rick_kaufman
2/27/2012 4:50:46 PM | Jackie -
(1) Select the Search hyperlink from the main pull down menu, or go here: /Search/
(2) Select the "Crews" tab. Enter the crewman's last name (or use wildcards as noted in the text of the search page, such as lon%) into the textbox labeled "Last Name"
(3) Select the Search button
Entering the surname of Long returns three results:
1st Lt R.L. Long, Pilot, ...612th Bomb Squadron
S/Sgt A.D. Long, Left Waist Gunner, ...614th Bomb Squadron
1st Lt J.C. Long, Copilot, ...614th Bomb Squadron
Entering Lon% returns the above with one addition:
2nd Lt I.L. Long Jr., Pilot, ...613th Bomb Squadron
It is likely that HF Long is not yet in our database. The database does not currently account for each man who flew each mission in each airplane. The original database listed a single compliment of 10, (or 9) men for a given pilot. This was frequently not the case, as people would rotate in/out of crews dependent upon health, loss, and need. (Men did not always fly with the same crew). Don Byers has obtained records from the national archives for all missions flown, and he will be adding folks to the database over time. Eventually, we will have a full accounting of each man who flew any mission at any time in any aircraft within our database.
Hope this helps
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