1 20 47 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/204/Dibble_Text0146.pdf fc35867a7facbd67971a05672b314184 PDF Text Text i ,9W ?»sr s$wm ■1ST 'FJ0O1® SjKW te?.O. 520 29, August, 1943a teekly tesouaten1 topo-Efc (22 Auguct * 23 August, 1943 incl*). TO ®ftsa®sdliig-Qtf£i^rF?lGt Filter X»W*aA-*IW5*.' $20 (AST* 8-2.), Vihite cn a straffing Maoion war 3WGIA. a/d, mix on 25 August, 1943, 4 of Ous- y-3ij» encGibitered a tem ^3^.Afeet ^U «u W#w w^. teas? «^52:aiKai&-1,000. abov© ora? forsiatted* j&* Besser eUdbed: ap K/A. sg& tsiL “fxh’i his first burst set tm the teft left ©ng: engine m fire,- This Ju»52 •losed down and v®nt into a steep divs. It. Bosas* foiled h'Jxa dom, this Uste setting tee rdghfc engins ©n fire at which tiac tte s/a cspteded in jaicWi:Lr. Svidontly this Ju.52 was unaware Of the approaching k-38s fsr the ■ pilot of tills is/A took no evasive action wjistso©wss*» - - 2*. On -2fr Augueti. 1943 white.' ©gtertiug B*2Gs w&ai WS&tfiW,- XTa®?, out SfiBsattea wa-^taGked by 3 109s Just after leaving tte fcar-ot area. As these S/A wire divteg, our fesfflation turned into thm» Th© sA teaMtetely brete off > tte attack and turned aw <te» iWnatten gave otes® arid It* Dibble got on the tail of the second--30.109 giving it a tetig burst freer 300 yards. This Jo.309 poured black «sote, wat stratete d®an and crashed* ‘2w otter 2 fe.teSs sate a spilt "3", nhit tiie deck*' and tested for ta©* 3* iMla on a baiter escort olssten wer CAS21SA u6f,. ITALx on 2? -lugost, 1943. After tesvteg the tercet, 10 te»te9s attaoted the P-jSs froa above and be­ hind* 15 other 5fe$2O?s wwc seen high above and th th® left of our formtion fomeition but did not attack fcssw^teut the entire ©ng^l^x-nt* Tteugh our fomattea jnauttea turned into tee te attacking Je*te‘te, thqy paosaed tore their dtteteas -tusi — refused to break off the engagesasnt. Lb, Sites nosed qo end gave, one of these e/a a short burst which ms too high# Apperarfoly seeing his teacers, this jjjs.te? iaudo a split «S« st whfeli tiac It, Kites followed hte d®jm giving hl's 3 good borate ft’oa about s 200 yards# This Z/k disintergrated in said-air, LU Aatersm turned back to aid a lone F-33 which ted 2 2&»209b m Its tail, ite a&tte a head on att&oSt at -tte first b/A ®j*teh xswdittfeely itelf rolled ate. disappearod* The second, or® case in closer ate It* Amerson attacked frm the site, pouring a burst along tea fuselage of tele S/A TJhteh began making and wat straight down* 3ewal soootes later the raalteng E/A brefoe off the attack oral headed for- h<xte» 4* Wldle on a besabor eaeort siesion over avesm ij/f, J3A1S on 28 August, 1943 25 to 30 >fo<lD9s, >W<190d end W»202s wars ’tsaitlag £oi- our forf’Z,tio«n just off ths co:;0t before the fopraation had reached ths tur{.^t» 80s® were painted black, sown tity blue and sox* silver. Only 4S#vesal of these e/a «tba&a&c^ .-^kteg only half hearted passes. Kcwsver, the P^38s pressed, httne tlMr attack and Lt, Dibble destroyed an ise.lO? fe^th a 90 degree deflection diet firing free? uteost coatdmausly to a direct astern position, Lt* Crara dived en 2 30,1098 which u’ere on the tail ov a stragpling I**33. lie pmcred a- bur®t into the wings of the first at uiitefa tisus tii® 2 2fewlD9s broke off the attaafe and disappeared. AHGmSa AJMJSS, 1st Lt*,. Air Corps, riiteteteenoc Cfifteor* � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1st Lt. Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/29/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/239/Dibble_Text0180.pdf 4e97b4613df1abd5e032fecd6bdd0a21 PDF Text Text 94th FIGKUT S7’APRON 1st FIGHTER GRttJF A.P.O. 520 August 10, 1%3. ■ - t DIVE BOMBING MISSION - 25 P-38s, Its. isigei idk, Terry, Opdahl, cram, pace, Lee, Sokol, Grieshaber, power, cias, cagar; vrj.i? pibble, Allan, pipper, peck,' Cogswell, Phillips, Jacobsen, yrlakas, jncbrson. pienholz,' panton, Schulz and ■ to act as top cover. Route; Base to 95 degr:F?s to 5 minutes north of AUGUSTA, SICILY then 45 degrees to east of PQVA, ITALY where they circled and went over BOVA and up east coast of ITALY to CAPY FIILC,. then all but two turned out to sea set courde of 290 degrees to south of SIcAty then directly home. Two continued e;:-;■' up the coast of ITALY to MARINA DI CATANZARO then across ITALY emerging just north 'of POTZO, thence to north of ITpart isles, - ,en to base. Weather; hazy for ten .miles half way between AFRICA arid S1CIL”, ,0ths clouds; over target, hazy, y visibility from five to seven miles, 4/101'- ■■ clouds at 4,000 feet. The fonnation . . . flwe from 5,000 feet to 7,ULL futt iron . : ,to AUGUSTA, SICILY, where they went cn^the dbek^-they flew on the deck until they reached the target-area then they. , , climbed to 3,000 feet before releasing the bombs. Bombs were dropped from l,00C feet. Time over target; 1325 hours to 140C hours. Results; one bomb hit on &-■ ^'marshalling yards at BOVA,ITALY in midst of railroad cars. One train bombed..atBOV) ' i • ST' Krfdge-at iriNINA Di/'CATA CATANZJlRD.' Radar etatloh-W CAPE SPARTIVENTO - - -EVr£ffec;~rowe¥-llne r.crt- cf------r cn railroad straffed. Observationsj 2 ' -L Flek^^ligS flnk'from^ill: was aeon to wash into ;, r fcy ' / where his plane went in. Tt. gis^- returned early because of cross feed trouble-end «« lauded jat 4^:base at 1340 hours. } .. fjrlakas had trouble with-his wheels, when /. he returnedlfrom the mission and landl I at 1615 hours. The rest of the formation -J r . • landed'atf.base at 1605 hours. ' . ' ; ' a? - 7 p’-"- 1 J. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 10, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/240/Dibble_Text0181.pdf 59f12cb71d204dd0e4025ae7090fbe5d PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER S4I iUADRON 1ST FIGtiTLZl GZaoup A.P.O. 520 22 August, 1943No missions this .date. 23 August, 1943. »o iBslon. this isle. " ..............." .... 24 August, 1943. NO missions this date. 25 August, 1943* STRAFFING riSSIO" “ 13 ; 3, Lts. Bower, Van Sice, Kipper, Cram, Hagenback, ^Thiessen, Jacobsen, Zu.., ihulze, hanton, Anderson, Pettus, Phillips, Dibble, Lee, Opdahl, Vrilakas and Tarlett, together -with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0i>43 hours to strafe a/d at FOGGLA, II’aII". Lt. Opdalil returned early because his right engine vias cutting out, landing at the P-40 base at 0700 hours. Lt. Parlett returned early because his right -wheel . ..wouldn't come up, landing at 0815 hours. Route: to target, from base to ZUJBRA, k * . up ,- rr c-.. sovcrnx ia car;; and locomotive, ja.< Tec snot up g.BR:jstation, leaving it burning and damaged several box cars, at ANZI. Lt. Dibble i . : shot up 3 trucks, one of -which blew up. Lt. Pace damaged a'locomotive. Lt. Van Sics • • ‘ -destroyed 3 Ju.88s on the A/D and also shot up 3 military barracks. Lt. Hageriback rXp.^destroyed XJu.88, l^e^^^maged^Ju^BSs an^shot_up b^tgsion power : Rocchbtfco Lts. Bower, Jacbbsen, Thiessen and Gran together shot up and destroyed . 5-‘Jacobsen destroyed 2 Ju,88s on the A/D and reports what he believed to be a B-17 f SSsH -•-SSSSaw j accurate flak and machine gun fire over UANFREDONIA and from 3 destroyers in the GULF CF rtrenrenorT.*-. At 1100 hours 8 He.109s with belly tanks were sighted below -. .GULF OF FOLICASiKG, ■ ithe deck". They dropped their belly tanks, made one pass^ j’ A 'G-j'- at our formation and Z;:pt going. One P-38 pilot was seen to bail out directly over ■• ” A/D. Lts. Hagenback, Van Sice, Kipper, Pace, Schulze, Anderson, Pettus, Phillipa, • Dibble, Lee-and Vrilakas landed.at PONTE OLUfO, SIGHT at” 1130 hours, took off atg •" ■ 1230 hours and landed at base at 1345 hours. Lts. Gram, Hantbn and Bower landed a£ £• • ' TOARLiMA,SIGHT at ll.?,'i hours./Dtp. Hairton and Cram took off at 1400 hours and lie at base at 1530 ho--.