3 20 47 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/205/Dibble_Text0147.pdf f1f931eb7a975c2db4372da96c99629a PDF Text Text ' 'O © JEASajmSjJS 1ST MGHTEE, GW Qfflsa of the Intelligence Offi^sAPO 520 26 August, 1943. SW?i Mssim Ueports. TO e Commanding General, Hea^tusrtera 42nd Mng (03), APO 520. . (teta.A-2). 807. 59 ^38’s th® 2^-i ?lst and 94th Squadrons up base 1042 hrs, to'escort JH26»a of ths 319th# 320th'and 17th Emb Greups to Grease is© A/D, Italy* 11 P-3S»0 returned early, 1 because ef-lw fuel pressure, 1 engine- trouble, 3 radio trouble, 1 belly tank treahl®., 1 wheel doer -Would not class, 1 left coolaafc shutter was out, 1 with, run away prop an. d two with faulty supercharger. Its. SBffijm, KfGHEK and PAGE Squadron leaders. Keuults of tasking not observed aa'&ist obscured target. 'Ttae over target 1245 hr®. Altitude of fighters 14,000 ft. and bashers 12,000 ft. Eight e/a encountered in target area. Observed 5 large &/V‘s in cove at Nisida. Observed &’«$& Mi lage di Jtetrda* -At 1245 hrs. saw a great cloud of dust along 8. side of Vdtarno Elver, 8 rai. E. of target. At 1300 hrs. saw a small yelloo object 1000 yards offshore from kondregone. ■ Observed frcs 12,000 ft,., 2 six, distance. g© flsk encountered. 47 P-38fa down base at 2445 h ra, 1 P-38 returned to base at 1543 hrs. CH2QCL0GY8 Time off 1642 hrs, Mae over target 1245 hrs*. Time down 1445 hrs. and 1543 hrs. SQUTEt Base to G. Sidi All el itokka, rendeavous point with B-26*s, thence on a 40® cw® to Gastelvolturno, Italy and thana® over target, turning left frca target and reternih g to base on a course of 220®. jaCStJLTS OF B0MBgK?t Unobserved duo to dust. Bam. ' • Wgg AERIAL AOTIQgfi S e/a, Sii.202«s and Re-2001, appeared over coast, following formation ever target area, and two continuing 25 mi. out to sea, 3 Me. 109* s attacked ©no Squadron 5 si. off Coast At Gaatel Volturno at 1259 AS AWm^St 4 3/P<s seen in S/P base m Lago di Patsda at 1240 hrs. . . ACTiyi'f.fi none. ^AVAL SH-lyPxEG AGTXVITTt 5 largo seen in we at Hisida at 1235 hrs. -""" TACTICS AKg.SRggl&L pOMSEKTSt Eight e/a encountered over target were very' unagressiva^ asking' til^-hearted attacks and never cosing within 1000 yds. of our . fighters, 3 248.109’5 made one pass attacking frees the aide and t’irning away. Our fighters gave chase, and destroyed one (1) Ms.109. EHSaaT LOSSES; One (1) Mb.109 destreyed WixfeWi Kone. SOHffESs 48 ’>S£ATH E2t Scattered clouds at 0,000 ft., otherwise CAW. Sama over target. MDIOt Good. - 1 - �/**• o Mssion Bepoits (coat’d) .26 August, 1%3* PHS5S DATAs Xst. Lb. JABES P. DIB5L2, Hastings, Michigan, destroyed one (1) Me4j!J9. ] For th® Group Coomandsrs GLTDS'Kji GAB LES^ -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. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maj. Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/26/1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/245/Dibble_Text0185.pdf 4a542ecb11dc1b5469532ef85afaacea PDF Text Text EUDCJtaBj88S 1ST EKSSTSa GROW Cffte of tta ls*oXUgoas® Cffleey AF® 53© 2D August^ 1%?,. SWETs mission Reports. « Cqeew^ fitottel, «» fcSsl (&3)> w a%2£ 1 *• T&zib OTGT target 1535 nr®. Altitude ©f Aght^ro 13.000 ft. and brnbaru H-,^0 ft. Results csf be’dnge Sa? alsiS of dust in targst eroa. 25 to ' 30 e/a at 14,0X> !t. e.t'-' ed feraatlto Jost as they erseced the cc£s*. r-f W A^asu A to bar t ©f Oak wjOodod toa&to tho bcsibsrs at 30/00 ft. /> b ’, S. ef Concelloo ObsorVed GrcisstoXse ar<? Cant el ' Voliemc A/&’s during tan ■ I esTgagsramto One P-38 can aU^htV dasnc^ ®lth a to bullet, balsa, u k> F->J9 ts-j ©bsosved Isasdig target, with ocoXtEt If -- 9£*cmr taraA 1535 tae. " ttas'tom ^CSff?8 ttlwil C, AU el x sea^s^s p&A 886 | t>«erwa '<M «r gE *“S* **. 