Lt. Randolph Jacobs and crew standing in front of a B-17F named "Zilch" (Summer 1943).
For his first and second missions, Jackson flew with the Jacobs crew, filling in for regular co-pilot Lt. Eugene Boger.
LEFT to RIGHT: S/Sgt. Doy Cloud, (Radio Operator), S/SGT. Robert Compton (Tail Gunner), S/Sgt. Larry Wager (Waist Gunner), 2nd Lt. Eugene Boger (Co-Pilot), 2nd Lt. Randolph Jacobs (Pilot), 2nd Lt. J. Curtin (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Jim Seibel (Bombardier), S/Sgt. Donald Gorham (Ball Turret gunner), S/Sgt. Jack Goetz (Flight Engineer, Top Turret Gunner), S/Sgt. Aldo Gregori (Assistant Flight Engineer, Waist Gunner).
Photo Courtesy of Jack Goetz
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