• Crew #083-R1 | Pilot: Close
    Photo taken after training departing overseas.

    Standing L-R:

    Edward James Sanicki - Co Pilot
    Henry Kenneth Close - Pilot
    Cornelius Gerald Costigan - Navigator
    Ernest Gaetano Sorrentino - Bombardier

    Kneeling L-R:

    Peter John Martino - Engineer
    Burton Lee Coffey - Gunner
    Lynn Culley - Gunner
    Victor S Smith - Gunner
    Paul E Smith - Gunner
    Burton Hurwitz - Radio Operator

    Source: Vincent LaRussa - Vet