FIRST ATTACK UNIT

A FLIGHT 767TH

 

A 1. ALKIRE (COL H) 64

 

C FLIGHT 766-767

B 2. WALTERS (MCQUILLAN) 63

B FLIGHT 766TH

G 1. DESPAIN 50

C 3. NELSON 70

A 1. EDWARDS 58

H 2. DUNN 54

D 4. TROHMAN 71

B 2. AHLBERG 42

I 3. WINTER 56

E 5. HUGGARD 75

C 3. HUTCHINSON 51

H 4. HENRY 72

F 6. BOSTON 67

D 4. BARNES 40

I 5. CRUME 69

G 7. KANE 66

E 5. ROBERTSON 48

J 6. BOWYER 65

 

F 6. CARTER 11

SECOND ATTACK UNIT

A FLIGHT 764TH

C FLIGHT 765-764

A 1. BEAN (TALLANT) 12

B FLIGHT 765TH

G 1. MOSS 27

B 2. BAKER 2

A 1. KOSTKA 29

H 2. GARRISON 28

C 3. STEPHENS 14

B 2. CHILDREY 36

I 3. LIGHTBODY 34

D 4. SAYRE 13

C 3. PHILLIPS 22 ½

G 4. SMITH 15

E 5. RUSSELL 19

D 4. SAGE 39

H 5. WASTMAN 10

F 6. BRITTON 6

E 5. WARNER 21

I 6. BURTON 18

 

F 6. FULKS 37

CALLS FOR SQUADRONS: 764-YOUNGGIRL 765-WALLCLOCK 766-WASHMOP 767-YACHTCLUB

START ENGINES:

  FIRST ATTACK UNIT A FLIGHT  0606  B FLIGHT 0608  C FLIGHT  0610

  SECOND ATTACK UNIT A FLIGHT  0612  B FLIGHT 0614  C FLIGHT  0616

FIRST SHIP TAXI  0616   FIRST SHIP OFF  0621

ASSEMBLED OVER MELFI  ALTITUDE  7000   TIME   0731

RENDEZVOUS WITH 451ST OVER WING AREA ALTITUDE 7000 FT. TIME 0736 LEAVE AREA 0746

FIGHTER RENDEZVOUS TIME 0944 OVER TP#1 TYPE *P-38’S

LAVELLA TO WING AREA H 310°  DIST 14  TIME 0736  ALT 7000 FT.

WING AREA TO CASALNUOVO H 331°  DIST 25  TIME 0757  ALT 7000 FT.

CASALNUOVO TO KP VIS ISLAND H 31°  DIST 99  TIME 0835  ALT BASE 10,000 FT.

KP VIS ISLAND TO OBREZ H 04°  DIST 201  TIME 0949

OBREZ TO WARTBURG H 338°  DIST 73  TIME 1013

WARTBURG TO BOHEIMKIRCHEN H 18°  DIST 42  TIME 1027

BOHEIMKIRCHEN TO (IP) TULLN H 61°  DIST 14  TIME 1032  ALT 23,500 FT.

(IP) TULLN TO TARGET(VIENNA KORNEUBURG OIL H 90°  DIST 11 ½  TIME 1036  ALT 23000

RALLY LEFT THEN RIGHT FROM TARGET TO GATTENDORF H     DIST    TIME 1050

GATTENDORF TO OBREZ H 200°  DIST 102  TIME 1118

OBREZ TO VIS ISLAND H 184°  DIST 201  TIME 1218

VIS ISLAND TO BASE H 192°  DIST 115  TIME 1257

LANDING: FIRST ATTACK UNIT 2700  SECOND ATTACK UNIT 4000

RADIO:  BOMBER COMMAND 4085 kc

      “A” CHANNEL VHF  BIG FENCE AND FIGHTER BOMBER  “C” CHANNEL 15TH AF FIELDS

      “B” CHANNEL VHF  WING FREQUENCY  “D” CHANNEL DITCHING EMERGENCY OVER WATER

CALL SIGNS: 461 RETAIN 22  451 RETAIN 21  484 RETAIN 23  RECALL DEBTOR

FIGHTER CALL SIGNS: BOULDER #1

AIRSPEEDS: 160 CLIMB  160 CRUISE  BOMBING SPEED 160

INTERVALOMETER SETTING 30 FT  60 FT.  20 FT.

GAS 2700 OXYGEN FULL AMM FULL  BOMBS: 9-500GP  .1 NOSE  (5).025 (4) .01 TAIL

TOWER FLARES GREE START ENGINES  YELLOW STAND BY SHIP  RED STAND BY SQ OPNS

ALTERNATE FIELDS:  FOGGIA MAIN  DEPUTY GROU LEADER COL. HAWES IN 64

ORDER OF FLIGHT:  451  461  484

ALTERNATE TARGETS:  (1) PETFURDO OIL REFINERY 21,000 FT.

                    (2) SISAK CAPRAB OIL REFINERY 18,000 FT.