4W ' - te Ma* &U ' : .j&ss&s-E-am. • KJR^*a^S±5.S2J±S4to“ *'*“M'-..- ■ l vj ———epwffr w PsW &5£W{ AfrTTO7o a&aoo g-fi:r S:X.. ? n.h 4^^.VA1» /-X:iV~Tf» ?napO*e©se Sana. ■ ! OG^ar^i F/a .atteaksd in pairs ftei nbcpn ISJ8»s ,T'W,W"!,"".L1,T.,B.HTTIZT* la ^ Ksstlea, Vihsn P-39*» egmasMlro W» •/» «E3D»i to bmk fonaaUcBi cad ware raft ccsn to rotoa aeein® Ifcrttfnssa E&. ■ ■r ace’s OKI Meaop’e MffloroW calcr tod the F^<,l?0«o vqtq 13^& blm wlAh wiUw4nlllc». ----------- ^s tl09_ p.nA^ tod e» Cl) 1&U2G2 d&stiwed, -:-o-r:.- ’ t One (1; ii=_10? to? on-: (1) li-.-W- ,'.. -rzt-. toe (jj ’^.kC-7 orata/ '“U*1 Lti. RGOLICX, ElESXe^ CATL^CGi, ^a.rs-j; >-.i~ :-■?*■&. g^l^aiSi “ rfe-s_ (5) jh t4i -?F �Eiisslen QspOTts (cent*4) £3 Xjjue?,a 1%&> SOHT»8t # 3/lQtha ecausred aloude fit 15,000 ft>0 mrcutog ow target e/lOtha croreaat at U^WO RWIO? OxxJ. Asi Ito jou: L, -dUiST, V21 B. Eaat Garfield aw>», Girals C&lif. TO^rT/iIjt uZ amass troywl DXEag, 36? a, st., ch^iQ vista, c&iif#s de®° Eaot s^s JiiehlgB^ Q20 (i) fea25?o & SGSUBWia, Mss239 ppebably U. JQjii- 2. ViiLLSI, Independence, less, daaaged ana (1) ia. 2Q3O ^6- 2nd IX. ^-■■- ■:. C u-dj r?.-: : 30th st.t OnabR, Eebraskn, clssa^f @© 0) jftr th* Group Cur: Edsn SgTES; L; I .. ' >j .*• ■ W A,’ ' p I! J? [ B '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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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report 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 Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 28, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 28, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.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. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report 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 Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 29, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 29, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/247/Dibble_Text0187.pdf 76f834b9c1457990095db505df79c84f PDF Text Text 94T1I FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 September 4, 1943« NARRATIVE 14 P-38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble, Schvreickert, Thiessen, Pettus, Bower, Duff, Hanton, Kienholz, Niles, Vrilakas, Schulze, Phil!ips, Sokol and Van Sice, together with formations from the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 1605 hours to strafe GRAZZANISE SATELLITE #1, formation flying from 0 to 100 feet. Lts, Sokol and Van Sice, the spares, returned and landed at 3LS45 hourj. A/D was very difficult to see because of trees and dense foliage and it is believed that camouflage was used effectively. Lt. Thiessen destroyed 1 Me.109 and damaged another on the A/D. Lt, Vrilakas destroyed 2 Me.109s. Lt. Schulze damaged 2 Me.109s. Lt. Pettus damaged 3 Me.109s. No enemy aircraft encountered. Lt. Dibble destrc red 1 truck in pass near A/D. A/d was well populated by per£ ?sonnel and also along 1 sach. A gun pit in 1 >rth central part of f ield was also shot up. One large fire war; started in no: >h corner of a/d dispersal area. High tens: ision power lines w::. <.'