-.. T.tj Bower took off at 1420 hours and down nt r-se at l>.',f I _Lts, Thiessen and Jacobsen landed at S1UJLT at, 112(1 ho^ra, wool off at 1515 hours and landed at base at 1620 hours, Lt. Hanton<a*AI^T o-r locomotive.' = ? - H- '' ... 1st. LtojAir Corps, Intelligence tfilccr; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/242/Dibble_Text0183.pdf 21c20931f9342b52e87224299f2f6f9c PDF Text Text WBW 5 A.P.O. 520 August 26, 1<45. NARRATIVE IS P-3(.£ of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Pace, Schaper, Riles, Thiessen, Dibble, :arlett, Anderson, Pettus, Phillips, Lee, Sokol, Van Sice, Cram, Rigney, bower, rarlett, Schulze, Kipper and Vrilakas, tog« _gether "with-formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Scuadrons, 'took off at IOS7 houi >urs to-escort 72 B-26s on bombing mission over GRAZZANItE, ITALIC airdrome). . 2 P~38s 5s returned early. Lt. Sokol returned because he had no at 1048 radio, landing 1_i__t T'"' hours. Lt. Van Sice returned early because both engines were cutting' out, landing landliy at 1 5 hours. Formation was attacked by 3 Ke«109s, Ke. 10?; one of which at NISIDA < was destroyed by Lt. Lt< Dibble, mo flak encountered. 5 large m/V seen in cove 5. JJO at 1235 hours. 16 P-36s P- >s Udm at base at 1550 hours. Time off "Z? 1C-. hrs. Time over target 1245 hrs.’ Time down 1550 hrs. CHROYOLCGT: T" 40 degrees t : target then 220 dej * ' agrees back to base. ~ ROUE: Base I, ITTCl: 3 r ' ng was not observed because i± was obscured by dust. result;? __ c? bct <one . F1AK:. None "erFt .•"RiTAL : ACTIVITY: 3 fee. 109s’attacked our formation and one was destroyed by It. Dibble. EKE?£f AIRDROPS: None •• ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None -• ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING ACTIVITY: 5 largeh/v seen in cove at NISIDA at 1235 hrs. _ . .. i • ' • ■ ... ■ ' ” , EN^g TACTICS & SPECIAL COMMENTS; ’ None . ENEVY LOSSES: One Me.109 destroyed ••• • • S6kTte's7~i6-~ ■ y-.- _-1- ; LEATHER: . 4/3Dths scattered clouds at 7>000 feet. Same over target and on.return. S-DAW^O.fon^ r ' 1st -Lt., Air Corps, te ;L V r I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/247/Dibble_Text0187.pdf 76f834b9c1457990095db505df79c84f PDF Text Text 94T1I FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 September 4, 1943« NARRATIVE 14 P-38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble, Schvreickert, Thiessen, Pettus, Bower, Duff, Hanton, Kienholz, Niles, Vrilakas, Schulze, Phil!ips, Sokol and Van Sice, together with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1605 hours to strafe GRAZZANISE SATELLITE #1, formation flying from 0 to 100 feet. Lts, Sokol and Van Sice, the spares, returned and landed at 3LS45 hourj. A/D was very difficult to see because of trees and dense foliage and it is believed that camouflage was used effectively. Lt. Thiessen destroyed 1 Me.109 and damaged another on the A/D. Lt, Vrilakas destroyed 2 Me.109s. Lt. Schulze damaged 2 Me.109s. Lt. Pettus damaged 3 Me.109s. No enemy aircraft encountered. Lt. Dibble destrc red 1 truck in pass near A/D. A/d was well populated by per£ ?sonnel and also along 1 sach. A gun pit in 1 >rth central part of f ield was also shot up. One large fire war; started in no: >h corner of a/d dispersal area. High tens: ision power lines w::. <.'■ ; iot tot up-adjacent to field. Radar Station on VENTOTENE ISLAND was believed destroyed* rzedi 12 P~3Ss down ■ t 1945 hours. CHRONOLOGY: Time off 1605 hours Time over target 1757 hrs. Time down 19? 5 hrs ROUTE: 90 degrees to ZEMRRA thence to USTINA to initial point thence to target. ^20 degrees on return. RESULTS OF STRAFFING: 3 Me.l09s destroyed, 3 Me.109s damaged, gun pit shot up, 1 truck destroyed, Radar Station believed destroyed and high tension lines shot up. FLAY: None ENhMx AERIAL ACTIVITY : .None ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ~ ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ' ENEMY TACTICS & SPECIAL COMMENTS: E/A well hidden. Painted light blue. Enemy taken by complete surprise. Coordinated attack excellent. ENEMY IOSSES: 3 Me,109s destroyed and & others damaged on a/d OUR LOSSES .• None SORTIES: 14 LEATHER: to target, 6/10ths clouds at 1500 feet. Over target, IT 10/10ths clouds at p 8'00 feet with rain. On return, 3/10ths clouds at 1500 feet ZJCC -L —with ..iln haze, RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: To follow t. is ' ANDREW B. ADAMS, i* 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. « � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/248/Dibble_Text0188.pdf f80a3f1e124a6f575e61907f08dbca16 PDF Text Text I- i 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON ' 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 6 September, 1943- ? NARRATIVE 21 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble’, Hoffman; Thiessen7 Pittman; Anderson', Howard; Kienholz*, Sweickert; Sokolf Muffit*, Phillips, Huff; Bower; Van Sicey lee^ Pettu^J ’Nile^ Darnell, Schulze; Schaper*'and Vrilakas; together with formations from’ the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took olx '^t 1015 hours to escort B-26s over GRAZZANISE and satellites, P~38s going over target at 14,000 feet, B-26s at 12,000 feet. Lt. Phillips returned early because his left engine was cutting out, landing at 1025 hours. Bombing was riot observed because of clouds. After leaving target, 15 to 20 Me.109s attacked our formation, not becoming aggressive until towards the end of the fight. It, Lee destroyed 1 He. 109. 2 rocket shells were seen shot at the bombers. Abou. Abou\ 40 Me.109s were seen far to the rear of our formation but did not attack. Lts. Dibble, Hoffman, Jcliapej landed . t GERBINI #8 Thiessen, Pittman, Niles, Darnell, Schulze, and Schaper it 1450 hours. Remainder of formation landed1 at main IA/D at GERBINI at 1445 lours, up at 1530 hours and down at GEKBIlil 7/8 at 1545 hours. B-26s broke ■.radio silence. CHRONOLOGY: Time up 1015 hrs. Time aver target 1255 hrs Time down: by 1545 hrs. ROUTE: RESULTS CF BCEJBING: Not Observed FIAK: Heavy, not intense and inaccurate t ' /;• t? c . •.’.,>£•■-med ; •-..!■■.•■ Attacked these did not attack. ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ___________________ . ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ENEMY TACTICS AND SPECIAL CCL2,SNTS: Attacked half heartedly at first, making passes at outside formations, gradually getting more aggressive. ENEMY LOSSES: 1 Me. 109 OUR LOSSES: None ' SORTIES: 20 WEATHER: To target and return, 6/10ths clouds from 5»000 to 10,000 feetj over target 7/10ths clouds at 7,000 feet. RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: 2nd Lt. Richard J. Lee, 0-740472 of 9210 Niles Place, Affton, Missouri destroyed 1 Me, 109. Il ■' ANDREW B. ADAMS, 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. I* i lit1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/249/Dibble_Text0189.pdf d27ae7c096c0bdd7c385746fade4dffa PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 9 September, 1943. BEACH IANDBFt PATROL IISSION - 10 P~38s, Lts. Anderson/'Schweickert/Sokol/Pettus, Lowery Duffy Thiessen; VriLakas; Niles/and Lipper/ took off at O43O hours to patrol beach area (pears). Formation flew a course of 5 degrees to beach area, reaching it at.0610 hours at altitude of 14,000 feet. Lt. Pettus returned *■ 'aLcA.-~noof wy-S&Ttrouble-, landing at OJtty hours. 9 P-38s patrolled beach area at 14,0C" feet from 0610 hours to 0715 hours. Moderate, heavy , accurate and barrage type flak at SALERNO. Fires were observed at SAISRKO Harbor. No E/A observed, heat!'Jr: enroute, hazy; over beaches, 3/10ths Cirus clouds at 25,000 feet; on re­ turn, hazy but clearing. 9 P~38s discontinued patrol at 0715 hours and landed at base at 0800 hours. AREA PATROL MISSION - 3 P-3Ss from the 94th Fighter Squid--on, Lts. Cogswell/ tan and Lee-',' took off at 053-C hours to p-r\: -1 ' each arc: (;■•• ches). ” ----Formation flew ,5 degrees to STRCMBOLI thence 8 degrees to Pears, part pa: pat? nl 1 i rig in Peaches , 1 j hours. .'-.ours, For. .-a ion flew over be>each area and part in Pears area reaching there at 0’,-I area at 13,000 feet from 0710 hours to 0320 hours, Mary landim: effected along beach at PISCIOTTA. Truck seen burning-on beach just opposite lUTTH ""TIPAGLIA, Limy ' ,S/e AZO seen to be flying on deck over beach at 0750 hours but P-38s5 were too high to determine their identity. Large column of smoke seen on beach jus ist north of AGRIPOLI. At 0805 hours truck convoys were seen believed to be head: ling west to• i«.rd RATTJPAGTT$ from EPOTT- Truck® were all bwh«< together, A train 'ain iwas seen in Suauxun at a,— Luac.i —1. ...ci arviu were __ _ repc a Ju.88 reported to be in the area but our formation did not see this enemy aircraft. At 0710 hours just after crossing the coast over .PISCIOTTA, 8 bluish Me. 109s were JOO feet above Broadway formation which was at 13,000 feet, heading south and seen 800 were not encountered. 4 Me,109s seen at 0745 hours just above the P~38s. Me.109s peeled off at P-38 formation but turned off and headed east as our P~38s turned into them. ' Moderate, light, accurate flak-as to altitude, barrage type from 2 miles north of BATTIPAGLIO. Weather to beach ahd on return, hazy; over beat ’ hazy with ich, g5/lOths clouds above 20,000 feet and low shattered clouds off to left■. at. 3,000 feet. I Formation discontinued patrol, at 0825 hours, flying a course of 190 degrees and landed at base at 0925 hours. :~ Ji PEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 4 P-38s from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Pace?" Pace/" :?of • Darnell'; Howard*and Phillips/took off at 1002 hours to patrol beach area (Apples)* (’ of flying a course from base to SIHCL-SCLI thence - L.^rees to l-AHHURO, reaching beach >1 .area at 1120 hours. Formation patrolled beach area-at 12,500 feet from 1120 hours -‘g 10 1240 hours. No flak encountered. Small boat activity along beach on large scale xI M/T activity on large scale at beach head for 2 miles inland. 3 fires observed m| along beach west of BATTIPAGLIfi. About 2 miles inland one large fire was observed' >1 emmitting black smoke. No enemy aircraft encountered. Weather; enroute and on retu-1CAVU; ever beach area, CAVU with slight haze. Formation die-'—tinned patrol ever beacn at 1140 Lours ana startc-d fo; ho-;e on c: r’ < of I75 r_. Lt. Larac.ll *£ landed at friendly A/D in SICILT at 1400 hours, up at 1420 hours and down at base ' >| at 17.135 hours. P.err5r.?er of for v-.t.Jon lane'-:..' ' ■' tours. of �[1 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1§T FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 I . 9 September, 1943 (Coat'd) j. I 1 i I I ' |: ' i. . < ! BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 12 P~38s of the 94thEighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble/ ■ Wojciky Schulzey^Muffity Jacobsen1; Nolen/ Hanton/Van Sice/ Opdahlf Pittman/" KienHolland -Schaper/ took off at 1500 hours to patrol beach head at. pears, flying ;a course of 8 degrees and reaching beach area at 1610 hours. Formation patrolled beach area frem 1610 hours to 1710 hours at 12,500 feit, Boat activity at beach still on large scale. SALERNO still burning fierce!-i Several small fires were seen 2 or 3 miles inland. 2 small fires seen on boats just off shore. Allied push seen to be 5 to 8 miles inland. Spitfires hear J to be in fight with Fw,190s and Me.109s but these e/a were not seen by our formation. No flak in beach area. Patrolling was discontinued at 1710 hours at which ime the Comptroller ordered of 400 400 vehicles vehicles of of all all tt,pes j our P-38s to attack conveyy, of between PQLi IAGQNEGRO . at 1705 hours. At 1715 hours deck at juts formation formation straffed straffed t?.' t?.' , convey ------- „frem oh the jst ™ — were „ct -ct on on fire, lire. Veil; jSs were difficult to Bee due SALA CASALHiA and 3 trucks were j— to similarity in color to terrain. Intense snail aims armi and machine gun fire was J’ was seenJ to get jcilc , ehcountered from1 convoy.together with much 2CL2£ fire. Lt. 7>'ojr and crash. Lt, Dibble was also hit but 1pulled his plane up hit in the left engine « :eet and bailed out. Weather in all areas, hazy* 10 P~3Ss down to about 3,000 f< at base at jxju 1815 L uu mode 0v .5 hours. • BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION - 4 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Its; Sokol/Hoffman/' Thies.~en»’and i ettus;.'tco: off at Y.?5 hburr to patrol beach area at -.Apples. I*. • Hofftaan returned early because nis 'rignu landing gear would not, reuract,; landing au . 1645 hours. 3 P-38s down at base at 1940 hours. Course to beach: base to Apples, 8 degrees. Beach area was reached at 1730 hours. Fomation patrolled beach area at 12,000 feet from 1730 to 1840 hours. Many ships seen in on beach. Much small boat activity. Italian Ma.202s were seen flying at 8,000 feet, (bearing German markings), with A-36b at 1740 hours. 2 light puffs of flak seen in Apples area, west of SALERNO. Weather; over all routes and areas, hazy. Patrolling discontinued at 1840 hours and formation flew a course heme of I85 degrees. No target of opportunity was given. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/241/Dibble_Text0182.pdf e6de17f55d3ab660357027eb694ffce3 PDF Text Text 1ST FIGICES GHOSP ©meo of th® toioXMgtKKa Offtos* &fo &£> i- 25 SXVL'GTt lllaaion Esporttu <j eoamrf&s Ssmsdlp toystore m «W (03), m Wo { (Attru a - 2). ■ -•■ ' £Q5O 63 t -08»a to tteSJU, Tto afe2 ?Uh g^etoa ® teas et 0M too. to Gtjafo IPQESto A/B^a 20 and &■ to BdSyo «>38’o re­ turned eorln . telly teak troubls, 2 engine 2. torarter 2. ea&xfaul pftxwuL. to to0 1 OfkRrical syzto and 1 vfccsl failure. ’;(>$*.. amn Gre^ t-.r ' SssEu&'ffia todoPo too SrffiARBS and TO3! Squadrea Wears. fkxcvu-’t;; tew. at an ilidto® of 25 io 50 ft0 Strefed Ft^/ A/D«a 80S. lff 3 &3t5W&23 eM tostos ew gtoaso stetton at Twshala etFaftscl aaS left bxnlB5o Sirufad toaoctlvs &t P^S/wt^. 8Sai trucks te&^od Ba^ on roa? mar Anzi. 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Totals? 34 Ju-SS't, 1 and 1 s/e fighter destroyed; 1 Ju-32 ar.d 1 s/<fighter probably destroyer'.! 29 Jir-fffi’s and 3 e/e fight ere dnswrod. E.R. StatJ.0*- a* FcccleU. ='■■■•: Jr ft b>m ir.-. Strafed 3csa-ot.lv? at Ron — hsta. Strafed 3 tn-ifo hcudcd Luc- o_ road nc:.i Aiui. Station and 8.E, of Foggia. Strafed box eara strafed near tai, Strafed 020 truck 4 ml= 8.E. *ed out of trains, many cas­ troop train of 20 cars at Petensr., Troop* p— "ed TOF0 chut shut up. Buildings at ualties inflicted. High power linen at Kalfi. rare •ry KE of this th: field was S. end of Foggia Ko. 1 wort, hit and a flak ba' tery ctrafed. Five actor trucus at t!a h. er.c c.‘ .he field were »era hit. One light gun emplacement cn Fcggia Ko. 2 vt&s atruf^d, FLAEt Light inaccuratfi flak of slight irrt ?; Lty encountered from Eo. 1 1/&* A £«u tursvL tear* Buaij, uj-*. '.: Lina 5 in. goixfc alo< cc-asl rosd 4 rd, S.a. of a f< rots. Three dcstrcyers9 3 nd. Gffsaor-o L &sorr.t' rd liclxL fl±J'-. Li-d inaccurate flak froa A/D ho, 2P eusll anu and aachine gun fire* Scattered but accurate 4Qc. fl--- •' . .............. i^ppcrlta’. }:cdituif trsoklng of jnerferatc intensity and £-ev-.z ' t i .' it .Along Taru-^TO 'diver Valley, light, tracking and scatterec accurate fla*. Ono heavy flak position of 4 t© 6 guns. 1 ana 1/2 *il»a forth of Zappordta and 1/2 cilc inland, .AEW ACTXVm* At UOD 0 Lo-10p’c Uaridogoj! with «U- ver bellies) •ncoun Terod over Golf ©f Polieaatro ©n thn dsako %/a • _*“ (-“■*“ T—:** 1 rrX tjiwwv! One taia smsroycu over rcunssauv® nu », v. ... bcaeh at Safrl, jaiag MRWXESs ©bsarvod a landing atrip at 40° ©3° Eo 15° 35’ &» ©n ths ©eact »aSy« Ca this strip thsro us a 4 ongln o plnnop baUsved to tovo boon a E»L7 end 3 0/0 a/e baliavod 2,© have tecoa a Spitf^Oo ©b=3Fved a icssaetivo at K©eahc.da0 Starco trueka cn s^S nsar Ami, Wmfed East. Several box cars nsar Ansi. 0ns truck near Fejrrdao brain ears st PotengSa fflsm PAVAL & SHIPr’I^- ACTIVITYc Three destroyers, 3 ml, ©ffohore Eas^hartla d Savoia. iS-ccient. of oorprioo for ©porcLLon con — Sr LOSSES; Ohg Ju-52. ofe 'ixggas; Tec (2). fi-,-' is lest and one is missing. SQ.i'rlpSt Fifty-su, i, U . f« Enroutej scattered clouds 1.-- at 3,000 ft. MOs Gccdo Over targetj CaVTJ. ira up Tcnainl A/D at 80&o 4 P-JS’a from the 2?th and 71st Squadrons 30° to Alicudi Island ms 1445 hrs. on Air-6oa fiescue mission. . course of 32' fcllc-c; M Iff-I r'-r. •* <M r--• Bln” onn win iwas eirhtnd abcvt 15 aw* Walrus NMti* u-C; r-iich arrived shortly «XtuF Bud picked up the Eecr^ �kiesion Report (cont*d) 25 August, l'>i No other obrervations. L. r-3<?’r dorr Texnlri. A/D at 36OC hrs. }iOTE» 4 F-3£’b on Air^Jos. -a:"i thf tn.1” o. previous r?.ir..:.Lo: which landed at Termini. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/243/Dibble_Text0184.pdf d03cb2e47909cb1df660371f3cbacb47 PDF Text Text bwbb is? fxgktee gesee? Offiee &£ the InbolUgGESs Gfgfeo? AK> 52D SWTSTl HtsalcEX Reports. TO 0 ©assmte torolo Erafe^laro feSsd f&~s (E3), APS 520* (AUjy A - 2). m. 59 W froa th® 27bhj w ©»d %fch Squadrons w haso 1CA2 tms. te-eseoTt B-Jl6»a of the 31%h, 320th-and W feb.EW to Grocsa^ Leo aA> Itely0 'M F»33«© i^tumsd eWP 1 bacscsu c?'X®j ft»l presswro. 1 engins trcubls, 3 radio trouble, 1 belly task ts^KMCj 1 x^ebjX 'Soe? tculd nefe do3off 1 laft c&olast sauttc*- ou cut, 1 ’.1th rua oay prep oa d teo ■Rith faulty oupsrehr-rgor. Its. SCFRATE. ETC??' El Bftd PACE Sqradron Isadora. cts....;■■ .. pd target. ever target Hesulta of bceblEg act ctnw?;jd ar- dust c'_ ‘ -Tine “' ►00Q ^t. ft. an fesateo 12&<3® fb« Mg’ct IMS mStuds ©2 nghteru M.G3C e/a uneouxilercd in taj^gol «^eus L'bsorsec 5 2 rge n/sr’s in cove at Rleida. CbcorTOd 4 S/^u on Iago di Faririt. At 1145 ' sb. sas a grant cloud of _ So. <3i^> of ...... dust Vcaturas mvas-p„ S El. E. g£ target At. 1322 to3o . 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/245/Dibble_Text0185.pdf 4a542ecb11dc1b5469532ef85afaacea PDF Text Text EUDCJtaBj88S 1ST EKSSTSa GROW Cffte of tta ls*oXUgoas® Cffleey AF® 53© 2D August^ 1%?,. SWETs mission Reports. « Cqeew^ fitottel, «» fcSsl (&3)> w a%2£ 1 *• T&zib OTGT target 1535 nr®. Altitude ©f Aght^ro 13.000 ft. and brnbaru H-,^0 ft. Results csf be’dnge Sa? alsiS of dust in targst eroa. 25 to ' 30 e/a at 14,0X> !t. e.t'-' ed feraatlto Jost as they erseced the cc£s*. r-f W A^asu A to bar t ©f Oak wjOodod toa&to tho bcsibsrs at 30/00 ft. /> b ’, S. ef Concelloo ObsorVed GrcisstoXse ar<? Cant el ' Voliemc A/&’s during tan ■ I esTgagsramto One P-38 can aU^htV dasnc^ ®lth a to bullet, balsa, u k> F->J9 ts-j ©bsosved Isasdig target, with ocoXtEt If -- 9£*cmr taraA 1535 tae. " ttas'tom ^CSff?8 ttlwil C, AU el x sea^s^s p&A 886 | t>«erwa '<M «r gE *“S* **. 4W ' - te Ma* &U ' : .j&ss&s-E-am. • KJR^*a^S±5.S2J±S4to“ *'*“M'-..- ■ l vj ———epwffr w PsW &5£W{ AfrTTO7o a&aoo g-fi:r S:X.. ? n.h 4^^.VA1» /-X:iV~Tf» ?napO*e©se Sana. ■ ! OG^ar^i F/a .atteaksd in pairs ftei nbcpn ISJ8»s ,T'W,W"!,"".L1,T.,B.HTTIZT* la ^ Ksstlea, Vihsn P-39*» egmasMlro W» •/» «E3D»i to bmk fonaaUcBi cad ware raft ccsn to rotoa aeein® Ifcrttfnssa E&. ■ ■r ace’s OKI Meaop’e MffloroW calcr tod the F^<,l?0«o vqtq 13^& blm wlAh wiUw4nlllc». ----------- ^s tl09_ p.nA^ tod e» Cl) 1&U2G2 d&stiwed, -:-o-r:.- ’ t One (1; ii=_10? to? on-: (1) li-.-W- ,'.. -rzt-. toe (jj ’^.kC-7 orata/ '“U*1 Lti. RGOLICX, ElESXe^ CATL^CGi, ^a.rs-j; >-.i~ :-■?*■&. g^l^aiSi “ rfe-s_ (5) jh t4i -?F �Eiisslen QspOTts (cent*4) £3 Xjjue?,a 1%&> SOHT»8t # 3/lQtha ecausred aloude fit 15,000 ft>0 mrcutog ow target e/lOtha croreaat at U^WO RWIO? OxxJ. Asi Ito jou: L, -dUiST, V21 B. Eaat Garfield aw>», Girals C&lif. TO^rT/iIjt uZ amass troywl DXEag, 36? a, st., ch^iQ vista, c&iif#s de®° Eaot s^s JiiehlgB^ Q20 (i) fea25?o & SGSUBWia, Mss239 ppebably U. JQjii- 2. ViiLLSI, Independence, less, daaaged ana (1) ia. 2Q3O ^6- 2nd IX. ^-■■- ■:. C u-dj r?.-: : 30th st.t OnabR, Eebraskn, clssa^f @© 0) jftr th* Group Cur: Edsn SgTES; L; I .. ' >j .*• ■ W A,’ ' p I! J? [ B 'J ! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 28, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 28, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/246/Dibble_Text0186.pdf 5a6426176a8847f7f104e886d3d93d0c PDF Text Text HSAD2UART0S 1ST FXCRT3R CTOUP Office of the Intelligence Officer /APG520 2$ August, 19U. SWKCTt SSLsvian Report*. TO t n—ninMnc «en»I*l, Headquarter# 42nd Wing (W), APO J20. (Attn, A 2). filO. 47 >-3e»» trta the 27th, ?let And 94th Squadrons up base at 1X57 hrs. to wcort B^6U to H.H. Tarda at Annunciate, Italy. Ua. WXU3X and JASKSGM Squadron leaders. 7 F-38*s returned «erlyj 2 duo fight; a 14,000 ft. and t®-,barn 13>000 ft. UcsuI-l cf ocaibing: I. al; i ■Wifcic raw** la target arsa. Heavy, black, tracking type ef sadi^ i»tcMit- flak erasoBrttercd in target ai-ea. Flak accurate as to height ef btefajr- | Moderate intense heavy and light black flsi, barrage and track­ ing frat OMtellsmare d, Stabia Harbor, where two warahipo were ia the docks. As foewtian approached target 4eA0?»s Appwred at 1^,000 ft. sxi^si rfl?5 ©f Srlernrr Th- r./r ©srr in an the P-??’- serrrssirc:?- f-rr WA umwmM, wainMMfUno <« . «na 4 pl«3V«, »» 20 ef the e/a pursued the F-30>a 35 MUe free the coast. Objects believed U be aerial boobs were soen falling Jn tU water. *•«(*) «e*10Fe were srs4^ sr tBKUOfagP »tr W7 M. Ti» «™r t«rs<rt. 1305 to M15 ta». tta. ’IIll Fl land over Sarno, eeralnr out near Salerno and returning to base vie TPreini, D| tioily. |r .OX Wgiaay Cloud of dust in target area. RMi 8my, black, tracking typa of odiia intensity and accurate m te ms.ii beighfc of bcabers encountered in target area. Moderate intense heavy and light J Hack Oak, barrage and tracking fras Caatallomare d.'SUbia HMfett, >■ ,’&i*'&r i---- Xsavxng uar-gvt. &*atu AHttHOEBst hone. : TACTIQS £L-4 red. The e/a Mi.in sjxe -1 - sir- l>b �Mieilon Reparte (cont’d) 29 August, 1943. ' attacks wars generally in flights of four and they were aggressive, parsiatant and experienced. They pulled quickly out of their diving attacks and IxiGctUiely refonaed to case in again. Aerial besnbing io ttaught to hare been used, as splashes were seen in the water belcw the a;y?ageaex&B. A green flaw wne apparently the signal for attack, as no pasaoa were jufide until a green flare burst 5 sinutes after target tiae. j3W LOSSgSt Two (2) Me.109*b d&saged. CUR LOSSES; One (1) Lt. HILLIARD H. GRAHAM. E35F3 40 KLATHEBi VAOth® ouhuIiis overcast at 8,000 ft, CAfU above♦ Target area was covered with scattered cuatclus clouds free ?,000 to 11,000 ft, but otherwise CATO. Scattered ahoware were encountered bstwoen Italy end Sicily on return. RU'Px Cr ujuuLs E, C asd D jasamed effectively, Radio silence ?»as broken h«I ‘ way to target bosh ere. I RgTSt Lt. PHILLIPS reported wioeing on aisstei Ho, 809. 28 Auyiwt, 1943, hes reitu ■• a t© ba^>s. He landed at Teruiini, Sicily with a blown out en­ gine. Kt ■ stumed to base in another P-38. For tho Group Ca^dar: ■ W GLTDK'M. GABLER,- Ipi 3f yl ■ ’I1 s - 2 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 29, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 29, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/250/Dibble_Text0190.pdf 8d82dab3325623c8433c79207150fd08 PDF Text Text 1st Fighter Group ELscion Reports, S- Septrwitor 1043 (cont’d). I fl coff --ffiSSTOH ffl),, 70 12 P-38*o from the Blue Squadron up base 1500 tourc to patrol Italian neactos batwooa Agropoli and. Pisciotta, riev a course of 8 degrees to target area OCTlvlng ttoro at 1610 hours. Formation patrollsil beach area from 1610 tours to 1710 tours at 12,500 feet. toot activity at touch etill on lergo coals. Salerno still burning fiercely. Sevcn\.l small fires were soon 2 or E Ejiloo inland, Spitfires heard to be in fight with F5J-18O«b and H&-109»b but those o/a wore not seen by our formation. So flak encountered in beach area. Patrolling was discontinued at 1710 hours at wtocL tinw the Comptroller order'Cd C33S> ^B8«o to attack conw oS 400 vehialoa of aU typos between Dola ec4 LogoaogiKJ at 2.705 tours0 M 1715 hours formation straffed this convoy from on the dock nt Sain Cusulina and 5 trucks were set on fire. Venidss were diffi­ cult to eee due to similarity in color to terrain. Intones small eras and n&Chine gi® glre was-encountered from convoy together with iruih EOMM fire. Lt. TSJm C&o Been to get bit in ths loft engine and crash. Lt, DIBBLE was olco Mt tGt'#£llcd Mb plans up to about 3,000 fest and bailed out. Weather “ in all areas t?a^'tony. 10 P-58’e down bssf’ 111? tours,, ferial r imbarj 221. ^3^ ^ISSIO^ B0» 5. 12 P“08»s from the T/kite fjj.usditni no bn?^ 515 hours to patrol ^eh»s bateeen Capri liUaut uua Stleruo. rxe'-. e ©urea of 8 degress to target m« t®fi & esures of 160 degreeh on return to base, Lt. KESSP-’OR? was killed when hi®.aircraft ejtploded at 1555 b.>urs on takeoff while joining formhUaa, Tima pver target 1640 to 174.0 tours, flying at 11,000 to 14,000 feet. Eo glcfe ©y c/a cncountored. p-58 formation in touch with control ship, checked hours. r-ntV:?- ov.r- T.frf. j ':. (I:)'. 11 ■ : (v^mvc, at b,003 1> ■’ -• • tmy ®Wi Visimaty of EO cdles, 10 p-S8«» &rau bass 18S0 totea siW ems 1cb3. ftt me serial rmtorc 522-3 . • ® >*>$«• ^WtaStied *es?iy at teiilrlMS toon,' «m «m;fWLtar MeUst. ■ * MSS£ £2 IffWt s&sti tool reported *8ogi®fi» SO miles due east of Salerno but our formation told not half way back'at 1700 hours. IV.li.an *-— 202*s, flying at 8,000 feet with JS-38’s r at 1740 hours, ware observed. Italian pilots wavtu . our pilots, smoke from 1 Kt, Vesuvius covered area S.F. to Pattipolio. Feathc. was hasy with visibility E ®£_|® to Jtg Bilos, ®eath©r elooing in from Italian tsaialcnd toward sea, High | scattered cLoudoa base 11,000, top 20,000, 10 p-&9«o &>ub toto 1040 toUTO, Scried. nnabert 224, # I For the Group Cosssiu •. ■ s Kujc-r, Air Co:,.., Intelligence Office’ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/244/Dibble_Text0212.pdf c3d19820260956688fa5d2b4041ab0fb PDF Text Text - '• ’; • ■ ; - ■■■ • 7- ■ HEADQUARTERS 1ST FIGHTER GROUP Office of the Intelligence Officer APO 520 25 August, 1943. SUBJECT: TO Mission Reports. : Commanding General, Headquarters 2686 Wing (US), APO 520. (Attn. A - 2). ' ( I < 805. 65 P-38’s. from the 27th, 71st and 94th Squadrons up base at 0706 hrs. to strafe Foggia A/D’s Nos'. 1, 2,'and 4. in Italy. 8 P-38’s re­ turned earlyj 2 belly tank trouble, 2 engine trouble, 1 inverter out, 1 man­ ifold pressure too low, 1 electrical system and 1 wheel failure. Capt. RUSH Group and Squadron leader. Its. SHEARER and BOWER Squadron leaders. Time over target 0925 hrs. at an altitude of 25 to 50 ft. Strafed Foggia A/D’s Nos. 1, 2 and 3 destroying and damaging many planes. R.R. Station at Roccheta strafed and left burning. Strafed locomotive at Rpccheta. Stra­ fed 3 trucks headed East on road near Anzi. R.R. Station and box cars stra­ fed near Anzi. Strafed one truck 4 mi. S.E. of Foggia. Strafed troop train and 20 cars at Potenza. 1 Ju-52 destroyed in the air on return to Sicily. Light inaccurate flak of slight intensity encountered from No. 1 A/D. A few bursts wbre 88mm, but were ineffective. Nine 5 in. guns along coast road 4 mi. S.W. of Manfredonia fired a few bursts. Three destroyers, 3 mi. off­ shore Marghertia d Savoia fired considerable amount of light flak. Light inaccurate flak from k/D No. 2, small arms and machine gun fire. Scattered but accurate 40mm flak from 15 mi. W. of Zapponita. Medium, tracking of moderate intensity and accurate flak at Sapri. Along Tanagro River Valley, light, tracking and scattered accurate flak. One heavy flak position of 4 to 6 guns, 1 1/2 miles North of Zapponita and 1/2 mile inland. 50 P-38’s down base by 1900 hrs. after landing at Termini and Gela. 7 P-38’s have not returned to base; l.was shot down (Lt. WILLIAMS) over the target and he was seen to bail out from 300 ft. and chute open. 1 P-38 is lost (Lt. VIALL), he was last seen at 0900 hrs. leaving fornation as he could, not release his belly tanks. 5 P-38’s are still in Sicily, 2 of which crash landed. CHRONOLOGY: Time off 0706 hrs. Time over Target 0925 hrs. Time down 1900 hrs. ROUTE: Base to Zembra Island to C. San Vito, Sicily, Salina Island, Praia la Mare, Italy, Molfetta, Italy, then to initial point on N. .end of lake 3 miles S. of Manfredonia and into target on course of 2?2®. On leaving target area, formation became divided into flints, following river valleys on a gerenal 173° course to Praia la Mare and landing at various landing grounds in Sicily. RESULTS OF STRAFING: Strafed Foggia A/D’s Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Destroyed 18 JU-SS’s and 1 Ju-52, probably destroyed 1 Ju-88 and 1 s/e fighter and , damaged 18 Je-88’s and 2 s/e filters on Foggia No. 1. On Foggia A/D No. -1 - ? �~ ---------- — T ' , V'?-' ■ f ,-.. A r_. . - . ,---- ,,r, Mission Report (cont‘d) 25 August, 1943. t ' c 2, destroyed 11 Ju-88’s and 1 s/e fighter and damaged 6 Ju-88’s and 1 s/e fighter. On Foggia A/D No. 3, destroyed 5 Ju-88's and damaged 5 Ju-881s. Totals: 34 Ju-88‘s,.1 Ju-52 and 1 s/e filter destroyed; 1 Ju-88 and 1 s/e fighter probably destroyed; 29 Ju-88 *s and 3 s/e filters damaged. R.R. Station at Roccheta strafed and left .burning. Strafed locomotive at Rocc­ heta. Strafed 3 trucks headed East on road near Anzi. R.R. Station and box cars strafed near Anzi. Strafed one truck 4 mi. S.E, of Foggia. Strafed, troop train of 20 cars at Potenza. Troops poured out of trains, many cas­ ualties inflicted. High power lines, at Malfi were shot up. Buildings at S. end of Foggia No. 1 were hit and a'flak battery NE of this, field was strafed. Five motor trucks at the W. end of the field were hit. One light gun emplacement on Foggia No. 2 was strafed. FLAK; Light inaccurate flak of slight intensity encountered from. No. 1 A/D. A. few bursts were 8&nm, but were ineffective. Nine 5 in. guns along coast road 4 mi. S.W. of Manfredonia fired a few bursts. Biree destroyers, 3 mi. offshore Marghertia d Savoia fired considerable amount of light flak. Light inaccurate flak from A/D No. 2, small arms and machine gun fire. Scattered but accurate 40mm flak from 15 mi. W. of Zapponita. Medium, tracking of mod­ erate intensity and accurate flak at Sapri. Along Tanagro Biver Valley, light, tracking and scattered accurate flak. One heavy flak position of 4 to 6 guns, 1 and 1/2 miles North of Zapponita and 1/2 mile inland. ENEMY AERIAL ACTIVITY: At 1100 hrs. 8 Me-109's (markings; black with silver bellies) encountered over Gulf of Policastro on the deck. E/a dropped belly tanks, made one pass (unagressive) and turned off. One Ju-52 was destroyed over Polomante at.1015 hrs. Two unidentified a/c were parked on beach at Safri. ENEMY AIRDROMES: Observed a landing strip at 40® 05’ N. 15® 35* E. on the coast of Italy. On this strip there was a 4 engine plane, believed to have been a B-17 and a s/e a/c believed to have been a Spitfire. ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY; Observed a locomotive at Roccheta. Three trucks on road near Anzi, beaded East. Several box cars near Anzi. One truck near Foggia. Twenty train cars at Potenza. ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING ACTIVITY; Three destroyers, 3 mi. offshore Margher­ tia d Savoia. .. . ENEMY TACTICS AND SPECIAL COMMENTS: Element of surprise for operation was excellent. ENEMY LOSSES: One Ju-52.' OUR LOSSES: Two (2), One is lost and one is missing. . SOBTIES: Fifty-seven (57). WEATHER: Enroute; scattered clouds 1AO at 3,000 ft. Over target; CAVU. RADIO: .Good. 806. 4 P-38’s from the 2?th and 71st Squadrons up Termini A/D at 1445 hrs. on Air-Sea Rescue mission. A course of 30° to.Alicude.Island was followed. At .1500 hrs. a dinghy containing one man was .sighted about 15 to 20 miles SW of Alicudi Island. P-38‘s circled and contacted Grubstake and Walrus rescue a/c, which arrived shortly after and picked up the man. -2 - �r Mission Beport (cont'd) 25 August, 1943. No other observations. 4 P-38’8 down Termini A/D at 16 hrs. NOTE: 4 P-38's on Air-Sea Rescue mission were the same on previous mission which landed at Termini. For the Group Commander: CLYDE Wo GABLER, Major, Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. r A TRUE COPY: C. H. BORNHORST, Major, Air Corps. E C -3 - �r HEAnQUARTTOS G-2? NORTHWEST AFRICAN STRATEGIC AIR FORCE APO 520 US ARMY 27 August 1943 SUBJECT: TO I Commendation. : Commanding General, 5th Wing, Commanding General, 47th Wing, Comnandi^ General, 42nd Wing, Air Officer Conmanding,. 205 Group, Officer Commanding, 330 Wing, Officer Commanding, 331 Wingo 1. The Commanding General is pleased to forward the following messages: a. Message from Air Chief Marshall Tedder: nX/ hearty congratulations to ydh, your commanders and crews, on success of their operations against the enemy air on 25 August. It is clear that success was obtained by care in planning and.by courage and determination in execution." b. Message from Lieutenant General Spaatz: C • "I consider the Foggia attack of 25 August an outstanding demonstration of effectiveness of air operations well planned with intelligence and executed with spirit and ability. You, your staff, and the participating units are to be commended for a remarkably fine job." 2. In transmitting these commendations, the Commanding General desires to.convey his appreciation for a task excellently accomplished. By command of Hajar General D00I1TTLE: /s/ J. M. Ivins J. M. IVINS, Lt. Colonel, A®, Asst. Adjutant General. A TRUE COPY:! C. H. BORNHORST, Major, Air Corps. �HEADQUARTERS FIRST FIGHTER GROUP Office of the Group Commander APO 520 I 3 June, 1944. I certify that the following named personnel participated in the engagement with the eneny 25 August 1943 J i i OFFICERS HEADQUARTERS 1ST FIGHTER (SOUP Captain George A. Rush, .0-421324 t C 2?TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1st Lt. Warren P. Eickmann, 0-724722 1st Lt. Robert T. Hill, 0-730491 1st Lt. John D. Hurst, 0-732256 1st Lt. John I. Bisby, 0-730503 1st Lt. Clifford E. Randol, 0-423960 (MIA) 1st Lt. George R. Smith, 0-734014 1st Lt. nt. Raymond aaymona E. x*. Snythe, anytne, 0-734015 w-yjwi? , 2nd -sna Lt.-Arden it. araen W. w. Ferrin, rermn, 0-740390 2nd Lt. Hilliard H. Graham, 0-667064 (MIA) 2nd Lt. Lester H. Laird, 0-737804 2nd 2nd Lt. Lt.’ Francis Francis J. J. Maron, Maron, 0-740491 0-740491 2nd Lt.. Lester C.. Peterson, 0-740545 ‘ ‘ “ -----------2nd Lt. William A. Schnurr, 0-736380 2nd Lt. Larry 0.~Reynolds, 0-740558 . 2nd Lt. Edward T. Wellner, 0-737914 2nd Lt. Walter J. Schranz, 0-736381 2nd Lt* Jerome N. Weinberg, 0-737913 (MIA) 2nd Lt. Marcel J. Williams, 0-740618 (POT F/0 Donald B. Deisenroth, T-12 ZZ (POW) :“■) F/0 Millard V. Stunkard, T-186613 F/0 William A. Wemergren, Jr., T-186612 (. I . 1st Lt. :1st Lt. 1st — Lt.. 2nd Lt. - - -Lt. 2nd 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. ' 71ST FIGHTER SQUADRON Ernest A. Chapman, 0-733821 1st Lt. Edward M. Helm, 0-72388? Burdette E. Nygren, 0-729360 1st Lt. John L. Russell, 0-733993 —Sentes, —, 0-734003 let Lt. Richard E. Shearer, 0-730634 Alex M. Jr.,, 00-730344 2nd Lt. Richard C. Catledge, 0-740366 (MIA) Lester L. Berens, Jr. (j • 0-737016 ---------- 'j • 2nd Lt. John R. Lion, 0-740479 (MIA) Raymond- ™ T. Dart, 2nd Lt. Walter G. Morrison, 0-740515 (MIA) Charles J. JfcCann, 0-740496 Clarence E. Southard, 0-740582 2nd Lt. Stanley E. Stuber, 0-740587 2nd Lt. ----Ralph R.--------Turrentine, (MIA), Reward J. Taylor, 0-732400 ---------e----------- - 0-798376 Hobart S. Vincent, 0-732413 (MIA) 2nd Lt. Robert E. Viall, 0-732411 (MIA) .. Mathew (NMI) Warren, 0-740465 (FOW) 2nd Lt. Russell G. Winegar, 0-740620 (MJ 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON Robert H. Anderson, 0-7303261st Lt. James E. Bwer, 0-728963 James P. Dibble, 0-733844 (MIA) 1st Lt. James J. Hagenback, 0-732233 John D. Pace, 0-729050 2nd Lt. John G. Cram, 0-667044 (MIA) John T. Hanton, .0-667072 2nd Lt. William L. Jacobsen, 0-737792 Ralph L. Kipper, Jr., 0-737798 2nd Lt. Richard J. Lee, 0-740472 Jack D. Pettus, 0-740547 '2nd Lt. Marion E. Phillips, 0-740548 (MIA) Raymond L. Schulze, 0-740565 Jtad Lt. Ralph A. Thiessen, 0-740592 Robert B. Van Sice, 0-740600 2nd Lt. Robert.A. Vrilakas, 0-740604 C. H.BORNHORST, Major, Air Corps, Adjutant. �189 16® 14® 12® 10®^ k. I L 42® T A L Y 42 (geRSOj O ROME 26 M,^Ar Manfredonia FOOfllAf^X^. *-45 Ml. ^*%UOLFETTA \ \ 40® SARDINIA^ T Y R R H E N 1 S 88® M E 0 I jr e R R A NE A N // I \ U' A N ij9S I mare -r) /salina i.\ SEA 4C MwA E A *$0 ►^TEUR^Y I 108 Ml.-** NAPLES! C ) 88 ____ I L Y “L<£EM8RA I. TUNIS A 8® F R I C A 10® 12® 14® 16® 18® � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report and Citation Recommendation for 94th Air Squadron pilots after the August 25, 1943 mission over Foggia Aerodrome Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report and Citation Recommendation for 94th Air Squadron pilots after the August 25, 1943 mission over Foggia Aerodrome. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler and Major General Doolittle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/27/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/205/Dibble_Text0147.pdf f1f931eb7a975c2db4372da96c99629a PDF Text Text ' 'O © JEASajmSjJS 1ST MGHTEE, GW Qfflsa of the Intelligence Offi^sAPO 520 26 August, 1943. SW?i Mssim Ueports. TO e Commanding General, Hea^tusrtera 42nd Mng (03), APO 520. . (teta.A-2). 807. 59 ^38’s th® 2^-i ?lst and 94th Squadrons up base 1042 hrs, to'escort JH26»a of ths 319th# 320th'and 17th Emb Greups to Grease is© A/D, Italy* 11 P-3S»0 returned early, 1 because ef-lw fuel pressure, 1 engine- trouble, 3 radio trouble, 1 belly tank treahl®., 1 wheel doer -Would not class, 1 left coolaafc shutter was out, 1 with, run away prop an. d two with faulty supercharger. Its. SBffijm, KfGHEK and PAGE Squadron leaders. Keuults of tasking not observed aa'&ist obscured target. 'Ttae over target 1245 hr®. Altitude of fighters 14,000 ft. and bashers 12,000 ft. Eight e/a encountered in target area. Observed 5 large &/V‘s in cove at Nisida. Observed &’«$& Mi lage di Jtetrda* -At 1245 hrs. saw a great cloud of dust along 8. side of Vdtarno Elver, 8 rai. E. of target. At 1300 hrs. saw a small yelloo object 1000 yards offshore from kondregone. ■ Observed frcs 12,000 ft,., 2 six, distance. g© flsk encountered. 47 P-38fa down base at 2445 h ra, 1 P-38 returned to base at 1543 hrs. CH2QCL0GY8 Time off 1642 hrs, Mae over target 1245 hrs*. Time down 1445 hrs. and 1543 hrs. SQUTEt Base to G. Sidi All el itokka, rendeavous point with B-26*s, thence on a 40® cw® to Gastelvolturno, Italy and thana® over target, turning left frca target and reternih g to base on a course of 220®. jaCStJLTS OF B0MBgK?t Unobserved duo to dust. Bam. ' • Wgg AERIAL AOTIQgfi S e/a, Sii.202«s and Re-2001, appeared over coast, following formation ever target area, and two continuing 25 mi. out to sea, 3 Me. 109* s attacked ©no Squadron 5 si. off Coast At Gaatel Volturno at 1259 AS AWm^St 4 3/P<s seen in S/P base m Lago di Patsda at 1240 hrs. . . ACTiyi'f.fi none. ^AVAL SH-lyPxEG AGTXVITTt 5 largo seen in we at Hisida at 1235 hrs. -""" TACTICS AKg.SRggl&L pOMSEKTSt Eight e/a encountered over target were very' unagressiva^ asking' til^-hearted attacks and never cosing within 1000 yds. of our . fighters, 3 248.109’5 made one pass attacking frees the aide and t’irning away. Our fighters gave chase, and destroyed one (1) Ms.109. EHSaaT LOSSES; One (1) Mb.109 destreyed WixfeWi Kone. SOHffESs 48 ’>S£ATH E2t Scattered clouds at 0,000 ft., otherwise CAW. Sama over target. MDIOt Good. - 1 - �/**• o Mssion Bepoits (coat’d) .26 August, 1%3* PHS5S DATAs Xst. Lb. JABES P. DIB5L2, Hastings, Michigan, destroyed one (1) Me4j!J9. ] For th® Group Coomandsrs GLTDS'Kji GAB LES^ -2- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maj. Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/26/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/206/Dibble_Text0148.pdf 59823ad66002178d4228bb32e5b62095 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQU/ JADRON 1ST FIGHTER GR( 10UP A.P.O. 520 M May 21, 1943. F' ■ IF ... , . BCMBER ESCORT MISSIONS -- 16 P-38s, Capt, Wellensiek, Lts, Dibble, Miller,, Lentz, Lentz, ran, Helr.is, IFroehling, Fell, Brown, Hammond, Petersen, Mathews, Rayburn, Steuhan, sen, SoS<z ierson, together with formations from the 2?th and 71st, Fighter Fir^ ’ at 0740 hours to escort about 70 B-17s from the 2nd and 301st Biib Groups over the; landing grounds at SCIACC.., SIGHT, B-17s going over target 5s at 29,000 feet at 0945 1-Jurs. Lt. Sokol, a spare, returned at 25,000 feet, P-38: because of mechanical i failure, ---------,--------landing — at —0900 hours. Bombing; Airdrome covered with bursts at SCIACCA, but no fires observed'., Oil fires were seen on CASTEL • VETRANO Airdrome. No enemy fighters near B-T7s., Flak: light intensity over target. One enemy aircraft was seen between P ‘IEIIERIA and SICILI at 30,000 feet but did not attack formation. 5 Me,32Js and 16 other enemy aircraft were observed on the ground at SCIACCA. Lt. Hammond land: at a new landing ground near at 1130 hours for gas; tood 2 . 230 hours and landed here at 1300 •"hours. Weather: to and over target, CAVU. Formation landed at 1205 hours. May 22, 1943. WEATHER FLIGHT - 2 P-38s, Its. retersen and Jackson, took off at 0935 hours on a at 1200 ■•■ ’^FIGHTER SWEEP - 14 P-3«s, Capt. Sutcliffe, Les. Pritchard, Brown, Fell, Matnews, "Sokol, Newsome, Hagenback, Quinn, Anderson, Johnson, Lorre, Holcombe and Dibble, together with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at & 1240 hours oq a fighter sweep over northwestern SICHI at 5,000 feet. Formation $ . was over northwestern SICHI from 1455 hours to 1510 hours. The two spares, Lts. aJl 7;iHaLo<mbe and Dibble, returned and landed at 1540 hours. About 3 Me. 109s and 3Fw.l9 ’attacked the formation. It. Hagenback probably destroyed 1 Fw.190 and damaged'! f ■•.. 561109. Lt. Fell damaged 1 Jfe.109. It. Johnson damaged 1 Me,109. It. Lcwe was hjt ? * • by an enemy aircraft and is missing. Two aircraft (unidentified) were seen to crash* into the sea a few miles west of SICHI. Flak; light flak pf medium intensity over .. ■ HAZARA: slight puffs ajr numerous other points in northwestern SIGHT. Weather:, to f F-/target, CAVU but hazy; over target, CAVU. Formation landed at 1650 hours. ■_ . . RANDOLPH A. BROWN, 1st It., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer, S � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/207/Dibble_Text0149.pdf 03fbe42b3b897a00eaaa6138a3ca4e39 PDF Text Text I t 94TH FUHIER SQUADHOE 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 W 31, 1943. ’ ’ 0915 hours. Weather: over SIOUX, 2/10ths clouds at 30,000 feet, hazy. Towards ITAIX, scattered clouds at If,000 feet. Over SARD KIA, 1/lOths clouds at 30,000 feet. JIo enemy aircraft. No enemy shipping. fiune 1, 1943, J.... : fe 77, ; . I DIVE BOaiiD AID I^CCllT nlooldi: -• 2 F-30s, Lts, Petersen, Esser, .Lentz, Froehling, Pritchard, Nev;some, ’ Solrol, Boose, Bower, Hiller, H :r■'' pi, each carrying 1 i 1000 lb. borab Holcombe, Helms, lla'ch. -cl; jether with ^'formation from the 71st Fighter-Squa. .'(.l and .025 fuses )y together -. ■.curs to aron, took off at 1135 -'.ours t; escort about 20 B-l/s over PAI.TSliZRIA. Our Squadron formation flew at 12,000 feet on a direct eourse to the target , .but descended to 3,000 feet in order to dive bomb the gun positions #1 iaYnAri-ia+.A ’ltr nnY*hhAast. mediately northeast of of the the towr tqwn .of.Just after the.Bvl?® had ■bombs going irito the water. 12 or our bombs hit in the target^area and • ■ ’ “ "r:I lie. fns ->5?et •-“-hl? to relorre his bomb, It was ir.roscihlr the uamage done uecause of w large amount of dust la ... .. X -B®t area. Flak: over target,late in opening up but medium in height, also .flight, but'intense and accurate. No enemy aircraft seen. Weather: to and-' a: > ^-32 WSEf escorted by formation from the 14th Fighter Group, took off at 0620 hours ■ on a dive bombing ri.ssioh over ?HTjO SIOUX. Formation flew on the deck to a point about 23 mil . off BOLE ■’..'here they were forced to turn backj.because of low overcast :.■ d heavy haze from 0 KB on up. Lt. Anderson heturned eatly because of mechanical failure, landing at 0635 hours. It. Brophy returned early because of radio trouble, landing at 0700 hours. t L L F;. < Remainder of formation landed at 0S00 hours. ■ Capt., Air Corps, 7 . A A � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/208/Dibble_Text0150.pdf da8def1bd068899dd2bf0063e20268df PDF Text Text ■ 94TH FI-.LTE:. L 1ST FLUTE?. GLuUP .4.P.O. 520 June'3, 1943. DlVa j -HPLIr - 15 P-38s, >8s, Capt. Wellensiek, Wellensiek, Lts.. Opdahl, i\halen, Anderson, Quinn, Gilliam, Ltrown, Hammond, >nd, .Stephan, Stephan^ Priciiard, Brci >phy, Helms, Holcombe, Cogswell., 1335 hours/ and i’ihblo, took off lj:35 hours, to-ethcr >.it?i formations j from. the L'.’LL uni 71st Jy;.drons, e.cli curry. •; 11 * A^ IL^c It. L;..L -----br. ... -route to dive bomb grin emplacement No. 1 immediate: f TZLLSRIA. The fornati-'n cl :>-bed 5000j feet 1 iet:e. before beginning their dive and released their bombs at 2500Cf~et. XX' fret. It iis impossible to estimate exactly the number of hits scored because the tai arget was covered with dust, but it is oelieved that two-thirds of the bombs hit j; ■ in the targetL area’. One cament building was hit; -- 4fo j--- .. enemy aircraft were observed,♦ Flak: Light, intense, intense and accujAte. Time over targe CAVU. FoHtetion landed at target 1515 hours. Leathei to target and over target 171C- hours. k [ 5177 I-C n~.:Fr "LSJr.n: - 15 P-j't, Capt. .iover, Its. Pace, Kewsone, j..:ol, Lo.-.c, i Cronin, Hageni-acx, Eec-er, Freehl'.’ ng, Jager, Least, Gillian, Petersen, Liles, yic. L; i a-s.-. eacii carryiyl x 10X 1b. bomb (inst. and .025 fuses), took off at 1545 hours, F’’ .“ together with the 2?th Fighter Squadron,” to dive bomb Kild a/b near TIiAPANI, 6IQL Is.deck direct to the -iq”i--ds ,w. - - -y.nrc-o + - -y - ■ y-< — ■ gtF the field and the runway. Two hangers were left burning. ^Time. over target 1755 .. Two hangers hours. ; No -E/A were encountered. Flak: light, neitherintense nor accurate but a/ L- r rnr7~—; ’1^4TOk? FLIGHT - 2 P-3«s, Its, Petersen and fironhy, took off 0500 hours and lanaed f? 0930 ho. rs on weather £li:ht to Hyeres Islandr. nearF^V’CE t''. a ‘ ■ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/209/Dibble_Text0151.pdf 2482ed25c87a06e51b7e3ebc69c6fdba PDF Text Text 94TJI FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST F3DIIIER GROUP A. P.O, 520 June 5, 1943. (Con't) DIES LCLEING HISSIOL; - 5 P-38s, Its, -oose, Esser, Whalen, Anderson and Newsome, F bomb NdSEPI-iTO k/D near CAGLIARI, SARDINIA. The formation flew on the deck direct to the southeast tip of SARDINIA, thence north for 20 miles, and thence direct to target and southward back to base. Lt. Newsome the spare, returned and landed at 1610 hours. He shot dov.n a balloon, 6ar 8 feet in diameter, 100 feet off the water about 45 miles south of CAGLIARI. The formation climbed to about 5,0C ■ feet just before the bcmb run and dropped their bombs from 3,000 =t. Hits were scored on hangars on the north side of A/fc. Hits werefalso seen feel rev :h corner of k/D, Tine over target, 1510 hours. Flak over t irget: light in the i Liu.; insity, not accurate. About 5 minutes after dropping their 'ombs, It, Whalen turned back to help another P-38 which was being attacked by 2 Ke.109s. ' 6 other Me ,109s then attacked these 2 P-3Ss. Lt. h.u-Ler. probably des? oyed 1 l'.e.l09 which was confirmed as destroyed by a pilot of the 27th Fightev Sq. It. Whalen then rejoined formation. Weather: to and over target, CAVU. Formation i u MS.. Capt.Sto^, *. NX,^, QuW, )IVZ lolc-xRe, Telu, FrecIJin;, Opda’il, Tk-oiirck, Nv: .end, Stephan and Miles, took off at? 1310 hours, togeuner with a formation xrom the 71st F. Sq,, each carrying 1 x 1000 2b bomb (instantaneous x .025) to dive banb the l/G just ■ northeast of CAPOTERRO, SARDINIA (just west of CAGLIARI). The formation flew . • M -. ,.. . K . ? L. | %t s ms a&*es s \ .parw, rrturnod ana landed at,J$50 hear., the tomMlon dropped bank. Iron, -' . 3,000 feet on north side of field near operations buildings and scored hits ’on 2 buildings. - About 12 B/A were in this corher of the field. No eneiqy aircraft ? were encountered. Time over target'lg00 hours. Flak: light, medium intensity W and not accurate. Vfe.ather to target, CAVU; over target, scattered clouds at g 6,000 to 7.000 ^.^uon^d at hour.. . Uapt., Air Corps , Intelligence Officer 1; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/210/Dibble_Text0152.pdf ea27b9e080d7fd2620072689b593d648 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.0. 520 K June 6, 1943. DTVD 30? UNO i:iS3I0:i - 15 P~38s, Lts. 'uinn, Face, Brophy, Cogswell, Hiller, ■ from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1335 hours to dive bomb gun emplacement position # 7 on the island of PANTELLERIA. Formation flew at ' 6,000 feet until over water where they flew at 500 fe<^« Formation started to ' dive from 6,500 feet, dropping their bombs at 4,000 feet’. Bombing: very acjhhdnrate, hits seen directly on gun emplacement position number 7, Due to the “ "dust and emoke, it was impossible to determine-the extent of damage,, but it .. is believed that this gun emplacement position was conp?.etely destroyed, Lts. Fell, Anderson and Cronin, ‘the spares, returned and l'r. bd at 1630 hours. Flak: ‘ ... light but intense and inaccurate. Weather: to ana ever arget, hazy from zero FVbter; 1,000;feet but. clear above 1,000 feet. Time over tar. et 1530 hours. Route: to and from target, straight east, ”c ene-.v aircraft se: a. Remainder of forma­ tion landed at 1700 hours. 12 bombs dropped in all. r k .BC.EBZR ESCORT HISSWrION - IL P-3Ss, : Capt. Stover, Lts. Hiles, Nev.-some, Helms, ' and Pace, together with formations'* from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons,'' teyic^took-dff at 1Q30 hours to escort about 45 B-l?s over PANTELLERIA, B-l?s gc*~- ' ■ " “S sBSSSfE-gBS... ft. ’ pT’ . -^he'target^^'arently did not attack Jfihem. Wehtherrto' and 'over but hazy. Lt. Dibble, turned back over Cape BON because of mechanical failure and 1 hours. Remainder of formation landed at 1415 hours. RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Capt., Air Corps, Intellige..„ ^Officer. F < ■ : 1’ 1? |p � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/211/Dibble_Text0153.pdf d46a520a2a75be55489885c196c0f083 PDF Text Text 94TH FIG.’l'LE SQUADRON 1ST FJGNTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 June 8, 1943. K'iH- PH. LGPin ::i35K.‘i: - 21 Ccpt. Cover, Its. Riles, Fell, Helms, Free 111—. Cronin, Hagenbaok, Sager, Boose, Cogswell, Whalen, Sokol, Quinn, Bower, Brophy, Gilliam, Stephan, Pace, Killer, .Anderson, and Esser, each carrying 1 x 1000 lb. bomb (,1 and ,025 fuses), together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0910 hours to dive bomb gun emplacement position #3 on PArrrET.TF.RTA. Formation flew due east to target at 6,500 feet and dived to 4,000 feet before dropping their bombs. Direct hits were scored on target but extent of damage could not be seen because of dust and dirt and the shelling of the Island r.y 14 heavy cruisers and destroyers. Flak: light, not intense but accurate. Fo enemy aircraft'seen, Weather: to and .ver target, Cr-VU. Time over target 1128 hours. Lt. Bower returned :.r : srje, 2 dine at 1220 hours, Lt. Quinn landed at Enfideville at 1225 hoars to refuel, , pk off at 1320 hours and landed hero ' at'1440 hours. It. Cronin is missing, 10 oombs are known to have been dropped. Remainder of formation land. ’. :t 1>;.5 5. : '• June 9, 1943. ^^^t^'lfetBCMBI^AW-BCtOlR^CORT MISSION - 19 P-38b, Capt. Wellenaiek, Lts, Pace, JQRT MISSION - 19 p-38s, Capt. wellensiek, ' Bnicombe. Opdahl. Quinn,' Niles, Hasenback, Cogswell, Miller, Bower, Whalen, r 0^ ii:ioo6M7i^rGiri»i\O25,fises)^ together with formations from the £7th • aaft'TlBt .Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1210 hours to dive bomb gun emplacement ■ ? r I k... E< p L f . an Ke.109. Our formation then escorted the B-17s back over PANTEIIERIA, B-17s goirg over-target at^3J8,QPOfeet,„Pr3?6 at 19,000 feet at 1430 hours. Our Squadron went.w ■ not-intense. Route: direct to P/uMSIIERIA, back to CAPE BOM to escort B-l?e, thenb to hAV’.' ry::.-r-d buck * .cathey to on: ever t?r ;et, CAVU. Lt. Filler I.-;-/ at 1610 hours. Lt, Sager landed at S6LIMAN A/D on CAFE BON at 1445 hours because t of a shortage of. gas. He took off at 1520 hour®, and landed at 1620 hours. Remaind| of formation landed at 1545 hours., ■ RANDOLPH A. BROWN, k Intelligence Officer. N< � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Mission Reports Description An account of the resource A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.<br /><br />Jump to other sections of the collection: <ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Randolph A. Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022