Aircraft Assigned List
The 390th Memorial Museum is proud to present this newest addition to our web site. Visitors now can research their friends, loved ones, and their aircraft. By following the link, you will find several ways to research data on the aircraft and personnel of the 390th Bomb Group (H). All of us here at the 390th Memorial Museum Foundation extend a special thanks to Richard E. Drain (570th) for the hard work he has done to provide this information.
Model | Production Block | MFG | Serial Number | A/C Letter | Name | Squadron | History | MACR |
B-17F | 80 | BO | 229962 | J | Dottie III/Green Banana | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 17 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Mar 43. Gore Field 19 Mar 43. Walla Walla 28 Mar 43. Selfridge 29 Apr 43. Presque Isle 4 May 43. 8th AF 7 May 43. Assigned to 96th BG. Name Rum Boogie II. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Zeitz16 Aug 44. Hit by flak. Harms KIA, rest POW. | 8455 |
B-17F | 80 | BO | 229991 | T | We'll Never Know/Patches | 571 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Mar 43. Dallas 2 Apr 43. Dow Field 12 Apr 43. Love Field 19 May 43. Geiger Field 16 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Schweinfurt 14 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, two engines out, crashed near Karlsruhe. All POW. | 858 |
B-17F | 80 | BO | 230017 | G | All Shot to Hell | 568 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 26 Mar 43. Dallas 2 Apr 43. Geiger Field 23 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Exploded and crashed near Wernberg. All POW. | 388 |
B-17F | 90 | BO | 230223 | S | Rick-O-Shay/Norma J | 570 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Apr 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Spokane 24 May 43. Gore Field 11 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 July 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Attacked by fighters, part of horizontal and vertical stabilizer shot away. Crashed at Westeraccum. Weiss, Hulme POW, rest KIA. | 1582 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230246 | H | Spot Remover | 570 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 30 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Spokane 24 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Sep 43. Pilot - Keith E. Harris. Repaired. MIA Rostock 20 Feb 44. Out of fuel, crashed at Tierstrup. ALL POW. | 2436 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230262 | K | Tech Supply | 568 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 12 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, hit by rocket, crashed at Ladbergen. Hurles, Fjosne, Wirtz, Malone KIA, rest POW. | 862 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230265 | V | Pinky | 571 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Denver 10 May 43. Gore Field 11 May 43. Denver 12 May 43. Gore Field 21 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Gore Field 11 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 10 Jul 43. Dow Field 14 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, crashed at Buurse. Look KIA, Converse evades, rest POW. | 865 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230266 | W | Wild Children/Lucky Strike | 569 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 May 43. Gore Field 9 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 31 Jul 43. John R. Schoenig WIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen. Crashed at Grove Farm 3 miles from base during practice mission 9 Jul 44. All KIA. | |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230289 | H | The Dull Tool/The Douche Bag | 568 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 18 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Frankfurt 4 Jan 44. Attacked by fighters. Crashed near Ilusum. Shanholtz, Oster, Gristak, Gott KIA, rest POW. | 2021 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230292 | Q | Pulsatin Polly | 569 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, Nr. 4 engine fire, went down under control circled by enemy fighters. Crashed at Quelkhorn. Helms, Martin, Lambert, Smith POW, rest KIA. | 783 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230302 | O | Calamity Jane | 568 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 May 43. Gore Field 21 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. Struck by 229974 from 306th BG. No injuries, returned to base. Salvaged 28 Jul 43. | |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230308 | A | Hot Rocks | 568 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 10 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA 24 Aug 43. Damaged by fighters, ditched in English Channel. Dell Armi KIA, rest saved. | 393 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230315 | S | Battle Queen-Peg of My Heart | 569 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Crash landed at Uzenstorf, Switzerland. Crew interned. Neal, Russell, Scott escape, return. | 391 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230316 | J | Madie | 568 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 13 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 29 May 43. Geiger Field 27 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Crashed at Bellheim, 17km north of Karlsruhe. Jones KIA, rest POW. | 390 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230318 | G | Devil's Daughter | 570 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 12 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 18 May 43. Spokane 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Hit by flak, Nr. 2 engine fire, crashed near Bremen. Wetzel KIA, rest POW. | 781 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230320 | S | Coy Decoy | 569 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 12 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 May 43. Gore Field 15 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 6 Jun 43. Langley 25 Jun 43. Cutbank, Montana 27 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. Severe battle damage 11 Dec 43 at Emden. Francis Brooks, John Durrett, Raymond Nagle, Robert C. Johnston bail out over enemy territory, POW. Gayle C. Gillenwater, KIA, rest of Parker crew return to base. MIA Kiel 4 Jan 44. Crashed near Ilusum, all POW. (MACR 2022 and 14404) | 14404 |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230325 | D | Miss Carry | 570 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Gore Field 19 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Spokane 26 May 43. Portland 4 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Paul W. Vance WIA 10 Oct 43 at Munster. 230334 collides with 230325 on mission to Frankfurt 29 Jan 44, damages props. 334 MIA, 325 returns to base. Robert J. Watson, copilot, KIA 12 Jun 44. Salvaged Greencastle, N. Ireland 2 May 45. | |
B-17F | 95 | BO | 230330 | A | Blood, Guts & Rust II | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 13 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Dyersburg 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 22 Jul 43. Presque Isle 2 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. First coded BI-L. Changed to BI-A when 230308 was lost. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Nr. 2 and 3 engines knocked out by flak, one burning. Grubb, Kohler, Mateyak, Redding KIA, rest POW. | 784 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230332 | N | Short Stuff/Spirit of '76 | 571 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Walla Walla 4 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA 18 Apr 44. Hit by flak on Orienburg mission. Landed at Bulltofta, Sweden. Procopio, Millington, Dye, Mitchell, Belisle, Robertson, Sharpless removed from camp on 9 Oct 44 by Swedish and American officials and flown to England in B-24. Sansone, Coburn returned in same manner in Nov 44. | 4012 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230334 | E | Virgin Sturgeon/Eight Ball | 570 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Chanute 22 Jun 43. Lewiston 23 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Frankfurt 29 Jan 44. Collided with 230325, part of right wing broke off, crashed into Lake Constance. All POW. | 2271 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230337 | B | 8 Ball/Flak Hack | 570 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Gore Field 20 May 43. Geiger field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 May 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Noel H. Howard, ROG on crew 27, KIA 26 Sept 43. MIA Brunswick 10 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Striepe. Beard, Hodgson, Gillen POW, rest KIA. | 2503 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230338 | P | Cabin in the Sky/Rough Group/Dorothy Dee | 571 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 21 May 43. Gore Field 19 May 43. Cheyenne 21 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Gore Field 12 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. John F. Tierney WIA 7 May 44 at Berlin. To U.S 4 Jul 45. To Altus 14 Aug 45. | |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230348 | N | Royal Flush | 569 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 17 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Geiger Field 27 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 9 Jul 43. Dow Field 14 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 16 Dec 43. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Oldenburg. All POW. | 1728 |
B-17F | 100 | BO | 230411 | J | Rose Marie/Hot Rocks II | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 26 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 May 43. Kearney 9 Jun 43. Dalhart 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 26 Jul 43. Presque Isle 2 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed near Norden. Holder, Jones KIA, rest POW. | 1727 |
B-17F | 105 | BO | 230434 | A | Betty Boop-Pistol Packin' Mama | 570 | Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 May 43. Smoky Hill 12 Jun 43. Rapid City 19 Jun 43. Geiger Field 22 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 23 Jun 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Leonard Baumgartner KIA 17 Aug 43 at Regensburg. MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Laon. Bowman, Phillips KIA, rest POW. | 2659 |
B-17F | 105 | BO | 230455 | R | Schifless Skonk | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 Jun 43. Kearney 14 Jun 43. Dalhart 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 26 Jun 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. MIA on mission to Rjukan, Norway 16 Nov 43. Caught fire and crashed in North Sea. All KIA. | 1400 |
B-17F | 105 | BO | 230476 | L | Rovin Ramona | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Jun 43. Dallas Mod Center 8 Jun 43. Gore Field 9 Jun 43. Dallas 16 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 8 Jul 43. Dow Field 15 Jul 43. 8th AF 15 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 20 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed at Bremen. All KIA. | 1731 |
