 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
KING'S "X" |
B |
- |
24 |
J |
- |
170 |
- |
CO |
44-40584 |
14 |
308 |
375 |
~ |
~ |
00-3 |
CHARLIE JANKO |
Starboard (Right) Side
Contributor - Michael
J. Whitacre
My Dad, Don E. Bresher (Armour Gunner-kneeling,
far left) and his crew, picked up the aircraft (straight from the
factory) at Hamilton Field, California, in April, 1944. They
transported the plane to Kunming, China, and since they did
not have seniority, lost KING'S "X" to a more senior
crew. They flew their first 8 missions in BATTLIN' BITCH (41-24237) and The BITCH'S SISTER
(42-73319), and after they
finished their missions, they got back their original bird... KING'S "X". They flew 21 more missions in this
aircraft, before the crew split up, and was reassigned to
different locations. Some of the missions they flew, were to Hanoi, to
bomb the railroad yards, laying parachute mines in the channel
between Hong Kong and Victoria Island, and the bombing of the
Burma road. This photo was taken by their Crew Chief, S/Sgt.
Charlie Janko.
| Standing (L-R) Bombardier - 2nd Lt. Jack Nichols Co-Pilot - 2nd Lt. Walker Mitchell Pilot - 1st Lt. George B. Cosgrove Navigator - 2nd Lt. James Braniff "Little Rebel" |
Kneeling (L-R) Armour Gunner - S/Sgt. Don E. Bresher "Big Wheel" Nose Gunner - Sgt. Erwin Klohs Tail Gunner - Sgt. Robert Krackenberger "Little Wheel" Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner - T/Sgt. Douglas Ogilvie Lower Ball Gunner - Sgt. Norbert Knapp "Nubs" Radio Operator/Waist Gunner - Sgt. Bjorn Holm "Hughie" |
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