■ ; iot tot up-adjacent to field. Radar Station on VENTOTENE ISLAND was believed destroyed* rzedi 12 P~3Ss down ■ t 1945 hours. CHRONOLOGY: Time off 1605 hours Time over target 1757 hrs. Time down 19? 5 hrs ROUTE: 90 degrees to ZEMRRA thence to USTINA to initial point thence to target. ^20 degrees on return. RESULTS OF STRAFFING: 3 Me.l09s destroyed, 3 Me.109s damaged, gun pit shot up, 1 truck destroyed, Radar Station believed destroyed and high tension lines shot up. FLAY: None ENhMx AERIAL ACTIVITY : .None ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ~ ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ' ENEMY TACTICS & SPECIAL COMMENTS: E/A well hidden. Painted light blue. Enemy taken by complete surprise. Coordinated attack excellent. ENEMY IOSSES: 3 Me,109s destroyed and & others damaged on a/d OUR LOSSES .• None SORTIES: 14 LEATHER: to target, 6/10ths clouds at 1500 feet. Over target, IT 10/10ths clouds at p 8'00 feet with rain. On return, 3/10ths clouds at 1500 feet ZJCC -L —with ..iln haze, RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: To follow t. is ' ANDREW B. ADAMS, i* 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. « � 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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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report 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 Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 4, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 4, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/248/Dibble_Text0188.pdf f80a3f1e124a6f575e61907f08dbca16 PDF Text Text I- i 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON ' 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 6 September, 1943- ? NARRATIVE 21 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble’, Hoffman; Thiessen7 Pittman; Anderson', Howard; Kienholz*, Sweickert; Sokolf Muffit*, Phillips, Huff; Bower; Van Sicey lee^ Pettu^J ’Nile^ Darnell, Schulze; Schaper*'and Vrilakas; together with formations from’ the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took olx '^t 1015 hours to escort B-26s over GRAZZANISE and satellites, P~38s going over target at 14,000 feet, B-26s at 12,000 feet. Lt. Phillips returned early because his left engine was cutting out, landing at 1025 hours. Bombing was riot observed because of clouds. After leaving target, 15 to 20 Me.109s attacked our formation, not becoming aggressive until towards the end of the fight. It, Lee destroyed 1 He. 109. 2 rocket shells were seen shot at the bombers. Abou. Abou\ 40 Me.109s were seen far to the rear of our formation but did not attack. Lts. Dibble, Hoffman, Jcliapej landed . t GERBINI #8 Thiessen, Pittman, Niles, Darnell, Schulze, and Schaper it 1450 hours. Remainder of formation landed1 at main IA/D at GERBINI at 1445 lours, up at 1530 hours and down at GEKBIlil 7/8 at 1545 hours. B-26s broke ■.radio silence. CHRONOLOGY: Time up 1015 hrs. Time aver target 1255 hrs Time down: by 1545 hrs. ROUTE: RESULTS CF BCEJBING: Not Observed FIAK: Heavy, not intense and inaccurate t ' /;• t? c . •.’.,>£•■-med ; •-..!■■.