NAME | TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
CHINA GAL |
B |
- |
24 |
L |
- |
1 |
- |
CO |
44-41436 |
14 |
308 |
425 |
~ |
~ |
00-6 |
VERNON DRAKE |
Port (Left) Side
Contributor - Jim Augustus
Info Contributor - John
"Jack" Chesley
(Co-Pilot)
I was the Co-Pilot on this plane, during
missions in China. I painted the head on
the pinup, as well as the shark's teeth on the front. Crew:
J. Chesley - Co-Pilot Jerry Kaplan - Bombardier Tom Bird - Pilot Erv. Ellison - Navigator |
Ed Gawel - Gunner Czeslaw Bucholc - Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner Frank Bettencourt - Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner Ed brown - Waist Gunner Bill Brownstein- Armour/Ball Turret Gunner Willard Berger - Tail Gunner |
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