Die B-17 wurde zu einem Symbol des amerikanischen Luftkriegsbeitrags während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und erlangte aufgrund ihrer Zuverlässigkeit und Kampfkraft einen legendären Ruf.

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Die Boeing B-17 Fliegende Festung im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit einer Datenbank über das Schicksal jeder einzelnen Maschine.

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Zuletzt aktualisierte B-17 in der Datenbank

B-17 #42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

B-17 #42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

Delivered: Dallas 9/7/43; Love 29/7/43; Kearney 1/8/43; Topeka 12/8/43; Assigned: 482BG Alconbury 24/8/43; Transferred: 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 19/9/43; MIA Tours 5/1/44 Pilot: Jack Zeman, Ball Turret Gunner: Harve Leroux, Waist Gunner: Ray Chevraux (3 EVD), Co-Pilot: Otis Montgomery, Navigator: Frank Bisagna, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Sinquefield, Radio Operator: Burton Givan, Waist Gunner: Francis Cater, Tail Gunner: George Day (5 POW), Bombardier: Bill Walker (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Les Hunes, a mile W of Aubigne-Racan, Fr. MACR 1962. BABY DUMPLING.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

B-17 #42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 7/7/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 9/7/43 SKY SHY; Missing in Action 6/9/43 with Jim Roe, Co-pilot: Ernie Thompson, Navigator: Milton Schoenborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Mace, Radio Operator: Dave Tees, Ball turret gunner: Rich Senegal, Waist gunner: Tom Mollenkamp, Waist gunner: Dorman Busse,Tail gunner: Paul Hardin (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Manley Frankenberg (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Wittlingen [40km south-south-east of Stuttgart], Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 3114. SILVER DOLLAR.

B-17 #42-5473 / Ernt Mernt

B-17 #42-5473 / Ernt Mernt

Delivered Denver 16/12/42; Salina 1/1/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Ain M’Lila, Alg 28/1/43; St Donat, Alg 6/3/43; Oudna, Tun 6/8/43; {69m} transferred 20BS/2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; 347BS/99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; {0m} 483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Sterparone, It 22/4/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 25/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 25/9/45. ERNT MERNT.

B-17 #42-31968 / Miss Irish

B-17 #42-31968 / Miss Irish

Delivered Cheyenne 11/1/44; Savannah 21/1/44; Morrison 2/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-D] Thorpe Abbotts 3/2/44; battle damaged flak, Mimoyecques, Fr. 19/3/44 with John Gibbons, Co-pilot: Bob Dykeman, Navigator: Everett Johnson, Bombardier: Sterling Blakeman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ira Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Spragg, Waist gunner: Frank Buschmeier (9 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Ed Walker (Killed in Action); hit by 88m shell in radio room; limped home to crash landed Raydon A/fd, Sfk. UK. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 15220. MISS IRISH.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97736

B-17 #42-97736

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 6/4/44; Morrison 27/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/5/44; 419BS/301BG Lucera 15/5/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 1/2/45 with Frank Muskus, Dick, Schlarr, Lopacki, Horton (5 Prisoner of War); Alexander, Boyle, Stupak, Hothem (4 Killed in Action); Baer {bomb) (evaded capture & ret); flak, crashed Stockerau; Missing Air Crew Report 12078.

B-17 #44-6431 / Old Folks

B-17 #44-6431 / Old Folks

Delivered Hunter 3/8/44; Dow Fd 15/8/44; Assigned 346BS/99BG Tortorella 11/9/44; Missing in Action {51m} Linz 25/4/45 with Rich Schwarz, Johnson, Margolis, Arney, Sosnoski, Greenbaum, Early, Bianchi, Freundt, Rice; flak hit #2 ct fire, crashed Linz; nine chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 13988. OLD FOLKS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8224

B-17 #44-8224

Delivered Dallas 16/7/44; Langley 12/8/44; Dow Fd 12/9/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG Nuthampstead 14/9/44; Missing in Action Neuss, Ger. 23/1/45 with Federico Gonzales (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Col Frank Hunter Gp CO, Navigator: Chas Letts, Capt Bill Beatovich ex nav, Bombardier: Capt Bill Campbell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Rogers, Radio Operator: Bob Mayfield, rwg-Bill Shumate, VN-Lt Ralph Lentz lwg,Tail gunner: Lt Bill Butters (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Heerdt (west of Düsseldorf), Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 11799 [?11798].

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30198 / Guzzlers

B-17 #42-30198 / Guzzlers

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Cheyenne 14/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-L] Andrews Fd 5/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 563BS/388BG Knettishall /43; Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Aubrey Bobbitt, Co-pilot: Pete McCahill, Navigator: Larry Wiegman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Claybourn,Tail gunner: Bill Hart (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Gordon Amos, Radio Operator: Jim Duncan, Ball turret gunner: Paul Warren, Waist gunner: Larry Hopwood, Waist gunner: Jim Langley (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Holtland, NE of Leer, S of Hesel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5386. GUZZLERS.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-83447

B-17 #44-83447

Delivered Hunter 6/3/45; Grenier 17/3/45; Assigned 427BS/303BG Molesworth 10/4/45; Missing in Action Pilsen 25/4/45 with Warren Mauger (evaded capture); Bill Burgess, George Knox, Matt Gordon, Earl Dugan (4 Prisoner of War); Henry Moss, Glen Walling, Francis Kelley (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Pilsen; Missing Air Crew Report 14223.

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Neueste Kommentare

John Janssen am 22. April 2026 bei 42-31299 / She’s My Gal II aka Junior

Hi, there was a memorial set up by the family of the farm where my fathers bomber crashed I had the picture and now I cannot find it. thank you...

b17flyingfortress.de am 22. April 2026 bei 42-30676 / Baby Dumpling

Hello Darrah, thanks for the info. I have updated the page in my B-17 database. Cheers Jing

b17flyingfortress.de am 21. April 2026 bei 42-3378 / Sky Shy Silver Dollar

Danke, ich habe es aktualisiert. Grüße Jing

Casey Heyman am 21. April 2026 bei 42-31561 / Just Elmer’s Tune

You can also reach out to me if you would like. I am Norm Carnie's grandson. We appreciate you keeping the story alive. We would love any information you have....

Joey Clark am 21. April 2026 bei 42-97195 / Miss Minneapolis

I found a forum page with some photos of the crew in front of "Miss Minneapolis", as well as some journal entries. Link here. 337th Bomb Sqadron Crew Chief Diary...

Robert DeVault am 21. April 2026 bei 42-107025 / Little Chum

To the son of Robert Weeks, my name is Robert DeVault son of Jack DeVault who was top turret gunner on your dad’s crew. Also survived. Please reach out to...

Travis am 20. April 2026 bei 43-38917 / Not Today Cleo

K: My gradfather flew 32 of his 33 missions over Germany with Lawrence D. Mitchell as Co-pilot, records show. 15 of them on this plane. I'd love to see any...

Travis am 20. April 2026 bei 43-38917 / Not Today Cleo

MaryLou: My grandfather flew 33 missions with Jack Duggan as Pilots, records show. I would LOVE to see any photos you have! Please email!

Stephan am 20. April 2026 bei 42-97191 / Silver Ball

Crashed Medewitz, not Medlitz.

Matthew Rattigan am 20. April 2026 bei 44-6172

It was part of the 526th BS and flew a mission over Hamm Germany on 8 Sep 1944 (Mission 199). It was nicknamed Ensign Mary II