Kenneth DeLong Mission July 25, 1942
***MISSION 12
Sat. 7/25 & Sun 7/26/42 HOME BASE Lydda, Palestine
TARGET Tobruk, Libya
COMBAT FLYING HRS. (this mission) 8:35 total tour 114:45
BRIEFING 1400 TAKE OFF 0745 LANDING 0925 (Fayid)
TAKE OFF 1950 LANDING 0245 (Lydda 7/26)
CREW Lt. T. D. Brown PLANE NO. 18 "Black Mariah"
BOMB LOAD 9-500 lb. TARGET TIME 2315 BOMBING ALT. 21000'
NO. OF PLANES Not shown (Group history shows 6 B-24's)
BOMBING RESULTS Full moon ... made 2 bombing runs ... Saw large fires in dock area ... counted 8 searchlights ... anti-aircraft fire light.
ENEMY ACTION See above ... no fighter seen.
OTHER REMARKS We were 3rd to land at Lydda upon return Sun. Morning.
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