AM 123 SOE Operation GIRTH I 6 GIRTH IV

Beskrivelse

Særmelding BBC : NA
Code : NA Signal bakke: NA Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: NF
GEE:NA

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
12 3 04:00
12 3 00:10

Squad: 1403 AAF Bu
1. Capt. Bledsoe George jr. B-24H-1-CF 41-29163
2. 2Lt. Shager Robert H B-24H-1-FO 42-7563

Out: 19:02/19:20 DROP: 23:18-00:16 NC / Aborted

• 1 Crew:
• George Bledsoe,Jr. - Pilot ASN 0701867
• James W. Pastella - Copilot ASN T-64934
• Clyde R. Sinclair - Navigator ASN 0717278
• Marlen M. French - Bombardier ASN 0717052
• Kenneth H. Williams - Waist Gunner ASN 39282279
• Leonard I. Robock - R.O. ASN 16056697
• William H. Alexander - Engineer ASN 34728107
• Marvin C. Smith - Gunner ASN 37675305
• George C. Raffel - Dispatcher ASN 32366899
• John H. Franklin - Gunner ASN 33719353
• Blaine A. Davis - Gunner ASN 31318242
• 2 Crew:
• Robert H. Shager - Pilot ASN 02000312
• Harold R. Ward - Copilot ASN T-2455
• William V. Trent - Navigator A3 ASN 02000336
• Raymond H. Tilton - Bombardier ASN 0716895
• Kenneth F. Leinninger - Gunner ASN 32578641
• Albertus E. Davidson - R.O. ASN 32755888
• Ralph R. Fulkerson - Engineer ASN 36647631
• Alfred T. Martinez - Gunner ASN 18202282
• Ralph W. Covinsky - Gunner ASN 37618892
• Martin L. Voisin - R.O. ASN 18150128
• Deer Gunner

1. Captains report
Pinpoint not identified. Weather as briefed Little thicker than ground base. At target, not as briefed, clouded over. At only 3-5 miles from target area, could not find target areas because of weather.

2, Captains report:
Aborted. Accumulation of gasoline and fumes rendered A/C unsafe future operation until corrections made.

Route:
Over Eng coast - 1942Z-1000'-5624N-0251W
Over Nor coast - 22216Z-8000'-6054N-0450E
Over Nor coast - 0114Z-8000'-6054N-0450E
Over Eng coast - 0345Z-3000'-5624N-0251W

51-440914-Bledsoe.jpg MR__14.09.44_Girth 1.pdf
63-440914-Shager.jpg

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Fra Base

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