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

Delivered Tulsa 20/4/44; Hobbs 29/4/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 16/1/45; 3701 BU Amarillo 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; MacDill 31/3/44; 329 BU Columbia 21/10/44; 326 BU MacDill 23/10/44; 4100 BU Patterson 30/12/44; Rome 19/4/45; Hunter 28/4/45; Keesler 5/8/45; 3704 BU Keesler 2/4/46; 615 BU Phillips 7/7/46; 554 BU Memphis 26/7/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; 1 SAG Langley 17/5/44; 111 BU Langley 23/5/44; 3539 BU Langley 16/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/44; 1 SAG Langley 17/5/44; 3539 BU Langley 16/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-S] Thurleigh 12/6/44; MIA Oranienburg {100+m} 10/4/45 Pilot: Allen Babin, Gil McGuff, Bill Ferguson, Henry Deutsch (4EVD-found by US Army unit); Donovan Clementson, Bill McKillop, Bob Zamiska, Bill Quinn (4POW); Tail Gunner: Theo Rickerl (KIA); flak, crashed Hannover; MACR 13878. FLACK SHACK.(last group loss.)

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; 498BG Kansas City 3/6/43; 243 BU Gt Bend 12/6/44; 554 BU Memphis 19/8/44; 243 BU Gt Bend 29/6/44; 2519 BU Fort Worth 11/9/44; 19BG Gt Bend 12/9/44; 243 BU Gt Bend 13/10/44; 241 BU Fairmont 12/2/45; 243 BU Gt Bend 18/2/45; 902 BU Orlando 16/4/45; 243 BU Gt Bend 26/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 25/5/45.

Delivered Tulsa 21/4/44; Hendricks 30/4/44; 2137 BU Hendricks, Written off 21/11/44; Recl Comp 2/1/45.

Delivered Tulsa 21/4/44; Roswell 29/4/44; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3010 BU Williams 20/1/45; 3020 BU La Junta 30/4/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 25/6/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 22/9/45; 4108 BU Newark 9/10/45; 2137 BU Hendricks 14/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 4/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 21/4/44; Hendricks 30/4/44; 2137 BU Hendricks 17/11/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/10/45.

Delivered Tulsa 12/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 2/6/44; Transferred: 337BS/96BG [AW-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; damaged in slight mid-air collision with a P-47 over Halstead, Essex on a training mission, but returned to base. However the P-47 crashed at Greenstead Green, near Halstead, Essex, and killed pilot Lt Dwight G. Belgium of 78FG Duxford. On assembly for Kassel 29/1/45 was in mid air coll Pilot: 43-38746 (96BG); w/George Peretti, Co-Pilot: Germany. ld Stambaugh, Navigator: Ernie Throne, togg-Bob Good, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gordon Shaul, Radio Operator: Maynard Faux, Ball Turret Gunner: Noble Ellington, Waist Gunner: Clarry Hagler, Tail Gunner: Bob Stone (9KIA); crashed North Lopham, Sfk, UK; Salvaged. 30/1/45.

Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Dow Fd 30/9/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-G] Snetterton 13/10/44; during assembly for Kassel 29/1/45 Pilot: Alex Phillipovitch, Co-Pilot: John Hubbard, Navigator: Statten Gooden, Bombardier: Martin Schmidt, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Tibbots, Radio Operator: Dick Zander, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Smith, Waist Gunner: Jim Flora, Tail Gunner: Bill Brauner-still in tailplane (9KIA); involved in mid air coll w/44-6137 (96BG); crashed four miles S of base at North Lopham, Sfk. UK; Salvaged.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/44; Hunter 16/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-R] Snetterton 3/6/44; MIA Nurnberg 10/9/44 Pilot: Oscar Williamson, Co-Pilot: Jim Haynes, Navigator: Wiley Williams, Bombardier: John Greene, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Lowery, Radio Operator: Bruce Sleeper, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Tharat, Waist Gunner: Henry Dirocco, Tail Gunner: Bill Montgomery (9POW); flak, crashed Schirmeck, near Lasubental, Germany. MACR 8809. I’LL BE AROUND.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 16/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-W] Snetterton 3/6/44; MIA Cologne 18/10/44 Pilot: Edwin Rabadue, Co-Pilot: George Rohrer, Navigator: Elliot Schriner, Bombardier: Stan Nold, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clarry Brower, Radio Operator: Albt Hillier, Ball Turret Gunner: Walt Bursiel, Waist Gunner: Frank Mitichelli, Tail Gunner: Tony Sherg (9POW); flak, crash-landed Sprang-Capelle, four miles W of Vaalvijk, Hol. MACR 10260. CHUTE THE WORKS.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 5/6/44; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-N] Rougham 6/6/44 SASSY SUZY; MIA Bohlen 6/10/44 Pilot: Merritt Fausnaugh, Jim Hawkins, Tobias VanKeuren, Norbert Emery, Bill Moore, Theo Burgess (6KIA); Jean Ent, Alva Slavens, Dick Brownlee {tg}, John Kayes {ca – ‘} (4POW); Enemy aircraft, seen peeling off, crashed ‘ . MACR 9350. OUR BABY.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-R] Grafton Underwood 23/7/44; force landed Ridgewell 2/12/44 with Bob Fisher; transferred with group to Istres for mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 6/11/45. LORRAINE.

Delivered Tulsa 12/4/44; 88BG Avon Park 23/4/44; 325 BU Avon Park, Written off 8/11/44; Recl Comp 6/1/45.

Delivered Tulsa 11/4/44; 88BG Avon Park 23/4/45; Buckingham 8/6/45; 325 BU Avon Park 17/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/9/45.

Delivered Long Beach 26/6/43; Walla Walla 22/7/43; force landed base 16/8/43 with Jim Harkness; 328 BU Gulfport 8/3/44; with Bob Davis crashed base 1/9/44; Written off 2/9/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; 225 BU Rapid City 1/5/44; 354 BU Rapid City 20/7/44; 125 BU Pueblo 29/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/1/46.

Delivered Tulsa 12/4/44; Alexandra 25/4/44; 221 BU Alexandra 17/1/45; 329 BU Alexandra 1/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/9/45.