page_title: Memphis Belle (aircraft)
section_title: Crew
hierarchical_section_title: Memphis Belle (aircraft) / Crew
caption_attribution_description: English: Crew of the Memphis Belle. The crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" is shown at an air base in England after completing 25 missions over enemy territory on June 7, 1943. They are, left to right: Tech. Sgt. Harold P. Loch of Green Bay, Wis., top turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Cecil H. Scott of Altoona, Penn., ball turret gunner; Tech. Sgt. Robert J, Hanson of Walla Walla, Wash., radio operator; Capt. James A. Verinis, New Haven, Conn., co-pilot; Capt. Robert K. Morgan of Ashville, N. C., pilot; Capt. Charles B. Leighton of Lansing, Mich., navigator; Staff Sgt. John P. Quinlan of Yonkers, N. Y., tail gunner; Staff Sgt. Casimer A. Nastal of Detroit, Mich., waist gunner; Capt. Vincent B. Evans of Henderson, Texas, bombardier and Staff Sgt. Clarence E. Wichell of Oak Park, Ill., waist gunner. Source: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021001-O-9999J-010.jpg
context_page_description: Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, and a 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle. The aircraft was one of the first United States Army Air Forces B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. In 2005, restoration began on the aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio where, from May 2018, it is on display.
context_section_description: The crew for the Memphis Belle are as follows:
  Pilot: Captain Robert K. Morgan
  Co-pilot: Captain James A. Verinis
  Navigator: Captain Charles B. Leighton
  Bombardier: Captain Vincent B. Evans
  The First Engineer/Top Turret Gunner: Leviticus "Levy" Dillon
  The Second Engineer/Top Turret Gunner: Eugene Adkins
  The Third Engineer/Top Turret Gunner: Harold P. Loch
  Radio Operator: Robert Hanson
  Ball Turret Gunner: Cecil Scott
  Right Waist Gunner: E. Scott Miller
  Right Waist Gunner: Casmer A "Tony" Nastal
  Left Waist Gunner: Clarence E. "Bill" Winchell
  Tail Gunner: John P. Quinlan
  Crew Chief: Joe Giambrone
caption: Crew of the Memphis Belle.They are, left to right: Tech. Sgt. Harold P. Loch of Green Bay, Wis., top turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Cecil H. Scott of Altoona, Penn., ball turret gunner; Tech. Sgt. Robert J, Hanson of Walla Walla, Wash., radio operator; Capt. James A. Verinis, New Haven, Conn., co-pilot; Capt. Robert K. Morgan of Ashville, N. C., pilot; Capt. Charles B. Leighton of Lansing, Mich., navigator; Staff Sgt. John P. Quinlan of Yonkers, N. Y., tail gunner; Staff Sgt. Casimer A. Nastal of Detroit, Mich., waist gunner; Capt. Vincent B. Evans of Henderson, Texas, bombardier and Staff Sgt. Clarence E. Winchell of Oak Park, Ill., waist gunner.
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