During World War II, my father Joseph Scaro was a radio gunner on the B-24 named Bombs Lullaby, based in the Pacific.

I'd been talking to him about putting some of his old photos from those times on a web page. This is the start of that project.

Since I set up these pages, my father was contacted by his pilot's son, also named Robert Nelson. He sent my father excerpts from his father's memoirs, some of which I have quoted on his pages.

I also heard from Rick Wachholtz, whose uncle was bombadier Michael Bartow. He has sent copies of more recent crewmember correspondence, which were compiled by his mother, Margery Ann Dean.

If any other friends and relatives of the crew of Bombs Lullaby would also like to have pages put up, please contact me at webmaster@bombslullaby.org.

Consolidated's B-24 Liberator was manufactured in greater numbers (18,188) and probably flew a wider variety of missions than any other American plane of the War. It was designed in late 1938 as a high-speed, long-range USSAAF B-24 strategic bomber. The first major production order joined Army bomber squadrons just before Pearl Harbor. By 1955 over 99% had been scrapped. Today only 12 of these great aircraft exist with only one in active flying status.

Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force - Wings of Freedom. 1987

My father's combat record

Photos of my father, his squad, other squads, and aerial photos taken from Bombs Lullaby.

Excerpted from Log of the Liberators by Steve Birdsall: September 10th, 1944

Excerpt from the memoirs of Robert Nelson, pilot.

About Mike Bartow, bombadier, as seen by Robert Nelson.

Links to other B-24 Pages

And finally, A thank you.