42-95011

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front UPL 65484 UPL 65484 Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG
Back row, left to right: Andrew Fry, engineer; Francis Baker, top turret gunner; Vernie Honberger, radio operator; Leon Sawyer, tail gunner; George Worthington, left waist gunner. Front row, left to right; John Murdock, bombardier; Frederick Gaulke, pilot; Charles Easton, co-pilot; Robert Keehn, navigator. Not pictured: Warren Branch, right waist gunner

Photo from the collection of Robin Janton.  http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showCrewPage&c…

492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron 350 355 358 364 367 370 373 376 379 44-40134 44-40227 44-40146 42-95011 North Pickenham Frederick D Gaulke Charles R Easton Robert I Keehn John G Murdock Vernie O Honberger Leon J Sawyer Warren G Branch Andrew J Fry Francis X Baker On

Object Number - UPL 65484 - Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG Back row, left to right: Andrew Fry, engineer; Francis Baker, top turret gunner; Vernie Honberger, radio...

Replaced 44-40134 at the 492nd BG during the J for H trade with the 458th BG for Project AZON.

To our knowledge this aircraft was never given a nickname or had any nose art painted on it.

29 May 44, Lost: with Gaulke Crew 602, 10 crew interned in Sweden, MACR 5220

 

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A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Francis X Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Warren G Branch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Charles R Easton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Andrew J Fry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Frederick D Gaulke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811064
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 29 May 1944

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MACR 5220 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-95011: Gallery (2 items)

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Object number: UPL 65484 - Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG Back row, left...

Air Force bomber plane parked on grass surrounded by ten super-imposed small photographs of the heads of then men

Object number: UPL 65498 - Gaulke Crew, 856th BS, 492nd BG. While interned at...