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Re: Kermit Opie and Ed Lahey, plane called "little john"

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By: Scott McElvain
On: 10/10/2002
There are mistakes on the loading lists, plus, individuals did not always necessarily fly with their crew.  My dad flew on different crews for three or so missions.  As a co-pilot, he flew with another experienced pilot on his first mission and may have flown with a new pilot for a mission or two to get them up to speed after he had several missions under his belt. If a crew members missed a mission because of illness, he had to make it up somehow.  You can e-mail me directly at smacafbu@yahoo.com