https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/232/Dibble_Text0173.pdf 7e8997fdceee57697afbf64e7fcd3b58 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRCN 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 28, 1943. J-Jo missions this date. July 29, 1943. ?'■ L> - 7. ; I; \- P ■' F ■ [ BOLEER ESCORT MISSION - 15 P-38s, Lts. Hageriback, Schulze, Niles, Terry, Brophy, Parlett, Dibble, Herr, Sokol, Peck, Hanton, 'Viils .n, Jackson, Cogswell, and Grieshaber, took off at 1142 hours, together with formations fran the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, to escort 24 B-26s over IQUINO A/D, ITALY. The P-38s rendezvoused with the bombers at 1 jJEUR at 3,3-' feet at 1210 hours. Route:, to target, 35 degrees to GUIF OF SALERNO; then: west to a point north of NAPLES; thence to target, Nciv:?:-; to'r: ■ scattered cibuds at 6,000 to -SyOOOfeet with haze below; over target, solid overcast at 7,000 feet. The for­ mation was over the target at 1430 hours; the bombers flying at 6,000 feet; the P-38s at 6,500 feet. Bombing: veiy accurate.— Two strings of bombs hitting the entire length of the airdrome. 6 enemy aircraft were observed dispersed on the airdrome, No fires or damage to buildings was observed, due to dust from baab. .bursts and .hazy weather. No enemy aircraft, were encountqred in the .air. -_'Ifo - flak was encountered; •- Route? to base, 230 degrees. 5 ehsmy Treig^dre-Weihs; c- ‘ sighted heading south from P. LICOSA al<w- the coast at 1205 hours. Lieutenant ...at’ 1534 hours. Lts, Dibble and Grieshaber while on their way hone encountered. Rm. . on .its way, he left the bcmber at 1725 -hours, landing back at bas< . v .• h - sas sss ;aiSB g SEARCH MISSION - 3 P~3Ss, Lie. Opdahl, Ei“-p°r, and Thiessen took off at 1625 hours £0 escort 1 Bunderland on an Air-Sea Rescue iission between Sicily 'and Sardinia. S The P-3Bs were over the rendezvous point - SJDI AHMED AIRDROME, BIZERTE - st 1635-1, houps at 2,000 feet. Weather: to and over the airdrome, hazy. The Sunderland did' not ccme up and at the same time the P-38s. received a cal 1 from MATEUR to return ;'j ■ to base. Weather: en route to base, hazy. The formation’returned and landed at 1? ( .h Captain, Air Corps, Intelligence Cilice:-. � 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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