B-17F | 105 | BO | 230610 | M | Red Ass | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Jun 43. Gore Field 30 Jun 43. Grand Isle 15 Jul 43. Dalhart 20 Jul 43. Grand Isle 26 Jul 43. Presque Isle 3 Aug 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. Plane caught fire during assembly for a mission to Duren which was later abandoned. Crew bailed out, plane crashed as West Hanningfield near Chelmsford, Essex on 17 Oct 43. Plane Salvaged. | |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230639 | U | Coy Decoy II | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jul 43. Gore Field 4 Jul 43. Cheyenne 5 Jul 43. Dow Field 27 Jul 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. Severe 20mm damage on mission to Hanau 4 Oct 43. Transfer to RAF 21 Jan 44. | |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230642 | O | Geronimo | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jul 43. Gore Field 4 Jul 43. Cheyenne 5 Jul 43. Dow Field 27 Jul 43. Hit by flak, one engine out, crashed near Malmedy 19 July 44. All KIA. | 7555 |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230667 | V | Wild Children | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 6 Jul 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jul 43. Gore Field 9 Jul 43. Cheyenne 10 Jul 43. Kearney 23 Jul 43. Topeka 1 Aug 43. Kearney 7 Aug 43. Topeka 13 Aug 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Hit by flak, crashed near Groningen. All POW. | 1584 |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230713 | E | Phyllis Marie | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Berlin 8 Mar 44. Landed intact at Werben, Germany. Assigned by Luftwaffe to KG200. All POW. | 2987 |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230715 | Y | Cincinnati Queen/Blues in the Night | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. John Oliver and Bobby Orr WIA at Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Richard Caserio KIA by .50 cal fire from another plane prior to entering enemy territory on 11 May 44. Mechanical failure, ditched, pilot drowns, all others rescued. | |
B-17F | 115 | BO | 230719 | P | Shatzi | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Kearney 27 Jul 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Duren 20 Oct 43. Shot down by fighters. Broke in two, crashed near Hergonbosch. Gruntmier, Johnson KIA, Hurst evades, rest POW. | 1039 |
B-17F | 120 | BO | 230783 | M | The Stork Club | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Jul 43. Gore Field 29 Jul 43. Cheyenne 2 Aug 43. Scott Field 9 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Severe flak damage on mission to Bremen 20 Dec 43. Two engines knocked out. Cox, McLaughlin, Shelby, Graber, Bean bail out near Wilhelmshaven. Savage WIA. Plane lands at Raydon, returns to base later. MIA Augsburg 16 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Wings and fuselage in flames. Blew up and crashed at Lautern-Heubach. Button, Thornberg POW, rest KIA. | 3180 |
B-17F | 120 | BO | 230826 | R | Short Stuff | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Dallas Mod Center 4 Aug 43. Gore Field 5 Aug 43. Dallas 8 Aug 43. Dalhart 17 Aug 43. Grand Island 3 Sep 43. 8th AF 9 Sep 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Ostbevern. Grace, Lowrie KIA, rest POW. | 863 |
B-17F | 130 | BO | 231027 | R | Miss Lace/Shy Ann/Pinky III/Honey Chile | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. Transferred to RAF 21 Jan 44. | |
B-17F | 130 | BO | 231030 | A | Shy Ann | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 16 Oct 43. Mechanical failure after take-off for mission to Gelsenkirchen 5 Nov 43. Went into flat spin at 3000 feet, crashed in North Sea off Aldeburgh, England. All KIA. | 1162 |
B-17F | 40 | DL | 23297 | W | The Bad Penny | 571 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 1 May 43. Gieger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. MIA Bordeaux 5 Dec 43. Out of fuel. Ditched in North Sea off Abbotsbury. Crew rescued. | |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23299 | Q | 571 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. Crash landing at Framlingham on 12 Aug 43 after mission to Bonn. William W. Smith crew, salvaged 16 Aug 43. | ||
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23302 | O | Rick-O-Shay | 571 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 1 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Manchester 26 Jun 43. Great Falls 28 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. Harvey Ingersoll WIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. MIA 10 Oct 43 Munster. Out of fuel, ditched in North Sea. All POW. | 866 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23305 | E | Princess Pat/Fertile Myrtle | 568 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. MIA 17 Aug 43. Forced landing 20km east of Toulon after mission to Regensburg. All POW. | 392 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23306 | L | Phoenix | 569 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA 15 Aug 43 Vitry-En-Artios, France. Collision with 230320 over France. Crashed near Calais. Lawrence POW. Middledort, Sentowski, Harkins, Birdwell evade, rest KIA. | 258 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23310 | F | Blood, Guts, & Rust | 568 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 30 Jun 43. Down Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA 17 Aug 43. Damaged by flak, ditched 60 miles off coast of North Africa. Crew rescued. | 396 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23312 | K | Sequatchiee | 570 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 12 Jul 43. Corbin, Geerlings, Cobb, Daniels bail out near Duren 20 Oct 43, all KIA. Plane returns. MIA Paris 22 Jun 44. Hit by flak, one engine out, crashed at Dreux, Kelley KIA, rest POW. | 5927 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23327 | T | Tet-T'Mote | 569 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Denver Mod Center 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Presque Isle 6 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 19 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Oct 43. Salvaged. | |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23328 | D | Mis Fortune | 568 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Denver Mod Center 10 May 43. Geiger Field 22 May 43. Great Falls 30 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 20 Jun 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Hit by rocket and collided with 23415. Tail came off and plane broke in two. Wenckens, Danielson, Spirito, Payne POW, rest KIA. | 861 |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23329 | F | Skippy | 570 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 10 May 43. Denver Mod Center 11 May 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Chanute 25 Jun 43. Lewiston 28 Jun 43. Dow field 29 Jun 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. Abandoned during assembly 5 Feb 44. Crashed at Salehurst, Sussex, England. Salvaged 9 Feb 44. | |
B-17F | 45 | DL | 23333 | O | Purgatory Pete | 569 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Denver Mod Center 12 May 43. Geiger Field 12 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 12 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Attacked by fighters, damaged, ditched 50 Miles off coast of North Africa. Crew rescued. | 389 |
B-17F | 55 | DL | 23415 | Q | Mis Behavin | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Jun 43. Dallas Mod Center 11 Jun 43. Palm Springs 12 Jun 43. Dallas 14 Jun 43. Long Beach 20 Jul 43. Denver 22 Jul 43. Kearny 1 Aug 43. Topeka 12 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Collision with 23328, crashed at Burgsteinfurt. Coles POW, rest KIA. | 859 |
B-17F | 60 | DL | 23426 | Y | Spider/Kemy Jr./Kemy II | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 43. Denver Mod Center 16 Jun 43. Gore Field 3 Jul 43. Denver 6 Jul 43. Kearney 20 Jul 43. 8th AF 24 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Damaged by flak, crashed at Isendorf. Smith, Miller, Emerich KIA, rest POW. | 864 |
B-17F | 60 | DL | 23427 | B | Canadian Club/Six Nights in Telergma(Arabian Nuts) | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 43. Denver Mod Center 16 Jun 43. Walla Walla 6 Jul 43. Kearney 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 24 Jul 43. Condemned 18 Aug 43. Repaired 28 Sep 43. First coded BI-B. Changed to BI-G after loss of 230017. Wallace Phillips WIA at Leipzig 12 Apr 44. Hit by flak on 21 Jan 44. Entire wing burning. Pelka, McLaughlin, Harms, Powell, Friuli, Wood bail out 3 miles south of Boulogne, France. Harms, Powell, Fruili evade, rest POW. Pilot maintains control after vertical dive puts out fire. Ball gunner salvoes bombs, acts as copilot, tail gunner mans radio position. Plane returns to base, repaired. Salvaged 22 Jun 45. | |
B-17F | 65 | DL | 23472 | G | Shoot A Pound/The Paper Doll/The Vulture | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 1 Jul 43. Amarillo 3 Jul 43. Denver 2 Aug 43. Gore Field 12 Aug 43. Scott Field 13 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Gus H. DeLucia WIA 9 Sep 43 at Beaumont-sur Oise. To U.S. and Altus 29 Oct 45. | |
B-17F | 70 | DL | 23498 | L | Hap's Hazard/Red Head | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Jul 43. Sioux City 29 Jul 43. Scribner 30 Jul 43. Kearney 3 Aug 43. Scott Field 14 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Robert McPherson WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. James W. Baker, navigator on J. F. Son crew, killed by propeller after ship stopped because of flat tire on 27 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 8 May 44. Attacked by fighters, went into flat spin, crashed near Ostenholz. All KIA. | 4582 |
B-17F | 75 | DL | 23526 | N | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 20 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 22 Jul 43. Long Beach 23 Jul 43. Denver 24 Jul 43. Long Beach 4 Aug 43. Ephrata 6 Aug 43. Rapid City 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 9 Sep 43. Engine failure, abandoned during assembly for Schweinfurt mission 14 Oct 43. Crashed at Icklesham, Suffolk. Crew assigned to 570th Squadron. | ||
B-17F | 75 | DL | 23557 | C | Esquire | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 30 Jul 43. Long Beach 2 Aug 43. Denver 3 Aug 43. Grand Island 11 Aug 43. 8th AF 27 Aug 43. MIA Solingen 30 Nov 43. Attacked by fighters. One engine out, crashed at Golzheim. Dragoo, Leonard KIA, rest POW. | 1401 |
B-17F | 75 | DL | 23558 | T | Shy Ann | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 43. Tulsa Mod Center 30 Jul 43. Scott Field 28 Sep 43. 8th AF 27 Aug 43. Salvaged 15 Jul 45. | |
B-17F | 30 | VE | 25863 | O | Paddlefoot's Proxy | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 27 Mar 43. Long Beach Mod Center 31 Mar 43. Denver 2 Apr 43. Kearney 15 Apr 43. Wendover 2 May 43. Dow Field 30 May 43. 8th AF 31 May 43. Assigned to 100th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. Taken off operations 16 Sep 44. To Depot. Salvaged 2 Jun 45. | |
B-17F | 30 | VE | 25903 | R | Ascend Charlie | 571 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 43. Long Beach Mod Center 6 May 43. Denver 13 May 43. Geiger Field 23 May 43. Great Falls 29 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 29 Jun 43. Dow Field 10 Jul 43. 8th AF 11 Jul 43. Crashed into mountain near Abergavanny, Wales on return from mission to Bordeaux, France 16 Sep 43. All KIA, salvaged 24 Sep 43. | 3720 |
B-17F | 35 | VE | 25915 | J | Cash & Carry | 570 | Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 29 Apr 43. Long Beach Mod Center 7 May 43. Denver 14 May 43. Spokane 23 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Munster 10 Oct 43. Nr. 1 engine out, wing on fire. All POW. | 860 |
B-17F | 40 | VE | 25984 | F | Rusty Lode/Buckshot Annie | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Long Beach Mod Center 11 Jun 43. Cheyenne 14 Jun 43. Gore Field 7 Jul 43. Kearney 14 Jul 43. Dow Field 18 Jul 43. Severe battle damage at Munster 10 Oct 43. McGregor KIA, Cox, Tennant, Tolan bail out over Germany, POW. Rest of crew return to base. Plane transferred to 570th BS in Jan 44. Returned to U.S. and Altus 9 Oct 45. | |
B-17G | 50 | BO | 2102440 | K | Silver Slipper | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 4 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Mar 45. MacDill 20 Mar 44. Kearney 27 Mar 44. Presque Isle 1 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 5 Apr 44. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Burg. All POW. | 5254 |
B-17G | 50 | BO | 2102505 | X | Double in Brass/Odd Ball | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Mar 44. Billings 16 Mar 44. Grand Island 29 Mar 44. Bangor 5 Apr 44. Grenier 7 Apr 44. 8th AF 10 Apr 44. Assigned to 95th BG as ET - A. Flew 21 sorties and transferred to 390th in June 44. Robert E. Kincaid, waist gunner on crew 87, KIA 22 Jun 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. In storage at South Plains. To Kingman 10 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 50 | BO | 2102526 | N | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 5 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 29 Apr 44. Severe battle damage, one engine smoking, dove into clouds. Crashed at Geitsche. All POW. | 4245 | |
B-17G | 50 | BO | 2102532 | O | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 6 Apr 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 6 Apr 44. Presque Isle 7 Apr 44. Dow Field 8 Apr 44. 8th AF 10 Apr 44. MIA Berlin 19 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed North of Heide in the Ostermoor. Vermie KIA, rest POW. | 4935 | |
B-17G | 50 | BO | 2102533 | F | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. MacDill 29 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Munich 13 Jul 44. Hit by flak in bomb bay, caught fire, crashed at Notzing. All POW. | 7494 | |
B-17G | 55 | BO | 2102549 | L | Lady Satan/Boomerang Baby | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Kearney 31 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Merseburg 29 Jul 44. Hit by flak and fighters. Nr. 3 and 4 engines caught fire. Crashed at Hassenhausen. Wielgos, Putnam KIA, rest POW. Tillison died 31 Mar 45 while POW.. | 7822 |
B-17G | 55 | BO | 2102594 | F | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 20 Mar 44. Kearney 5 Apr 44. Bangor 13 Apr 44. Grenier 14 Apr 44. 8th AF 19 Apr 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, engine on fire, spun in. Yandell, Marshall, Hayes, Ballard, Kuscek POW, rest KIA. | 8916 | |
B-17G | 55 | BO | 2102634 | B | Mary Jane/Mis'ter Completely | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Mar 44. Grand Island 12 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Roger K. Behl, copilot on crew 52, KIA 8 Aug 44. Mechanical problems on mission to Saarbrucken 9 Nov 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines smoking. Crew bailed out 15 miles northeast of St. Quentin, France. No sortie credit. | |
B-17G | 55 | BO | 2102673 | B | Good Old Yank/Preferred Risk | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Cetner 27 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Apr 44. Dow Field 2 May 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Russell Malinsky WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Goerne. Klemenok, Katzman, Battleson, Huber POW, rest KIA. | 11724 |
B-17G | 55 | BO | 2102677 | R | Bob Tail Battler/Mississippi Mission | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Mar 44. Billings 3 May 44. Cheyenne 4 May 44. Kearney 12 May 44. Bangor 23 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. Sterling Stamps WIA 13 Jul 44 at Munich. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Garlitz. Robinson, O'Neil, Lash, Hardy, Marshall POW, rest KIA. | 11725 |
B-17G | 60 | BO | 2102936 | P | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 21 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Apr 44. Kearney 16 May 44. Bangor 25 May 44. Grenier 27 May 44. 8th AF 29 May 44. Collided with 297182 26 Aug 44. Both planes exploded. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Five killed, rest survive. | ||
B-17G | 60 | BO | 2102956 | K | Doc's Flying Circus/Girl Of My Dreams | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 23 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Apr 44. Kearney 7 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Grenier 21 Apr 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Vietnitz. Goodrich, Losch KIA, rest POW. | 11726 |
B-17G | 60 | BO | 2102967 | A | The Diplomat | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 24 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 7 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. John D. Davis WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. Severe battle damage at Chemnitz 6 Feb 45. Crew bailed out near Guert, returned. Plane crashed east of Les Combes in a wheat field. Salvaged 6 Feb 45. | |
B-17G | 60 | BO | 2102972 | F | Boston Blackie/Heavenly Cent | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 6 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. MIA Seelze 14 Mar 45. Hit in tail assembly by 337831. Crashed at Bilhausen, 18 km North of Gottingen. All KIA. | 13025 |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107010 | E | Gloria Ann II/Close Crop | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Jan 44. Tulsa Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Kearney 16 Feb 44. Presque Isle 29 Mar 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Crashed at Parham one minute after takeoff on 27 Dec 44. Crew killed. | |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107041 | M | Misbehavin | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Feb 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 Feb 44. Hunter Field 11 Feb 44. Memphis 14 Feb 44. Hunter Field 27 Feb 44. Presque Isle 28 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Direct flak hit, exploded. Crashed near Rammerode. Standard, Hudson, Hartman, Zabel POW, rest KIA. | 11137 |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107070 | A | North Star | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Feb 44. Tulsa Mod Center 12 Feb 44. Grand Island 23 Feb 44. Presque Isle 11 Mar 44. Grenier 13 Mar 44. 8th AF 16 Mar 44. MIA Merseburg 7 Jul 44. Prop wash caused collision over Zuider Zee with 297983. Crashed at Hoorn. Wicker, Matlock POW, rest KIA. | 7368 |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107173 | F | Lamsy Divy | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 15 Mar 44. MacDill 28 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 5 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. Crashed into radar building on base on 11 May 44. Salvaged 20 May 44. | |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107176 | C | The Univited Missionaires | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 15 Mar 44. Kearneuy 2 Apr 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Grenier 6 Apr 44. 8th AF 9 Apr 44. Feathered one engine during assembly for mission to Mannheim 21 Jan 45. Ditched in English Channel. All KIA. | 11801 |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107177 | F | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 15 Mar 44. MacDill 28 Mar 44. Grand Island 29 Mar 44. Grenier 4 May 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Friedrichshafen 24 Apr 44. Hit by flak, part of wing torn off, plane rolled over on its back with remainder of wing and bomb bay on fire. Exploded and crashed near Kluftern, NW of Friedrichshafen. All KIA. | 4291 | |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107184 | L | Silver Meteor/The Walrus | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 17 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 17 Mar 44. MacDill 28 Mar 44. Kearney 29 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 5 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. James A. Bennett WIA 13 Jul 44 at Munich. Woodrow Rulkka WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. Caught on fire 8 Mar 45. Salvaged 15 Mar 45. | |
B-17G | 35 | DL | 2107199 | J | Powerful Katrinka | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 21 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 21 Mar 44. Kearney 30 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 5 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Dinar-Pleurtvit, France 11 Jun 44. Crashed in sea near Channel Islands. All KIA. | 5629 |
B-17G | 1 | BO | 231041 | B | Cabin in the Sky | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Sep 43. 8th AF 28 Sep 43. William McConnell, Sam Weinstein WIA 19 May 44 at Berlin. George S. Lomden, KLD 22 Jun 44. Salvaged 30 Jan 44. | |
B-17G | 1 | BO | 231114 | G | Prowlin' Tom | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 17 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 21 Sep 43. Grand Isle 6 Oct 43. 8th AF 24 Oct 43. MIA Tours 8 Jun 44. Hit by flak, crashed at Maissemy. Helps KIA, Caldwell, Lewis, Oge, Sechrist, Tucker, Turmenne, Wilson, Ruta evade, rest POW. | 5479 |
B-17G | 1 | BO | 231122 | A | Six Nights in Telergma (Arabian Nights) | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 20 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Sep 43. Grand Isle 6 Oct 43. 8th AF 18 Oct 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Hit by rocket at IP. Lifson, Warren, Phillips POW, rest KIA. | 1583 |
B-17G | 5 | BO | 231134 | G | Gung Ho | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 21 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 19 Oct 43. Billy Berry WIA 5 Nov 43 at Gelsenkirchen. Maurice Crosby, Donald J. Wilson WIA 4 Feb 44 at Frankfurt. Stanley Havey, Rober J. Swinehart WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. Charles Pease WIA 9 May 44 at Laon. MIA Nuremburg 10 Sep 44. Direct flak hit in Nr. 4 engine, plane flipped over, went down and exploded. Shafer, Bare, Howell POW, rest KIA. | 8910 |
B-17G | 5 | BO | 231199 | F | Rosie Wrecktum | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Sep 43. Denver Mod Center 10 Sep 43. Grand Isle 31 Oct 43. 8th AF 14 Nov 43. Crash landed on 23 May 44. Salvaged by 1st Strategic Air Depot. | |
B-17G | 5 | BO | 231218 | E | ETO - I tis | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 29 Sep 43. Grand Isle 16 Oct 43. 8th AF 14 Nov 43. MIA Brunswick 10 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Bloksijl. Harnish KIA, Burke, Lambert, Tarleton evade, rest POW. | 2504 |
B-17G | 5 | BO | 231229 | S | Bad Egg | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Oct 43. Grand Isle 26 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. Caught fire from explosion of 297871 on Dusseldorf mission on 9 Sep 44. Flew two hours on one engine, landed at A-22, France. Salvaged 14 Nov 44. | |
B-17G | 10 | BO | 231262 | P | Ole Smoke | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 Oct 43. Grand Isle 26 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. William Byers WIA at Emden 11 Dec 43. Dean Swank WIA 25 Feb 44 at Regensburg. MIA Augsburg 16 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Himmlingen. Devore KIA, rest POW. | 3181 |
B-17G | 10 | BO | 231275 | A | GI Wonder | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 Oct 43. Grand Isle 25 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. Melvin R. Adams WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. To U.S. and Kingman 13 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 10 | BO | 231292 | F | Dolly | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. MIA Frankfurt 4 Feb 44. Hit by flak, crashed at Lekkerkerk. All POW. | 2352 |
B-17G | 10 | BO | 231321 | M | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Oct 43. Vandalia 26 Oct 43. 8th AF 22 Dec 43. Landed in Kiev to refuel after mission to Ruhland on 21 Jun 44. On departing Poltava on 28 Jun 44, ran into weather and landed at Teheran. To Cairo on 29 Jun 44. Landed at Tripoli. Had five P-51 mechanics as passengers. To Casablanca 3 Jul 44. To England 9 Jul 44. Crash landed at Tolwyn, Wales. Hit an air raid shelter. Damaged beyond repair, salvaged. Crew safe. | ||
B-17G | 15 | BO | 231339 | M | Schifliss Skonk | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 19 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Oct 43. Grand Isle 28 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. Severe battle damage 6 Mar 44 (Cat-E). Salvaged 22 Mar 44. | |
