406th NLS
Brady
Crew
Picture received from Hiatt's son. The crew was activated at Cheddington on 28
February 1945,shortly before the squadron moved to Harrington. They flew
their first Operational flight out of Station 179 on the night of 16 March 1945.
Data transcribed from various sources. Additional data sources:
O's
Robert C. Brady - Pilot
ASN 02059446
Raymond W. Donnowald - Copilot
ASN 02062481
Robert W. Black - Navigator
ASN 02072627
Walter Polanski - Bombardier
ASN T-7181
EM's
Robert W. Adams - Gunner
ASN
31302529
Leroy S. Dzik - ? ASN 36759925
William J. Hastings - Gunner
ASN
31375072
Lawrence E. Hiatt - ?
ASN 37489935
Robert E. Long -
?
ASN 36774793
Roy N. Stapf
- ? ASN 38475896
ASNs
so-colored
for
EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.
Brady
Crew Personnel files
Group-Related Downloads:
406th NLS Air Crew Card
Index
406th NLS Squadron RZI Card File
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European
Resistance"
Air Power History Article
Allied
Leaflets Index
Aerospace Historian Article
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
Night Leaflet Squadrons
Operations reports (Jun44-Jul45)
"They Flew by
Night" editor Robert Fish
Serial
Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log (handwritten
Apr44-Jul45)
Station 179 Operations Log
(transcribed Sep44-Jul45)
Available on Request:
"Secret
Squadrons of the 8th" by Carty (leaflet
squadron portion only)
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit
Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger
(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
"Leaflet Operations during the 2nd WW" by James M.
Erdmann