https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/238/Dibble_Text0179.pdf 80a2f99ed3fbfa9e97552bfaa9de3339 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SjUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 Augufct 8, 1943. > 1 ice, Parlett, STRAFFING MISSION - 24 P-38s, Lts. Hageriback, Phillips, Kipper, Sias, Pace, Jacobsen, Terry, Bower, Lee, Hanton, Schulze, Dibble, Allan, Cogswell, Thiessen, ?hies Opdahl, Vrilakas, Niles, Cram, Anderson,'Kiehholz, Grieshaber and Gilson took off. at 1220 hours to straff the road south of ANGITOLA, ITALY. ' Route: Base to course of 75 degrees to landfall at FIUMEFREDDO, ITALY then south straffing road and railroad fran AKANTEA to GIOIA, then 255 degrees to base. Weather: to target, scattered clouds fran 4,000 feet to 9,000 feet; over target, 6/10ths clouds from 2,000 Leet to 3,000 feet. Time over target 1415 hhurs to. 1455 hours. Results: One trcQp train, straffed heading south near CAPE SUVERO, one train straffed near AMANITA blowii up the engine, this train was heading north. One train was straffed near C/5B SUVERO end the engine blew up, six other trains were straffed on the railro: 1'fron AHANTEA to GIOIA. One half-track straffed near CURIiGA. A small barge off JAPE VATICANO st: iffed and left burning and exploding. A power line near GIOIl ; long the railroad w— ^straffed and damaged. QBservations: At 1415 nours in a gro.v it pIUME'' FREDDO some talf-tracks,-tanks and trucks were parked, at 1420 five fighters’’on air­ field at jULBA TERJNESE, at 1430 north of PIZZO were 5 Freddie boats beached and three in the gulf .near coast. These all shot light accurate flak of light intensity. At 1435 radar station near KARINA on coast covered with straw and black canvas over Lt. Allan landed at 1241- hours. 151? hours. L ■ . - • . r ; EggCRt. MISSION - 2 >-38‘ 8, Us. Niles and SokoJtook off fib 1300 hours end 'landed‘ k • •= • 1 aT33i5 hours. They took off together with a O-JB.at l^OO.hcwrtyfdUbwi) •' • ; 1 ^ ^O ^reeo to SYBACUSE, -SICIIT, landing there at 1700 .hours. It. Sokol • took off at,1730 hours and When leaving the ground he encountered a flat hose :wheel 1 ' tire. He landed back at base nope un because of the flat tire at 1920 hours. : F | ■ ■ f I I at .time of this report. ' - EQflBER ESCCBT MISSION - 13 P-38«s, Its. Jackson, Lee, Grieshaber, Phillips, Anders of;. Peck, Creri,' Vrilakas, Opdahl, Flight Officer Allan, Sager, Cogswell, and Kienholz, £ took off together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons at‘1450 1 hours to er wrt about 36 B-26»s to fflDTTOLA, ITALY. Route: base to rendezvous poitf -with homier Hat ZEMBRA, thence 76 degrees to target; thence over target at 115 devr# with a rail; left turn; thence directly to base. Leather: er. route to larget, hazy ' �August 9, 1943 (Cont'd) i BCMBER ESCORT MISSION (CONT'D) - with visibility 5 miles; over target, 7/1®'e clouds at 6000 - 7000 feet. Bombing: clouds obscured the target frcm view. Just as the bombers and fighters had completed the left turn from the target, 6 Me’. 109's and Fw. 190's attacked the P-JB foxmation above and from behind from the South. These enemy aircraft viere painted a silver color which made them very difficult to see. One Bomber was straggling near PAIERMO and this aircraft was’■•Bccrted to LAMARSA by the formation. No flak was encountered. The formation was over the target at 1455 hours. From 10,500 feet, directly below 3 M/V's were observed in the harbor at PIZZO at 1450 hours. No other sightings. It. Wilson Who was scheduled to take off with the formation did not take off because of mechanical trouble. He'took off at 15-77 hours in another tlJi-yXtUJW VUU VVLUX4 U1XV formation CUW airplane but. could UVU not XU4.XSA find the and AVVUAll'-U returned and landed at 1548 hours. hours, The remainder of It. Cogswell, the spare returned and landed at 1755 hours. the formation returned and landed at 1900 hours. CUM AV*UUiVU.VU . rRANDOIPH A. BRCO, Captain, Air Corps,. x.' at^; . . ■*: - - ■ ■ * � 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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