SUPPLY MISSION 9 MAY 1945

THREE SHIP ELEMENTS

 

1. WILLING (COL GREGORY) 65F

 

 

RADIO CHECK: 1251

#1. BOYER (MAJ POOLE) 69 J

START ENGINES: A BOX 1253

    HARRISON 68 I

FIRST SHIP TAXI: 1308

    YAUGER 74 O

FIRST SHIP OFF 1315  SHIP 65 1255

 

BASE TO DOVOGRAD H 257 DIST 325

#2. CAMERON 67 H

          TIME 1532 ALT: CLIMB 11,000

    HANSEN 73 N

 

    KUESTERSTEFFEN 75 P

DOVOGRAD TO VILLACH H 274 DIST 49

 

          TIME 1552 ALT: DOWN 2,700

#3. WEIMANN (MAJ RIDER) 56 Q

 

    HOSKINS 40 A

VILLACH TO TARGET H 303 DIST 18

    FALKNER 43 D

          TIME 1600 ALT: 2,700

 

 

#4. COATES 47 H

RALLY: LEFT

    CURTIS 54 O

 

    MAHLUM 49 J

2 - 360° TURNS TIME: 1624 ALT: CLIMB 12,000

 

 

#5. ANDERSON 31 L

TARGET TO BASE H 166 DIST 352

    STANKO 27 H

          TIME 1828 ALT: DOWN 5,000

    VLADYKA 34 O

 

 

LANDING: 2,700 feet

#6. STAPLES 24 E

RADIO:  BOMBER COMMAND 4885 KC

    STEGEMAN 33 N

        US TOWERS 6440 KC

    DEMMOND 32 M

        “A” CHANNEL VHF BIG FENCE

 

                         FIGHTER BOMBER

#7. LIGHTBODY 1 A

                         WEATHER SHIPS

    CRUMBO 7 G

        “B” CHANNEL VHF 461ST BOMB GROUP

    WOLFF 6 F

        “C” CHANNEL VHF 49TH BOMB WING

 

        “D” CHANNEL VHF DITCHING &

#8. STEVENS 5 E (MAJ CRUMB)

                  EMERGENCY OVER WATER

    CARLILE 14 N

VISUAL SIGNALS: RED-RED ABANDON PRIMARY

    LONGINO 12 L

                RED-YELLOW CLIMB

 

                YELLOW-YELLOW LEVEL OFF

#9. ST. JOHN 26 G

                GREEN-YALLOW LET DOWN

    MC KEE 55 P

AIRSPEEDS: 160 CLIMB, 160 CRUISE, 170 LET DOWN

    GULIS 17 Q

TOWER FLARES: GREEN – START ENGINES, YELLOW – STAND BY SHIP, RED – STAND

BY SQDN OPNS

ALTERNATE FIELDS: ZARA, BIFERNO

GROUP LEADER: LT. COL. GREGORY IN SHIP NUMBER 65 F

DEPUTY GROUP LEADER: MAJOR POOLE IN SHIP NUMBER 69 J

 

**NOTE     1ST SHIP CALL SIGN “CONTROL”          SQDN CALL SIGNS

           1ST 3 SHIP CALL SIGN “NEWSBOY 1”      764 – PHILLIP

           2ND 3 SHIP CALL SIGN “NEWSBOY 2” ETC. 765 – SAMSON

                                                766 – WELLDONE

BOMB AT 150  IAS  2400 RPM                      767 - TOOLCASE