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Old 15th June 2021, 00:01
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Re: 358th Fighter Group - April 11, 1944

Page 17, right-hand column:

April 11

(#50) LtCol. Wells led an escort/dive-bombing mission from 0925 to 1147. The A-20s bombed Beauvoir at 1035 and the group's P-47s then dropped 33 x 500 lb bombs on the same target at 1045. The 365th's share was seventeen bombs with unreported results.

365th Line-Up
Ross, Green, Gearhart (others unknown)

(#51) LtCol. Wells led a dive-bombing mission from 1650 to 1957. First target was the airfield at Gael, where hangars, buildings, and runways were hit. Next was the field at Rennes, where hangars, gun emplacements, and the control tower were damaged, but the 367th lost a pilot to flak. The 365th then flew to the base at St. Jacques and ran into heavy ground fire. Maj. Frank M. Ross was killed when his P-47 crashed near the field after being damaged by flak, while Captaincies. John W. Dickson's aircraft exploded over the field after a direct flak hit. Lt. Gsell's ship was also badly damaged, but he managed to make a successful crash-landing after returning to England. To finish the mission off, a pair of 365th pilots caught a Ju 88 on the deck near Mordelles and shot it down.
(1-0-0 air)
(2 lost)

That's all there is for 11 April 44.
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