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LT James Brown's Crew J. W. Birdwell stands second from left. LT Brown's crew became a lead crew and lost CPLs Lundin and Birdwell to transfers, and picked up F/O Paschke. Later, LT Brown became a squadron leader and LT Crabtree became first pilot. Copyright � 1998-2024, by David Birdwell and the 486th Bomb Group Association. |
Crew Info |
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| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| James H. Brown | 2nd LT | Pilot | 02/09/45 | RTD ZOI | |
| Jack L. Crabtree | 2nd LT | Copilot | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Robert A. Harper | 2nd LT | Navigator | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Lester G. Paschke | F/O | Radar Navigator | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Henry T. Fulton | SGT | FE/Top | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Edmund J. Krawczyk | CPL | Radio Operator | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| George J. Schmidbauer | CPL | Waist | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Joseph A. Grella | CPL | Ball | 02/09/45 | 04/20/45 | RTD ZOI |
| Thomas J. Lundin | CPL | Waist | 02/09/45 | RTD ZOI | |
| James W. Birdwell | CPL | Tail | 02/09/45 | RTD ZOI | |
Mission Info |
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| Mission | Date | Name | ID | S/N | Type |
| 143 | 02/14/45 | King Kong | TC | 44-39178 | B17G |
| 144 | 02/15/45 | King Kong | TC | 44-39178 | B17G |
| 145 | 02/16/45 | King Kong | TC | 44-39178 | B17G |
| 146 | 02/17/45 | King Kong | TC | 44-39178 | B17G |
| 152 | 02/25/45 | TG | 4x-xx059 | B17G | |
Completed 10 Missions (5 with LT Crabtree as 1st pilot) |
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| Created: 11/13/00 | Modified: 12/23/16 |
Copyright � 1998-2024, 486th Bomb Group Association. |
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