B-17G | 20 | BO | 231466 | A | Sitting Pretty | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 3 Nov 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Nov 43. Bangor 20 Nov 43. 8th AF 4 Jan 44. Severe flak damage over Brussels on return from mission to Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Vantries WIA at target. Nr. 3 engine windmilling and smoking. Nr 3 prop falls off engine over Channel. Tschudy had 3rd degree burns on hands while throwing out .50 cal gun. Ground looped after landing at RAF base. Crew returned to base next day. Plane later repaired and returned to duty. MIA Leipzig 29 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Nr. 4 engine feathered, right wing on fire and tail damaged. Turned over on its back and went down in spin. Crashed near Rochefort. All evade. | 5314 |
B-17G | 20 | BO | 231512 | H | Ice Cold Katie | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Nov 43. Denver Mod Center 11 Nov 43. Kearney 27 Nov 43. Manchester 23 Dec 43. Presque Isle 25 Dec 43. 8th AF 31 Dec 43. Hit a tree at Grundisburgh while being slow timed on 2 Jun 44. Salvaged 4 Jun 44. All KIA. | |
B-17G | 20 | BO | 231603 | N | Belle of the Brawl | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Nov 43. Denver Mod Center 23 Nov 43. Kearney 16 Nov 43. Wilimington 31 Dec 43. Manchester 1 Jan 44. MIA La Glacerie, France 8 May 44. Hit by flak, crashed near Breuville. Vlahos, Morris POW, rest KIA. | 4583 |
B-17G | 25 | BO | 231649 | C | Old Soldier/Shatzi III | 569 | Aceepted by USAAF 27 Nov 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Nov 43. Kearney 13 Dec 43. Grenier 26 Jan 44. 8th AF 28 Han 44. Arthur Harman WIA 23 Mar 44 at Brunswick. Took off on weather mission on 24 May 44. Mechanical difficulty, probably fire, force crew to bail out. Plane crashed in the Willows, a wood south of base. Percy Stressing crew. Salvaged 27 May 44. | |
B-17G | 25 | BO | 231651 | G | Decatur Deb | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 27 Nov 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Nov 43. Gowen Field 5 Dec 43. Salt Lake City 6 Dec 43. Rock Springs 7 Dec 43. Laramie 9 Dec 43. Cheyenne 12 Dec 43. Kearney 17 Dec 43. Romulus 6 Jan 44. Presque Isle 8 Jan 44. 8th AF 12 Jan 44. James Matney WIA 20 Apr 44 at La Glacerie. Louis G. Mathews, navigator on cre 70, slightly wounded at Le Culot, Frankce on 27 Apr 44. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Fire in cockpit and part of vertical stabilizer shot away. Wnet down in a spin and crashed near Magdeburg. Milenock, Bolton, Stoy POW, rest KIA. | 5259 |
B-17G | 25 | BO | 231691 | Q | Lassie | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 2 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Dec 43. Kearney 16 Dec 43. Great Falls 2 Jan 44. Presque Isle 3 Jan 44. 8th AF 5 Jan 44. MIA Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Hit by flak in fuel tank. Nr. 1 engine windmilling. Hit by Swiss flak over Winterhur. Crash landed at Oberglatt. Over 30 flak holes. Ship dismantled and stored at Kloten. Crew interned. Doolittle, Boyd, Embree, Rakes, Grogan, Robinette escape into France, return via French underground. | 3948 |
B-17G | 25 | BO | 231717 | A | Hells Bells | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 6 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Dec 43. Kearney 20 Dec 43. 8th AF 8 Jan 44. MIA Berlin 8 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Koerbelitz. LeBaron KIA, rest POW. | 2988 |
B-17G | 25 | BO | 231728 | B | Sweetheart of Pas de Calais | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 11 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. 8th AF 11 Jan 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 9 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 30 | BO | 231732 | D | Paper Doll II | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Dec 43. Kearney 20 Dec 43. 8th AF 11 Jan 44. Martin Lewis WIA 27 May 44 at Strasbourg. MIA Paris 2 Jun 44. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine on fire, went into spin and exploded. Crashed at Maison La Fitte. Crouch, Ferguson, Tureman POW, rest KIA. | 5231 |
B-17G | 30 | BO | 231744 | A | Little Butch II | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. 8th AF 6 Jan 44. First coded BI-W. Changed to BI-A when 231717 was lost. George R. Waite WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Crashed at Goerne. Wiegand, Bracht, Shipplett, Barker KIA, rest POW. | 11720 |
B-17G | 30 | BO | 231854 | L | Baby Buggy | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. Presque Isle 18 Feb 44. Grenier 18 Feb 44. 8th AF 20 Feb 44. Frank J. Buonocore WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. Joseph Jaffe WIA 27 May 44 at Strasbourg. John G. Apostilos WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. Richard Marmon WIA at Harburg 4 Aug 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, exploded during bombs away. Crashed near Hubblerath. Kump, Marcus POW, rest KIA. | 8911 |
B-17G | 30 | BO | 231892 | H | I'll Be Around/The Skillet | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Dec 43. Paine Field 1 Jan 44. Cheyenne 4 Jan 44. Kearney 12 Jan 44. 8th AF 6 Feb 44. Crashed at Easthorpe, Essex during assembly for Boulogne mission 4 Jun 44. Oxygen fire. Brown remains on board, unsuccessfully attempts to land aircraft. Killed when plane crashes. Rest of crew bail out successfully. | |
B-17G | 30 | BO | 231913 | E | ETO-Itis/Shy Ann | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Dec 43. Kearney 13 Jan 44. Romulus 24 Jan 44. Grenier 25 Jan 44. 8th AF 28 Jan 44. MIA Berlin 8 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Hadenstorf. Hammond, Hately, Israel, Merrill, Fields POW, rest KIA. | 4584 |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 231932 | H | Purdy Baby/Miss Cue/Sister Kate/Rick-O-Shay IV | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 4 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Billings 30 Jan 44. Grand Island 11 Feb 44. Grenier 23 Feb 44. 8th AF 23 Feb 44. John Ward WIA 20 Apr 44 at La Glacerie. To U.S. 6 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 231935 | A | Stark's Ark | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 4 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 7 Jan 44. Great Falls 8 Jan 44. Kearney 28 Jan 44. 8th AF 9 Feb 44. MIA Berlin 6 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters setting Nr. 2 engine and wing on fire. Crashed near Hemmelte. Starks, Stitzer, Collings KIA, rest POW. | 2989 |
B-17G | 35 | Bo | 231971 | F | Twenty-One or Bust | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jan 44. Great Falls 12 Jan 44. Kearney 23 Jan 44. 8th AF 4 Feb 44. Thomas J. Sutters KIA, Otto Fugett WIA 13 Apr 44 on Augsburg mission. MIA Leige 11 May 44. Hit by flak, crashed at Gilz-Rijen. Corkrean, Rutherford KIA, rest POW. | 4787 |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 231974 | G | Bomboogie | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jan 44. Great Falls 12 Jan 44. Memphis 23 Jan 44. Savannah 24 Jan 44. 8th AF 4 Feb 44. Returned to U.S. 3 Jul 45. Romulus 4 Jul 45. Love Field 5 Jul 45. South Plains 6 Jul 45. Declared excess 23 Oct 45. To Kingman 30 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 231985 | P | Devil's Aces | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 Jan 44. Great Falls 14 Jan 44. Kearney 28 Jan 44. Presque Isle 22 Feb 44. Grenier 20 Feb 44. 8th AF 20 Feb 44. Lyle D. Stufflebeam WIA 18 Apr 44 at Berlin. Robert V. Lewis WIA 8 May 44 at Laon-Athies. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Part of vertical stabilizer shot away. Crashed at Ebendorf. Cosgrove, Buntin, Czyz POW, rest KIA. | 5258 |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 232026 | E | 'Tis a Mystery | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Jan 44. Great Falls 18 Jan 44. Grand Island 28 Jan 44. 8th AF 8 Feb 44. Apparent icing caused ditching in North Sea enroute to bomb Kassel 30 Dec 44. All KIA. | 11247 |
B-17G | 35 | BO | 232089 | W | Mountaineer | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Jan 44. Great Falls 18 Jan 44. Grand Isle 28 Jan 44. 8th AF 9 Feb 44. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Nr. 1 engine cowling shot off. Crashed near Holzhausen. All POW. | 5257 |
B-17G | 80 | DL | 237723 | U | Paydola/Johnny Walker | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 43. Denver Mod Center 10 Aug 43. Redmond, Oregon 15 Aug 43. 8th AF 8 Sep 43. Andrew Wallner WIA 22 Mar 44 at Berlin. Returned to U.S. 10 Jul 45. South Plains 11 Jul 45. Declared excess 12 Jul 45. To Kingman 19 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 10 | DL | 237763 | D | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 19 Aug 43. Denver Mod Center 20 Aug 43. 8th AF 4 Nov 43. MIA Bremen 20 Dec 43. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Bremen. Kodis KIA, rest POW. | 1730 | |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237806 | Z | Stark's Ark | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 3 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 4 Sep 43. Grand Island 27 Sep 43. 8th AF 14 Oct 43. MIA Magdeburg 28 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Nr. 2 and 3 engines and left wing on fire. Last seen in vertical dive. Crashed at Walternienburg. Knight KIA, rest POW. | 5256 |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237812 | O | Heavenly Body | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 7 Sep 43. Grand Island 1 Oct 43. 8th AF 25 Oct 43. MIA Berlin 8 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Bitterfeld. Pyle KIA, rest POW. | 2990 |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237818 | D | Pub Pete/Dinah Might | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 8 Sep 43. Grand Island 30 Sep 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. MIA Heuringham, France 21 Jan 44. Knocked out of formation by flak. Crashed at Heuringham. Baughar, Schwankl, Fabian, Marizzaldi KIA, rest POW. | 2270 |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237823 | D | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 11 Sep 43. Grand Island 6 Oct 43. 8th AF 25 Oct 43. MIA Emden 11 Dec 43. Flak, fighters, crashed at Barkholt. Samsel, Kulakowski POW, rest KIA. | 1726 | |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237880 | T | Liberty Bell-E | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 29 Sep 43. Denver Mod Center 29 Sep 43. Grand Island 24 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, engine on fire. Crashed near Poixterron. Allphin, Marion, Mize, Denton POW, rest KIA. | 2658 |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237883 | H | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 1 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 1 Oct 43. Grand Island 22 Oct 43. Romulus 31 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. MIA Bremen 20 Dec 43. Crew assigned to 569th BS. Hit by flak, crashed at Bremen. Hoffman, Lempka KIA, rest POW. | 1729 | |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237890 | R | Rovin Ramona II/Big Friend | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 4 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 4 Oct 43. Grand Island 24 Oct 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. MIA La Glacerie, France 20 Apr 44. Hit by flak, exploded. Crashed near Valognes. Roberts POW, rest KIA. | 4169 |
B-17G | 15 | DL | 237891 | Q | Minnie-So-Tan | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 4 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 4 Oct 43. Grand Island 22 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. Salvaged 4 Mar 44. | |
B-17G | 20 | DL | 237902 | K | Hells Belles/Sure Thing | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 8 Oct 43. Grand Island 27 Oct 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. MIA Oranienburg 18 Apr 44. Hit by flak. Bomb bay and Nr. 2 engine caught fire. Crashed at Berge. All POW. | 4013 |
B-17G | 20 | DL | 237906 | V | Wild Children II/Angel in Di Skies/Angel in Disguise | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 8 Oct 43. Grand Island 24 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. Edwin McMichael WIA 21 Jan 44 at Heuringham. David J. Anderson, Murell Reynolds WIA 28 May 44 at Magdeburg. MIA St. Jussy, France 2 Aug 44. Hit by flak, left wing burning. Runaway prop and another engine windmilling. Ditched in North Sea off Holland. All POW. | 7749 |
