Die B-17 wurde zu einem Symbol des amerikanischen Luftkriegsbeitrags während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und erlangte aufgrund ihrer Zuverlässigkeit und Kampfkraft einen legendären Ruf.
“Das beste Kampfflugzeug, das jemals gebaut wurde. Sie konnte die meisten Schäden verkraften und blieb immer noch in der Luft.”
General Ira C. Eaker
Die Boeing B-17 Fliegende Festung im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit einer Datenbank über das Schicksal jeder einzelnen Maschine.
Suche in meiner B-17 Datenbank nach Seriennummern, Namen, etc.
Meine B-17 Datenbank umfasst alle gebauten Flugzeug. Die Informationen in der Datenbank regelmäßig aktualisiert.
Delivered Denver 8/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Morrison 4/1/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 21/12/43; Missing in Action Linz 25/7/44 with 1Lt Allan Webster, 2Lt Wells B Grogan, 2Lt Henry A Johnson, 2Lt Stanley A Odlum, T/Sgt Donald A Lower, T/Sgt Walter D Sayle, S/Sgt James L Pauley, S/Sgt James C York, S/Sgt Edward J Ostrowski, S/Sgt George A Wilson; flak, crashed Wolfsberg, 50km south-west of Graz, Austria; 10 x POW MACR 7126.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 30/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-S] Snetterton 7/4/44; MIA Berlin 8/5/44 Pilot: Leo Green, Co-Pilot: Simon Nesbit, Navigator: Jim Hesketh, Bombardier: Dan Benia, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Pope, Radio Operator: Darwin Marl, Ball Turret Gunner: Everett Howe, Waist Gunner: Claude Meadows, Waist Gunner: Chas Moss, Tail Gunner: Harry Shirey (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Doverden, 40km south-east of Bremen, Germany. MACR 4573. SMILIN‘ THRU.
Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 11/1/45; Missing in Action Linz 2/3/45 with 1Lt William J Gray Jr, 1Lt Joseph L Thomas Jr, 2Lt Irvin S Taylor, 1Lt Herbert D Bartels, T/Sgt Donald G Bailey, T/Sgt Donald W Carley, S/Sgt Louis D Persons, S/Sgt Louis H Berwick, S/Sgt Norbert H Moran, S/Sgt James M Earle, Joseph A Conway; 11 POW; flak, crashed Linz; MACR 12812.
Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG 4/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-Z] Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action 7m Bremen 8/10/43 with Leslie Kemp, Co-pilot: Bill Heim, Navigator: Frank Tomlin, Bombardier: Tom Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Jennette, Radio Operator: Walt Richards, Ball turret gunner: Gilles Gentry, Waist gunner: Ray Duffy, Waist gunner: Jim Stinsman,Tail gunner: Ed Osborn (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles SE of Quackenbruck,Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1396. RON CHEE.
Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-U] Thurleigh 1/4/44; returned from mission 30/6/44 when fire broke out after parking, exploded damaging 42-97327 on next revetment; Salvaged 1/7/44.
Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 23/4/43; Morrison 5/5/43; Warner Robins 8/5/43; Morrison 18/5/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 4/6/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action {41m} Wiener Neustadt 1/12/43 with Dick Eggers, Co-pilot: Don Elder, Navigator: Bill Thompson, Bombardier: Chas Major, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chester Ehredt, Radio Operator: Claude Roper, Ball turret gunner: Malcolm Mathews, Waist gunner: Marion Benbrook (8 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: George Brand,Tail gunner: Tom Zelasko (2KIA found in wreckage); shot down by enemy aircraft. Crashed Schlatten, 18km south of Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report 1112. RAGGEDY ANN.
Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Oklahoma City 24/12/43; Kearney 8/1/44; Presque Is 17/1/44; Assigned: 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 31/1/44; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Bill Hendrickson, Navigator: Harry Wolodka, Bombardier: Jim Moore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gus Ball, Radio Operator: Gus Houser, Ball Turret Gunner: Sam Bishop, Waist Gunner: Rance Webley, Waist Gunner: Tom George, Tail Gunner: Gus Donatelli (9POW); Co-Pilot: John Moore (KIA-refused to bale out); Enemy aircraft, crashed Ochsenmoor, south of Dümmersee, 15km south-south-west of Diepholz, Germany. MACR 2909.
Delivered Denver 19/1/44; Cheyenne 25/1/44; Omaha 3/2/44; Hunter 15/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BGB [QJ-R] Snetterton 21/3/44; MIA Schweinfurt 19/7/44 Pilot: Chas Quinby, Co-Pilot: Herb Jackson, Navigator: Bruce Bockstanz, Bombardier: Joe Bernstein, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Duplechain, Radio Operator: John Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Hulton, Waist Gunner: Norman Christian, Waist Gunner: Walt Finnegan, Tail Gunner: Art Schwaiger (10POW); flak, crashed Reil near Koblenz, Germany. MACR 7411. SILVER SLIPPER.
Delivered Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 11/8/44; crashed 13/4/45, Salvaged. EVA DEE.
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Carroll Ross am 01. Mai 2026 bei 42-5357
Bertrand, I found these photos and a few others a few months ago. Unfortunately, none of the several photos of this plane give any information as to who took the...
Phil Flip Marchese am 30. April 2026 bei 42-38133 / Reluctant Dragon
not only fully enclosed, also staggered and one-piece enclosures from the factory; and a United Airlines azmuith tail. There is a wonderful full length photograph of her marked for the...
b17flyingfortress.de am 30. April 2026 bei 42-102444 / Smilin‘ Thru
Thanks for the marks. I agree with your information and corrected my caption.
Armin am 30. April 2026 bei 42-102444 / Smilin‘ Thru
B-17 42-102444 / Smilin’ Thru Plotting the coordinates of the flight plan to a map, I believe that the target of the mission was not Berlin. The coordinates 5235 0820,...
Terry Terry am 29. April 2026 bei 41-24489 / Terry and the Pirates
My uncle was Col. Henry Warren Terry. He ended the war as the Commander of the 91st Bomb Group. He was one of the original pilots to go to England...
Bertrand am 29. April 2026 bei 42-5357
Hello Carroll, More pictures available here : https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-carcasse-d-un-quadrimoteur-dont-le-numero-de-serie-est-42-5357.html BP.
Nelda Grossnickle Houston am 29. April 2026 bei 44-6020 / Under Ground Farmer
Tracey, I believe your grandfather was in the POW hospital with my father, Earl Grossnickle and helped to care for him. Was your grandfather a minister?
Nelda Grossnickle Houston am 29. April 2026 bei 44-6020 / Under Ground Farmer
I am one of Earl Grossnickle's 7 children. He was the navigator. He passed in 1977. I was in contact with the pilot Allen Webb until he passed in 2012....
Richard Janniello am 29. April 2026 bei 42-30181 / Herky Jerky II aka LoverBoy
I am the Nephew of left gunner Thomas Lawrence Durkin on the “ Herky Jerky”…seeking any information on how he was KIA. Was it by machine gun fire by an...
IDANA MERRICK am 29. April 2026 bei 42-32078 / Barbara-B
My Uncle (Johnny) Sgt. John S. Pickett, Jr was flight engineer and top turret gunner on this plane. If anyone is interested in more information PM me on Facebook. I...