John Parise, the original flight engineer, became ill with spinal meningitis. Harold Gay, the original ball gunner, took over as engineer, and when Parise recovered from his illness, he became Waist Gunner with McVey. |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Gerard E. Levis | LT | Pilot | 05/20/44 | ||
| James R. Ward | LT | Copilot | 05/20/44 | ||
| Theodore Rand | LT | Navigator | 05/20/44 | ||
| Edward C. Weir | LT | Bombardier | 05/20/44 | ||
| Harold L. Gay | SGT | Flight Engineer | 05/20/44 | ||
| Lawrence A. Capes | SGT | Radio Operator | 05/20/44 | ||
| Forrest H. Wilson | SGT | Nose | 05/20/44 | ||
| John J. Parise | SGT | Waist | 05/20/44 | ||
| Paul E. McVey | SGT | Waist | 05/20/44 | ||
| Neual R. Hobbs | SGT | Tail | 05/20/44 | ||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| MISSION | DATE | NAME | ID | S/N | TYPE |
| 005 | 05/20/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 007 | 05/24/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 008 | 05/25/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 009 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 011 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 013 | 05/31/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 015 | 06/06/44 | TF | 4x-xx291 | B24H | |
| 018 | 06/07/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 019 | 06/08/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 020 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 021 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 022 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 023 | DF | 42-52765 | B24H | ||
| 024 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 025 | 06/17/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 028 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 030 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 032 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H | |
| 033 | TR | 44-40300 | B24H | ||
| 041 | 07/08/44 | Royal Flush | TL | 4x-xx740 | B24H |
| 044 | 07/14/44 | Virgo | DK | 42-52532 | B24H |
| 050 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
| 054 | 08/05/44 | Red Raiders | NK | 43-37875 | B17G |
| 057 (abort) | TC | 43-37910 | B17G | ||
| 059 | Coaltown Express | DE | 44-6311 | B17G | |
| 063 | 08/16/44 | Blue Streak | PC | 43-37883 | B17G |
| 065 | 08/24/44 | The Last Roundup | TG | 43-37927 | B17G |
| 066 | 08/25/44 | Nobody Getzit | NB | 43-37949 | B17G |
| 068 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
| 070 | The Blue Fairy | TJ | 43-37942 | B17G | |
| 072 | TN | 43-38194 | B17G | ||
| 073 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
| 074 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
| 075 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
| 077 | Batchelor's Delight | TR | 43-38027 | B17G | |
Completed 34 Missions |
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| Created 06/20/00 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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