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B-17F-110BO 42-30616 - “Miss Holly”
Squadron: 80th Bomber Squadron, 509th Bombardment Group

Pilot: 1st Lt Frank DeLozier

Crew:
Pilot - 1st Lt FRANK DELOZIER of Colorado Springs, Colo
Co-Pilot - 2nd Lt PERCY JOHNSON of Fresno, Cal
Bombardier - 2nd Lt RICHARD WOOD of Modesto, Cal
Navigator - 2nd Lt HAMPTON RAWLINGS of Toledo, O
Engineer - T/Sgt SAMUEL BATEMAN of Hialeah, Fla
Radio Op - S/Sgt JOSE AZZUCO of Oklahoma City, Okla
Ball Gunner - Sgt EMILIO CANTOLO of Raleigh NC    
Port Waist - Sgt HAL CARTER of Montgomery, Ala
Starb Waist - Sgt HERBERT RAYMOND of Omaha, Neb
Tail Gunner - Sgt  CHARLES EDWARDS III of Peru, Indiana

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10th AIR FORCE - CBI

Squadron: 7th (H) Bombardment Group

B-24D Jungle Janie

Mission Date: 14 MAY 1942
Mission Number: 1
This Aircraft: 1
Target: Primary: Myitkyina Airfield; Secondary: Myitkyina Bridge

Squadron Position: Middle

Aircraft Position: Middle


CREW
Pilot 1LT Ellis Johnston
Co-Pilot 2LT Frank Richardson
Bombardier 2LT John Owen
Navigator 2LT Jay Stone
Radio Op SSGT Bobby Poole
Engineer MSGT Gerald Hahn
Ball Gunner SSGT Duncan Bridges
Port Waist Gunner SGT Myles Mcpherson
Starboard Waist Gunner SGT Gale Garson
Tail Gunner SGT Thomas Coffey

BOMBING ON 20%

CLAIMS - 3x
MSGT Gerald Hahn - 1x Ki-43
SSGT Duncan Bridges - 2x Ki-43

CASUALTIES - none

AWARDS / PROMOTIONS none

ENEMY AIRCRAFT
Ki-43 - 9x SEEN; 3x DEST;

DAMAGE - 2x PP (superficial)

AAR

First mission in the books. Man it is sure hot around here. It's hard to put on the sheepskin 

when it's 90 degrees outside. It feels kind of good to get up 20,000 feet to the cool air - kind of.

Takeoff from the steel matting was good. Got lost in Zone 2 for a while. Found our way back after 

a bit. Weather was good most of the way. We hit a thunderstorm just before the target but we 

cleared it after 15 minutes.

There was action around the target where we saw all the enemy a/c we were going to see. Got

 three of them. Flak missed us in and out. Bombed ON target with 20% coverage.

Hit that same storm on the way home to no effect. Landed safely. We used 27 of 34 fuel units.

2LT Ellis Johnston - Pilot