HANSON CREW AVIATION HISTORY MAGAZINE

Congratulations Jeanette Gutierrez, journalist, and President of the American Rosie the Riveter Association (APPA / Michigan Willow Run Chapter). The BGA is honored by your efforts and thank you for Preserving the Legacy of the 449th BG. Jeanette authored an article on the fatal crash of the Hanson Crew (716th) / 28 February 1945. The severely damaged aircraft crashed off the coast of northern Italy into the Adriatic Sea. Eleven crew members were lost. She gives a great deal of credit to our Historian, Mark Coffee, for gathering the information for the story and his persistent work of pressuring the authorities to identify the airmen. And to Freddy Furlan, the Italian Historical Archaeologist, for his brilliance and diligent investigative skills that brought this story to light. (Mr. Furlan is also credited for the discovery of the Kendall (718th BS) crash site, 30 Jan 1944.)