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"Bombs Away"
'Tangerine', being flown by "Zibby" Zbikowski and crew #054-R3, is seen dropping bombs on the V-Weapon site at Haut Maisnil, France.
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Photo believed to have been taken prior to overseas movement. Most likely at Mountain Home AAB, ID, or Wendover AAB, UT.
Source: John L Horne -
Airmen from the 790th BS taken in a field by their barracks. All of the men shown were a part of the original air echelon that trained at Wendover and were first to arrive at Rackheath.
Standing L-R:
Melvin L Bland - Crew #062-R0
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Robert B McEwen - Crew #062-R0
Roger E Rafford - Crew #069-R0 / 069-R1
Philip H Hasselvander - Crew #066-R0
Charles L Dudley - Crew #014-R0 / 054-R2 / 054-R3
Vernon W Bundrock - Crew #062-R0
Earl D Madden - Crew #064-R0 / 075-R0
Sitting L-R:
Alexander D McLean - Crew #062-R0
Roger V "Shortly" Scherer - Crew #052-R0 / 063-R0 / 054-R2 / 054-R3
David A K Baumhover - Crew # 069-R0 / 069-R1
Joseph A Tuch - Crew #064-R0 / 075-R0 / 069-R1 / 072-R2
William J Drapp - Crew #066-R0
R P Odem - Crew #064-R0
Clayton Duby - Crew #052-R0 / 063-R0 / 054-R2 / 054-R3
Source: Carolyn Holt (granddaughter of Henry Kubacek) -
On the left Roger V "Shorty" Scherer, and on the right Marvin W "Tex" Buntin, from the original Kenneth G Ford crew # 054-R0. Thoughts are photo was taken after completion of missions in Aug '44. They were a part of crew #054-R3 at the time.
Source: Carolyn Holt (granddaughter of Henry Kubacek) -
Photo of crew taken at Wendover during training.
Standing L-R:
Kenneth G Ford - Pilot
Henry A Fagan - Co Pilot
Louis H Greiner - Navigator
Harold W Cedergren - Bombardier
Kneeling L-R:
Lee R Ables - Engineer
Marvin W Buntin - Radio Operator
Clayton C Duby - Gunner
Roger V Scherer - Gunner
Harold Z Brewer - Gunner
John L Horne - Gunner
Source: Fred Holdrege (Vet) -
Photo taken after completing their final mission of 08 Aug 44.
Standing L-R:
Harold Z Brewer - Gunner
Clayton C Duby - Gunner
Marvin W Buntin - Radio Operator
Charles L Dudley - Gunner
Lee R Ables - Engineer
Kneeling L-R:
John L Horne, - Gunner
James F O'Toole - Co Pilot
Paul N Whealen - Navigator/Bombardier
Joseph N Zbikowski - Pilot
Roger V Scherer - Gunner