https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/234/Dibble_Text0175.pdf c372e5e5dcad46e8abf65418bd56ca2a PDF Text Text 94'1'H FIGHTER SQUADRCH 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 August 1, 19 A3. IRA'JSPGRT ESCORT MISSION - 4 P-3S's, Lts. Jackson, Cram, Dibble, and Thiessen, took off at 0655 hours on uuly 31, 1943, and landed at EL.AOUUiA at 0725 hours. The formation took off at 0910 hours to escort a U-53 to Palermo, landing at BOCCADIFALCO AIRX'ME at 1045 hours. The formation took off at I4O5 hours ani landed at a temper ary airdrome about 15 miles north of SIRAUUS! by the sea at 1520 hours. The formation took off at 1730 hours and landed at MALTA at 1335 hours at LUQA AEORCSaE. On August 1, the P-36's, took off at 1315 hours to es­ cort a B-17 to MATEUR and landed at 1500 hours# August 2, 1943. ' AIR-SEA RESCUE kfesiON - 4 P-38's, It. Jackson, F/O Allan, Its. Dibble and fe 7 ' Hanton, took off at 1505 hours, together with formations from the 27th and '1st Fighter Squadrons, to escort 2 air-sea rescue launches to dinghies near the : SARDINIAN coast. The formation picked up the launches about 30 miles off the African Coast on cairse to CAGLIARI, and escorted than for 45 minutes# , it. I;;:., Dx.jo..c and .-anion were rv.J evei hy the 27th formation anc went ahead and found 8 men in 2 dinghies, one about 4 miles south of CAPE SPAHTIVENTO, and the other 15 miles .southeast of CAGLIARI, its. Dibble and Hanton were at 1500 feet and went down on the ’deck’, They were relieved by the 71st formation > -at^. hours and returned,ho base,,landing at 1942 hours. A veml, .... . f i . , ... AIR-SEA RESCUE MISSION - 12 P~38’s, Captain Wellensiek, Its. Kienholz, GrinsBaber, Peck, Qpdahl, ..vrilakag,. Herr, Thiessen, Fall, -Tertf, Ctgewell, aad.^ee, ? franation was attacked by 3 He. 109’s at T?00 hours but they were driven off. Captain WfeHensiek ordered the formation to return to base at 1840 hours, but he himself - ;emai ned with dinghies until 1920 hours. Scattered puffs of flak off shore at 1900 hours. Weather: CAVU with slight haze. Gaptain V/ellensiek landed at 2007 hours. Lt. Cogswell had difficulty in lowering his wheels and 1 a pried at 2015 hours. The remainder of the formation landed at 1940 hours. 1 !■ ‘ ■ ■ - '''' RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Capta:.:., Air C:rps. SnucHigc ‘.sc Cafic.r: . j | ,g '•**?' ? : � 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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