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 Geiger 6/11/42; Assigned 526BS/379BG Sioux City 3/1/43 with Jim Wimmer force landed base 26/2/43; Kearney 3/8/43; 2511 BU Bryan 2/11/44; 4124 BU Altus 18/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/12/45.
Delivered Dallas 5/7/44; Langley 24/7/44; Grenier 23/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG PFF fitted with tail warning radar, Amendola 11/11/44; battle damaged Blechhammer 13/11/44 with Sterling Trump; bellied in Lake Lesina, near Foggia. Salvaged.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Hunter 26/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; battle damaged Darmstadt, Ger 24/12/44 with John K. Stockton; force landed Moelsbroek A/fd, Bel; Salvaged 2/1/45.
Delivered Long Beach 13/10/43; Gr Island 8/11/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-S, RD-L] Thurleigh 12/12/43; Missing in Action Aschersleben 22/2/44 with J.P. Tooms Jr, co-Howard Taunton, Navigator: Alby Pulver, Bombardier: Buford Branom, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Wheeler, Radio Operator: Paul Gaire, Tail gunner: Virgil Chappie (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Calvin Brend, Waist gunner: John Foley, Waist gunner: Bill Harris (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Herfun, just S of Waldbrol, 19 miles W of Siegen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2649. HOLY HELLCAT.
Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-L] Ridgewell 21/5/44; after {70+m} transferred 327BS/92BG [UX- ] Podington 10/5/45; then,Sal 9AF Germany 10/12/45. CAROL LEIGH.
Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/43; Gore 29/6/43; Gr Isle 22/6/43; Walla Walla 1/8/43; Scott 9/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 10/8/43; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 20/8/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt/Hanau, Germany 4/10/43 with Capt Harry Helstrom, Co-pilot: Hubert Trent, Navigator: Harry Curtice, Bombardier: Hilbert Phillippe {evaded capture for weeks}, Ball turret gunner: Bill Edwards, weg-Chas Crippen (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Giles, Radio Operator: Carroll Haarup, Waist gunner: Joe Shandor,Tail gunner: Tom Mezynski (4 evaded capture); flak KO’d #3 and damaged another, crash landed Caen, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 843. BADGER’S BEAUTY V.
Delivered Denver 17/1/44; MacDill 30/1/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 12/3/44; transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; 71m 5th BW HQ 8/10/44 as hack for Gen Charles Lawrence; Returned to the USA 902 BU Orlando 4/5/45; 64 BU Andrews 13/6/45; 1377 BU Grenier 5/7/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 17/7/45; Recl Comp 9/4/46. GLITTERING GAL.
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-F] Thorpe Abbotts 4/12/43; Missing in Action German rail jncts at Liege 11/5/44 with Jack Hunter, Co-pilot: George Shoesmith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Wellingham, Radio Operator: Spiro Lecouras, Ball turret gunner: Chas Anglin, Waist gunner: Bob Kuehl, Waist gunner: John Ruprick (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Rich Heh, Bombardier: Murray Lirette,Tail gunner: Herb South{Wounded in Action} (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit and #3 exploded and part of wing blown off; crashed Ougree, four miles SW of Liege, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 4866. KATIE.
Delivered Cheyenne 19/4/44; Hunter 27/4/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 352BS/301BG Lucera 26/5/44; Missing in Action Wiener Neudorf 26/7/44 with Ernie Howell, Campbell, Dawson, Woodson, West, Vodicka, Bauman, Mears (8 Killed in Action); Hammond, La Rosa (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Wiener Neustadt; Missing Air Crew Report 7143.
Neueste Kommentare
Gert Kozijn am 15. Mai 2026 bei 42-39920 / Karen B
Your grandfather is in this story. https://www.facebook.com/groups/gemeentehellendoorn4045/permalink/782585790732477/?
Matthew Rattigan am 15. Mai 2026 bei 42-32024 / Swamp Fire
You should share the photos and stories to the Imperial War Museum’s American Archives. They appreciate any help. I know many people who use those pages for research. I had...
Paul O. am 14. Mai 2026 bei 42-31575 / Mizpah
Hey Christina, I'm a big 8th Air Force and 381st BG researcher and support a project to fill a data bank of photos of all Crews and B-17. I wonder...
Andrew Payton am 14. Mai 2026 bei 44-8323 / Blonde Bombshell
Grandson of Alfred Walterscheid, co-pilot.
Phil Flip Marchese am 14. Mai 2026 bei 42-3548
header lists as 388th BG and sorts against that same BG, however the body of the synopsis lists only as 385th BG. the 388th is known to have had G-1/5...
marion Barnhill am 13. Mai 2026 bei 42-3528
Mr. Hood, you are the first relative of the crew I have heard from. I appreciate your confirmation of what my father always stated was the cause of Lt. Cook's...
Marcin Truchlewski am 13. Mai 2026 bei 42-31713 / Snake Hips
I would like to ask for explanation. What does mean Status RSC? Rescued?
Nance Welch am 13. Mai 2026 bei 41-24360 / Hell’s Kitchen
My dad was a waist gunner in N. Africa...he passed when I was only 9, so not much info, but one of the two planes my mom mentioned was Hell's...
Ed Hood am 13. Mai 2026 bei 42-3528
My Uncle Joe Jarsemki's [as well as all other crew] "Individual Casualty Questionaire" taken after the war states that Lt. Cook was shot in the back with a 30 cal,...
Mark Day am 12. Mai 2026 bei 43-38490
I am looking for any records that I can find for “Wheel Horse “ and my Farher Truman Day, he was a Tsgt. Flight engineer and Top Turrey gunner.