Us Official Photographs

Liberator crew England

AN EIGHTH AAF LIBERATOR STATION, ENGLAND. All dressed up in the latest style electric-heated flying suits, armored vests and helmets, six members of the crew of the Liberator (Consolidated B-24) "WABBIT TWACKS" sit on a nest of 500 pound "Easter Eggs" as they plan another visit to wish Hitler an unhappy Holiday. Their initial visit to the Reich was an attack on Berlin. Left to right at top are 2nd Lt. Billy J. Driver, Co-pilot, 5319 Richard St., Dallas, Texas; 2nd Lt. John B. Slaughter, Navigator, 972 Jason Ave., Akron, Ohio; 2nd Lt. Edward A. Sievers, Pilot, 5428 Fairview Ave., Downers Grove, Ill., and S/Sgt. Howard B. Levin, Radio Operator, 3414 Elaine Place, Chicago, Ill. Working on a machine gun are Waist Gunners (1 to r) S/Sgt. Daniel F. Donahue, 9418 46th Ave., Elmhurst, L.I., N.Y., and T/Sgt. Erwin G. Reynolds, Omro, Wisconsin. nicknames clothing armament Personal