•■ Attacked these did not attack. ENEMY AIRDROMES: None ENEMY GROUND ACTIVITY: None ___________________ . ENEMY NAVAL & SHIPPING: None ENEMY TACTICS AND SPECIAL CCL2,SNTS: Attacked half heartedly at first, making passes at outside formations, gradually getting more aggressive. ENEMY LOSSES: 1 Me. 109 OUR LOSSES: None ' SORTIES: 20 WEATHER: To target and return, 6/10ths clouds from 5»000 to 10,000 feetj over target 7/10ths clouds at 7,000 feet. RADIO: Good PRESS DATA: 2nd Lt. Richard J. Lee, 0-740472 of 9210 Niles Place, Affton, Missouri destroyed 1 Me, 109. Il ■' ANDREW B. ADAMS, 1st Lt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. I* i lit1 � 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report 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 Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 6, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/250/Dibble_Text0190.pdf 8d82dab3325623c8433c79207150fd08 PDF Text Text 1st Fighter Group ELscion Reports, S- Septrwitor 1043 (cont’d). I fl coff --ffiSSTOH ffl),, 70 12 P-38*o from the Blue Squadron up base 1500 tourc to patrol Italian neactos batwooa Agropoli and. Pisciotta, riev a course of 8 degrees to target area OCTlvlng ttoro at 1610 hours. Formation patrollsil beach area from 1610 tours to 1710 tours at 12,500 feet. toot activity at touch etill on lergo coals. Salerno still burning fiercely. Sevcn\.l small fires were soon 2 or E Ejiloo inland, Spitfires heard to be in fight with F5J-18O«b and H&-109»b but those o/a wore not seen by our formation. So flak encountered in beach area. Patrolling was discontinued at 1710 hours at wtocL tinw the Comptroller order'Cd C33S> ^B8«o to attack conw oS 400 vehialoa of aU typos between Dola ec4 LogoaogiKJ at 2.705 tours0 M 1715 hours formation straffed this convoy from on the dock nt Sain Cusulina and 5 trucks were set on fire. Venidss were diffi­ cult to eee due to similarity in color to terrain. Intones small eras and n&Chine gi® glre was-encountered from convoy together with iruih EOMM fire. Lt. TSJm C&o Been to get bit in ths loft engine and crash. Lt, DIBBLE was olco Mt tGt'#£llcd Mb plans up to about 3,000 fest and bailed out. Weather “ in all areas t?a^'tony. 10 P-58’e down bssf’ 111? tours,, ferial r imbarj 221. ^3^ ^ISSIO^ B0» 5. 12 P“08»s from the T/kite fjj.usditni no bn?^ 515 hours to patrol ^eh»s bateeen Capri liUaut uua Stleruo. rxe'-. e ©urea of 8 degress to target m« t®fi & esures of 160 degreeh on return to base, Lt. KESSP-’OR? was killed when hi®.aircraft ejtploded at 1555 b.>urs on takeoff while joining formhUaa, Tima pver target 1640 to 174.0 tours, flying at 11,000 to 14,000 feet. Eo glcfe ©y c/a cncountored. p-58 formation in touch with control ship, checked hours. r-ntV:?- ov.r- T.frf. j ':. (I:)'. 11 ■ : (v^mvc, at b,003 1> ■’ -• • tmy ®Wi Visimaty of EO cdles, 10 p-S8«» &rau bass 18S0 totea siW ems 1cb3. ftt me serial rmtorc 522-3 . • ® >*>$«• ^WtaStied *es?iy at teiilrlMS toon,' «m «m;fWLtar MeUst. ■ * MSS£ £2 IffWt s&sti tool reported *8ogi®fi» SO miles due east of Salerno but our formation told not half way back'at 1700 hours. IV.li.an *-— 202*s, flying at 8,000 feet with JS-38’s r at 1740 hours, ware observed. Italian pilots wavtu . our pilots, smoke from 1 Kt, Vesuvius covered area S.F. to Pattipolio. Feathc. was hasy with visibility E ®£_|® to Jtg Bilos, ®eath©r elooing in from Italian tsaialcnd toward sea, High | scattered cLoudoa base 11,000, top 20,000, 10 p-&9«o &>ub toto 1040 toUTO, Scried. nnabert 224, # I For the Group Cosssiu •. ■ s Kujc-r, Air Co:,.., Intelligence Office’ � 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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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed mission report 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 Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource United States. Air Force. 