| APO-520 | US ARMY |
| S-2 NARRATIVE REPORT | |
| MISSION DATE: JANUARY 23, 1944 | ||||
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MISSION NBR. 14
I. CHRONOLOGY Thirty-four B-24's dropped 100.5 tons of 500 lb Demo. bombs from 19,000 - 21,000 feet at 1142 hours. II. ROUTE AND ASSAULT There were three early returns. No encounters with enemy aircraft. All our aircraft returned to home base. III. RESULTS Airdrome at Rieti bombed, primary target completely overcast. Claimed well hit on landing areas and hanger line. South hangers directly hit, with other hits on workshops to south side. One direct hit on factory and possibly personnel barracks 4,000 feet south of airdrome. IV. ENEMY RESISTANCE A. Fighters: None observed or encountered. B. Flak: Heavy, moderate to intense, inaccurate to accurate. Concentration of flak fire coming from both sides of Pescara River. Nine of our aircraft were holed by flak. V. OBSERVATIONS Nine single engine fighters headed to coast from Capri. Five ME-109's circled formation at 21,000 feet. Thirteen miscellaneous ships headed north of Capri. VI. CASUALTIES None |
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VII. FLIGHT LEADERS |
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| Gideon | Kingsman | Orris | Lehman |