350th Bomb Squadron
Pulling a post flight inspection after a mission. Bachelor's Heaven.(Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

Bachelor's Heaven 44-8284
Pre-flighting Bachelor's Heaven. Ten in background is our workshop. Each crew has one. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

44-8284 Bachelor's Heaven
This is what I worked on day and night. It flattened Berlin. Its name is Bachelor's Heaven. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

Bachelor's Heaven
Ship I used to work on. Its name is Fletchers Castoria II. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

Fletchers Castoria II
Instead of fences they use the small canals. See cattle lower left. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

Pretty Huh? "Heaven Sent." (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

Heaven Sent
My Flight Chief: M/Sgt. Victor Pacek. We called him Eagle Beak. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. R. V. Churchill and son Dennis Churchill.)

M/Sgt Victor Pacek
The George H. Gough Crew. Photo taken in Walla Walla, Washington.

The George H. Gough Crew. Photo taken in Walla Walla, Washington.
Merlin N. Larsen Crew. Standing L to R: Waist Gunner Robert L. Tyler, Co-Pilot Arthur V. Williams, Navigator Archie A. Brock, Pilot Merlin N. Larsen, Tail Gunner Trent J. Parker, Bombardier Edmund C. Settle, and three men of the ground crew, including Crew Chief Zip Meyers. Kneeling L to R: Ball Turret Gunner Allison M. Balfour, Top Turret Engineer John P. O'Connor, and Radio Operator Gunner Jack Torogian. Larsen Crew Information

Merlin N. Larsen Crew.
The Merlin N. Larsen Crew
with B-17G 46505 LN-V
"Hard Luck"
Standing L to R: Arthur V. Williams, Archie A. Brock, Merlin N. Larsen, Trent J. Parker, Edmund C. Settle,
three unknown ground crew, including Crew Chief Zip Meyers.
Kneeling L to R: Robert L. Tyler, Allison M. Balfour, John P. O'Connor, Jack Torogian

The Merlin N. Larsen Crew with B-17G 46505 LN-V "Hard Luck"