Date: Sept 2, 43
Dispatched: 48 Aborts: 4
Mission: Penetration support to 4th TF 80 B-17’s Field Order: 50a/120
Time Up/Down: 17.46 hrs 19.40 hrs Leader: Lt Col. McCollom
Target: Brussels- Evere Airfield
Claims Air: 00-00-00 Claims Ground: 00-00-00 Lost/Damaged: 00-00
Group made R/V with the bombers who were late prior to reaching the enemy coast. Flew with bombers in waving formation to Grammont, where starboard turn was made. Left bombers at Vuriness. Major Rimerman led the Group as Lt Col. McCollom was forced to return early due to a radio failure. Lt Col McCollom, Major Duncan and Lt Herfurth [not listed on flight plan] of Group HQ participated. Radio interference was persistent over the continent. Box pattern of heavy flak from Dunkirk to Ostend. White marker flak from Dunkirk.
350th : Lt Col. McCollom, then Major Rimerman. T/U 17:45 hrs T/D 19:35 hrs Total flight time 1:50 hrs. Encountered heavy flak over Ostend, about 15000ft, slightly astern. Target was not reached; bombers made right turn at Grammont.
Major | Loren | McCollom | (Gp and Sqdn Ldr) |
1st Lt | William W. | Odom | |
1st Lt | Charles W. | Dinse | |
2nd Lt | Dwight A. | Fry | |
Capt | Irvin E. | Venell | (Flt Ldr) |
2nd Lt | William J. | Price | |
1st Lt | Harold W. | Long | |
2nd Lt | William F. | Tanner | |
Major | Ben | Rimerman | (Flt Ldr and Gp Ldr) |
1st Lt | Tom | Lorance | |
1st Lt | Wayne K. | Blickenstaff | |
2nd Lt | Walter L. | Angelo | |
Capt | Stanley R. | Pidduck | (Flt Ldr) |
1st Lt | Melvin P. | Dawson | |
1st Lt | Robert L. | Newman | |
2nd Lt | Roland N. | McKean | |
1st Lt | John L. | Devane | (Spare) |
2nd Lt | John | Zolner | (Spare) |
351st : Major Christian. T/U 17:38 hrs. T/D 19:38 hrs. Total flight time 2:00 hrs. Route in at Dunkerque, Dramons, Bruseels and came out at Knocke
Major | Shannon | Christian | (Sqdn Ldr) |
1st Lt | Francis N. | King | |
1st Lt | Vernon A. | Leatherman | |
2nd Lt | Richard D. | Stanley | |
Major | Glenn E. | Duncan | (Flt Ldr) |
1st Lt | Vic L. | Byers | |
1st Lt | William J. | Maguire | |
2nd Lt | Edgar J. | Albert | |
1st Lt | Jack R. | Walsh | (Flt Ldr) |
2nd Lt | Jack | Terzian | |
1st Lt | William R. | Burkett | |
2nd Lt | Harold J. | Morris | |
Capt | Walter C. | Beckham | (Flt Ldr) |
1st Lt | Gordon B. | Compton | |
1st Lt | Harry F. | Hunter | |
2nd Lt | George F. | Perpente | |
1st Lt | Frank N. | Emory | (Spare) |
1st Lt | Orville A. | Kinkade | (Spare) |
352nd : Major Bailey. T/U 17:52 hrs. T/D 19:34 hrs. Total flight time 1;42 hrs. Course: Grammont-Brussels. Pilots flying as per Squadron flight list.
Major | William B. | Bailey | (Sqdn Ldr) |
1st Lt | Gordon L. | Willits | |
Capt | Charles J. | Hoey | |
2nd Lt | Victor L. | Vogel | |
1st Lt | Thomas J. | Forkin | |
2nd Lt | William J. | Jordan | |
1st Lt | Leslie P. | Cles | |
Capt | Raynor E. | Robertson | (Flt Ldr) |
1st Lt | Clinton H. | Sperry | |
2nd Lt | Clifford | Armstrong | |
1st Lt | Edward M. | Forgarty | (Flt Ldr) |
1st Lt | Leroy W. | Ista | |
1st Lt | Gordon S. | Burlingame |