Photo Gallery

Pvt. Jackie R. Audrain, Class 44-19, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 120) - later assigned as Waist Gunner on the Morin Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H) and removed from crew to reduce to 9 men. Photo courtesy of Chip Culpepper.

crash of (Ain't) "Miss Behavin" It was believed that Miss Behavin was claimed by Gefreiter Pancherz of 3/JG 11 who is credited with the destruction of a B 17 in PL.Q. OA at 3000 meter at 14:56 hours. Miss Behavin crashed at Haarslev Mark 5 kilometres to the south of the city of Bogense. photo (Per Kristensen) BUT it was in fact Heinz (Heino) Hanke. He served first in JG 1 but was posted to JG 11 and on 20th February 1944 he shot down a Boeing B-17 over Denmark but was himself shot down and forced to bale out from his damaged fighter. (Finn Buch)

crash of (Ain't) "Miss Behavin" It was believed that Miss Behavin was claimed by Gefreiter Pancherz of 3/JG 11 who is credited with the destruction of a B 17 in PL.Q. OA at 3000 meter at 14:56 hours. Miss Behavin crashed at Haarslev Mark 5 kilometres to the south of the city of Bogense. photo (Per Kristensen) BUT it was in fact Heinz (Heino) Hanke. He served first in JG 1 but was posted to JG 11 and on 20th February 1944 he shot down a Boeing B-17 over Denmark but was himself shot down and forced to bale out from his damaged fighter. (Finn Buch)

Pvt. Floyd C. Mitchell, Class 44-17, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 109) - later Tail Gunner with the Robert Estes Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H) - Killed in Action 5 April 1945 - Nurnburg. Photo courtesy of Chip Culpepper.

Pvt. Jack W. Marsh, Class 44-13, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 86) - later Top-Turret Gunner/Engineer with the Albert Prestholdt Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H). Photo courtesy of Chip Culpepper.

Pvt. Joseph T. Pearl, Class 44-18, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 116) - later Top-Turret Gunner/Engineer with the Billy Blackman Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H) - Killed in Action 31 December 1944, Hamburg, by enemy fighters in the initial assault, his aircraft exploded, five crew members were killed (including Pearl), four others were taken POW.

Pvt. Leo R. Sibley, Class 44-15, Flexible Gunner School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 97) - later Tail Gunner with the Raymond Stoelting Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H)

Pvt. Sam L. Foushee, Class 44-12, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 82) - later Tail Gunner with the Don Jones Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H)

Pvt. David C. Hanby, Class 44-16, Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman Army Air Field, Ariz. (1944 yearbook, pg 101) - later Tail Gunner with the Appleton Crew, 418th BS, 100th BG (H).