B-17G | 20 | DL | 237925 | K | Rick-O-Shay III | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 19 Oct 43. Grand Island 1 Nov 43. Romulus 8 Nov 43. 8th AF 15 Nov 43. MIA Augsburg 18 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Wallburg. Houck, Wallace, Farowich POW, rest KIA. | 3182 |
B-17G | 20 | DL | 237932 | P | Ole Basser | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 18 Oct 43. 8th AF 11 Nov 43. MIA Chartres, France 2 Mar 44. Hit by flak near tail. Large pices of vertical stabilizer and entire left horizontal stabilizer, several feet of rear fuselage blown off. Started to climb, then looped and dove steeply down. Crashed near Abbeville. Baker, Shecter, DeLong, McCarty POW. Jones evades, rest KIA. | 2886 |
B-17G | 25 | DL | 238040 | H | Little Butch/El Lobo | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 24 Nov 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Nov 43. Kearney 2 Dec 43. Romulus 20 Dec 43. Detroit 21 Dec 43. Manchester 22 Dec 43. Presque Isle 23 Dec 43. Prestwick and 8th AF 3 Jan 44. Stanley Johnson, Murphy Soileau WIA 29 Apr 44 at Berlin. Severe battle damage at Giessen 21 Nov 44. Two engines out, landed near Brussels. Crew returns to base. Salvaged 28 Nov 44. | |
B-17G | 25 | DL | 238048 | D | Bomb Bay Ann/Dorothy Dee | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Nov 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Nov 43. Palm Springs 27 Nov 43. Kearney 6 Dec 43. Des Moines 17 Dec 43. Syracuse 18 Dec 43. Presque Isle 20 Dec 43. 8th AF 30 Dec 43. Edward J. Colangelo, waist gunner on crew 88, KIA 16 Aug 44. Laverne J. Dillow, tail gunner on crew 88, KIA 25 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 30 | DL | 238130 | B | Devil's Frolic | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 23 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 23 Dec 43. Kearney 28 Jan 44. 8th AF 7 Feb 44. MIA Hamm 22 Apr 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Alsbach. Zediak, Reich KIA, rest POW. | 4170 |
B-17G | 1 | VE | 239759 | G | Pickle Dropper/Sarah Jane | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 43. Long Beach Mod Center 24 Aug 43. Scott Field 2 Oct 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. Frank A. Tank WIA 30 Dec 43 at Bremen. MIA Ludwigshaven 30 Dec 43. Shot down by fighters, plane disintegrated. Crashed at Wimy. Terrill, Gallo, Brigman, Kolc, Cassady, Stock, Tank evade, Vanderward KIA, rest POW. | 1675 |
B-17G | 1 | VE | 239813 | N | Yankee Rebel | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 7 Sep 43. Grand Island 28 Sep 43. 8th AF 3 Oct 43. Nr. 3 engine caught fire on assembly for mission to Rjukan, Norway on 16 Nov 43. Bail out signal given at 4000 feet two miles from Mt. Pleasant. Plane exploded. Williams, Peternall KIA, rest bail out safely. | |
B-17G | 1 | VE | 239819 | F | Anoxia Queen | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 10 Sep 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. Robert T. Carlson, waist gunner, WIA, and James P. Mallos, waist gunner, KIA 7 Jan 44 at Ludwigshafen. Edward J. Quigley, radio operator WIA 16 Mar 44. All three assigned to crew 9. MIA Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Hit by flak. Crashed near Ostend. All KIA. | 3947 |
B-17G | 1 | VE | 239821 | J | Hey Moitle | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 10 Sep 43. 8th AF 12 Oct 43. John B. Kennedy WIA 16 Mar 44 at Augsburg. MIA Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Hit by flak, crashed near Augsburg. Gallant KIA, rest POW. | 3946 |
B-17G | 1 | VE | 239852 | Z | Shatzi II - We Aim to Please | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 20 Sep 43. Scott Field 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Oct 43. Jack Roth WIA 13 Apr 44 at Augsburg. To U.S. 4 Jul 45. To Kingman 16 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239876 | E | Gloria Ann | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Sep 43. Denver Mod Center 27 Sep 43. Grand Island 19 Oct 43. 8th AF 20 Oct 43. Sever damage from enemy 20mm cannon fire on Berlin mission 6 Mar 44. Salvaged. Plane had over 700 holes. | |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239879 | A | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 27 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 28 Sep 43. Grand Island 18 Nov 43. 8th AF 22 Nov 43. MIA Brunswick 11 Jan 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed at Lingen. Vaughn KIA, rest POW. | 2023 | |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239887 | J | Pickle Dropper IV | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 29 Sep 43. Grand Island 17 Oct 43. 8th AF 1 Nov 43. Louis Matthews WIA 27 Apr 44 at Le Culot. Maurice Heaton, Howard Thomas WIA 7 May 44 at Berlin. MIA Boulogne 5 Jun 44. Hit by flak, caught fire and crashed in English Channel. Eigh bail out prior to crash. All KIA. | 5480 |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239911 | N | Mary Lou | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Oct 43. Long Beach Mod Center 5 Oct 43. Grand Island 17 Nov 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. Karl Kassel WIA 29 Jan 44 at Frankfurt. MIA Berlin 8 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Suedstedt. Baggett, Pilgrim KIA, rest POW. | 4585 |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239926 | B | Yankee Doodle Dandy/Holey Joe/General Sherman/Queen Ann | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Oct 43. Long Beach Mod Center 9 Oct 43. Grand Island 22 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. John Oliver, Francis MacKay, Stanley Davis, Von Schlegel WIA 11 Dec 43 at Emden. Thomas Parks WIA 4 Feb 44 at Frankfurt. To U.S. 9 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239927 | R | The Skillet | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Oct 43. Grand Island 24 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. Robert E. Jewell, navigator, crew 68, KIA 2 Aug 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 16 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 5 | VE | 239953 | J | Flying Coffin/Dutch Cleaner/Yankee Doodle Dandy | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Oct 43. Long Beach Mod Center 15 Oct 43. Grand Island 1 Nov 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. Aircraft christened Yankee Doodle Dandy by Jimmy Cagney 15 Mar 44. MIA Leipzig 29 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Nr. 1 engine on fire, left aileron and wing damaged. Crashed near Leipzig. Nesbitt, Larson, Dyer, Meyer KIA, rest POW. | 5313 |
B-17G | 40 | BO | 297093 | J | Doc's Flying Circus/Girl of my Dreams/I'll Get By | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 27 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Kearney 14 Feb 44. Grenier 25 Feb 44. Presque Isle 28 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Samuel M. Dubin, Bombardier on crew 8, KIA 21 July 44. William Flaherty WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. Severe icing occurred during assembly for Kassel mission on 30 Dec 44. Ship went into spin, Earl S. Lyles Jr. and Charles Spector bail out, KIA. Pilot, Orman M. Coffin recovers from spin, returns to base. To U.S. 29 Jun 45. To Kingman 15 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 40 | BO | 297130 | Q | The Avenger | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 Feb 44. Great Falls 2 Feb 44. Alexandria 9 Feb 44. Tucson 20 Feb 44. Alexandria 20 Feb 44. Presque Isle 2 Mar 44. Grenier 4 Mar 44. 8th AF 6 Mar 44. Assigned to 452nd BG. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine caught fire, plane left the formation and exploded. Crashed near Luedenscheid. All POW. | 8913 |
B-17G | 40 | BO | 297160 | M | Southern Comfort | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 3 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Feb 44. Seattle 5 Feb 44. Great Falls 7 Feb 44. Kearney 9 Feb 44. Presque Isle 25 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Armon Tuck WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. MIA St. Jussy, France 2 Aug 44. Hit by flak, caught fire and exploded. Crashed at Roesselaere. Roberts evades, rest POW. | 1750 |
B-17G | 45 | BO | 297182 | P | Ding-Dong-Daddy | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Feb 44. Seattle 9 Feb 44. Great Falls 10 Feb 44. Billings 13 Feb 44. Kearney 24 Feb 44. 8th AF 16 Mar 44. Devere I. Means, radio operator on crew 3, KIA 18 Apr 44. Frank Decillis WIA 18 Aug 44 at Merseburg. Collided with 2102936 during assembly near Hitchin, England 26 Aug 44. All KIA. Salvaged 27 Aug 44. | |
B-17G | 45 | BO | 297242 | L | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Feb 44. Great Falls 15 Feb 44. Cheyenne 19 Feb 44. Kearney 27 Feb 44. 8th AF 12 Mar 44. MIA Oranienburg 18 Apr 44. Hit by flak, entire tail assembly from waist door to rear blown off. Crashed near Germandorf. All KIA. | 4014 | |
B-17G | 45 | BO | 297295 | F | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 17 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 17 Feb 44. Great Falls 19 Feb 44. Dow Field 28 Apr 44. 8th AF 29 Apr 44. MIA Strasbourg, France 27 May 44. Hit by flak. Crashed at St. Omer. Czemerda, Lewis, Sparks, Metcalf, Green POW, rest KIA. | 5255 | |
B-17G | 45 | BO | 297407 | V | Asterisk | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Feb 44. Great Falls 1 Mar 44. Kearney 12 Mar 44. Presque Isle 1 Apr 44. 8th AF 6 Apr 44. Assigned to 95th BG. Transferred to 390th BG 10 June 44. Everett Fitchlee WIA 19 Oct 44 at Mannheim. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Collision with 48080. Crashed at Flur Oberklobikau. Davis, D'Inzillo, Peterson, Bjorkstrom, Goodwin KIA, rest POW. | 11136 |
B-17G | 15 | VE | 297473 | O | Berlin Express/Hap's Hazard/Mairzey Doats | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Nov 43. Denver Mod Center 26 Nov 43. Kearney 12 Dec 43. Romulus 17 Dec 43. New Castle 18 Dec 43. Presque Isle 19 Dec 43. 8th AF 22 Dec 43. Original with 457th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. John Tomasko WIA 2 Mar 44 at Chartes. Jim Ward WIA 16 Mar 44 at Augsburg. Emerson G. North, William Riordan WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. MIA Boulogne 5 Jun 44. Direct flak hit in bomb bay. Crashed near Dargniers. Armstrong, Ortega KIA, rest POW. | 5481 |
B-17G | 20 | VE | 297577 | C | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Dec 43. To Denver Mod Center. Langley 24 Jan 44. Modified for PFF. 8th AF 8 Feb 44. Assigned to 96th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Nuremberg 10 Sep 44. Exploded after flak hit in right wing. Gilbert, Hall POW, rest KIA. | 8914 | |
B-17G | 30 | VE | 297807 | O | Little Butch III | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 3 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 4 Mar 44. Grand Island 13 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Grenier 29 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Assigned to 100th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. TO U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 13 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 30 | VE | 297821 | M | Chaff Wagon | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 8 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Apr 44. Tulsa 24 Apr 44. Hunter Field 25 Apr 44. Grenier 5 May 44. 8th AF 7 May 44. MIA Mainz 8 Sep 44. Exploded four minutes after being hit by flak. Crashed at Idstein. Brown, Hadley POW, rest KIA. | 8602 |
B-17G | 30 | VE | 297830 | E | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 10 Mar 44. Kearney 13 Apr 44. Manchester 27 Apr 44. Grenier 29 Apr 44. 8th AF 30 Apr 44. MIA Bohlen 29 Jun 44. Fell out of formation at 0900 near Leipzig with Nr. 2 engine feathered. Near coast, feathered two more engines. Ditched in North Sea 15 miles from enemy coast. Enemy aircraft strafed and set fire to rescue launch, sinking it. Mayall KIA, Downie was KIA in rescue launch. Beeson, Bell, Gray WIA. Rest of crew picked up later and taken to Yarmouth. | ||
