Roland C Weirback

Military
Co-Pilot is Jim Weicker (not Wyker). Bombardier is Roland Weirback (not Weirbank). 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

American Air Museum, database.

Object Number - 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...

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Co-Pilot is Jim Weicker (not Wyker). Bombardier is Roland Weirback (not Weirbank).

44-40117

  • 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

Date
ContributorMorgan Bailey
Changes
Sources

Oral History of Robert G Bennett, first crew pilot of "Hare Power"

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

Roland C Weirback: Gallery (1 items)

Co-Pilot is Jim Weicker (not Wyker). Bombardier is Roland Weirback (not Weirbank).

Object number: UPL 13768 - First "Hare Power" crew Back Left: Lt Robert G...