Crew of “Plate’s Date”

The first man kneeling on the left is Staff Sergeant and waist gunner Edmund Myles with the crew of “Plate’s Date” in 1943.

Other possible crew members include, Wilmer (Bill) Plate, Paul E. Beals, Sandy (Goldberg) Gaylord, Joseph Victor, Thomas Green, Timothy Burns, Donald Davis, Raymond Alnor, and Samuel Taylor.

The four-engine Liberator bomber flew 31 missions from its station in Halesworth, England and was part of the 489th Bomb Group in the 847th Bombardment Squadron.

Date

Circa 1943

Source

Given to Jim Cleveland from Edmund Miles
Portrait of the Past
Jim Cleveland Photo Collection ID MylesAviators

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