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B-17F 42-30274 "Our Bay-Bee"
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8May43. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 9May43. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 17May43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun43. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*Q], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 15Jun43. 334th Bomb Squadron. Named "Our Bay-Bee" Failed to return from a shuttle mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft factories at Regensburg, Germany 17Aug43 (7POW:3EVD). Damaged by flak starting fires in the front and the pilot turned back for home. When the German fighters saw it turn off and away from the Group this was their signal to come in and finish it off. Attacked by two Bf 109 fighters, one of which was shot down, the other flown by Felwebel Kraft of 9/JG 26 who claimed the shooting down of this B-17. The bomber crashed and exploded at Mol, Dessel, southeast of Turnhout, Belgium. {5 missions}. Also claimed to have been shot down by Lt. Erich.
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B-17F 42-30173 "Circe"
Accepted by USAAF Apr43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr43. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 29Apr43. Air Service Command, Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 12May43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 21May43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May43. 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Earls Colne (Station 358), Essex 28May43. Named GORGEOUS HUSSY. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*O], 95th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 6Jun43. Named CIRCE. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*O] Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 12Jun43. Named ALL AMERICAN Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Brunswick, Germany 10Feb44 (7POW:3KIA), caught fire in action over Lingen and crashed Schaferhof, near Leeseringen rail station, four miles south of Nienburg, Germany. {20 missions}. MACR 2544.
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B-17F 42-3283 "Yankee Queen"
Delivered Denver 22/4/43; Dow Fd 6/6/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-E] Framlingham 25/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 17m battle damaged Hanau 4/10/43 with Harry O’Neal, Co-pilot: Frank Sances, Navigator: Draper Hand, Bombardier: Joe Krapley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Rape, Radio Operator: Warren Irving, Ball turret gunner: Chas Zakzeski, Waist gunner: Chas Stafford,Tail gunner: Stan Michaels; (all 10 wia but Returned to Duty). #3 on fire and crash landed at Earls Colne base, near Bird in Hand pub, one 1,000lb bombs exploded before others made safe; Salvaged 30/1/44. YANKEE QUEEN.
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B-17F 42-3462 "San Antonio Rose"
Accepted by USAAF Jun43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Jun43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Jul43. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*B], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 18Jul43. 560th Bomb Squadron [Z], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk. {first combat mission 30Jul43}. {1 mission}. To 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*B], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Aug43. .Named "San Antonio Rose". Battle damaged by enemy aircraft on mission to the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 14Oct43 (3POW). En route to the target area, the bomber formation was repeatedly attacked by a large number of Luftwaffe fighters. After the target, the Group turned and headed westward for England. German fighters, having landed and refueled, attacked again until, finally, the bombers reached the coastline of western Europe and relative safety. Failed to return from a mission to bomb aircraft factories at Brunswick, Germany 21Feb44 (8KIA:2POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, one engine damaged and on fire. Crashed in a swamp near Zegveld, twelve miles west of Utrecht, Netherlands. {23 missions}. MACR 2424. RAF record card for Oxford BG605 states aircraft crashed near Cambridge, England Aug 4, 1943 after colliding with this B-17. There is also MACR 856 which refers to this aircraft with 336th BS, 95th BG dated Oct 14, 1943, Germany.
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B-17F 42-5986 "Brown’s Mule"
Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun43. Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Jul43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul43. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*J], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 26Jul43, named "Brown's Mule". Failed to return from a mission to railway installations at Münster, Germany 10Oct43 (7POW:3KIA). As they approached the city, the formation was swarmed by a large force of enemy aircraft for an estimated forty-five minutes of vicious fighting. By the time their friendly fighter escorts arrived to drive off the Luftwaffe, the damage had already been done. Shot down by enemy fighters, claimed by Feldwebel Gerd Wiegand flying a Fw 190 of 4./JG 26. Also claimed by Lt Leopold Munster in Bf 109G of JG 3/4.
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B-17F 42-30235 "The Zoot Suiters"
Accepted by USAAF Apr43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3May43. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 16May43. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 17May43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30May43. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*L:LL*Z], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 6Jun43. Transferred to 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*U], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 16Jun43 Named "Lonesome Polecat". Appears to have also been known as "The Zoot Suiters" (picture shows "Strictly Zoot") {first combat mission 22Jun43}. Battle damaged on mission to the submarine base at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France 16Sep43. On return, force landed at Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk. Battle damaged on mission to the submarine construction yard at Vegesack, Bremen, Germany 16Dec43. On return, force landed at Bungay (Station 125), Suffolk. {final combat mission 4Mar44}. {47 missions}. Declared ‘war weary’. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 9Oct45.
