![]() The significant public interest and attendance these historical aircraft generate from across our region will surely keep us on the map for future stops and viewing opportunities. Fish, bombardier Sergeant Robert Bursey, engineer and Sergeant Howard A. Hester, carried four other crew members including 2nd Lieutenant William Thomas Cronin, serving as navigator 2nd Lieutenant Ellis H. "We thank Scott and the local EAA chapter for helping make it happen. The bomber, taking flight on December 5th, was piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Willis Turvey and co-piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Robert M. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bomber with eleven crew. "It's a privilege for the airport to host these spectacular aircraft from year to year," Kimmel said. In the early hours of August 7th 1945, 8 days before the end of the war in the Pacific, a U.S. We took four planeloads of people up for rides and dozens more toured the bomber at ground level."Īirport manager Doug Kimmel was pleased, too. He attended University High School in Carbondale and Southern II- linois University. The B-47 bomber crew consisted of a pilot, copilot, navigator. he was assigned to Ernie Prior's crew at Murdock AFB. "We were hoping that the people of this region would take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to experience what it might have been like in 'Aluminum Overcast.' And they did. Carbondale and its transformation into the nucleus of a com- plex transportation system. Southern Illinois supported us well," said EAA spokesman Scott Hartwig. MARION - Southern Illinoisans had the opportunity to witness some history earlier this week at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois whenĬarbondale Chapter 277 of the Experimental Aircraft Association hosted a tour of the 1945 World War II B-17 bomber, complete with pilots and crew. Tuesday - Saturday 11AM - 7PM Sunday & Monday - Closed Please complete the fields below and we will respond to your inquiry within 48 hours.
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