Alfred H Locke B-24 crew- A B-24 Crew with the 448th and 389th Bomb Groups
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Crew history
Southern ferry route
715th BS/ 448th BG
   Life at Seething Airfield
564th BS/ 389th BG
Mission map
448th Planes they flew

389th Planes they flew
After the war

"We're going to ditch!"

In memory of:

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Albert N. Spadafora
Arthur C. Delclisur
Kenneth O. Reed
Alfred H. Locke
Virgil Carroll
Frank Cappello


The Goldfish Club

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Goldfish Club information
*Goldfish Club Membership forms updated 9/10/06





Rescue Motor Launches


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These photos of the crew were taken in Sioux City, Iowa before they left for England.  The crew are:
1. Lt. Arthur C. Delclisur, bombardier
2. Lt. Alfred H. Locke, pilot
3. Lt. John Hortenstine, navigator
4. Lt. Errol Self, co-pilot
5. Sgt. Virgil Carrol, engineer, top turret gunner
6. Sgt. Pedro Paez, asst. engineer, waist gunner
7. Sgt. Albert Spadafora, ball turret gunner
8. Sgt. Frank Cappello, radio operator
9. Sgt. Henry Boisclair, waist gunner
10. Sgt. Dale R. VanBlair, tail gunner
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Dale and Melinda, September 11, 2012
This page maintained in honor of the valiant men who served on this crew by
Melinda Staley, granddaughter of Al Locke and Dale VanBlair, tail gunner
September 18, 2017: I am saddened to say that Dale passed on to Heaven on September 16, 2017. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

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