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 Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 28/10/43; Wilmington 04/11/43; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-M] Framlingham 10/11/43; [23m] severe battle damage Berlin, 06/03/44. Pilot: Elbert R. Hoover; forced landing Honington depot; Salvaged. 22/3/44. SHIFLESS SKUNK.
Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 19/10/44; {7m} crashed Isle of Man, UK with Chas Ackerman, Edwin Hutcheson, plus passengers Lts Alfred Mata, Jim Hinkle, John Fedak, Martin Matyas and Larry McGhehey; NCOs Angelo Quagliariello, Jose Martinez, Herb Gupton, Harry Super, Edwin Ulman, Andy Piter, Joe Sullivan, Joe Gray, Ed Bailey, Ralph Gibbs, Andy Barbour, Wesley Hagen, Dave Lindon, Irvin Hargraves, Mike Kakos, Earl Ammermann, Les Maxwell, Tom Flaherty, Walt McCullough, Bill Geist, Merle Ramsowr, Wayne Manes. All 31 Killed in Service when aircraft hit North Barrule mountain en route Belfast on a furlough flight 23/4/45 and to attend President Roosevelt’s memorial service; Salvaged.
Delivered Long Beach 8/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; ass 332BS/94BG [XM-N] Rougham 8/10/43; MIA Munster 11/11/43 w/Dick Ralls, cp-Hugh Hardgrove, b-Theo Hathaway, ettg-Lester Mann, ro-Francis Markwell, btg-Lynnford Smith, wg-Bill Borman{body washed up Scharendijke, Schouwen Is, Holl 19/6/44}, wg-John Smith, tg-Alf Salsgiver (9KIA); n-John Thompson (POW); fighter, on fire going down, ditched North Sea, 30 km west of Westerschouwen, the Netherlands; MACR 1066. CASEY JONES.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Gore 16/6/43; Kearney 18/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 9/7/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Tom Beal, Co-pilot: Hubert Moseley (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: George Glatthar, Bombardier: Ed Burley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Tracy, Radio Operator: Chas Elwell, Ball turret gunner: Levorn Jawgochian, Waist gunner: Bob Hamrick, Waist gunner: Bob Dillon, Tail gunner: Larry Sheck (8 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed near Boissy-Fresnoy/Peroy-les-Gomberies, 50 km north-east of Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 792. JIMMY BOY II.
Delivered Kearney 5/7/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 14/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 31/12/45. PICK UP.
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Scott Fd 6/1/44; Hunter 10/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 13/2/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 15/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 5/5/44 with Bill Smith, Co-pilot: Gittis Gosdin, Navigator: Paul McCollum, Bombardier: Don Graham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert Bagy, Radio Operator: Glen Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lyons, Waist gunner: Jim McKee, Waist gunner: Galen Strand,Tail gunner: Joe Stranmeier; 10 INT in Turkey. Crew returned to the US on 29 June, 1944. Flak, last seen near Ploesti, Romania; Missing Air Crew Report 4616.
Delivered: Long Beach 18/10/43; Gr Island 10/11/43; ass 551BS/385BG [HR-M] (?), [HR-N] Gt Ashfield 27/11/43; damaged over Saarbrucken 23/5/44 Pilot/Crew: ?. (10RTD) ditched English Channel off Hove, Sussex, no MACR
Delivered Long Beach 25/8/43; Cheyenne 11/9/43; Mat. Com. Wright 2/6/44 as a propeller feathering test aircraft; 4100 BU Patterson 15/2/45; 234 BU Clovis 19/2/45; 400 BU Wright 4/3/45; 4145 BU Wendover 18/4/45; 4135 BH Hill Fd 4/6/46; 4145 BU Alamagordo 31/3/47; 4136 BU – 23/12/47; 4146 BU Holloman 29/4/48; 2754 AB Gp Holloman 5/4/49; 2753 AST Gp Pyote 13/4/49; Recl Comp Pyote 4/4/50.
Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 4/4/44; Morrison 28/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 6/5/44; transferred 97BG Cerignola 30/5/44; NBD, to depot and sal 20/7/44. YANKEE DOODLE II
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Yves Carnot am 25. Oktober 2026 bei 42-29895 / The Black Swan
Hello Sara, I'm Yves Carnot, and I have information about your Grandfather Rollin Gater, if you want you can write to me on this email address, yves.carnot@wanadoo.fr
Nicojan Dijkman am 25. Oktober 2026 bei 42-39847 / Battlin‘ Betty
name's of the CrewMembers 42-39847 " Battlin Betty" pilot: 2Lt Francis Louis SHAW. copilot: 2Lt William Ramsey COLE Jr. "Bill" nav: 2Lt Elmer Wallace ENGELHARDT. b/a : 2Lt Alfred Lafayette...
Sara Tape am 24. Oktober 2026 bei 42-29895 / The Black Swan
I am the granddaughter of Rollin E Gater. I would love more than anything to learn more about this. My grandfather is my hero. I would love more than anything...
b17flyingfortress.de am 24. Oktober 2026 bei 42-3555 / Tiger Girl
Hi Thomas, yes that's true. It was hit by a bomb from a B-17 above. I read a MACR files last year. Please send me the photo to my email:...
Desmond am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5260 / Yardbird II
Hi James, This might be the photo Lindwell was talking about: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204856272 His comment is seven years old but I do hope he reaches out to you. Looking at the...
Nance Welch am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24392 / Hell’s Kitchen
I believe my dad flew on this plane, waist gunner, in N. Africa, Operation Torch. Wonder if you have any pictures of the crew? His name was Carlton (Bob) Welch.
Nance Welch am 23. Oktober 2026 bei 41-24360 / Hell’s Kitchen
Eric, my dad flew on this plane in North Africa also! Please respond. Pictures?
Jörg Feldmann am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37531 / Quien Sabe
Location is not Nordhausen, it is Klosterholte/Meppen Look: https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listpages/airforce/asp/AF_MACR_1944Nov.asp search for 43-37531 Brgs Joerg Fm.
Hermann von Drateln am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 44-6263
Scot, just sent an invitation via linkedin, i hope we make contact
Mark Julius Erickson am 22. Oktober 2026 bei 42-97334 / Haard Luck
Hey Carlor it says Josh Zeller on the header? Not sure where this email originated. Got this, it seems a few days ago, ended up in my spam folder. Yes,...