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Bomb loading -- the bomb loading cannot begin until it is known what

BOMB LOADING---The bomb loading cannot begin until it is known what target is to be hit as the bombs vary in size and type depending on what the mission is. Often when missions are scheduled for dawn the bombs have to be loaded late at night and these hard-working armament crews have the most irregular hours of anyone in a bombardment squadron. Here (from L to R): S/Sgt. Roy T. Peterson, Rt. 2, Homer, Texas, T/Sgt. Ervin G. Dickey, 4207 Reed St., Ft. Wayne, Ind., balance a 1000 pound demolition bomb while S/Sgt. Jack A. Fleethe, 1024 Commodore, Richmond Heights, Missouri turns the winch to draw it up into the bomb bay.