MISSION LOG

AMERICAN BEAUTY ---- B-24J-5-CO (F-7A)---- 42-73045
20th Combat Mapping Squadron


Date Pilot

Target

Notes
10 Feb 44 Lt Robert P Somerville   Ordered overseas from Hunter Field, GA
02 May 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Cape Croiselles - Hansa Bay 100% success
07 May 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Hollandia - Cape d'Urville Oxygen system fault - no photos
12 May 44 Lt Robert P Somerville New Britain 100% success
13 May 44 Lt Hunt Biak Island Poor weather
14 May 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Biak Island  
29 May 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Tadji area 100% success
04 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Tadji area 100% success
07 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos. Staged flight from Saidor
12 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos. Staged flight from Saidor
14 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos. Staged flight from Merauke
16 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos. Staged flight from Merauke
18 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Search mission over water Nothing found
19 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area  
21 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area 100% success
22 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos
29 Jun 44 Lt Robert P Somerville Geelvink area Poor weather - no photos
22 Jul 44 Capt Roberts Wewak area 100% success
10 sep 44 Lt David Ecoff Biak to Middlesberg  
11 Sep 44 Lt David Ecoff Middlesberg to Biak return  
       

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