12th Air Force. 94th Fighter Squadron. Description An account of the resource Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clyde W. Gabler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022 https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/249/Dibble_Text0189.pdf d27ae7c096c0bdd7c385746fade4dffa PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 9 September, 1943. BEACH IANDBFt PATROL IISSION - 10 P~38s, Lts. Anderson/'Schweickert/Sokol/Pettus, Lowery Duffy Thiessen; VriLakas; Niles/and Lipper/ took off at O43O hours to patrol beach area (pears). Formation flew a course of 5 degrees to beach area, reaching it at.0610 hours at altitude of 14,000 feet. Lt. Pettus returned *■ 'aLcA.-~noof wy-S&Ttrouble-, landing at OJtty hours. 9 P-38s patrolled beach area at 14,0C" feet from 0610 hours to 0715 hours. Moderate, heavy , accurate and barrage type flak at SALERNO. Fires were observed at SAISRKO Harbor. No E/A observed, heat!'Jr: enroute, hazy; over beaches, 3/10ths Cirus clouds at 25,000 feet; on re­ turn, hazy but clearing. 9 P~38s discontinued patrol at 0715 hours and landed at base at 0800 hours. AREA PATROL MISSION - 3 P-3Ss from the 94th Fighter Squid--on, Lts. Cogswell/ tan and Lee-',' took off at 053-C hours to p-r\: -1 ' each arc: (;■•• ches). ” ----Formation flew ,5 degrees to STRCMBOLI thence 8 degrees to Pears, part pa: pat? nl 1 i rig in Peaches , 1 j hours. .'-.ours, For. .-a ion flew over be>each area and part in Pears area reaching there at 0’,-I area at 13,000 feet from 0710 hours to 0320 hours, Mary landim: effected along beach at PISCIOTTA. Truck seen burning-on beach just opposite lUTTH ""TIPAGLIA, Limy ' ,S/e AZO seen to be flying on deck over beach at 0750 hours but P-38s5 were too high to determine their identity. Large column of smoke seen on beach jus ist north of AGRIPOLI. At 0805 hours truck convoys were seen believed to be head: ling west to• i«.rd RATTJPAGTT$ from EPOTT- Truck® were all bwh«< together, A train 'ain iwas seen in Suauxun at a,— Luac.i —1. ...ci arviu were __ _ repc a Ju.88 reported to be in the area but our formation did not see this enemy aircraft. At 0710 hours just after crossing the coast over .PISCIOTTA, 8 bluish Me. 109s were JOO feet above Broadway formation which was at 13,000 feet, heading south and seen 800 were not encountered. 4 Me,109s seen at 0745 hours just above the P~38s. Me.109s peeled off at P-38 formation but turned off and headed east as our P~38s turned into them. ' Moderate, light, accurate flak-as to altitude, barrage type from 2 miles north of BATTIPAGLIO. Weather to beach ahd on return, hazy; over beat ’ hazy with ich, g5/lOths clouds above 20,000 feet and low shattered clouds off to left■. at. 3,000 feet. I Formation discontinued patrol, at 0825 hours, flying a course of 190 degrees and landed at base at 0925 hours. :~ Ji PEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 4 P-38s from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Lts. Pace?" Pace/" :?of • Darnell'; Howard*and Phillips/took off at 1002 hours to patrol beach area (Apples)* (’ of flying a course from base to SIHCL-SCLI thence - L.^rees to l-AHHURO, reaching beach >1 .area at 1120 hours. Formation patrolled beach area-at 12,500 feet from 1120 hours -‘g 10 1240 hours. No flak encountered. Small boat activity along beach on large scale xI M/T activity on large scale at beach head for 2 miles inland. 