Levis' Crew


[No crew photo]

John Parise, the original flight engineer, became ill with spinal meningitis. Harold Gay, the original ball gunner, took over as engineer, and when Parise recovered from his illness, he became Waist Gunner with McVey.


CREW INFO
Name Rank Position First Mission Last Mission Status
Gerard E. Levis LT Pilot 05/20/44
James R. Ward LT Copilot 05/20/44
Theodore Rand LT Navigator 05/20/44
Edward C. Weir LT Bombardier 05/20/44
Harold L. Gay SGT Flight Engineer 05/20/44
Lawrence A. Capes SGT Radio Operator 05/20/44
Forrest H. Wilson SGT Nose 05/20/44
John J. Parise SGT Waist 05/20/44
  McVey SGT Waist 05/20/44
Neual R. Hobbs SGT Tail 05/20/44
 
MISSION INFO
MISSION DATE NAME ID S/N TYPE
005 05/20/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
007 05/24/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
008 05/25/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
009 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
011 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
013 05/31/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
015 06/06/44 TF 4x-xx291 B24H
018 06/07/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
019 06/08/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
020 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
021 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
022 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
023 DF 42-52765 B24H
024 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
025 06/17/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
028 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
030 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
032 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
033 TR 44-40300 B24H
041 07/08/44 Royal Flush TL 4x-xx740 B24H
044 07/14/44 Virgo DK 42-52532 B24H
050 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G
054 08/05/44 Red Raiders NK 43-37875 B17G
057 (abort) TC 43-37910 B17G
059 Coaltown Express DE 44-6311 B17G
063 08/16/44 Blue Streak PC 43-37883 B17G
065 08/24/44 The Last Roundup TG 43-37927 B17G
066 08/25/44 Nobody Getzit NB 43-37949 B17G
068 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G
070 The Blue Fairy TJ 43-37942 B17G
072 TN 43-38194 B17G
073 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G
074 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G
075 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G
077 Batchelor's Delight TR 43-38027 B17G

Completed 34 Missions


 
Created 06/20/00 Modified 05/24/07

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