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THIS IS IT! Crew members of "Dave's Dream," 

 big B-29 Super Fort atomic bombing plane, pre- 

 pare for the bombing mission. Major Wood row 

 P. Swancutt, center, "pulls through" a blade of 

 one of the ship's huge four-bladed Hamilton pro- 

 pellers. Propellers are turned through four com- 

 plete revolutions in this fashion in order to deter- 

 mine that engine cylinder heads are free from 

 accumulated oil. OPPOSITE. Winners of a hotly 

 contested competition in which the country's finest 



very-heavy-bomber crews took part, the crew of 

 "Dave's Dream" pose in front of their ship. Front 

 row, left to right: 1st Lt. Robert M. Glenn, flight 

 engineer, T/Sgt. Jack Cothran, radio operator, 

 Cpl. Herbert Lyons, left scanner, Cpl. Roland 

 M. Medlin, right scanner. Back row: Capt. Wi- 

 liam C. Harrison, Jr., co-pilot; Major Woodrow P. 

 Swancutt, pilot; Major Harold H. Wood, bom- 

 bardier; and Capt. Paul Chenchar, Jr., radar 

 operator. 



