MacKinnon Crew - 412th Sqn
B17F-65-BO “Lonesome Polecat” S/N 42-29693
BACK ROW
1st Lt. Malcomb B. Mackinnon (pilot), F/O Eugene W. Wood (co-pilot)
2nd Lt. William H.Powell (navigator), 2nd Lt. G. J. Jenkins (bombardier)
MIDDLE ROW
T/sgt Alexander A. Mareck (waist gunner), T/sgt John J. Vail (radio operator)
S/sgt John F. Davoren (waist gunner), S/sgt George Babich (top turret gummer)
FRONT ROW
S/sgt Stanley D. Bennett (tail gunner)t, S/sgt Lyle P.Blackridge (ball turret gunner)
This crew did not fly together on all of MacKinnon’s missions, only the
four officers and the radio operator were on all three missions.
Photo supplied by Mike Darter
BACK ROW
1st Lt. Malcomb B. Mackinnon (pilot), F/O Eugene W. Wood (co-
MIDDLE ROW
T/sgt Alexander A. Mareck (waist gunner), T/sgt John J. Vail (radio operator)
S/sgt John F. Davoren (waist gunner), S/sgt George Babich (top turret gummer)
FRONT ROW
S/sgt Stanley D. Bennett (tail gunner)t, S/sgt Lyle P.Blackridge (ball turret gunner)
This crew did not fly together on all of MacKinnon’s missions, only the
four officers and the radio operator were on all three missions.
Photo supplied by Mike Darter
