https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/221/Dibble_Text0162.pdf 8a5e73372a6fb88883ac99945bbd8139 PDF Text Text July 6, 1943. rCMBER ESCORT MISSICW - 12 P-38s, Capt. Wellensiek, its. Hanton, Holcombe, bokol, Stephan, jacobsen, Niles, Dibble, Brown, Kipper, Pace and Cogswell, H «- ■■? The F-38s rendezvoused with the b-17s at 12,000 feet over HAMMAMET at. 1337 . hours, Formation then flew to MALTA, thence around east coast of SlCUZ to CATANIA. thence to target, .thence to MAIffA and thence home by the same route. . 1-he f option irae over target at 1515 hours, tJ-17e at 21,<K)0 feet; r-3es at 22,000 feet. B®nblag? two rows of about 1.0 hits each were laid down the beriter of a/D. About 25 SA, Me.109s and Fw.l90s attacked the formation three times from various angles.' Lt. Dibble probably destroyed «n Me.10J. Gapt. Welle; aiek damaged an me. 109. Flak; over target only, heavy, ligi ; intensity, * ■ difficult for the r~38e. it. Kipper returned early because of met. anical fail­ ure, landing at 1405 hours, it. Brown returned early because of mtchanical failure, landing at U25 hours. It. Niles took off at 1340 hours, attanptWio ■ landed at rANTEIIERIA because of shortage of gas at 1630 hours, took ---------off at 1330 hours and landcc here st 1930 Keiurs, It. Jo.r.otson Isnded at ijALTA. becausf shortage drgas. Remainder of formation landed here: kt 1705 hours. 3 ■ v.y, / y ; ; • ' . . • $4*^ / -(y.f< ?.< July?, 1943. , '. y BCRBER TRCORT MTS^CN -'18 p-38s, Captain 'Stoverj'lts.Wilsdn, Holcombe,' w ..., ■ -.; Gilliam, Gill lam, Wlenj-Kipper, Whalen, ..Kipper,: Bower, Dibble,'Hageiback, Dibblt Cogswell, Pace', Niles, - - vZ' 'BrOwri,'Pell, ‘0pdahl, 'Brown,' Fell'/tr^* ’'1' Millei-,''Grieshaber^ and Anderson,’took off at 0850,'hcrars ' ' ‘f together I iV— with ,-ith formations frcm the 27th and 71st Fighter Fquadrons to'escort 2S about ?0 B-2$s • rehdeivoued w±1 proceeded thenc led bythe same'route. The formation was over the target at 1105 hours, ?S and teturnt the --26s at s 10,000 feet, the F-3?s fro- 11,07' :: 23,000 feet. Bombing: three . > s rings of bombs were laid'down on either side of runway. No enany aircraft ' encountt encountered. Flak: heavy, scattered around the target, not intense, inaccurate, and barrage; scattered puffs toward the south of the target for 10 or 15'miles. 'miles. weather: to target, very hazy with visibility 3 to 5 miles; ovei target,, CATO «> bit hazy. Lt. Grieshaber returned early because of mechaiical failure and id landed landed ; 0910 hours. The rest of the fo nr at ion aland^d at 1320 hom■ f ;■ �' 94TH I SOTOTOOH ’ - I ■ ■. July 7, 1943 (Cont’d) .... 1ICTE: On July 6, Lt. Jacobsen landed at MAITA'at 1540 hours because of a ’ her^^rt^l^^^ours^® K-- -3 lW0chaur8 and, landed. July 8, 1943. • i > STRAFFING ICTSFICN- 4 P-38s, Its’. Holcombe, Gilliam, Opdahl and.Niles, took off at 0755 hours on a straffing mission against a.Radar Station, 1| miles'southwest of CATANIA A/r> on the coast of the r.uTP nF CATANIA, SIGHT. The formation left : the:’codst Of' TUNISTA'at CAPE MAMOUPA, thence to a p-tint half way between MALTA and SICTIY, thence around southeastern coast of r*' lv to the CUIF CF CATANIA ;k.; - 5 then.ee to target and returned by the same rdute. Th ? formation flew”on the .deck” > '' and was''over' the target'at 1C10 hevrs. "he formstio ’’hit what' was believed’to be the target on the coast; they also hit a lighthouse ind radio station on CAPE L , .P4SSER0; they.also.,hit two fishing boats in the GULF .OF CATANIA about 4 miles off | ’ "shore due east of CATANIA A/D. "Flak: none around target; flak was thrown up from b . b L. - shots, mot intense, inaccurate: at CAPE PAS8ER0,light barrase, medium intensity ant, ir.t z: urate. No t.r.t-.y ciicr-.*’. eiol.c: it. i!.t air cr on p’.e grout.1. Thredarmy trucks were seen just north'of CATANIA A/D moving'toward CATANIA*. Che large warship was seen 2 or 3 miles'south of RELIGIONS point. Weather: toand over r .1 '. B'CKBER K8C0RT MISSION L k F r' i ■■i iS ... 16 R-38s, Its". Fell,'Herr, Bower,' Nibble, Stephan, Han Squadrons to escort 48 B^26s from the 17th Bomb Group and 320th Bomb Group over i-Sg ffiRBINI.A/b near CATANIA, SICILY, The.P-38s rendezvoused .over DJTDEIDA with the B-2«J|. '.at 5,000 feet at -0948'hours. The formation then flew to MALTA’ .where it rendezvoused^ g g with a formation of Spitfires at 1103 hours4 Formation then flew to target'and re-| = | turned by7 same at 1125 hours, B-26s at 11,000 feetjglf same route. route. Formation Formation was was over over target tarf P-3?s at 12,500 feet. Bombing: hit: sser, on A/? which had apparently been abandoned,f No enemy aircraft encountered. Flak: heavy barrage and tracking over target, heavy tj '■ intensity, and accurate; coast of the GULF OF NOTO, scattered puffs. 12 small^B ite; along ale boats seen in CATANIAA harbor harboi at 1130 hours. Weather: to target; CAVU but hazy; ove^mB target, CAVU. Lt. Miller returned early because of mechanical failure, landing at Sjg 0935 hours. Lt. Pace returned early because of m^_..anical failure, landing at 1040^ hours. Lt. Anderson landed at MAT"! because of t. tage of gas at 12A5 hours, took- Jg' off at laCC hcur^ s-.' .. . . '1 ' f-'r.--*:or: i'r/'j r" 1345 hours. -0 � 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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