B-17G | 35 | VE | 297846 | F | Belle of the Brawl | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 16 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Mar 44. Love Field 21 Apr 44. Hunter Field 30 Apr 44. Dow Field 30 Apr 44. 8th AF 5 May 44. Robert R. Rice WIA 15 Oct 44 at Cologne. Howard Brooks, radio operator, and John Cullen, waist gunner, KIA 14 Feb 45. MIA Kaiserlautern 2 Jan 45. Right wing blown off by flak. All POW. | 11244 |
B-17G | 35 | VE | 297849 | O | Liberty Belle | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 16 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Kearney 9 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. James L. Decker WIA 9 Sep 44 at Dusseldorf. Antoine Mercier WIA at Cheb 14 Feb 45. Howard K. Brooks, radio operator, and John W. Cullen, waist gunner, both assigned to crew 64, were KIA 14 Feb 45. Salvaged 18 Feb 45. | |
B-17G | 35 | VE | 297863 | S | Shack Rat | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 20 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 20 Mar 44. Kearney 13 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 25 May 44. MIA Merseburg 29 Jul 44. Hit by flak, two engines out. Crashed at Bad Bibra. Norby KIA, rest POW. | 7821 |
B-17G | 35 | VE | 297871 | P | Bundles of Trouble | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 22 Mar 44. Hunter Field 12 May 44. Dow Field 22 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Flak hit in loaded bomb bay. Plane exploded. Crashed at Hubbelrath. All KIA. | 8915 |
B-17G | 40 | VE | 297945 | B | Problem Child | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 12 Apr 44. Denver Mod Center 12 Apr 44. Langley 18 May 44. Dow Field 9 Jun 44. 8th AF 10 Jun 44. Assigned to 95th BG. Transferred to 390th BG 10 Sep 44. Radar equipment removed, converted back to B-17G Jan 45. To U.S. and Bradley Field 2 Jul 45. South Plains 4 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 40 | VE | 297957 | H | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Apr 44. Denver Mod Center 15 Apr 44. Hunter Field 18 May 44. Grenier 27 May 44. Dow Field 27 May 44. 8th AF 29 May 44. Low on fuel on mission to Munich 12 Jul 44. To Switzerland prior to bombs away. Salvaged in Switzerland by 9th AF team 12 Oct 45. Kahn, Moore escape, return. | 7493 | |
B-17G | 40 | VE | 297983 | Z | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Apr 44. Dallas Mod Center 25 Apr 44. Kearney 2 Jun 44. Grenier 17 Jun 44. 8th AF 19 Jun 44. MIA Merseburg 7 Jul 44. Prop wash caused collision over Zuider Zee with 2107070. Both planes exploded. Outman, Coffey, Clarence Brown, Grove POW, Arthur Brown evaded, returned. Rest KIA. | 7367 | |
B-17G | 65 | BO | 337513 | D | Anna | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Apr 44. Hunter Field 4 May 44. Dayton 7 May 44. Hunter Field 17 May 44. 8th AF 18 May 44. Severe battle damage 15 Oct 44. Nr. 3 and 4 engines feathered. Right wing on fire. Francis WIA, Priest KIA, Rutkowski KIA after leaving aircraft. Francis, McLaughlin return, rest POW. Fire goes out, pilot lands at Trond A/D, Belgium. Salvaged 14 Nov 44. | 9483 |
B-17G | 65 | BO | 337519 | J | De Joker | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Apr 44. Great Falls 28 Apr 44. Cheyenne 30 Apr 44. Kearney 9 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 24 May 44. Battle damage on 4 Aug 44 FRANTIC mission. Nr. 3 engine shot out. Repaired and returned to base via Cairo and Benghazi 28 Aug 44. Also assigned to 568th BS. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak and exploded. Crashed at Zwickau. Booth, Davidson, Jackson, Walsh KIA, rest POW. | 11133 |
B-17G | 65 | BO | 337555 | G | The Jeannie Bee | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 25 May 44. 8th AF 27 May 44. George Coker WIA 10 Nov 44 at Wiesbaden. Battle damage at Frankfurt on 5 Jan 45. Crash landed at Stanay, France in a cabbage field. John E. Mitchell crew. Salvaged 11 Jan 45. | |
B-17G | 65 | BO | 337564 | O | Little Moron | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak, Nr. 1 engine smoking. Crashed near Dreilingen, all POW. | 13139 |
B-17G | 65 | BO | 337565 | N | Songoon | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. Battle damage at Warsaw 18 Sep 44. Left in Russia. Recovered. Collision with 338521 on Dresden mission 2 Mar 45. Returned to base. George A. Lockhart WIA. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 70 | BO | 337804 | K | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 25 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 May 44. Kearney 1 Jun 44. Bangor 16 Jun 44. Grenier 17 Jun 44. Dow Field 27 Jun 44. 8th AF 27 Jun 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, all POW. | 8912 | |
B-17G | 70 | BO | 337831 | C | Lady Velma | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 29 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 May 44. Hunter Field 5 Jun 44. Grenier 15 Jun 44. 8th AF 16 Jun 44. George W. Peguesse WIA 12 Oct 44 at Bremen. MIA Seelze, Germany 14 Mar 45. Collided with 2102972. Crashed near Wulften, 20km N. of Gottingen. Nix POW, rest KIA. | 13024 |
B-17G | 70 | BO | 337836 | J | Merry Max | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 30 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 May 44. Kearney 6 Jun 44. Bangor 16 Jun 44. Grenier 17 Jun 44. 8th AF 17 Jun 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 10 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 70 | BO | 337866 | B | Blues in the Night | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Cente r2 Jun 44. Hunter Field 8 Jun 44. Grenier 23 Jun 44. Dow Field 24 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. MIA Stuttgart 5 Sep 44. Hit by flak, Nr. 1 and 4 engines out. Landed Dubendorf, Switzerland. Interned. Gallagher, Estes, Foley, Jaspers, Underwood escape, return Jan 45. | 8456 |
B-17G | 70 | BO | 337868 | Y | Gentleman Jim | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Cente r2 Jun 44. Kearney 9 Jun 44. Bangor 26 Jun 44. Grenier 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 1 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 75 | BO | 337876 | D | Sequatchiee | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jun 44. Hunter Field 21 Jun 44. Grenier 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. MIA Tours 1 Aug 44. Hit by flak, exploded before crashing. Forte, Collins KIA, O'Leary, Jirik, Whitmore evade, return. Rest, POW. | 7748 |
B-17G | 75 | BO | 337895 | R | Take it Easy | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Jun 44. Kearney 12 Jun 44. Manchester 29 Jun 44. Grenier 30 Jan 44. 8th AF 2 Jul 44. Crash landed at base after mission to Nurnberg 5 Apr 45. Salvaged 5 Apr 45. | |
B-17G | 75 | BO | 337904 | L | Princess Pat/Hannah's Children | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Jun 44. Hunter Field 13 Jun 44. Grenier 23 Jun 44. Dow Field 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. Cecil H. Dale, Hubert Veasey WIA 10 Sep 44 at Nurenburg. To U.S. 3 May 45. To Kingman 30 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 75 | BO | 338053 | W | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 23 Jun 44. Hunter Field 30 Jun 44. Grenier 24 Jun 44. 8th AF 29 Jun 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit byh flak, caught fire and exploded. Crashed at Grosskayna. Torrance, Alvestad, Veasey, Dale KIA, rest POW. | 11134 | |
B-17G | 80 | BO | 338173 | R | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Jul 44. Kearney 12 Jul 44. Bangor 19 Jul 44. Dow Field 20 Jul 44. 8th AF 20 Jul 44. Ansel O. Miller WIA 25 Sep 44 at Ludwigshafen. MIA Zellhausen 24 Dec 44. Hit by flak and exploded. Crashed near Wiesbaden. Garst, Burrows, Betz KIA, rest POW. Burrows killed by strafing Allied fighters. | 11116 | |
B-17G | 80 | BO | 338175 | S | I'll Be Seeing You/'Til We Meet Again | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 6 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jul 44. Kearney 13 Jul 44. Bangor 19 Jul 44. Grenier 20 Jul 44. 8th AF 22 Jul 44. MIA Warsaw 18 Sep 44. Hit by flak and fighters, exploded near Warsaw. Shook, Christy POW, rest KIA. | 10205 |
B-17G | 80 | BO | 338189 | M | Powerful Katrinka/Bugs Bunny | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jul 44. Kearney 14 Jul 44. Manchester 1 Aug 44. Dow Field 3 Aug 44. 8th AF 3 Aug 44. MIA Kassel 18 Oct 44. Hit in right wing by flak, went into flat spin and disintegrated. Crashed near Cochem. Conwell, Love , Ledford, Hutt POW, rest KIA. | 9484 |
B-17G | 80 | BO | 338196 | A | Satan's Second Sister | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 10 Jul 44. Kearney 15 Jul 44. Manchester 6 Aug 44. Grenier 7 Aug 44. 8th AF 8 Aug 44. Transferred to 570th BS as DI-A. Collided with 339124 on perimeter track. Salvaged 17 May 45. | |
B-17G | 80 | BO | 338247 | S | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Jul 44. Kearney 23 Jul 44. Manchester 7 Aug 44. Grenier 8 Aug 44. Assigned 5 Sep 44. MIA Hamburg 31 Dec 44. Hit by flak in left wing. Caught fire and exploded. Crashed near Maschen. Read, Mullins, Woodland, Coulbourn POW, rest KIA. | 11246 | |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338274 | M | Gallopin Gremlin | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Jul 44. Kearney 25 Jul 44. Manchester 7 Aug 44. Assigned 8th AF 18 Aug 44. MIA Zellhausen 24 Dec 44. Hit by flak, went into flat spin and exploded. Crashed near Wiesbaden. Weishan, Clark, Carter , Samsel POW, rest KIA. | 11117 |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338328 | J | 569 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 24 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Jul 44. Kearney 31 Jul 44. Manchester 9 Aug 44. Grenier 9 Aug 44. 8th AF 11 Aug 44. To 390th 14 Sep 44. Marshall Haugen WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338337 | N | Cloud Hopper | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jul 44. Hunter Field 1 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. 8th AF 1 Sep 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Dreetz. Harl, Bumbalough, Rose POW, rest KIA. | 11721 |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338345 | V | Sleepy Time Gal | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 27 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jul 44. Kearney 2 Aug 44. Manchester 8 Aug 44. Grenier 9 Aug 44. Assigned 17 Aug 44. Battle damage at Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Landed at Brussels. Salvaged 6 Dec 44. | |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338375 | S | Kwitcherbitchin/The Hellion | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Jul 44. Kearney 4 Aug 44. Manchester 14 Aug 44. Grenier 15 Aug 44. Assigned 5 Sep 44. William B. Johnston, Harold Mansfield WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Nov 44. | |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338390 | E | 571 | Accepted by USAAFf 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Jul 44. Hunter Field 5 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sept 44. Also assigned to 569th BS (CC-X). To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338393 | V | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Jul 44. Hunter Field 8 Aug 44. Dow Field 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 28 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338456 | T | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Aug 44. Savannah 13 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak, caught fire, went into spin and exploded. Crashed near Zeitz. All KIA. | 11135 | |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338470 | K | Raincheck | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Aug 44. Lincoln 15 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Saep 44. John J. Ashodian WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. Also assigned to 570th BS (DI-H). To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 14 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 85 | BO | 338472 | F | Baby Buggy II | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 10 Aug 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 26 Nov 45. Dave Klingensmmith found a panel from this plane at Kingman and donated it to the 390th Memorial Museum in 1995, where it is now on display. | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338478 | S | Hotter N' Hell | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Sep 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 1 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338515 | K | Miss You | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 Aug 44. Lincoln 20 Aug 44. Grenier 10 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. Crash landed at A-82 after mission to Frankfurt 5 Jan 45. Salvaged. | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338521 | K | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Aug 44. Hunter Field 22 Aug 44. Grenier 4 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. Clyde Petre WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. Collision with 337565 on Dresden mission 2 Mar 45. Returned to base. To U.S. 13 Jul 45. To Kingman 30 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338526 | Z | Star Duster | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 16 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 17 Aug 44. Hunter field 23 Aug 44. Grenier 4 Sep 44. 