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MISS CON-DUCT A/C 338525 LD-A.
The Lee S. Jacobs crew.  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Lee S. Jacobs, pilot of LADY GERALDINE A/C 2102649  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Aftermath of B-17 crash off end of runway.  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
LADY GERALDINE A/C 2102649  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
LD-T 649 LADY GERALDINE, PFF-XR-M 824, piloted by Lee Jacobs, on 2 May 45 Chowhound mission. The PFF aircraft XR-M had the name "MIKE" painted on it. Photo taken from Phillip Liesche's ship, AC 162 LD-U. Photo courtesy of Lee Jacobs, Photo ID by Jack O'Leary Link to Chowhound formation sheets
Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Nose art for YO YO BUDDY A.C 338166 LD-H Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
YO YOU BUDDY Ground crew. Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Andrew Pearce (WG) and Harry Joliff (NAV) from the Lee Jacobs crew. Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Paul R. "Spud" Chandler, TTE on the Lee Jacobs crew.  Jacobs crew information  Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Paul R. "Spud" Chandler, TTE on the Lee Jacobs crew. Jacobs crew information  Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Andrew A. Pearce, Jr., Waist gunner.  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Lady Geraldine Officers Quarters. Tony Shiruba (BOM) pointed to on left, Donald "Duke" Daniels (CP) in center in white shirt, and Harry Jolliff (NAV) on right.  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Charles "Johnny" Johnson, ROG on Lee Jacobs crew.  Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Anthony V "Tony" Trovato (BTG) and Anthony J. "Tony" Shiurba (BOM) inspect guns after Berlin mission.
 Jacobs crew information Courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Officers from the Robert E. Evans crew.  This crew bunked with the Lee Jacobs crew. Evans crew information  Photo courtesy of Lee Jacobs
100th aircraft returning to Thorpe Abbotts after the Bremen Mission, February 24, 1945.  Photo courtesy of Lee Jacobs
Enlisted men of the Lee Jacobs crew in Blackpool.  L to R: Andy Pearch, "Johnny" Johnson, Tony Trovato, and Al Alfier. Jacobs crew information
Charles "Johnny" Johnson, ROG on the Lee Jacobs crew. Jacobs crew information
Paul "Spud" Chandler, TTE on the Lee Jacobs crew. Jacobs crew information
Tony Trovato, BTG on the Lee Jacobs crew. Jacobs crew information
L to R: Oscar L. Edge (ROG), Daniel B. Deason (TTE) and Bernard L. Farnum (CP) of the Francis C. Kincannon crew.  These three were photographed hiding in a chicken coop after bailing out of their stricken aircraft on the 20 Jul 44 Merseberg mission.  All three later became POWs. Kincannon crew information Photo courtesy of Oscar je Rooij
Raymond C. Kowalski, ROG on the Jack DePlanque crew. DePlanque crew information  Photo courtesy of the Raymond Kowalski family.
The Enlisted Men from the Jack DePlanque crew.  L to R: T/Sgt Joseph Kosik-TTE, Unknown, T/Sgt Raymond Kowalski-ROG, Unknown.  DePlanque crew information  Photo courtesy of the Raymond Kowalski family
LD-O 238175  Photo courtesy of the Raymond Kowalski family.
Lt. Robert Horn, pilot of Bastards Bungalow. The aircraft crashed at a German Airfield at Darmstadt near Ulm while on the 18 Mar 44 Munich mission.  All became POWs.  Horn crew information
Bastards Bungalow came to rest beside a German Airfield at Darmstadt near Ulm. Horn crew information
Casual photo of the Claget E. McAlister crew taken in Rapid City, SD, 1945.  L to R: Pilot :Mac" McAlister, CP Arthur Johnson, Nav. Jacques Weinstock,, BOM Cohen, TTE  John Martucci, ROG Allen  Schmitz, BTG Vernon Erskine, RW  Leonard Hambrick, TOG Thomas Freeman, and TG Roderick  McComber.  The pet's name is Gunner.  McAlister crew information  Photo courtesy of Ken McAlister
Claget E. "Mac' McAlister, 418th pilot.   McAlister crew information  Photo courtesy of Ken McAlister
Arthur E. Johnson, Co-Pilot on the Claget E. "Mac" McAlister crew.  McAlister crew information  Photo courtesy of Ken McAlister