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B-17F 42-37734 "Cuddle Cat"
Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA Aug43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Aug43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 3Sep43. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*G], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Sep43. Named "Cuddle Cat". Damaged on a mission to the port area at Bremen, Germany 13Nov43. On return, force landed at RAF Lissett, Bridlington, Yorkshire. Damaged on a mission to the submarine construction yard at Vegesack, Bremen, Germany 16Dec43. On return, force landed at Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. Failed to return from a mission to the Jaeger ball bearing factory at Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany 5Jan44 (1KIA:7POW:2EVD). Poor weather conditions and malfunctioning pathfinder equipment forced the bombers to instead attack a small town near Elberfeld as a target of opportunity. After the target, flak disabled an engine and the plane dropped out of the formation. Losing altitude, it was attacked by enemy fighters, fatally wounding a waist gunner. Shot down by Oblt. Hans Ehlers in FW-190A-6 of JG 1/3. and crashed at Ermeton-sur-Biert, four miles northeast of Florennes, Belgium. (19 missions) 1 KIA, 7 POW, 2 evaded. MACR 1686.
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B-17F 42-30114 "Spare Parts"
Accepted by USAAF Apr43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Apr43. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 22Apr43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 3May43. 381st Bomb Group 8May43. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 14May43. 95th Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire. Crash landed Alconbury 28May43. Air Depot 19Aug43 for repair. Repaired and named "Spare Parts". Radio Counter Measures, fitted with Jackal AN/ART 7. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*L], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 13Sep43. Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Düren, Germany 20Oct43, shot down by enemy fighters, ditched
North Sea, crew rescued. {1 mission). One database has this plane as going to 803rd BS(P) at Oulton early 1944 as radio countermeasures aircraft, fitted with 6 Mandrel sets.
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B-17F 42-3273 "Impatient Virgin"
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Apr43. 100th Bomb Group, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30May43. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*W], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 15Jun43, named "Impatient Virgin". Force landed at St Eval (Station 129), Cornwall on return from a mission to Saint-Nazaire, France 28Jun43. Crash landed at Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk on return from a mission to the submarine base at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France 16Sep43. Accident returning from a mission to a communication center at Münster, Germany 22Dec43 (10RTD). The aircraft suffered a loss of power and crash landed at Potter Heigham, Norfolk. {31 missions}.
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B-17F 42-6080 "Mary Ruth the WeWa Special"
Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Jul43. Long Beach Field, CA 15Jul43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Jul43. Fitted with Sperry gyroscope. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*P], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Sep43. {29 missions} Named "Mary Ruth/The WeWa Special/Floozy Flossy") 36th Bomb Squadron, Alconbury 23Mar44. Modified for radio counter measures. 803rd Bomb Squadron (H) Provisional, RAF Oulton. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Modified as a drone for Operation Aphrodite and Castor missions. Designated BQ-7. Not expended. 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk. Harrington (Station 179), Northamptonshire. Used for Carpetbagger operations transporting agents, supplies and propaganda leaflets to southern France. Returned to US. Bolling Field, Washington, DC 11Feb45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
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B-17F 41-9112 "The Dreamboat"
Accepted by USAAF 20Apr42. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Geiger Field, Spokane, WA 20Apr42. Air Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 7May42. Installation of special radio equipment. Eighth Air Force, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. Attached to 97th Bomb Group for weather reconnaissance during the ferry of fighters, bombers and transports on Operation Bolero [tactical call sign WR9W]. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME. Ferried to RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador. Operated weather flights between Bluie West One, Narsarsuaq, Greenland and Patterson Field, Reykjavik, Iceland Jun/Jul42. 92nd Bomb Group, Bovingdon (Station 112), Hertfordshire 26Aug42. Project Reed. This was an effort by the 92nd Bomb Group to develop better defensive armament on the B-17 based on the unit's experiences. Experimental armament equipment was installed at Bovingdon. The bomber was not involved in combat operations. Returned to US 14Feb43. Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Modifications included a Consolidated B-24 type nose and tail turret, powered twin guns in the radio compartment, Martin top turret, and bi-fold bomb bay doors. Returned to UK for evaluation Sep43. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire [Mar44]. No record of operational use. Returned to US 21Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped. Named DREAMBOAT.
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B-17F 42-3153 "The Devil's Daughter"
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Apr43. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3May43. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 19May43. 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 12Jun43. Named THE WORRY WART. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*A], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Jul43. Named "The Devil's Daughter" Force landed RAF Headcorn, Kent 26Sep43. Force landed Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Jan44. Force landed at Wormingford (Station 159), Essex 10Feb44. {37 missions}. Returned to US. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Apr44. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Cal-Aero Field, Ontario, CA for storage and disposal 13Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Sharp & Fellows Contracting Company Jul46; scrapped.
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B-17F 42-3400 "The Gremlin’s Sweetheart"
Accepted by USAAF Jun43. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Jul43. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*D], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Aug43, named "The Gremlin's Sweetheart" 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*D]. Force landed Ford, West Sussex returning from a mission to industrial targets at Stuttgart, Germany 6Sep43. Damaged taxying at Horham 2Aug44. {48 missions}. Salvaged 21Jun45.
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B-17F "Tail Art".
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B-17F's of the 95th BG.
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B-17F's of the 95th BG.