8th AF 7 Sep 44. Gene E. Pearson, Jack Wangelin WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Friesacker. Bowman, Kidd, May KIA, rest POW. | 11722 |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338547 | P | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Aug 44. Lincoln 25 Aug 44. Grenier 10 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. MIA Hamburg 25 Oct 44. Hit by flak, rolled over into vertical dive. Crashed near Gut Moor. Bivens, Green, Ayash, Sewell, Van Hoose, Kintz KIA, rest POW. | 10261 | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338600 | S | No Name Jive | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 25 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Aug 44. Lincoln 30 Aug 44. Manchester 6 Sep 44. Grenier 6 Sep 44. 8th AF 7 Sep 44. MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine out. Bailed out behind Russian lines. Berryman, Dahlin, Chavet, Riley KIA, rest return from Russia. | 13138 |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338613 | A | Yardbird | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Aug 44. Hunter Field 1 Sep 44. Grenier 12 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. To 390th 18 Feb 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338632 | T | Free Delivery | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Aug 44. Hunter Field 2 Sep 44. Grenier 15 Sep 44. 8th AF 16 Sep 44. MIA Hamburg 31 Dec 44. Hit by flak and ME-262. Crashed at Neundort. Dinger, Carpenter KIA, rest POW. | 11245 |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338643 | K | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 30 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Aug 44. Hunter Field 19 Sep 44. Grenier 26 Sep 44. 8th AF 27 Sep 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Aug 45. To Kingman 27 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338663 | M | The Great McGinty | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 44. Lincoln 2 Sep 44. Grenier 18 Sep 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. Vincent L. Johnson, E.D. Phillipson WIA 14 Jan 44 at Derben. Louis C. Antrim WIA 18 Mar 45 at Berlin. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338665 | Z | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 44. Hunter Field 2 Sep 44. Grenier 15 Sep 44. 8th AF 18 Sep 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Bartschendorf. Melvin Johnson POW, rest KIA. | 11723 | |
B-17G | 90 | BO | 338668 | T | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 44. Hunter Field 4 Sep 44. Grenier 15 Sep 44. 8th AF 24 Sep 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. MIA Cologne 10 Jan 45. Hit by flak in left wing, caught fire, crashed near Dusseldorf. Skinner, Scott, Craig, Wylie POW, rest KIA. | 11580 | |
B-17G | 95 | BO | 338710 | B | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 8 Sep 44. Hunter Field 30 Sep 44. Grenier 11 Oct 44. 8th AF 12 Oct 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. MIA Alhorn-Oldenberg 22 Mar 45. Mechanical failure. Crashed near Struschlingen. Braden KIA, rest POW. | 13614 | |
B-17G | 95 | BO | 338769 | Q | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 44. Lincoln 19 Sep 44. Grenier 16 Oct 44. 8th AF 16 Nov 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 12 Jan 45. | ||
B-17G | 95 | BO | 338784 | S | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 19 Sep 44. Lincoln 19 Sep 44. Grenier 11 Oct 44. 8th AF 12 Oct 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 10 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 95 | BO | 338837 | D | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Sep 44. Lincoln 27 Sep 44. Dow Field 12 Oct 44. 8th AF 16 Oct 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 24 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339013 | H | Smiling Jack | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Sep 44. Hunter Field 6 Nov 44. Grenier 14 Nov 44. 8th AF 18 Nov 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. Jack J. Wangelin (pilot), KIA, John R. Matthews (co-pilot), WIA, 23 Jan 45 at Neuss. To U.S. 1 Jul 45. To Kingman 10 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339023 | K | My Bonnie/Maiden Prayer/Starduster | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Nov 44. Lincoln 10 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 5 Dec 44. To 390th 15 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Jan 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339024 | X | Lady Faithful/They've Had It | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Nov 44. Lincoln 10 Nov 44. Grenier 15 Dec 44. 8th AF 16 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 5 Nov 45. [Aircraft used both names, one on each side] | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339032 | B | The Deacon | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 11 Nov 44. Lincoln 13 Nov 44. Grenier 3 Dec 44. 8th AF 5 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 21 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339041 | U | She Dood It | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Lincoln 19 Nov 44. Bangor 3 Dec 44. Dow Field 3 Dec 44. 8th AF 11 Dec 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. To U.S. 7 Jul 45. To Albuquerque 7 Feb 46. | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339058 | N | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Hunter Field 19 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 3 Dec 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. MIA Dresden 2 Mar 45. Crashed near Leitmeritz, crew safe behind Russian lines, returned. | 12847 | |
B-17G | 100 | BO | 339064 | E | Sky Queen | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Lincoln 19 Nov 44. Grenier 3 Dec 44. 8th AF 5 Dec 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. Collins C. Quirk WIA 9 Mar 45 at Frankfurt. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 105 | BO | 339079 | R | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 14 Nov 44. Hunter Field 25 Nov 44. Grenier 9 Dec 44. 8th AF 11 Dec 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. MIA Cheb, Czechoslovakia 14 Feb 45. Hit by flak, crashed near Wiesbaden. Flanigan, Weldon POW, rest KIA. | 12350 | |
B-17G | 105 | BO | 339124 | E | Chapel in the Sky | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 7 Dec 44. Lincoln 9 Dec 44. Grenier 15 Dec 44. 8th AF 16 Dec 44. To 390th 16 Jan 45. Collided on perimeter track with 338196 17 May 45. Salvaged. | |
B-17G | 105 | BO | 339134 | L | Lovable Lass | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 44. Hunter Field 10 Dec 44. Dow Field 21 Dec 44. 8th AF 21 Dec 44. G. M. Gunnoe WIA 20 Feb 45 at Nurnberg. To U.S. 30 Jan 45. To Kingman 29 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 105 | BO | 339139 | A | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Dec 44. Lincoln 13 Dec 44. Grenier 21 Dec 44. 8th AF 21 Dec 44. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 27 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 105 | BO | 339150 | ? | HQS | Accepted by USAAF 20 Dec 44. Hunter Field 21 Dec 44. Grenier 6 Jan 45. 8th AF 11 Jan 45. Group aircraft, no chin, top, or ball turrets. "Wasp sting" tail gun. To U.S. 13 Jul 45. To Kingman 19 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 40 | DL | 46007 | M | Lucky | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Apr 44. Tulsa Mod Center 4 Apr 44. Hunter Field 17 Apr 44. Houston 18 Apr 44. Jacksonville 20 Apr 44. Dow Field 30 Apr 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Battle damage 8 Sep 44 at Mainz. Two engines out, landed in France. Edgar W. Moody crew. Coded FC-M after aircraft was repaired and returned to base. While in France, 338515 was coded FC-K. 007 changed to FC-M after loss of 297821. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 19 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 40 | DL | 46097 | D | Cocaine Bill | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 1 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Grenierr 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. Glen E. Mills WIA 5 Jun 44 at Boulogne. Robert Parlier WIA 29 Jun 44 at Bohlen. Donald C. Simpson, crew 17, KIA 7 Aug 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 40 | DL | 46099 | H | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 1 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44. 8th AF 28 May 44. Severe battle damage at Tours, France 1 Aug 44. Landed at Woodbridge. Salvaged 6 Aug 44. | ||
B-17G | 40 | DL | 46121 | N | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 6 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 May 44. Hunter Field 17 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44 8th AF 28 May 44. Rex Von Bergen WIA 28 Oct 44 at Hamm. Wiliam McVIcar WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. James Carroll, Alan P. Hamlin WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. Cletus Wadlow WIA 31 Mar 45 at Zeitz. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 27 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 45 | DL | 46134 | D | I'll Be Seein' You/Dotsy | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 7 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 8 May 44. Hunter Field 18 May 44. Grenierr 26 May 44. 8th AF 27 May 44. TO U.S. 24 Jun 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 50 | DL | 46480 | E | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 16 Aug 44. Hunter Field 16 Aug 44. Palm Springs 17 Aug 44. Hunter Field 20 Aug 44. Grenier 4 Sep 44. 8th AF 4 Sep 44. To 390th 28 Dec 44 from Alconbury. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Ketzin. Brown, Cardone POW, rest KIA. | 1826 | |
B-17G | 50 | DL | 46484 | X | Disorganized Confusion/Powerful Katrinka II | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 19 Aug 44. Hunter Field 19 Aug 44. Palm Springs 19 Aug 44. El Paso 20 Aug 44. Atlanta 21 Aug 44. Hunter Field 22 Aug 44. Dow Field 3 Sep 44. 8th AF 7 Sep 44. To U.S. 20 Jun 45. To Kingman 23 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 50 | DL | 46491 | Y | I'll Be Around | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Aug 44. Lincoln 22 Aug 44. Palm Springs 23 Aug 44. El Paso 24 Aug 44. Oklahoma City 25 Aug 44. Lincoln 26 Aug 44. Grenier 8 Sep 44. 8th AF 16 Sep 44. MIA Hamm 26 Nov 44. Hit by flak, fire in bomb bay. Crashed near Dortmund. All POW. | 11209 |
