MISSION # 48 - CASERTA, ITALY. Thur. Sept. 16, 1943.
Briefing was at 0900. I flew with Major O’Connor, and Moe, in “096”, and led the Squadron. The weather was good in the target area, and we did quite accurate bombing. We hit the rail-marshalling yard and bridges.
I didn’t see any fighters, but noticed some accurate flak as we left the target area. Mac turned back about a half hour short of the Italian coast. Their No. 4 engine was feathered and they salvoed their bombs. The crew is still missing. I pray that they made it to land in Sicily, and they are OK.
Fred Olson (pilot) and Bob Jarrett (bombardier), completed their 50 missions today.
We carried 16 - 300 pounders today. Total bomb weight 4800 #. Time of mission - 06:00 hours. Total bomb weight, on all my missions to date, 229,600#
I got a tetanus booster shot tonight. Wolf and I went in to El Aouena to see Jack Benny and Larry Adler. I never saw such a mob! They put on a pretty good show.
Still no word from Mac and crew.
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