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 Dallas 11/7/44; Langley 31/7/44; Grenier 20/8/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-M] Snetterton 30/8/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 20/10/44; Charleston 28/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/11/45. HOOP’S SPOOKS.
Delivered Long Beach 30/6/43; Amarillo 3/7/43; Love Fd 9/8/43; Dallas 10/8/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-P] Rougham 9/10/43; MIA Cognac 31/12/43 Pilot: Stan Wainwright, Navigator: Norbert Lorenz, Ball Turret Gunner: John Silvia, Waist Gunner: Paul Schatzau (4POW); Co-Pilot: John Bickley, Bombardier: Ed Allard, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Art Mahy, Radio Operator: Paul McGill, Waist Gunner: Art Dauenhauer, Tail Gunner: Henry Richard, rad-obs-Sgt Henry Patterson{body not recovered} (7KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed between Corme-Royal and La Clisse (12km west of Saintes (17100)), France; MACR 1755.
Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 17-Aug-42; Thurleigh 13-Oct-42; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-J] Bassingbourn 20-Feb-43; Missing in Action (MIA) 2m Hamm 4-Mar-43. Shot down by Lt Kostler (IV/NJG1) in Me 110, KO’d #1 & #3,oil pouring away before #4 was feathered ditched 40 miles west of Texel Is, Holland, in North Sea; five rescued by Royal Navy minesweeper and landed at Grimsby; EXCALIBUR. 3KIA 7RTD (Rescued by Royal Navy). No MACR issued.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Memphis 8/4/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-V] Alconbury 24/4/43; Missing in Action Wangerooge 15/5/43 with Capt Larche Washer, Co-pilot: Bob Kennedy, Bombardier: Bill Haenel, Radio Operator: Jack Roebuck, Ball turret gunner: Art Davis (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Martin Healey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alf Sikorski, Waist gunner: Art Blasenak, Waist gunner: Jim McDermott,Tail gunner: Ken Murray (5 Killed in Action); flak, ditched North Sea, before target [near Cuxhaven?]; Missing Air Crew Report 16060.
Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Stephenville, Nfd, 12/4/43; Assigned: 96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43; Transferred: 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 20/4/43; MIA Heligoland 15/5/43 Pilot: Alden Mann{wia}, Co-Pilot: Leo Kisamore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Myers, Radio Operator: Alf Schatz, Ball Turret Gunner: Woodrow Mosbarger, Waist Gunner: Sherman Coleman, Tail Gunner: John McElroy (7KIA); Navigator: Larry Wolfe, Bombardier: Claude Toyek{wia}, Waist Gunner: Reg Harris (3POW); Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea. MACR 16059, BATTLIN‘ B.
Delivered Tulsa 16/3/44; Kearney 29/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-V] Rougham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/8/44 with Orville Spenst, Co-pilot: Larry Metzroth, Navigator: Ed Pacek, Bombardier: Ira Dodd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Brown, Radio Operator: Forest Crosman, Ball turret gunner: Jim Theiss, Waist gunner: Bob Hurd (8POW-rescued by German Sea patrol);Tail gunner: Frank Trilling (KIA-drowned); flak damage and three engines out, ditched North Sea, off Frisian Islands [54°14’N – 07°25’E]. Missing Air Crew Report 8075.
Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned: 750BS/457BG [L] Glatton 7/6/44; MIA Misburg 17/10/44 Pilot: Norman Chapman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Marshall Windham, Radio Operator: Bob Brady, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Dixon, Waist Gunner: Joe Budich, Tail Gunner: Carl Weibel (6POW); Co-Pilot: Ray Mills, Navigator: Ken Johnson, Bombardier: Oliver Wicks (3KIA); flak, crashed Flammersheim [KU-11058A], Germany [21km south-west of Bonn]. MACR 9634. BIG TIME OPERATOR.
Delivered Long Beach 3/6/43; Gore 3/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-T] with HSC radar scanner fitted Alconbury 29/7/43; crash landed Eye, Sfk 13/12/43, Salvaged. Re-ass 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 21/4/44; Missing in Action 16/7/44.
Delivered: Cheyenne 31/12/43; Kearney 19/1/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-S] Thurleigh 6/2/44; MIA Merseburg 20/7/44 Pilot: Dave McNaught, Co-Pilot: John Wollack, Navigator: Bill Glass, Bombardier: Marylyn Watson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jerome Scherr, Radio Operator: Theo Hansen, Ball Turret Gunner: Mike Gesine, Waist Gunner: Bill Burke, Tail Gunner: Harry Eckenrode (9POW); flak, crashed Vielau, Germany. MACR 7277.
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b17flyingfortress.de am 23. März 2026 bei 42-31504 / Rosie’s Riveter
Danke für die Buchempfehlung. Kannte ich bisher noch nicht.
Michele L Raine am 23. März 2026 bei 42-30837 / Ole Bassar
My grandfather was Roland Bowman, the navigator. My father was only 3 mos old when Roland was killed. Roland remains an important person in my family and we hope to...
Ole Wernecke am 23. März 2026 bei 42-31504 / Rosie’s Riveter
Hey, do you know this book. Der letzte Flug: Die Geschichte und die Hintergründe eines Flugzeuges, seines Absturzes und seiner Besatzung Gebundene Ausgabe – 14. November 2018 von Markus Obel...
David Berran am 22. März 2026 bei 41-2489 / Suzy Q
I’m curious to find out any information on my Dad, Ignatius E. Berran, 5th AAF, 19th Bomb group (Heavy). He was a waist gunner on the Suzy-Q in the Pacific...
Teddy Milton am 22. März 2026 bei 42-30301 / Idiots‘ Delight aka Missy G
Hey Tim, My great Uncle Theodore Milton was the pilot. I’ve been searching for any crew members families to connect with. My wife and I are heading to Normandy this...
A. Nickelhoff am 21. März 2026 bei 42-97505 / The Dinglebury Kids
My Dad flew 34 missions out of Thurleigh. I have a "Pilots Navigation Kit" satchel with all of his records, including battle orders (including D-Day) and many other contemporaneous records...
Andrés am 18. März 2026 bei 42-107068 / Powerful Katrinka
mi abuelo se llamaba Manuel Castaño y era guardia civil destinado en el lugar del accidente del powerful katrinka. Se que atendió a los americanos y que les dio buen...
Andrés Castaño Ezcurra am 18. März 2026 bei 42-107068 / Powerful Katrinka
My grandfather, Manuel Castaño, was a member of the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) stationed at the crash site of the B-17 bomber 'Powerful Katrinka.' I know he assisted the...
Andrés Castaño Ezcurra am 18. März 2026 bei 42-107068 / Powerful Katrinka
My grandfather, Manuel Castaño, was a member of the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) stationed at the crash site of the B-17 bomber 'Powerful Katrinka.' I know he assisted the...
Kenneth Johnson am 18. März 2026 bei 43-37606 / Big Time Operator
I am the son of Kenneth H. Johnson, navigator on BTO. I would love to see more pictures if anyone has their location on the web. I thought the crash...