Photo Gallery Two

789th Squadron Crew Pictures

Earl Bonville Crew

Back left to right: Pilot Lt. Earl C. Bonville, Copilot Lt. Archibald J. Lewis, Nav Lt. John T. Lynch, Bombardier Lt. A.M. Klopp, Engineer/1st gun S.Sgt Leo H. Goodness

Bottom: Radio-op. S.Sgt. Carl D. Harmon, Asst Engineer/ 2nd gun S.Sgt S.G Rorden, Eng 3rd gun/ Asst radio op. Sgt. Ward C. Flanagen, Arm gun Cpl. Angus A. McKenzie and Tail-gunner, Cpl. William H. Little

Nine members of the crew (excluding Klopp & Rorden pictured) were sadly killed on the 7th February 1944 while engaged on a combat training mission operating out of the base at Wendover, UT. Shortly after a formation departure their B24H failed to emerge from low lying stratus and crashed into a mountain-side 8 miles northeast of the base. See Casualties.

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