3 fires observed m| along beach west of BATTIPAGLIfi. About 2 miles inland one large fire was observed' >1 emmitting black smoke. No enemy aircraft encountered. Weather; enroute and on retu-1CAVU; ever beach area, CAVU with slight haze. Formation die-'—tinned patrol ever beacn at 1140 Lours ana startc-d fo; ho-;e on c: r’ < of I75 r_. Lt. Larac.ll *£ landed at friendly A/D in SICILT at 1400 hours, up at 1420 hours and down at base ' >| at 17.135 hours. P.err5r.?er of for v-.t.Jon lane'-:..' ' ■' tours. of �[1 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1§T FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 I . 9 September, 1943 (Coat'd) j. I 1 i I I ' |: ' i. . < ! BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION: - 12 P~38s of the 94thEighter Squadron, Lts. Dibble/ ■ Wojciky Schulzey^Muffity Jacobsen1; Nolen/ Hanton/Van Sice/ Opdahlf Pittman/" KienHolland -Schaper/ took off at 1500 hours to patrol beach head at. pears, flying ;a course of 8 degrees and reaching beach area at 1610 hours. Formation patrolled beach area frem 1610 hours to 1710 hours at 12,500 feit, Boat activity at beach still on large scale. SALERNO still burning fierce!-i Several small fires were seen 2 or 3 miles inland. 2 small fires seen on boats just off shore. Allied push seen to be 5 to 8 miles inland. Spitfires hear J to be in fight with Fw,190s and Me.109s but these e/a were not seen by our formation. No flak in beach area. Patrolling was discontinued at 1710 hours at which ime the Comptroller ordered of 400 400 vehicles vehicles of of all all tt,pes j our P-38s to attack conveyy, of between PQLi IAGQNEGRO . at 1705 hours. At 1715 hours deck at juts formation formation straffed straffed t?.' t?.' , convey ------- „frem oh the jst ™ — were „ct -ct on on fire, lire. Veil; jSs were difficult to Bee due SALA CASALHiA and 3 trucks were j— to similarity in color to terrain. Intense snail aims armi and machine gun fire was J’ was seenJ to get jcilc , ehcountered from1 convoy.together with much 2CL2£ fire. Lt. 7>'ojr and crash. Lt, Dibble was also hit but 1pulled his plane up hit in the left engine « :eet and bailed out. Weather in all areas, hazy* 10 P~3Ss down to about 3,000 f< at base at jxju 1815 L uu mode 0v .5 hours. • BEACH AREA PATROL MISSION - 4 P~38s of the 94th Fighter Squadron, Its; Sokol/Hoffman/' Thies.~en»’and i ettus;.'tco: off at Y.?5 hburr to patrol beach area at -.Apples. I*. • Hofftaan returned early because nis 'rignu landing gear would not, reuract,; landing au . 1645 hours. 3 P-38s down at base at 1940 hours. Course to beach: base to Apples, 8 degrees. Beach area was reached at 1730 hours. Fomation patrolled beach area at 12,000 feet from 1730 to 1840 hours. Many ships seen in on beach. Much small boat activity. Italian Ma.202s were seen flying at 8,000 feet, (bearing German markings), with A-36b at 1740 hours. 2 light puffs of flak seen in Apples area, west of SALERNO. Weather; over all routes and areas, hazy. Patrolling discontinued at 1840 hours and formation flew a course heme of I85 degrees. No target of opportunity was given. Intelligence Officer. 4 .So j is J* Kw � 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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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flight Mission report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew B. Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022