Collections

Joseph A. Moller Library

Interactive Database

Find library items...
... where... and is Add Another Filter Remove
... and first or last name is
Reset Search
Personnel (1) Aircraft (6) Operational Records (14) Images (0) Documents (0)
  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 46097
    Cocaine Bill
    B-17G
    D
    570th Bomb Squadron
    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.
  • 231854
    Baby Buggy
    B-17G
    L
    570th Bomb Squadron
    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.
  • 231974
    Bomboogie
    B-17G
    G
    570th Bomb Squadron
    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.
  • 297821
    Chaff Wagon
    B-17G
    M
    571st Bomb Squadron
    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.
  • 297871
    Bundles of Trouble
    B-17G
    P
    570th Bomb Squadron
    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.
  • 297957
    B-17G
    H
    570th Bomb Squadron
    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.
Receive 390th Mission Intel