Roland C Weirback
Military
UPL 13768
UPL 13768
First "Hare Power" crew
Back Left: Lt Robert G Bennett-Pilot, Jim Wyker-Co-pilot, Art Bailey-Navigator, Roland Weirbank-Bombadier, Chester Desky (sp?) -Flight Engineer
Front row are unidentified enlisted men
Back Left: Lt Robert G Bennett-Pilot, Jim Wyker-Co-pilot, Art Bailey-Navigator, Roland Weirbank-Bombadier, Chester Desky (sp?) -Flight Engineer
Front row are unidentified enlisted men
American Air Museum, database.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hare Power
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
26 July 1971 |
Revisions
ContributorMorgan Bailey
Changes
Sources
Oral History of Robert G Bennett, first crew pilot of "Hare Power"
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster