https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/213/Dibble_Text0155.pdf dbd7a20e08df0483e26f8db5e0d1f84f PDF Text Text r 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O.- 520 I j- June 11, 1913. DIV- HAIIIJG KI33I0N - 14 I’-38s, Capt. Stover, Lts. Bower, Jacks 0.;, R, h H.- . a,,. . - ’■ ■ E, :- .took off at 1110..hours to patrol and dive bomb PANTELLERIA-. Formation flew at between 6,000 and 9,000 feet. Formation was ordered to jettisons bombs as 60 enemy fighter were coming in. Formation saw bombs drop around our invasion ^barges butJ could not see enemy aircraft. The enemy made one direct hit on one of our larger boats. Formation over target from 1235 hours to 1440 hours, . Weather: x ..... to overcast at tar9,001 feet with No flak encountered. and over rget. Formation landed at 1520 hours. 'showers, Route: direct to tarf 10 flew with the 27th Fighter Squadron. e,ch ear­ Its. Opdahl an.' Nibble wh< th (instantaneous and .45 fuses.). It, QpdaiJ. Look off at riel 1 x 1000 lb. 1015 but returned e- •ly because of mechanical failure, landing at U10 hours, • Im. little took of.. it 1045 T_ hours — to patrol and dive bomb PANT-Il Patroled F.-.NP/jLIEitLA for I3 . .urs. Porn rmation sighted 60 Fw,190s dive bombing landing barges and -Ships so formation1 jettisoned bombs and dispersed these enemy air, craft. It. Dibble landed Tlmixs to refuel reiuej at 1415 hours, took off at nded at TUNIS . 1 weather at 1645 hours, took ---------- 1740 hours.‘ ’ '' NOTE: Lt, Cronin who was previously ?reported as missing had landed at ALGIERS 1 \’V because of mechanical failure at 13255 hours and returned to base today. - " ^,12. W. . ESCORT MISSION - J3 R-38b^ Its. Froehling,Niles, Whalen, Helms, Stepban, Br<?phy, Opdahl,Lentz, Anderson, Brown, Gilliam and Hammond, together. = formations fr.cm the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0840 hours; to escort 36 B-l?s over .Castelvetrano A/b, Sicily, B-17s going over-target at' ■ p*--’-.... . 24,000 feet, P“r35f at 25,000 feet at 1105 hours. Bur formation made a sweep over, Er A ..V-^target before B<7s made bomb znin. Bombing: very ..accurate;.! large fire with ■’ Jarge column of black smoke on k/D. No flak encountered. 2 E/A seen below bomber F' ' ‘£t 15*000 feet just west Of the target going east but did not attack formation,!? p ’ leather: to target, 4/10ths clouds at 6,000 feet; over tarpet, hi~?. overcast at? k. 30,000 feet. Lt, Stephan returned early because of mechanic-1 1 allure, landi.\ K; at 0900 hours, Lt, Brophy, after dropping belly tanks near target, returned be. cause of mechanical failure, landing at 1220 hours, Lt. Brown, landed at SolimAnW ■k ’ ht 1200 hours to,ref uel, took off at 1300 hours and landed here at 1400 hours, £ g’ Route: to CAPEiBON -irectly east.thence north to target. Remainder of formation* landed at 1250 hr •; > ’ RANDOLPH 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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