https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/10/230/Dibble_Text0171.pdf 562df172cc755a7bb78fcdc591ffc652 PDF Text Text 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 1ST FIGHTER GROUP A.P.O. 520 July 23, 1943. !■ P E SEARCH MISSION - 4 P-38s, Lts. Dibble, Kienholz, Cogswell and Hanton, together with formations from the 27th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0650 hours to escort a JBT on an air-sea rescue mission near NAPLES, HAU, to look for 4 men in a dinghy. Formation rendezvoused with PBI over BIZERTE £t J.,500 feet at 0705 hours. Formation sighted what was believed to be a raft'fesAr was empty. 'opping about 4 smoke candles at which PBI circled are-for about 30 minutes dropping ‘ ’ time formation left PBI and returned to> base.base. Weather: enroute, 6/10ths clour;: feet5: over target, CAVU. .Upon re­ at 400 feet but clear from 400 feet to 15,000 feet c. and. 240 degrees back to b; ie. turn hone, weather was CAVU. Route:: 60 degrees out Formation landid at 1146 hours. BOMBER ESCORT ? IBS ION - 14 P“38s, Lts. Brophy, Phillips, Fell, Lee, Brown, Pa.-: stt, Sager, Griesh-' er, Bower, Terry, Niles, Wilson, Opdahl and Pace, together -;:L •the 2?th and 71st Fighter Squadrons, took off at 0936 hours to p •formations fro: <the escort about 0" 'B-26s over airdrome at AQUINO, ITALY, B-26s at 12,500 feet, P-3 3s at 15,000 feet, it 1155 hours. About 25 aircraft, several fighters and the rest bombers, were sighted on the airdrome. Bombing: Very accurate, hits seen all .over airdrome and dispersal areas and on two hangars. It is believed that all flak, not intense and very inaccurate. Weather: to target, S/lOths clouds at. li.QCQ fe^t;..over target,. C^JU. Lo.tneny air craft seen. teats; fcmntica . 30 degrees to target and 210 degrees back to base. It. Wilson returned early be­ cause his both prop governors were out, landing at 1025 hours. Lt. opdahl, the HAH. Formation rendezvoused with Sunderland over SJDI AHMED at 1,000 feet at and 210 degrees back to base. > . • Formation landed at 2036 hours. i j Cyn) ■ RANDOLPH A. BROWN, Capt., Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. 1 K x � 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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