702nd Squadron, 445th Bomb Group
My B-24 Crew
The men who flew together over Europe
Top Row, Left to Right
Top Turret Gunner / 1st Engineer
TSgt Chester B. "Chet" Hincewicz
Pilot
1st Lt. Joe Pavelka
Copilot
2nd Lt. Albert Gilsdorf
Navigator
2nd Lt. Phillip Soloman
Bombardier
2nd Lt. William Burtt
Radio Operator
TSgt Richard F. Hanson
Bottom Row, Left to Right
Tail Turret Gunner / Armorer
SSgt Peter Clarke
Waist Gunner
TSgt Walter J. "Jay" Turnbull
Later replaced by Mike Ciano after Jay was moved to the ground crew
Ball Turret Gunner / 3rd Engineer
SSgt Robert T. "Doodlebug" Hansen
Waist Gunner / 2nd Engineer
SSgt Ralph Oak
Later replaced by SSgt Wade Luce
About the B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a heavy bomber used extensively during World War II. With a crew of ten, it was one of the most produced American military aircraft in history. The 445th Bomb Group, based at Tibenham, England, flew B-24s on strategic bombing missions over Nazi-occupied Europe.