B-17G | 55 | DL | 46607 | E | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Sep 44. Lincoln 22 Sep 44. Albuquerque 23 Sep 44. Lincoln 24 Sep 44. Grenier 7 Oct 44. 8th AF 10 Oct 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. William F. Getz, tail gunner on crew 71, bails out during assembly on 14 Jan 45, returned to base. Crew completes mission. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 4 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 65 | DL | 46812 | G | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 20 Nov 44. Hunter Field 20 Nov 44. Courtland 22 Nov 44. Hunter Field 23 Nov 44. Grenier 1 Dec 44. 8th AF 3 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Dec 44. Transferred to 570th BS 23 Mar 45 and coded DI-O. Warren H. Kruger, crew 15 Engineer, KIA 28 Jan 45. Donald H. Fiedler WIA 21 Mar 45 at Handorf. To U.S. 2 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 65 | DL | 46833 | T | The Diplomat II | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Nov 44. Hunter Field 22 Nov 44. Tulsa 23 Nov 44. Hunter Field 24 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 6 Dec 44. TO 390th 19 Feb 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45. | |
B-17G | 65 | DL | 46837 | J | 571 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 25 Nov 44. Hunter Field 25 Nov 44. Palm Springs 28 Nov 44. Hunter Field 29 Nov 44. Grenier 9 Dec 44. 8th AF 11 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Dec 44. First coded FC-G. Changed to FC-J after loss of 337519. Transfer to 100th BG May 45. To U.S. 1 Oct 45. To Kingman 13 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 70 | DL | 46901 | U | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 13 Dec 44. Lincoln 13 dec 44. Dow Field 22 Dec 44. 8th AF 31 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 23 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 70 | DL | 46914 | G | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 16 Dec 44. Lincoln 16 Dec 44. Albuquerque 18 Dec 44. Grenier 22 Dec 44. Dow Field 23 Dec 44. 8th AF 31 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Jan 45. To Kingman 24 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 70 | DL | 46954 | F | Liquid-8-Or | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Dec 44. Hunter Field 28 Dec 44. Dallas 31 Dec 44. Grenier 6 Jan 45. 8th AF 11 Jan 45. To U.S. 29 Jun 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 70 | DL | 46971 | M | Who Dat? | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 3 Jan 45. Hunter Field 3 Jan 45. Coolidge 4 Jan 45. Tulsa 5 Jan 45. Hunter Field 6 Jan 45. Grenier 13 Jan 45. 8th AF 20 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 19 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 45 | VE | 48013 | P | Chug-A-Lug | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 11 May 44. To Dallas Mod Center 12 May 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 24 Jun 44. To 8th AF 15 Jul 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 23 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 45 | VE | 48080 | F | The Saint | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 Jun 44. To Denver Mod Center 2 Jun 44. To Romulus 30 Jun 44. To Montreal for delivery to RAF 10 Jun 44. Transferred from RAF to 385 BG 17 Oct 44. Transferred to 390th. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Collision with 297407. Crashed at Flur Oberklobikan. All KIA. | 11131 |
B-17G | 50 | VE | 48127 | G | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 44. Dallas Mod Center 14 Jun 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 14 Jul 44. Presque Isle 4 Aug 44. 8th AF 5 Aug 44. To U.S. 1 Nov 45. To Walnut Ridge 8 Jan 45. | ||
B-17G | 50 | VE | 48151 | O | Princess Pat/Sweet & Lovely | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 22 Jun 44. Dallas Mod Center 23 Jun 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 20 Jul 44. Presque Isle 8 Aug 44. Dow Field 8 Aug 44. 8th AF 9 Aug 44. MIA Heilbron 20 Jan 45. Thomas Eason bailed out at too low altitude, KIA. Crash landed at Steinburg, France. Crew returned to base. Salvaged 20 Feb 45. | 11774 |
B-17G | 50 | VE | 48169 | Q | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Jun 44. Dallas Mod Center 26 Jun 44. Cheyenne 11 Aug 44. Hunter Field 23 Aug 44. Grenier 7 Sep 44. 8th AF 10 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 23 Nov 45. | ||
B-17G | 55 | VE | 48206 | P | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 11 Jul 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 8 Aug 44. Hnter Field 1 Sep 44. Grenier 12 Sep 44. 8th AF 13 Sep 44. William J. Welsh WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. William J. Jones WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 55 | VE | 48225 | L | Hard To Get | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 16 Jul 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 12 Aug 44. To Hunter Field 4 Sep 44. To Dow 10 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. Melbourne Tucker, waist gunner on crew 18, KIA on 20 Nov 45. MIA Neumunster 7 Apr 45. Shot down by Me-262. Crashed near Celle. All POW. | 13891 |
B-17G | 55 | VE | 48265 | C | Reluctant | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 26 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 26 Jul 44. Cheyenne 4 Aug 44. Lincoln 16 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. To 390th 11 Sept 44. Aborted on 14 Feb 45 mission. Nr. 2 engine burning at 12,000 feet due to mechanical failure. Pilot dove to 7,000 feet, fire went out. During the dive, Mayer, Warwick, Turner, McVay and Carbonne bail out over water, KIA. Pilot and rest of crew return to base (MACR 12351). MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak and caught fire. Palombo KIA, rest POW. | 13149 |
B-17G | 55 | VE | 48273 | U | Ole Blood and Guts | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 28 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 18 Jul 44. Cheyenne 6 Aug 44. Manchester 2 Sep 44. Grenier 9 Sep 44. 8th AF 11 Sep 44. Assigned to 390th 11 Sept 44. Severe battle damage on Hamburg mission 31 Dec 44. Ran off end of runway on return. Plane salvaged. | |
B-17G | 60 | VE | 48306 | H | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 5 Aug 44. Hunter Field 7 Aug 44. Dow Field 29 Aug 44. 8th AF 1 Sep 44. Left undercarriage collapsed after return from mission to Cheb, Czechoslovakia on 14 Feb 45. Salvaged. | ||
B-17G | 60 | VE | 48315 | P | Maidens Prayer/I'll Be Around | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Kearney 10 Aug 44. Palm Springs 11 Aug 44. Kearney 12 Aug 44. Bangor 22 Aug 44. Grenier 23 Aug 44. To 390th 5 Sept 44. Attacked by fighters on 18 Sep 44 mission to Warsaw. Severe damage, most of instruments shot out. Nr. 1 supercharger out. Hibbard KIA, Underwood and Stovall WIA. Ground crew chief, Blumberg, repairs cabling, co-pilot flies to Mirgorod. Remained in Russia until repaired, then flown back to England. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 60 | VE | 48319 | L | 571 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 44. Kearney 11 Aug 44. Long Beach 12 Aug 44. Lincoln 17 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 3 Sep 44. 8th AF 3 Sep 44. MIA Friedburg 4 Dec 44. Hit by flak, engine on fire, exploded. Crashed near Simmers. Massa, Napier, Cederlind KIA, rest POW. | 11055 | |
B-17G | 60 | VE | 48323 | N | Blonde Bombshell | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 11 Aug 44. Kearney 11 Aug 44. Palm Springs 12 Aug 44. Ogden 13 Aug 44. Bangor 20 Aug 44. Grenier 21 Aug 44. To 390th 5 Sept 44. MIA Morscheid Bridge, Germany 25 Dec 44. Flak hit in Nr. 4 engine, spun and crashed at Bitburg. Wrubleski, Lee, Steen, Roberts, Skindingsrude, DeOrsay KIA, rest POW. | 11115 |
B-17G | 60 | VE | 48325 | T | Boogie Baby | 570 | Accepted by USAAF 11 Aug 44. Kearney 12 Aug 44. Lincoln 16 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. To 390th 11 Sep 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak, 2 engines smoking, 3rd engine quits, crashed at Rittersheim. All POW. | 11132 |
B-17G | 65 | VE | 48426 | G | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 12 Aug 44. Kearney 12 Aug 44. Lincoln 16 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. To 390th 10 Jan 45. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Wachow. Vevle, Morman, Hehr, Cousineau KIA, Steig evades, rest POW. | 11719 | |
B-17G | 65 | VE | 48447 | P | 569 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 44. Dallas Mod Center 18 Sep 44. Hunter Field 9 Oct 44. Grenier 25 Oct 44. 8th AF 28 Oct 44. To U.S. 11 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 4 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 65 | VE | 48481 | T | 570 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 27 Sep 44. Dallas Mod Center. Palm Springs 29 Sep 44. El Paso 30 Sep 44. Dallas 1 Oct 44. Hunter 23 Oct 44. Grenier 12 Nov 44. 8th AF 18 Nov 44. To 390th 8 Dec 44. To U.S. 23 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 2 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 65 | VE | 48488 | F | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 28 Sep 44. Dallas Mod Center 28 Sep 44. Hunter Field 19 Oct 44. Grenier 3 Nov 44. 8th AF 9 Nov 44. John B. Wey WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. Transferred to 100th BG May 45. TO U.S. 21 Oct 45. To Walnut ridge 20 Dec 45. | ||
B-17G | 70 | VE | 48566 | C | 569 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 21 Oct 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 21 Oct 44. Hunter Field 13 Nov 44. Grenier 25 Nov 44. 8th AF 27 Nov 44. To 390th 18 Dec 44. Nr. 1 and 2 engine fire. Crashed in English Channel, burst into flames and disintegrated 17 Feb 45. Keelan rescued, rest KIA. | 12321 | |
B-17G | 70 | VE | 48571 | R | 570 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 23 Oct 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Oct 44. Hunter field 25 Nov 44. Dow Field 14 Dec 44. 8th AF 15 Dec 44. Transferred to 100 th BG May 45. To U.S. 16 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 18 Oct 45. | ||
B-17G | 75 | VE | 48633 | Z | Sweet Marie | 568 | Accepted by USAAF 10 Nov 44. Lincoln 15 Nov 44. Grenier 3 Dec 44. 8th AF 11 Dec 44. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 27 Nov 45. | |
B-17G | 75 | VE | 48660 | L | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Nov 44. Hunter field 9 Dec 44. Grenier 20 Dec 44. 8th AF 23 Dec 44. To 390th 27 Jan 45. Transferred to 100th BG May 45 (LD-S). To U.S. 25 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 3 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 80 | VE | 48749 | N | 568 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 15 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 Dec 44. Hunter Field 10 Jan 45. Grenier 31 Jan 45. 8th AF 7 Feb 45. To 390th 19 Feb 45. Transferred to 100th BG May 45. To U.S. 29 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 8 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 80 | VE | 48750 | Q | 569 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 16 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Dec 44. Hunter Field 10 Jan 45. To 390th 19 Feb 45. To MTO 28 May 45. TO U.S. 29 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 14 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 80 | VE | 48784 | Z | 570 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 27 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Dec 44. Hunter Field 8 Jan 45. Grenier 24 Jan 45. 8th AF 4 Feb 45. To 390th 15 Feb 45. Robert Kellerhouse WIA at Berlin 18 Mar 45. Transferred to 100th BG May 45. To U.S. 16 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 9 Jan 46. | ||
B-17G | 80 | VE | 48798 | O | 569 | Accepted by USAAF 29 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Dec 44. Hunter Field 13 Jan 45. Grenier 28 Jan 45. 8th AF 6 Feb 45. Damaged by .50 cal machine gun fire. Engine caught fire and plane was ditched. Crew saved. | ||
B-17G | 90 | VE | 48910 | T | 571 | PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 2 Feb 45. Cheyenne Mod Center 12 Feb 45. Hunter Field 3 Mar 45. Manchester 13 Mar 45. 8th AF 19 Mar 45. To 390th 31 Mar 45. To MTO 28 May 45. To U.S. 8 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 27 Dec 45. |