Date: Sept 3, 43
Dispatched: 44 Aborts: 7
Mission: Penetration support to 2nd & 3rd TF 140 B-17’s Field Order: 51/121
Time Up/Down: 07.27 hrs 09.36 hrs Leader: Lt Col McCollom
Target: Meulan Airfield
Claims Air: 00-00-00 Claims Ground: 00-00-00 Lost/Damaged: 00-00
Group made R/V with three boxes of bombers, crossing enemy coast at West Dieppe at 08.17 hrs, 25,000ft. Penetrated a little further than planned, leaving them at Vernon at 08.34 hrs. Out at Dieppe, 26,000ft, 08.45hrs. No E/A seen. Group was led by Lt Col McCollom, with Capt Stafford and Lt Herfurth [not listed on flight plan] of Group HQ participating. The latter was forced to return due to an engine failure. R/T good but became noticeably weaker inland with whine continuous.
350th : Major Rimerman. T/U 07:30 hrs. T/D 09:35 hrs. Total flight time 1:55 hrs. Squadron left the English coast at Folkstone and entered the French coast between Dieppe and Le Treporte. R/V with bombers north of Dieppe. Escorted the bombers about ten miles south of Les Andelys, made a right turn and came out over Dieppe. No E/A, no flak.
| Major | Ben | Rimerman | (Sqdn Ldr) | |
| 1st Lt | William W. | Odom | ||
| 1st Lt | Wilford F. | Hurst | ||
| 1st Lt | Melvin P. | Dawson | ||
| Capt | Irvin E. | Venell | (Flt Ldr) | |
| 2nd Lt | William J. | Price | ||
| 1st Lt | Harold W. | Long | ||
| 2nd Lt | William F. | Tanner | ||
| Capt | Stanley R. | Pidduck | (Flt Ldr) | |
| 1st Lt | Tom | Lorance | LH-G Landed at Headcorn | |
| 1st Lt | Wayne K. | Blickenstaff | ||
| 2nd Lt | Walter L. | Angelo | ||
| Capt | Dewey E. | Newhart | (Flt Ldr) | |
| 2nd Lt | Francis T. | Walsh | ||
| 1st Lt | Charles W. | Dinse | ||
| 2nd Lt | Joseph F. | Furness | ||
| 1st Lt | John L. | Devane | ||
| 2nd Lt | John | Zolner | ||
351st : Lt Col McCollom. T/U 07:20 hrs. T/D 09:30 hrs. Total flight time 2:10 hrs. Route in at North Dieppe, Les Andeleys and out Dieppe
| Lt Col | Loren | McCollom | (Gp and Sqdn Ldr) |
| 1st Lt | Francis N. | King | |
| 1st Lt | Vernon A. | Leatherman | |
| 2nd Lt | Richard D. | Stanley | |
| Capt | Jack R. | Walsh | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Harold J. | Morris | |
| 1st Lt | Vic L. | Byers | |
| 2nd Lt | Jack | Terzian | |
| Major | Shannon | Christian | (Flt Ldr) |
| 2nd Lt | Benedict E | Kraft | |
| 1st Lt | William J. | Maguire | |
| 2nd Lt | Edgar J. | Albert | |
| Capt | Walter C. | Beckham | (Flt Ldr) |
| 1st Lt | Gordon B. | Compton | |
| Capt | Charles L. | Stafford | |
| 1st Lt | Harry F. | Hunter | |
| 1st Lt | William R. | Burkett | |
| 2nd Lt | Francis L. | Edwards | |
352nd : Major Bailey. T/U 07:30 hrs. T/D 10:20 hrs. Total flight time 2:50 hrs. Penetration support. Course: Les Andelys-West Malling (Squadron landed here before returning to Metfield). Flight listing as per Squadron records.
| Major | William B. | Bailey | (Sqdn Ldr) |
| Capt | Charles J. | Hoey | |
| 1st Lt | Robert A. | Newman | |
| 1st Lt | Wilbert H. | Juntilla | |
| 1st Lt | Clinton H. | Sperry | |
| 1st Lt | Thomas J. | Fogarty | |
| 1st Lt | Leroy W. | Ista | |
| Capt | Raynor E. | Robertson | (Flt Ldr) |
| 1st Lt | Robert P. | Geurtz | |
| 1st Lt | Leslie P. | Cles |
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