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

B-17 #42-102648 / BTO of ETO

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Slated 447BG, Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-L] Thorpe Abbotts 21/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Bob Roeder, Co-pilot: Paul Lammers, Navigator: Claud Robison, Bombardier: Milton Grabel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wade Eason, Radio Operator: Frank Goldstein (6 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Natham McElroy{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Fred Cebalo{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Bill Poklemba{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Tony Lombardi (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Suelfeld, near Kaltenkirchen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5172. BTO of ETO.

B-17 #43-38085 / Towering Titan

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Hunter 17/6/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-L] (?), 365BS [XK-L] Chelveston 11/8/44; MIA Dresden 17/4/45 Pilot: Brainard Harris, Earl Boyd, Herman Spurrier, Earl Losse, Louie Daybrook, Walt McClellan, Sam Williams, Ed Ganschow (8KIA); mid air coll w/jet aircraft, crashed Babisnau, 10 km south of Dresden, Germany; MACR 14172. TOWERING TITAN.

B-17 #43-38014 / The Naughty Virgin

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 422BS/305BG [JJ-P] Chelveston 12/7/44; battle damage Berlin 18/3/45 Pilot: Roy McCaldin, Navigator: Lyman Clark, togg-Bill King, Radio Operator: John Powers, Ball Turret Gunner: Union Melton, Tail Gunner: Jim Murphy, sj-Andy Kester (7RTD, picked up by Russians); Co-Pilot: Emil Sobol, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alex Archibald (2POW); flak, crashed Berlin; MACR 13146. Salvaged. 4/4/45. THE NAUGHTY VIRGIN.

B-17 #42-31501 / ‚Ole‘ Miss Destry aka Son of a Blitz

Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Billings 15/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-R] Chelveston 12/12/43 `OLE‘ MISS DESTRY; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; 138m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. SON OF A BLITZ.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29594 / Little Butch

B-17 #42-29594 / Little Butch

Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Brookley 15/3/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 13/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Missing in Action {29m} Naples 4/8/43 with Capt Bill Mayer, Bombardier: Elmo McClain,Tail gunner: Albt Nash (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Paul Wernich, Navigator: Aldo Angiolini, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Samora, Radio Operator: Bill Doebele, Ball turret gunner: Clifton Wade, Waist gunner: Ed Lamont, Waist gunner: Harry Lavine (7 Killed in Action); flak, seven chutes seen. crashed in the water at Naples/Nisida, just off the town of Pozzguali, Italy. Missing Air Crew Report 371. LITTLE BUTCH.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5893 / Sad Sack

B-17 #42-5893 / Sad Sack

Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-M] Bassingbourn 24/5/43; transferred 336BS/95BG [ET-F] Horham 16/6/43; 8m, Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Oliver Robichaud, Co-pilot: Martin Heathcote, Navigator: Capt Roy Deadman, Bombardier: Bob Katz, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bloxom, Waist gunner: Joe Mutz broke arm in bale out (6 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Clarry Borchardt,Tail gunner: George Kosturko (2 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Cothran shot dead by SS on march from POW camp, Radio Operator: Graham Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Dorrieloh, 12 miles E of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 197. SAD SACK.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30304 / She’s My Gal

B-17 #42-30304 / She’s My Gal

Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 15/6/43; 5m, Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Henry Quirk, Co-pilot: Joe Cisar, Bombardier: Ambrose Angle, Radio Operator: Herb Suess, Waist gunner: John McNeil, Waist gunner: Elwood Bell (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Nathan Datlow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Medford, Ball turret gunner: Tom McArthur,Tail gunner: Milton Huffstuttler (4 Prisoner of War); fighter, crashed Lauenstein, near Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 196.

B-17 #44-6179 / Firecracker

Delivered Tulsa 24/5/44; Hunter 15/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 2/7/44; crash landed base 18/4/45 with Austin Cragg, co-pilot: Vernon M. Neff; radio operator: Charles R. Hill; returning from mission to bomb troops in Charlie area; burned out.

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5395

B-17 #42-5395

Delivered Tulsa 30/11/42; New Castle 17/12/42; Assigned 353BS/301BG Biskra 3/1/43; Ain M’Lila 17/1/43; St Donat 6/3/43; Missing in Action {43m} San Giovanni 16/7/43, with Pearson, Dix, Harrington, Turansky, Hayes, Roshrgar, Pearson, Fleming, Luke; flak hit; Missing Air Crew Report 209 [wrong].

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David Tappan am 18. Juli 2026 bei 44-6718

Correcting information. 1LT Robert W. Tappan was Aircraft Commander of this aircraft. Hyacinth Thimmesch was his Co-Pilot. They were shot down over Zossen, Germany and ended up as P.O.W's two...

william panter am 17. Juli 2026 bei 42-29467 / Flack Dodger

any pictures of crew or plane

love to have any pictures of flack dodger and crew

Frank J. Sparacino Jr am 17. Juli 2026 bei 42-97107

My grandfather was Leon Stawasz I visited stalag Luft 4 where he was imprisoned. Any descendants of this crew around

David Beal am 15. Juli 2026 bei 42-97069 / Mon Tete Rouge II

Hello, my grandfather Golden T. Hays was a waist gunner and flew many missions with Mr. Fulmer. I've just started collecting info on his missions and documenting the multiple planes...

Kyle Moseley am 15. Juli 2026 bei 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II

Hi. My Dad Hubert Moseley was Co-Pilot with your uncle. Was also POW.

Dave Wise am 15. Juli 2026 bei 42-39993 / Hell’s Angel Out of Chute 13 aka Grossly Inadequate

So, was the model completed? How did it go? Do you have photos? My dad was in the 15air force as a tail gunner for twenty five missions til the...

Kip Mayberry am 15. Juli 2026 bei 44-8109

Robert, My Great Uncle was Jack Schimpf, he was the bombardier for the flight and ended up in Barth as well. He was an amazing, friendly and good spirited person...

Daniel Davis am 15. Juli 2026 bei 41-24514

On March 8, 1943, their B-17F (Serial Number 41-24514, nicknamed "The Queen of the Skies") was shot down by a German Fw 190 fighter plane during a bombing mission to...

Hello William, My name is Daniel, Donald Robert Huddle was my grandfather, shown listed above, he was the Right Waist Gunner. From my research, the B-17 41-24514 "Flying Fortress" was...

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