By 1943, the USAAF was training bombardiers to use the Norden Bombsight. This piece of equipment was a carefully guarded secret and crews were instructed to destroy the bombsight if forced down in or near enemy territory. ...
Lt. Allen received his bombardier wings upon graduation from the Victorville, California Bombardier School. All students at the Carlsbad school, the only one of its kind, are commissioned bombardiers who come to Carlsbad to receive a special intensified course in 'dead reckoning' navigation. ...
The Bombardier Training School that Herman went to after he left Sequoia Field was located at Victorville Army Air Field, later called George Air Force Base, just north of Victorville, California. ...
Sequoia Field is in Visalia, California, is where Herman was sent for flight training in order to become a pilot, Things didn't quite work out....
Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) was a huge classification and preflight center on the west coast where new Aviation Cadets were indoctrinated into military life. ...
I want to go ahead and post the names of the Liberty Lady crew who flew with Herman on March 6, 1944. These airmen flew out of Thurleigh Air Field, 306th Bomber Group, 368th Bomber Squadron....