Each crew consisted of pilot, copilot, navigator and flight engineer. It had a crew of four&colon; pilot, copilot, nose gunner and fuselage gunner. The three-man crew consisted of the commander, copilot, and a navigator/bombardier or a crew chief. For cargo operations the C-17 requires a crew of three&colon; pilot, copilot, and loadmaster. The crew includes a pilot, copilot and sensor operator. Afterwards, Slayton flew out of Salerno and Corsica, where he upgraded from copilot to pilot. Flying Fortress bomber copilot in the 860th Bombardment Squadron. Five crew were standard, including a pilot, copilot, crew chief, and two pararescuemen. Inside, the chief pilot, copilot and General Shidea were instantly killed. Rayford comes to the same conclusion by examining his copilot and stewardess' personal effects. The copilot and a flight attendant were reported injured. Six survived, including the pilot and copilot. Believing a collision had occurred, the copilot aborted the takeoff. One American B-17 copilot, Joseph Lukacek, was killed. Only minor injuries to a copilot and flight engineer were reported.