The Ernest E. Gulick crew: 708th Squadron
Gulick crew, submitted separately by both daughter and granddaughter of Co-Pilot Robert Danner — first row kneeling, second from the left.
Members of the Gulick crew during Stateside training.
These photos of Co-Pilot Robert Danner were provided separately by Danner’s granddaughter (pic above) and oldest daughter (pic below). I have posted them both for now as the slightly different crops show different portions of the plane.
Flights with Ernest E. Gulick listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.”
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Plane Number | Notes |
| #190 (30-Dec-44) | Mannheim, Germany | 43-37830 | took Schreiner’s crew |
| #207 (01-Feb-45) | Wesel, Germany | 43-39057 | Failed to bomb |
| #208 (03-Feb-45) | Berlin, Germany | 43-38962 | |
| #212 (15-Feb-45) | Cottbus, Germany | 43-39029 | Cameraman |
| #213 (16-Feb-45) | Wesel, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #214 (19-Feb-45) | Wesel, Germany | 43-39029 | Leaflets |
| #216 (22-Feb-45) | Aalen, Germany | 43-39029 | Lost Formation |
| #217 (23-Feb-45) | Crailsheim, Germany | 43-38962 | |
| #221 (27-Feb-45) | Leipzig, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #222 (01-Mar-45) | Ulm, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #223 (02-Mar-45) | Dresden, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #225 (07-Mar-45) | Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #226 (08-Mar-45) | Frankfurt, Germany | 43-37774 | |
| #227 (09-Mar-45) | Frankfurt, Germany | 43-39029 | replaced Baker in #962 |
| #231 (14-Mar-45) | Hannover, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #234 (18-Mar-45) | Berlin, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #235 (19-Mar-45) | Zwickau, Germany | 43-37797 | FTO Gas leak, Flat tire |
| #236 (20-Mar-45) | Hamburg, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #238 (22-Mar-45) | Heibert, Germany area | 43-39029 | Long delay |
| #239 (23-Mar-45) | Holzwickede, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #240 (24-Mar-45) | Varrelsbusch, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #241 (28-Mar-45) | Hannover, Germany | 43-39029 | Chaff / Camera |
| #242 (30-Mar-45) | Hamburg, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #243 (31-Mar-45) | Salzwedel, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #244 (03-Apr-45) | Kiel, Germany | 43-39029 | Cameraman |
| #247 (07-Apr-45) | Schwerin, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #251 (11-Apr-45) | Ingolstadt, Germany | 43-39029 | |
| #252 (14-Apr-45) | Royan, France | 43-39029 | Landed in France |
| #257 (20-Apr-45) | Neuruppin, Germany | 44-6823 |
Linda Danner Quebe, eldest daughter of Co-Pilot Robert Danner, sent this description of how 43-39029 got its name:
My father and Earnest Gulick were pilots together on the Linda Sue. That name raised from both wives being pregnant at the same time. I was born March 1945, but Earnest had a son (Matthew Curtis Gulick) born May 1945. They both thought they would have daughters but Earnest’s did not have his daughter Sue until 1948. That is how the Linda Sue was “born”
Some photos/information provided by:
- Nichole Soto, granddaughter of Co-Pilot Robert Danner
- Linda Danner Quebe, eldest daughter of Co-Pilot Robert Danner