersburg 20/3/44; W/O 23/3/44.

Delivered Hunter 3/10/44; Dow Fd 14/10/44; Assigned: 729BS/452BG Deopham Green [M3-F] 26/10/44; MIA Ludwigshafen 5/12/44 Pilot: Wagoner; mech fault, crashed Talgewilsten, Germany. ; 8KIA 1POW; MACR 11051.

Delivered Lincoln 12/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG Snetterton 1/11/44; battle damaged Zwickau, Ger 19/3/45 with Capt ? Perlis; force landed Poznan, Pol, crew OK; Salvaged 17/4/45.

Delivered Lincoln 12/10/44; Dow Fd 24/10/44; Assigned 8AF 24/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 11/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned: 364BS/305BG [WF-E] Chelveston 5/12/44; Transferred: 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; Returned to US: Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 14/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 1/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 3/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-Q] Rougham 25/10/44; Returned to US: Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 10/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 11/12/45.

Delivered Louisville 14/5/45; Syracuse 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 15/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 13/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 8AF 30/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 25/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46.

Delivered Spokane 13/9/44; Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 17/10/44; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Hunter 18/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 346BS/99BG Tortorella 13/8/44; {60m} Returned to the USA Hunter 27/7/45; Independence 30/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Delivered Lincoln 10/10/44; Dow Fd 22/10/44; Assigned: 96BG Snetterton 25/10/44; battle damage Mannheim 21/1/45 Pilot: ‘; Salvaged. 8/2/45.

Delivered Lincoln 9/10/44; Grenier 18/10/44; Assigned 8AF 19/10/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Ardmore 20/5/44; Amarillo 28/5/44; used in training by 452BG; 222 BU Ardmore 19/6/44; 332 BU Ardmore 3/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 26/9/43; Luke Fd 7/10/43; Memphis 15/11/43; Assigned: 368BS/306BG [BO-J] Thurleigh 12/12/43; battle damage, Salvaged. 2 SAD Lt Staughton 27/7/44.

Delivered Louisville 15/5/45; Syracuse 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/44; Hunter 28/9/44; Grenier 9/10/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 10/10/44; transferred 338BS/96BG [BX-P] Snetterton 11/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 22/7/44; during assembly for Chemnitz 6/2/45 with ?, mid air coll with 43-38699; crashed Prickwillow, UK; crews bailed, but one man killed plus two civilians; Missing Air Crew Report 12371; Salvaged 2/3/45.

Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 29/9/44; Dow Fd 7/10/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 14/10/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 6/2/45 with ?; mid air coll with 43-38167; crashed continent; Salvaged 2/3/45; Missing Air Crew Report 12426.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/10/43; Las Vegas 24/10/43; 3022 BU Indian Springs 5/2/45; 3021 BU Las Vegas 10/3/45; 3036 BU Yuma 20/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; 3028 BU Luke 5/8/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 24/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 11/1/46.

Delivered Lincoln 6/2/45; Grenier 19/2/45; Assigned 8AF 20/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; 89 BAS Weisbaden 18/1/48; Returned to the USA MTC Langley 1/7/48; 71 AC Hickam 8/9/48; 1810 AC Hickam 1/10/48; 811 AC Kadena 21/9/49; 1500 MSU Hickam 23/9/49; Recl Comp 3/5/50.

Delivered Lincoln 6/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 8AF 19/2/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/3/46. US Civil N9407H 12/12/49; transferred to IGN France as F-BDAT; crashed Niamey, Nigeria 12/12/50.

Delivered Lincoln 3/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 8AF 18/2/45; landing accident Rumania 2/11/46; ret 24/12/46, re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; 7290 AB Oberp. 18/4/47; 59 HBS Burtonwood 1/12/48; 7520 AB Burtonwood 31/8/49; 59 AB Burtonwood 8/9/49; Recl Comp 18/4/50.

Delivered Cheyenne 23/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-M] Chelveston 2/6/44; Transferred: 351BG Polebrook 23/4/45; Returned to US: Bradley 13/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 18/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 4/12/45. MISS YVONNE.