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1 Unfavorable weather once a ain cu tailed our efforts n wead to be content with one armed recce. S ce Rome is outof bou s to all so ier except those assigned to RestCenters, the en are now ta passes to other foc l po tso terest.

2 ith the Po valley , as ell a u home base, completelysocked , we were forced to cancel our fou scheduledssions ter a st ndby of several hours. The wee l

enlisted me s da ce was a owl n success tonight wiscores of si o nas all e nestly lea i to " jitte bu ."Perh ps the ever present Sp m nd Cheese sand iches plusc of f e e and c ocoa e t he rea l draw n cards f or t he a f a .

3 early mor weather recce to the Po Valley fou d nobrea in the solid overcast nd a a resu t we were stooddow for the rem inder of the day. Our Group StatisticalOf f i cer r o l y ormed s t hat our s q a on was t he f i r s ti the G oup to f ten tho sa d operatio l sorties, a otherimpressi e f st to add to a a ready lon list.

4 u s m ssio s prov ded one of t e most hectic days nmont s. F1yin escort to 8-25 's the Vicen a rea , eut,Sw nson 's flight was ju ped by 15 E 109 's and F 190 'scom n from out of the sun . D in the e e age-ent ,

L eutenant eise ber er da ged t o enemy aircraftnd L e u t e ant s Gr o endy ck e and l ov i ch a r e l i s t e d .s s

Action . O the l st s ion of the day , Lieuten nt ays 'aircraft developed e ne trouble and he was forced to bailout just n rth of Pontedera ; he Was seen to l nd safelys a p .

5 Once aga weather was responsible for an active mor ibut conditions h d proved by afternoo to fly t ee issions.A recent statistical report from t e 2nd TAC pays a tributeto t e work bein done by the mecha .

ics of our squadron .The r e por t s t a t e s t ha t of t he 1 35 5 s or t f e s f l own f r om t he20th of September thru the 30 0 Dece ber 1944 , o y evenere forced to retu n due to mechanical fail e - the best

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DAy EVENTS

6 n spite of poor weather we succeeded n fly n t o issions ,one of hich was a Rover Joe , our f st close support mission

several months. A meet of " I & E " dele ates from theGrosseto A ea as held to-day in our squ dron hal . Lieut .Ketchu , S/S t. How rd a gt. atz represented the squ dron

a they Will shortly set i to motion the propo ed pro ra .

7 Du a rather busy day in w ich si ssions were flo n , we

pou ded ne rail tar ets the Brenner Ii e as well asGer litary stallatio s i the Serchio Valley support

of an i mpend Fi t h rmy dr i v e . Re t rn i n f r om a mi s s i onieutenant cCreary stal d out upon h s landin approach acrashed. e was promptly rushed to a nearby hospital and

rom reports, h is e pected to live , despite a concussionof t he br a . t e r i n t he day , Ca pt a e y i ' s a r cr af ts ffered f ak hi s and with his entire tail control -operative and his sh p ' fire , he " nu sed Yer ho " n bailed

out near the home base .

8 E ht t o sh p ar ed recces to t e Serchio Valley proved

c o s t l y v en t u e t o us a s t he Ger s br o ht do t o of oships. secondary explosion from an a o train badl dama edthe aircra t of Lieute a t yth and he was forced to ail out.A short time later in the same area o the Serch o Valley ,Li e ut e nt t ul a ' s pl n e s u f e r e d f l a h i t s an h e , t o o ,bailed out . S/S t. a er , the sq dron parachute special-ist ,

is wal aro d ith a broad s le as durin the astfe days ,

fou o his chutes have successfully blosso ed

out durin j ps.

9 To-day 's operations were restricted to a two pl ne weatherrecce h ch found the Po Valley soc ed i solid a d we weres t o od d own f or t he r e nd e r of t he da . Ou a c t i .

Ope ra t i on sOfficer , Capt Irby is leaving for thirty days of tempor ryduty in the States and du i his absence the position illbe filled by C ptai Jan en . The wee ly da ce the e listed

men 's " ballroom " was held this eveni and at least t oh dred persons tripped the light fantastic to the mu ic ot he " He pco ck s . "

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10 u t ee s p missions to-d y conc nt ated the r attac.on com u i c t i ons i n t he F s t ern Po Val ey , d su Ce s sf .l ybom ed several brid es despite the u brella of f defe nth . The g• 5 cameras ve proved n al bl deter nr e sul t s o o r at t ac] s . Cl s of de s t ruct i n t o br i d e sa rol in sto a e def tely substantiated by the photosh c are the h n s o t e I te li enc 8ection a few ho sa ter e pos e d reatly assist decidin he ersecond attac is requ . ed o the sa e tar et.

• 11 .thou h no startlin res lts ere or co from vaf o mi s s i ons , t he every day pou i n of c o muni ca t f on r e t sh s r e sul t n t he cont i nued u serv i ceabi l t . O f i r s tra r contrv ed m ssion as flo to-day with reat suc e s.t er cont act t he con ol l er , t he c o r s e of o f i t ®r

bo ber$ as plotted to the desi ,nated tar et where b b r reopped t ou h a overcast n accorda ce ith nstructio .

