BLACK JACK ---- B-24D-5-CO---- 41-23816
44th Bomb Group
/ 68th Bomb Squadron
John Diehl's crew with Black Jack.
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| 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) |
