I found a random name/age/home state generator for Target for Today.
The crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Super-X”:
| Name | Rank | Age | Home State | |
| Bomber | Super-X | – | – | – |
| Pilot | Wallace Thompson | Lt. | 21 | NY |
| Co-Pilot | Leon Mitchell | Lt. | 28 | OH |
| Navigator | Ronald Long | Lt. | 22 | TN |
| Bombardier | Chester Bryant | Lt. | 25 | CT |
| Engineer | Wayne Hill | Sgt. | 21 | IL |
| Radio Operator | David Stewart | Sgt. | 22 | MT |
| Ball Gunner | Billy Hughes | Sgt. | 23 | NJ |
| Left Waist Gunner | Edwin Bennett | Sgt. | 23 | GA |
| Right Waist Gunner | Philip Martin | Sgt. | 20 | CA |
| Tail Gunner | Joe Hayes | Sgt. | 21 | MA |
This gives the game a bit more ‘character’, like it did in the older B-17 Queen of the Skies. By putting names to a fictional crew, you pull for them to survive.
Back in the day, I used names of people I knew. Still do, as the B-17 QotS campaign for the bomber “Facebook” will attest.
First mission is ready, raid on the airfields of Amiens, France.
Wheels up in the morning. I should be done with the rules by then.