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This photo was taken from 42-95057 ‘ Angel’ (flown by George Lamar Crump and crew #065-R4) flying in the #3 position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 2nd Squadron.
The foremost plane on the left is 44-49513 (flown by Russell Edwin Scott and crew #090-R3) in the 1st (Lead) position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 2nd Squadron.
Just above her is ’42-50846 (flown by Donald Morton Rosenthal and crew #054-R4) in the 2nd (Deputy Lead) position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 2nd Squadron.
The wing tip at the very bottom is 42-110171 ‘The Prowler’ (flown by John Gurley Phillips and crew #063-R4) in the 4th position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 2nd Squadron.
Finally, just coming into frame is 41-29378 ‘Homeward Bound’ ( flown by James Gerald Coffey and crew #056-R4) in the 5th position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 2nd Squadron.
This photo of ‘Homeward Bound’ is very significant regarding her skin finish changing by the end of the war. One possible conclusion was that as she was the “new” 'Assembly Ship' by wars end that she was in the process of being painted. In this photo, she is shown flying combat in her new “colors”. Still a mystery as to whether she was painted or had the originally Olive Drab (OD) removed. There is a rather large gap in the missions flown between 07 Jan 45 and 03 Mar 45. Perhaps it was during this period when she “shed her skin”. Definitely more research needed.
Crew on ‘Angel’ was -
George Lamar Crump - Pilot
Manford Funsten - Co Pilot
Charles William Harter - Navigator
James Calvin Perryman - Toggler
Joseph Alfred Lomas - RCM Operator
Ralph Henkel - Engineer
Robert Lee Samuel - Radio Operator
Harry Helm Ament - Right Waist Gunner
Harry Emil Peyrot - Left Waist Gunner
Maurice Weed O’Connor - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew on ‘513’ was -
Russell Edwin Scott - Pilot
James Jerome Murphy - Co Pilot
Lawrence Harold Uebele - Navigator
John Joseph Shirk - Pilotage Navigator
Charles Arthur Schamburg - Bombardier
Wilbur Roland Pearson - Mickey Operator
Charles Warren Cox - Engineer
Floyd Rosswell Barthel - Radio Operator
Bernard Ellis Scales - Right Waist Gunner
Harold Clark Rubendall - Left Waist Gunner
Robert Thomas Charmo - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew on ‘846’ was -
Donald Morton Rosenthal - Pilot
Richard Oliff Russell - Co Pilot
Morton Guild Edwards - Navigator
Donald Joseph Schmidt - Bombardier
Lloyd Andrew Gilbertson - Engineer
Salvatore Zollo - Radio Operator
Richard Silvio Parent - Ball Turret Gunner (??? Not sure about position)
Edwin Joseph Gerbyshak - Right Waist Gunner
Raymond Joseph Comtois - Left Waist Gunner
Dale Booker Blevins - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew on ‘The Prowler’ was -
John Gurley Phillips - Pilot
Lewis William Christie - Co Pilot
David Abraham Swiss - Navigator
Julius Nelson Summa - Toggler
Reuben Bartlett Eaton - Engineer
Joseph William Appleby - Radio Operator
Jose Solorzano-Cortes - Right Waist Gunner
David Merritt Bliss - Left Waist Gunner
Manuel Alzfan - Tail Turret Gunner
Gerald Arthur Crabbe - Observer
Crew on ‘Homeward Bound’ was -
James Gerald Coffey - Pilot
Harmon Joseph Small - Co Pilot
Albert Anthony Muller - Navigator
Robert Leon Miller - Toggler
Anthony Debiasse - Engineer
Donald Joseph Faford - Radio Operator
William Thomas Hayes - Right Waist Gunner
Willam Jackson Smith - Left Waist Gunner
Carl Richard Shaun - Tail Turret Gunner
Source: James Calvin Perryman - Vet -
41-29378 'Homeward Bound' landing after the mission to Hamburg. The farm by the 790th hardstands 31-33 is in the background, Also in the background in front of the farm can be seen 42-51671 returning to it's hardstand on the perimeter track.
'Homeward Bound' was flown by crew #072-R1.
Boyd Lee Woodis - Pilot
Leon Manuelian - Co Pilot
Hinton Lloyd Williamson - Navigator
Robert Blair Allen - Toggler
Carl Frank Pauer - Engineer
James W Bowman - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Robert Clyde Ford - Radio Operator
Percy Branden Wier - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
William Franklin Cooper - Gunner (Tail)
'671' was flown by crew #082-R1.
Wellington Coles Leonard - Pilot
* Billy Lynwood Johnston - Co Pilot
Robert Eugene Hicks - Navigator
Joseph Aloisius Hodge - Bombardier
Leonard Remetta - Engineer
Charles James North - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Donald Royce Nelan - Radio Operator
James William Stergis - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Walter John Chappas - Tail Turret Gunner
Emil Walter Hampa - Gunner
Leslie William Malone - Observer (Pilotage Navigator)
*IR Report hard to read. Presuming Johnston was Co Pilot. Also, there may have been a Command Pilot. More research will reveal.
Source: Walter Joseph Laughlin (Vet)