Sunday, August 29, 1943.
I got up at 0530, but the plane we were assigned, to go to Cairo, is not ready, even after working on it all night. So, we postponed our departure until tomorrow.
So, Redbird, Don, The Skipper (Arval), Doc (our Flight Surgeon) and I, went in to Carthage, and went to Mass at the Cathedral. We ate lunch at the Red Cross, and then saw the movie, “Arise My Love”. We were back on the base for supper.
The plane, that we are using, is a stripped down B-17. The guns, two turrets (ball and upper),armor plating and life rafts, have all been removed. The de-icing boot, on the leading edge of the wing, has also been removed - as they have for all of our combat aircraft. (In this summer climate, there is no chance of icing.) Besides reducing the weight of the plane, the boot removal reduces the drag, which increases the potential speed and fuel efficiency.
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