406th NLS
Paine Crew

Shown below at Walla Walla,WA prior to their departure to the ETO.  Names have not been matched and provided for this picture.

And again below, but with names matched to faces.

Late arrivals, first showing in Harrington records during April of 1945. Their leaflet activities were daylight and occurred after war's end to airfields lately occuppied by the allies. The picture was taken at Harrington and sent in by the Paine family. Their preferred aircraft was 'Amorous Anne',B24 42-52510, which was flown to the Zone of Interior by the crew in July of 1945.

Names from Charles Paine.

Back row, L-R:
Owen R.     MacDonald     - Gunner         ASN 31368622
Robert L.   Becker        - Gunner         ASN 13171868
Arthur R.   Harvey        - Gunner         ASN 19215647
Hugh C.     Ross          - R.O.           ASN 19181996
Michael J.  Petrin        - Engineer       ASN 33610563

Front row, L-R:
David S.    Granger       - Copilot        ASN 02066940
Charles L.  Paine         - Pilot          ASN 02062274
Leonard O.  Harmon        - Bombardier     ASN 0787279
Francis L.  Sherry        - Navigator      ASN 01824091

ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Record.

Additional Crew Data Sources:
Paine 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
Cheddington (Station 113)
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)
"Leaflet Operations during the 2nd WW" by James M. Erdmann

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