MISSON NO: 7

TARGET: Valmontone, Italy

SPECIFIC TARGET: Troop Supplies


CREDIT: 1 - TOTAL: 7


FLIGHT PLAN:

Gas Load: 2300 gal
Bombs: 10 500's
Call Sign: Yardbird
Form 1: 5:30
Date: 23 May 1944
Position: 23 Charley
Combat hours: 40:00
Takeoff: 08:00
Gioia to Altramura
Altrumura to Spinazolla
Spinazolla to 41:46 13:36E
41:46 13:58E to Fuiggi (I.P)
I.P to Target
Target to 4m south of Penna Pt. (Adriatic Coast)
Penna Pt. to Tremite Islands
Tremite Islands to Wiestre
Viestre to Bari
Bari to Gioia

MAPS:

Napoli
Cheiti
Roma
Florence

COMMENTS:

No fighters. Very little flack. Strict "screw-up". Ran over target three times. P-38 Escort. Navigator on raid to same target day before this raid on May 22, 1944. Now only one mission behind crew. Navigator finally gets Air Medal.




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