. ur ef f or t f or t he da as ea nded at t ac enepositio and co u cation system t e E stern P® alley .

or L a as s et up a draf t r oo t he enl s t ed me 'sb l in ich may be used by a y m n w o ha talent alt hat l e . The ne ce s s e qu pment has be en oc ed andaj or Leaf hopes t o ha e modi f i c t i ns of t he P- 4? on bl us

. pr ts shortly .

13 Clear s es forded the opportu ity to fl thi ty twosorties dur .n w ich ® attacked ene y fuel nstal tio sand railro brid es t e Eastern Po alley. n ou fi t

ssion Lieute ant Do ld C. Spal er s sh p as t bheavy fla and crashed near L e Ga da ; the p lot is l st®das issin actio . -

14 Flyin four ss o s to-day we met th co siderable successo as a lt a st co cation l nes stern Po,

O cl i s of sl t or moderate da e to rail oad a h -way briddee e ra her conser ati e as c/ p otos ahocomplete destruction of tar ets fol o n o atta s.he led a fli ht out to destroy a il oad brid e near Citta-de l l , j or L f f l e hi s t wo h dredt h m s s i o - t he hi h-e s t s cor e - pi l ot t e Gr oup has t ot al e d .

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15 ter o third mission o th. r i the weather rewste dily orse a d.we were stood down or th re indar ofthe day. General L d sy a s.veral embers of his ststopped here to-day, ret r ro the llied co ere c•

th Cr ea, an ezpres ed hi approval o! ou tacticsls e t up . 1 ht s ent y dut on t he f l i t l i s b. en acold d pl asant ob nd •veryono si ed wit relie! to-day hen he l a sd th t the detail h d been ta n over bya ir bsse scurity battalion .

16 • sol d overcast n the Yalley force us to bo b s vs altar ets b " nti• " radsr co trol a d reports ro r.-liabls o e s describe v ry vorabl• res lts. The n.arby316th 9er c• Group Th.ater h s boco . a ecca or e oth. q dron wh.r they can en vy oll wood s rec nt a da ed of e r i s .

1? Fo r ssio s wer• lo to-day w w• atta ed ra -ad brid n th. Eastern o a d the Br.n er ass. Flathe Bre nsr Pass brou t do n one of o fli t l.ad.rs,lst L eut.nant Ja s L. oody, ho cra hed near la and is

i s s i a ct i on . The ws e y o f i c. r s danc• w s hethis •ven d and a ood t . was ad by al present.

18 Despits o ly a lyin w ath.r , o r i t.r bo b.rs lewLwo di e bombind ho s a d two bo sr •scorts. o n-istad m n d p t d to-da for the Stat whe th y illspe d t rty days of t porar duty . ls aboard he C 4?w c ll w th. n to Naples wer• 3sr . nts Stanly B. B nts na d el . ca o , retur oa perm n t rotation .

19 O ce a poor l y d wea ther dave a zi com ca t i o l i nesa ro pi althou t o li hts did bomb tar .ts thro •v r-cast nd.r control •f N Au tis." So o th. add.ts andme ade t o . l s u . d on . ur f l i ht l . h ve s avs d • r d

cr . ws t ol hs s e! abor . Fe r e a pl . , • ar tsectiea has d.vfsed a wheeled dell to a ist l.aw nd bo bs n our Th m .rbolts. Th s " ad .t " r pl cssthe •i t n li in bars and ca easily be ops at. by tw.msn.

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O a d of a Fi f t h A dr i e f or s t ra t edi e p i t i . n i t hsGothic Liae, we flew se eral cl as supp.rt issi. s. Twspi l . t s , l s t Li aut euant s l i a C. aad eod. r e at l ar e t u ed t o - day t • t s qua r af t ha da ed t hay acr s en r l nes . l t hou h ..s s t ery ca ot bs t o dd to see rity reas ns, t is underst d that L eut. Taa ha co t . r ed a y aus l ps r i c s .

1 T ces ssi.a ware diracted ia e.ajunctie with • ops -at i s ada t ens s t r. ad po a t s a t Got i e L . s ahs e a in two fli hts lsw the " l r " t. .Bren a s s . B/ 86t H y Ba er o t he [ di a l Depar t a e thas been accspt d by the 1 t aer ency Re C Sq d oa awi l l s © a be l y a i a a Ca ta l a a p bi u en adsd • iSsa Res . .p.ratis l a the Ital an Co t.

2 O the irst © i•e aissi s l.wa to-day, Li ut. L .R. er ood 's p s was t by la aud h as oreed t•bail •ut a ew les South et B.ls na. Dur a ths last fswdays t r. a.e beea scve al e a es ia the a ti trati ss t a o t h. s q a a . a j er a 1 . E c. cut i O f i ,reesi i t tl d tid d t at h is be n rotated wh lsCaptaia etch , • juta t, ha left t sq ro due t.dical rsasoas. e welc L eut. Frederie P. D s ts •t ll nce Departaen , rsplacin L eut. , •ss t I.O.. als• wi ret a h.ae .a per at r tati. .

3 s as i oa s t ot al t went y ei t s or t i s s s pt e e yoason ths f l t l s bu y f r oa awa t o d k . O f i t eb bers success lly attacked rail d brid es a d .itaryi sta latio s ia ths r or Lia and Piare R ver re .a .fNor t he a I t a l y , i c l t r n f or t i ® t e . k pl . t se eai d haa ths ro a cr w 's o y cove alls wsre iseard

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