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

Delivered Tulsa 26/5/44; Hunter 17/6/44; Grenier 27/6/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 4/7/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 7/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 10/12/45.

Delivered Tulsa 30/5/44; Boca Raton 7/8/44; ATC Tulsa 8/8/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 13/8/44; with John Minkena force landed base 7/8/45; with Chas May force landed Brookley Fd, AL 14/9/45; 4119 BU Brookley 19/9/45; 3501 BU Boca Raton 1/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/44; Lincoln 20/8/44; damaged in training, to Lowry for repair 19/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned: 384BG Grafton Underwood 10/11/44 EILEEN’S KINDERGARDEN; Transferred: 447BG Rattlesden 11/11/44; battle damage Mannheim 21/1/45 Pilot: ‘; forced landing Yerhavcourt, Fr’; Salvaged. 7/3/45.

Delivered Tulsa 30/5/44; Boca Raton 5/9/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 10/9/44; 3035 BU Victorville 5/2/45; with ? force landed base 4/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/10/45.

Delivered Dallas 23/8/44; Langley 17/9/44; Grenier 19/10/44; Assigned 483BG Sterparone 30/10/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

Delivered Dallas 30/8/44; Langley 23/9/44; 3539 BU Langley 18/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.

Delivered Long Beach 11/11/43; Orlando 21/11/43; 4115 BU Atlanta 11/6/44; 2530 BU Selman 22/6/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 26/6/44; 2530 BU Selman 2/7/44; 223 BU Dyersburg 13/7/44; Written off 1/8/44.

Delivered Dallas 30/8/44; Hunter 26/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG PFF Tortorella 31/10/44; {29m} Returned to the USA Morrison 31/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/10/45.

Delivered Dallas 30/8/44; Hunter 27/9/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-H] Rougham 12/10/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 29/8/44; Langley 25/9/44; 3539 BU Langley 3/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Denver 10/11/43; Yuma 20/11/43; 3018 BU Kingman 27/8/45; 3036 BU Yuma 28/8/45; 3008 BU Minter 27/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 18/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 29/8/44; Langley 22/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 25/10/44; Missing in Action Innsbruck 16/11/44 with Tom Young, Co-pilot: Major Joe Compton, Bombardier: Fred Lorio, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Lovoi, Radio Operator: Bob Sanford, Ball turret gunner: Tom Ligon, Waist gunner: Sid McGehee, Waist gunner: Ed Gurka, Waist gunner: Jackson (8 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Steve Kennedy (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Conegliano, It; Missing Air Crew Report 9890.

Delivered Dallas 29/8/44; Langley 23/9/44; 3539 BU Langley 24/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46.

Delivered Dallas 23/8/44; Langley 18/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 8AF, with Chas Gottschalk crashed 100 miles W of Iceland 22/10/44, Missing Air Crew Report 9191.

Delivered Long Beach 22/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 730BS/452BG [6K-S] Deopham Green 4/1/44; had revised Plexiglas nosepiece which was slightly shorter and a steeper forward up turn, primarily to prevent blast damage from chin turret when guns fired at maximum elevation. While on 100th mission 12/10/44 (Pilot: Coates’) w/Bill Miller, Joe Kayalta, Bob Brucks, Chas Bacharach, John Wilson, Earl Bowen, Matt Ranson (7KIA); Sid Soloman, Pashel Powell (2RTD); there was an explosion ‘; sal 18/10/44. INSIDE CURVE.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/43; Roswell 24/6/43; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 28/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 11/9/45.

Delivered Dallas 25/8/44; Langley 20/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Assigned 416BS/99BG PFF Tortorella 31/10/44; {45m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 5/10/46.

Delivered Dallas 21/8/44; Langley 2/9/44; W/O 24/9/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/11/43; Kingman 16/11/43; r/l with Jim Swain 9/1/45; 3018 BU Kingman 23/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 29/12/45.

Delivered Dallas 20/8/44; Langley 2/9/44; Dow Fd 16/10/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 8/11/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 28/7/46.

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Langley 23/9/44; 3539 BU Langley 7/10/44; 2140 BU Smyrna 31/1/45; 554 BU Memphis 1/6/45; 342 BU Smyrna 1/9/45; 554 BU Memphis 17/9/45.

Delivered Tulsa 24/5/44; Hunter 13/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 342BS/97BG Amendola 4/7/44; Failed to Return (FTR) Linz tank works 25/7/44 with Jack Murphy, Clark, Liton, Mitty, Lockery, Johnson, Halford, Jones, Randall, crew ejected by explosion 4 x RTD, 6 x KIA. MACR 7125.

Delivered Long Beach 11/11/43; Independence 30/11/43 and modified to be capable of carrying GB-4 guided bombs on underwing racks, was assigned to secret 8AF Batty Project at Fersfield, Norfolk. Summer of ’44 and operated by 388BG; Independence 30/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/45; Hunter 27/6/45; WCW San Francisco 16/7/45; Brisbane 19/7/45; Assigned 7ERS Bolo Fd, Okinawa, Japan, damaged in landing accident with Waldo Grant 24/9/45; Salvaged 26/9/45.