Date: Aug 14, 43
Dispatched: 40 Aborts: 0
Mission: Practice Escort Field Order: 34/102
Time Up/Down: 16.40 hrs 18.30 hrs Leader: Lt Col Morris
Claims Air: 00-00-00 Claims Ground: 00-00-00 Lost/Damaged: 00-00
This was the first mission flown as an independent Group. Reached Lowestoft at 15000 ft, south of Egmond at 26000 ft turned over the Hague and came out at Noordwaal. Found bombers 25 miles west of coast and escorted them off Orfordness. Lt Col. Morris led Group and Major Duncan and Lt. Rose of Group HQ participated.
350th: Major Rimerman. T/U 16:44 hrs. T/D 18:17 hrs. Total flight time 1:33 hrs. All returned. No e/a were seen; no shipping. Flak over the Hague at 26000ft. L/F made between Ijmuiden and Noordwijerhout.
| Major | Ben | Rimerman | (Sqdn Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Charles O. | Durant | |
| 2nd Lt | Dwight A. | Fry | |
| 2nd Lt | William J. | Price | |
| Capt | Stanley | Pidduck | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Robert N. | Ireland | |
| 1st Lt | Wayne K. | Blickenstaff | |
| 2nd Lt | Walter L. | Angelo | |
| 1st Lt | Robert E. | Fortier | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Joseph F. | Furness | |
| 1st Lt | John | Sullivan | |
| 2nd Lt | Roland N. | McKean | |
351st: Major Christian. T/U 16:43 hrs. T/D 18:22 hrs. Total flight time 1:39 hrs.
| Major | Shannon | Christian | (Sqdn Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Richard D. | Stanley | |
| 1st Lt | William J. | Maguire | |
| 2nd Lt | Edgar J. | Albert | |
| 1st Lt | Frederick H. | Lefebre | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Hassell D. | Stump | |
| 1st Lt | David C. | Kenney | |
| 2nd Lt | Irving | Toppel | |
| Capt | Walter C. | Beckham | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Benedict E | Kraft | |
| 1st Lt | Harry F. | Hunter | |
| 2nd Lt | George F. | Perpente | |
| 1st Lt | Gordon B. | Compton | |
| 2nd Lt | Jack | Terzian |
352nd: Major Duncan. T/U 16:43 hrs. T/D 18:23 hrs. Total flight time 1:40 hrs. Destination: Egmond, Alkmar, Hague. Major Duncan’s flight position is assumed on the basis that the third flight had only three members listed in 352nd records.
| Major | William B. | Bailey | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | William J. | Jordan | |
| 2nd Lt | Leslie P. | Cles | |
| 1st Lt | Gordon L. | Willits | |
| Capt | Raynor E. | Robertson | (Flt Ldr) |
| F/O | Maurice | Morrison | |
| 2nd Lt | Lester L. | Dansky | |
| 1st Lt | Jesse W. | Gonnam | |
| Major | Glenn E. | Duncan | (Sqdn Ldr) |
| 1st Lt | James N. | Poindexter | |
| 1st Lt | Charles W. | Kipfer | |
| 2nd Lt | Donald J. | Corrigan |
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