MISSION LOG

BLACK JACK ---- B-24D-5-CO---- 41-23816
44th Bomb Group / 68th Bomb Squadron


John Diehl's crew with Black Jack.
If anyone has other photos of this aircraft
or can add any further detail to its history,
please share with me.


Date Pilot

Target

      Assigned to 68th Bomb Sqn as a/c X-Xray
02 Oct 42 J H Diehl / R B Houston   Left Grenier Field for Gander and ETO
09 Nov 42 Capt R A Norsen / St Nazaire  
14 Nov 42 M W Sullivan / Diversion  
06 Dec 42 J H Diehl / Abbeville / Drucat Airfield
12 Dec 42 J H Diehl / Abbeville / Drucat Airfield
03 Jan 43 J H Diehl / St Nazaire Landed at Templeton low on fuel
27 Jan 43 J H Diehl / Wilhelmshaven 3 Fw190s claimed destroyed
15 Feb 43 Capt J H Diehl / Dunkirk 2 Fw190s claimed destroyed
04 Mar 43 W T Holmes / Diversion  
06 Mar 43 Capt J H Diehl / Brest  
08 Mar 43 Capt J H Diehl / Rouen 4 Fw190s claimed destroyed
12 Mar 43 Capt J H Diehl / Diversion  
13 Mar 44 Capt J H Diehl / Diversion  
17 Mar 43 Capt J H Diehl / Diversion  
18 Mar 43 Capt J H Diehl / Vegesack 2 Me109 + 1 Fw190 claimed destroyed
28 Mar 43 R B Houston / Rouen (recalled)  
31 Mar 43 R B Houston / Rotterdam Nose wheel locked up on return, manually lowered
01 May 43 Capt J H Diehl / Diversion  
14 May 43 Capt J H Diehl / Kiel 2 Fw190s + 1 Me109 claimed destroyed
17 May 43 Capt J H Diehl / Bordeaux (WG) chute opened inside a/c and pulled him out over sea
29 May 43 Capt J H Diehl / La Pallice Submarine pens
05 July 43 R B Houston / Messina Flown from N. Africa base
10 Jul 43 R B Houston Catania  
12 Jul 43 R B Houston / Reggio di Calubria  
13 Jul 43 R B Houston / Crotone Airfield  
15 Jul 43 R B Houston / Foggia Airdrome  
17 Jul 43 W T Holmes / Naples /  
24 Sep 43 S D Williams / Pisa rail yards  
01 Oct 43 C S Whitaker / T B Scarlett Weiner Neustadt MISSING -- flak and fighter attack (MACR # 3312)
       
       

© Ray Bowden