UPL 65484

IMAGE
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
Download Image

By downloading this image, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions

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

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units

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

Aircraft

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

42-95011

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron

44-40134

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
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

44-40146

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sugar-N-Spice ; Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
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

44-40227

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Four Beers Doc
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Mission

Revisions

Date:
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

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