https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/239/Dibble_Text0180.pdf 4e97b4613df1abd5e032fecd6bdd0a21 PDF Text Text 94th FIGKUT S7’APRON 1st FIGHTER GRttJF A.P.O. 520 August 10, 1%3. ■ - t DIVE BOMBING MISSION - 25 P-38s, Its. isigei idk, Terry, Opdahl, cram, pace, Lee, Sokol, Grieshaber, power, cias, cagar; vrj.i? pibble, Allan, pipper, peck,' Cogswell, Phillips, Jacobsen, yrlakas, jncbrson. pienholz,' panton, Schulz and ■ to act as top cover. Route; Base to 95 degr:F?s to 5 minutes north of AUGUSTA, SICILY then 45 degrees to east of PQVA, ITALY where they circled and went over BOVA and up east coast of ITALY to CAPY FIILC,. then all but two turned out to sea set courde of 290 degrees to south of SIcAty then directly home. Two continued e;:-;■' up the coast of ITALY to MARINA DI CATANZARO then across ITALY emerging just north 'of POTZO, thence to north of ITpart isles, - ,en to base. Weather; hazy for ten .miles half way between AFRICA arid S1CIL”, ,0ths clouds; over target, hazy, y visibility from five to seven miles, 4/101'- ■■ clouds at 4,000 feet. The fonnation . . . flwe from 5,000 feet to 7,ULL futt iron . : ,to AUGUSTA, SICILY, where they went cn^the dbek^-they flew on the deck until they reached the target-area then they. , , climbed to 3,000 feet before releasing the bombs. Bombs were dropped from l,00C feet. Time over target; 1325 hours to 140C hours. Results; one bomb hit on &-■ ^'marshalling yards at BOVA,ITALY in midst of railroad cars. One train bombed..atBOV) ' i • ST' Krfdge-at iriNINA Di/'CATA CATANZJlRD.' Radar etatloh-W CAPE SPARTIVENTO - - -EVr£ffec;~rowe¥-llne r.crt- cf------r cn railroad straffed. Observationsj 2 ' -L Flek^^ligS flnk'from^ill: was aeon to wash into ;, r fcy ' / where his plane went in. Tt. gis^- returned early because of cross feed trouble-end «« lauded jat 4^:base at 1340 hours. } .. fjrlakas had trouble with-his wheels, when /. he returnedlfrom the mission and landl I at 1615 hours. The rest of the formation -J r . • landed'atf.base at 1605 hours. ' . ' ; ' a? - 7 p’-"- 1 J. � 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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