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

Delivered Tulsa 13/4/44; Love Fd 28/4/44; Dyersburg 2/5/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/9/45.

Delivered Long Beach 24/6/43; Cheyenne 5/7/43; Redmond 10/12/43; MacDill 14/1/44; 4000 BU Patterson 23/7/44; 326 BU MacDill 13/11/44; 327 BU Drew 14/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 24/4/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-Q] Rougham 28/6/44; mid air coll Pilot: 44-8177 (94BG) on assembly 30/11/44, w/Owen Winter, Co-Pilot: Chas Kennedy, Navigator: Dick Lambert, Bombardier: Dave Berz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carmon Singletary, Radio Operator: Phil Goldfarb, Ball Turret Gunner: John McCarney, Waist Gunner: Reuben Olson, Tail Gunner: Elmer Paris (9KIA); tail snapped off and ship crash-landed field near base & burnt out. Salvaged.

Delivered Dallas 29/6/44; Langley 23/7/44; Dow Fd 27/8/44; Assigned: 333BS/94BG [TS-O] Rougham 30/8/44; mid air coll Pilot: 42-97985 (94BG) on assembly 30/11/44 w/Neil Pratt, Co-Pilot: HQ officer ‘; Ex-nav-Bill Brallier, Navigator: Francis McClellan, Bombardier: Bob Smith, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Art Miller, Radio Operator: Paul Kane, Ball Turret Gunner: Junior McCarty, Waist Gunner: Ervine Patterson, Tail Gunner: Lt Norman Hochberg (10KIA); crash-landed near base but repaired. Returned to US: Morrison 20/10/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 2/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 26/6/43; Assigned 401BG Gt Falls; Walla Walla 22/7/43; Lewiston 2/8/43; crashed eight miles north east of Roy, Mt, with Bill Pridmore 7/9/43; 6 pass, 5 minor injs, five bailed OK; Written off 21/9/43.

Delivered Long Beach 25/6/43; Walla Walla 25/7/43; Redmond 15/8/43; with Russell Novotny force landed Avon Park 3/3/44; 328 BU Gulfport 14/11/44; 4119 BU Brookley 21/11/44; 2116 BU Napier 16/1/45; 328 BU Gulfport 15/2/45; 327 BU Drew 9/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.

Delivered Long Beach 25/6/43; Walla Walla 26/7/43; Pendleton 28/10/43; 245 BU McCook 4/6/44; 9BG McCook 28/8/44; 3705 BU Lowry 16/10/44; Written off 6/11/44; 3704 BU Keesler 20/3/45; Recl Comp 3/4/46.

Delivered Denver 3/12/42; Geiger 1/1/43; Rapid City 24/4/43; Geiger 11/5/43; Victorville 30/5/43; Peterson 13/6/43; HQ Sqd 2AF Peterson 29/11/43; 234 BU Clovis 24/6/44; 4100 BU Patterson 31/1/45; 611 BU Eglin 30/4/45; 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; 111 BU Langley 23/5/44; 3539 BU Langley 16/9/44; 110 BU Mitchell 28/8/45; 76 BU Langley 3/12/45; 110 BU Mitchell 2/3/46; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Orlando 17/5/44; 901 BU Pinecastle 3/6/44; 902 BU Orlando 5/6/44; 903 BU Pinecastle 10/9/44; 621 BU Pinecastle 9/7/45; 4152 BU Clinton 22/5/46; 4121 BU Kelly 9/6/46; 621 BU Pinecastle 25/7/46; 613 BU Phillips 25/7/46.

Delivered: Cheyenne 22/6/44; Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned: 490BG Eye 26/7/44; battle damage Ruhland 17/3/45 Pilot: Robert H. Tennenberg; forced landing St Trond A/fd, Belgium. Salvaged. 23/3/45.

Delivered Denver 31/1/44; 1SAG Langley 5/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned (H2X) 482BG Alconbury 11/4/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/3/46.

Delivered Long Beach 24/6/43; Alexandria 25/7/43; with Albert Kellams force landed base 2/12/43; 241 BU Fairmont 6/9/44; 504BG Fairmont 10/9/44; 273 BU Lincoln 25/1/45; 241 BU Fairmont 16/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 28/7/45.

Delivered Long Beach 24/6/43; Walla Walla 25/7/43; Redmond 15/8/43; with Alton Hastings crash landed base 19/8/43; Written off 20/8/43.

Delivered Long Beach 24/6/43; Cheyenne 21/7/43; Alexandra 26/7/43; with Jim Redmond crashed five miles NE Elizabeth, LA 17/10/43; Written off 18/10/43.

Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-J] Grafton Underwood 28/10/44; taxi accident with 42-102620 Pilot: Edwin Burroughs 22/1/45; Salvaged. 24/1/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 7/5/44; 546BS [BK-P], 544BS [SU-F]; damaged in taxi accident with 43-38721 Pilot: George Milligan 22/1/45; taxi accident 14/5/45 and nosed over w/Art Schwarb; Salvaged. 15/5/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 849BS/490BG Eye 12/7/44; crash-landed Sutton Valence, UK 9/12/44 Pilot: Pete Speronis 9/12/44; Salvaged. 11/12/44.

Delivered Topeka 2/4/45; Slated 15AF, transferred Sth Plains 15/4/45; Patterson 25/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned: APH/388BG Castor control mothership, Knettishall 10/7/44; Returned to US: Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 13/6/44; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45.