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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War Two Veteran Signatures United States H  Hanson, Robert |
[UP] - Haberman, Roger - Haeuser, Karl - Halkyard, James - Hall, Leonard - Hallow, Ed - Hammond, George - Hanson, Robert - Hardy, George - Hardy, Willis - Harper, Edwin - Harrington, Jay - Harris, Bill - Harwell, Sid - Hasek, Ivan - Havelaar, Marion - Hawkins, Ray - Hayes, Thomas - Headrick, Richard - Hedrick, Roger - Heier, William - Hempy, Harry - Herron, Lewis - Higgins, Malcolm - Hill, James - Hill, Tex - Hink, Harry - Hite, Robert - Holloman, William - Holmes, Besby - Holstrom, Everett - Hoover, Travis - Horton, Edwin - Hudson, Elbert - Huglin, Henry - Hurlbut, Frank |
Robert Hanson
Radio Operator and Gunner on the 'Memphis Belle'. Robert Hanson became a regular member of the crew during their training at Walla Walla, Washington in 1941. He kept a log book of the 'MEMPHIS BELLE' missions. He eventually retired from business to Mesa, Arizona. Robert Hanson, the last surviving crew member of the famed Memphis Belle B-17 bomber of World War II, passed away on October 1st 2005. Robert Hanson recalled 'When we got the tail shot off, Captain Morgan put the ship into a terrific dive and we dropped 2,000 or 3,000 feet. It pretty nearly threw me out of the airplane. 'I hit the roof. I thought we were going down and wondered if I should bail out. Then he pulled up again and I landed on my back. I had an ammunition box and a frequency meter on top of me. I didn't know what was going on. On another bombing run, Mr. Hanson was writing in a logbook when he sneezed, jerking his head. A bullet missed him when he moved and hit the logbook, which he kept the rest of his life.
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Return of the Belle by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. |
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