B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies

B-17 #42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

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.

B-17 #44-6326 / Pick Up

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.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31796

B-17 #42-31796

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.

B-17 #42-39951 / In The Mood aka Gremlin Buggy II

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

B-17 #42-39763

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.

B-17 #42-97731

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

B-17 #42-97641

Delivered Denver 13/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/2/44; Morrison 22/3/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 23/3/44; transferred 414BS/97BG Amendola 4/44; 301BG Lucera /44; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 25/2/45; 4100 BU Patterson 23/2/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46.

B-17 #42-39876 / Gloria Ann

Delivered Denver 27/9/43; Gr Island 15/10/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-E] Framlingham 21/10/43; severe battle damaged over Berlin 6/3/44 with J. Flottorp, crew ? (10 Returned to Duty); on return aircraft had over 700 holes and sal 8/3/44. GLORIA ANN.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31110 / Pacific’s Dream

B-17 #42-31110 / Pacific’s Dream

Delivered Dallas 20/9/43; Gr Island 12/10/43; Wilmington 15/10/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-M] Rougham 23/10/43; Missing in Action Cognac 31/12/43 with Ed Sullivan, Co-pilot: Cliff Robinson, Bombardier: Rueben Fier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elmer Shue (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Harvey Barr, Radio Operator: Chas Hoyes, Ball turret gunner: Stan Dymek, Waist gunner: John McLaughlin, Waist gunner: Alvin Sanderson,Tail gunner: Kenneth Carson (6 evaded capture); flak damaged three engines, crashed Cognac, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 1672. PACIFIC’S DREAM.

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Georg Schwarzenberger am 12. Oktober 2026 bei 42-3528

I live in a small district of the town Kruen, called „Barmsee“. It has the same name like the lake close by. My neighbour who died arround 2000 was a...

Roger Vanderveen am 11. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37673 / That’s All Jack

Edi, My email is rog@vanclan.org. Mail me and I'll say more. -- Roger

Jennifer (Stickle) Fortin am 11. Oktober 2026 bei 43-38665

I have a picture of him. Roderick Stickle was my grandfather.

Edith Bajema am 09. Oktober 2026 bei 43-37673 / That’s All Jack

Roger, so good to hear from you. My husband, Phil Bajema, and I live now in Minneapolis, MN, but I grew up in Ripon. Yes, Helen and I were close...

Paul am 07. Oktober 2026 bei 42-29717 / Mr. Five by Five

Yes, Edward was my grandfather. It would be great to see what you have! Thank you!

Jeffrey m Foster am 07. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31663 / Tag-A-Long

My grandfather was copilot. lt col. Keith E. Foster. I never got the stories first hand. My father told me about my grandpa,he was very closed lip. I have a...

Phil Flip Marchese am 06. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5970

HSC or is it H2S? what is the difference of HSC? I don't recognize that designation.

Adam Frankelli am 06. Oktober 2026 bei 44-8268

Mr. Soden, I just came across your reply and am interested in finding out more of what happened to my great uncle (Alexander Turanski from Wilkes Barre, PA) and his...

b17flyingfortress.de am 06. Oktober 2026 bei 42-31185 / Satchel Lass

Hello Harlon, please send my the photograph via email: jing@b17flyingfortress.de Thanks :) Cheers Jing

Phil Flip Marchese am 06. Oktober 2026 bei 42-5960

you be are missing the modification at UAL CHY and high added the modified A-1 Bendix chin turret converting this into a crew gunnery trainer.

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