https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/228/Dibble_Text0169.pdf bc0cbd1827e4df8063acfd078c232619 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July. 16, 1943. Hantc DIVE BCtEING MISSION - 15 P-38s, Capt. Stover,, Lts. Lee, Lentz, Hanton, Stephs lan, lj., Sokol bOKolt Newsome, Opdahl and Niles, 1 Eerr, Brophy, Pace, Brown, Wilson, Fell, <■each carrying 1 x 500 lb0 boob (insto and *045 ,045 fuses), tookioff tookiqffat 0659 hours to> div® bo# targets of opportunity in northcentral ,SIOIET. ' The formation flew at 9,000 feet and dropped banks at 4,000 feet at 0830 hours on the road junction just southeast of ADRANO. Bombing: hits were scored on the road junction and a convqy of about 100 eneny vehicles, destroying about 30 of them. 1 truck was damaged by straffing nearby. Scattered units ctf 2 or 3 trucks were observed moving north and east in northcentral part of eastern SICIEf. No enemy aircraft encountered. No flak encountered. Route: From base to a point just east of PORTO EMPEDOCIE, thence to CALTANISSETTA, thence to VAIGUARNERA, thence to AG IRA, thence to TEOINA, thence to ADRANO, the- e to ENNA, out to sea over PORTO * ■ ■ he could not &!?aw gae from his Belly Tank and ided at 0715 hours, Lts, New sane and-epiafe^ spares, returned and landed at >922 hours. Lt. SpkoPhad to pump his wheels down and "‘landed at 1010 hours. The remainder of the formation landed at W hcurso p I I- CC;r?.HF - 2 p-3Sa, crttov nllwiehk, It* jMkawi, took off at 0700 hours to carry maps to LICATA, SIDIII. Landing there at 0830 hours. They took off at 0950 hours and landed atlUO hours. Ho enemy activity of any kind .. • ’£bh AW. German Off deers were in command >aad wot© forced to surrender with ■ -than. ’ Weather: low overcast on the deekj above the deck, CAVU.^ ess KC:» Lts. Lentz and Brophy, each carrying 1 500 pound bomb (Inst, and .045), took off | at 1058 hours to dive bomb targets of opportunity in northwest SICILY. The for­ mation flew at 8,500 feet, dropped their bombs at 4,000 feet at 1210 hours on the railroad station and marshal 1 irg yards at LEONFCBTS. Hits were scored in ,j the marshalling yards and the adjacent highway junction, destroying about 30 £1 of an enemy vehicle convoy of 100 going southward. Seven trucks were destroyed <5 • and 2 were damaged by straffing on the road be’ reen IEONFCRTE and S. CATERINA; £; 6 tanks (stationary) were seen on a hill ''just • fest -of ENNA. There were a large ; number of scattered units of 2 or 3 trucks, . e going northward and sane going ; U- :■••• - ..= Captain, Ail Ai.’ Corps, Intelligence Qfj 'ficer. �94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 16, 1943 (Continued) DIVE BaTEING MISSION (Continued) - southward, in the northwest central part of SICILf. ,No flak encountered. No enemy aircraft observed. The spares, Captain Storer, its. Lentz and Brophy, returned and landed at ‘1256 hours. Weather: to target, scattered 2/10s clouds at 2,000 feet; over target, CAVU. Route: from base to MERINA, thence to VALLELUNGA, due east to a point Just south of NICOSIA, thence to IEONFCRTE, due west along road to S. CATERINA, thence to PCRTO EMPEDOCLI and return to base. Lt. Qpdahl landed at GaP© BON at 1335 hours because of shortage of gas; ho took off at 3355 hours and landed at 1425 hours. The ramaind of the formation landed at 1405 hours. RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Captain, Air Corps,, Intel 1 igence Officer. , . . ' - ■ h ’ i • . ■ 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. 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