https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/246/Dibble_Text0186.pdf 5a6426176a8847f7f104e886d3d93d0c PDF Text Text HSAD2UART0S 1ST FXCRT3R CTOUP Office of the Intelligence Officer /APG520 2$ August, 19U. SWKCTt SSLsvian Report*. TO t n—ninMnc «en»I*l, Headquarter# 42nd Wing (W), APO J20. (Attn, A 2). filO. 47 >-3e»» trta the 27th, ?let And 94th Squadrons up base at 1X57 hrs. to wcort B^6U to H.H. Tarda at Annunciate, Italy. Ua. WXU3X and JASKSGM Squadron leaders. 7 F-38*s returned «erlyj 2 duo fight; a 14,000 ft. and t®-,barn 13>000 ft. UcsuI-l cf ocaibing: I. al; i ■Wifcic raw** la target arsa. Heavy, black, tracking type ef sadi^ i»tcMit- flak erasoBrttercd in target ai-ea. Flak accurate as to height ef btefajr- | Moderate intense heavy and light black flsi, barrage and track­ ing frat OMtellsmare d, Stabia Harbor, where two warahipo were ia the docks. As foewtian approached target 4eA0?»s Appwred at 1^,000 ft. sxi^si rfl?5 ©f Srlernrr Th- r./r ©srr in an the P-??’- serrrssirc:?- f-rr WA umwmM, wainMMfUno <« . «na 4 pl«3V«, »» 20 ef the e/a pursued the F-30>a 35 MUe free the coast. Objects believed U be aerial boobs were soen falling Jn tU water. *•«(*) «e*10Fe were srs4^ sr tBKUOfagP »tr W7 M. Ti» «™r t«rs<rt. 1305 to M15 ta». tta. ’IIll Fl land over Sarno, eeralnr out near Salerno and returning to base vie TPreini, D| tioily. |r .OX Wgiaay Cloud of dust in target area. RMi 8my, black, tracking typa of odiia intensity and accurate m te ms.ii beighfc of bcabers encountered in target area. Moderate intense heavy and light J Hack Oak, barrage and tracking fras Caatallomare d.'SUbia HMfett, >■ ,’&i*'&r i---- Xsavxng uar-gvt. &*atu AHttHOEBst hone. : TACTIQS £L-4 red. The e/a Mi.in sjxe -1 - sir- l>b �Mieilon Reparte (cont’d) 29 August, 1943. ' attacks wars generally in flights of four and they were aggressive, parsiatant and experienced. They pulled quickly out of their diving attacks and IxiGctUiely refonaed to case in again. Aerial besnbing io ttaught to hare been used, as splashes were seen in the water belcw the a;y?ageaex&B. A green flaw wne apparently the signal for attack, as no pasaoa were jufide until a green flare burst 5 sinutes after target tiae. j3W LOSSgSt Two (2) Me.109*b d&saged. CUR LOSSES; One (1) Lt. HILLIARD H. GRAHAM. E35F3 40 KLATHEBi VAOth® ouhuIiis overcast at 8,000 ft, CAfU above♦ Target area was covered with scattered cuatclus clouds free ?,000 to 11,000 ft, but otherwise CATO. Scattered ahoware were encountered bstwoen Italy end Sicily on return. RU'Px Cr ujuuLs E, C asd D jasamed effectively, Radio silence ?»as broken h«I ‘ way to target bosh ere. I RgTSt Lt. PHILLIPS reported wioeing on aisstei Ho, 809. 28 Auyiwt, 1943, hes reitu ■• a t© ba^>s. He landed at Teruiini, Sicily with a blown out en­ gine. Kt ■ stumed to base in another P-38. For tho Group Ca^dar: ■ W GLTDK'M. GABLER,- Ipi 3f yl ■ ’I1 s - 2 - � 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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