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Eye R t i e s s Cascription of Yissixp Aircraft El?', 42-102597, Xlot Zad L t Junes 9 Fields, 0-813359, 502nd Bonb Squadron, 3 9 E e 3mb Sroup .?v on Qperotional h!lssior to Srwr, Czechsolovalda 12 S.p+ember 1944.

I heard L t F i e l d c e l l up a& tell the wing leader that he was about five !nile8 behimd the foxmatior a d usable ta catch up. asked +he wing leader w h a t he suggestad t o do; the wins leader suggested that he return hcme. I heard M a remark that he m a tumixg back. O u r Hirigator noted ou-' 2ositionat that time a8 being 5124N-14463.

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S b t u n e a t Concernimz Uss ing Aircraft S17G 42-102597, P l l o t , b d L t Jams B F ie lds , 3-813369, 602ad 3omb Squadron, 338th ?3mb Group 3 on Operational Visaion *& 3rux, Czechsolovakia. 12 September 1944.

mission i2 i e p t 1944 t o 3rux, C z e c h s o ~ o w j d n . lead rhfp and t o l d them he u n a h a e n g t rouble . t o l d him to r a c k with t h e n a# long 8s pors ib le . hit 'he wing ahead of us. he -a lr&ng an: m u i d hare to tura back. a d v o >LE bombs or W e them baak. s t i c k w i t h the foamation. Tho aext t i n e Pt c a l l e d ho a r i d he ha 8 r 1 n s d h i s bombs, f ea the red his prop, that he IS five m i l e s behiad &0 formstion, ud he uked f o r f ightor8 for cover hcae. The l e a d s h i p t o l d hir tht thay had f r i l e d t o con tac t f i g h e r support. but t o turn bsck and try to ooataot them himelf. ready t o ~ s k e the tnra to the r i g h t on course.

it 3eelds oa l l ed the ' b y called U m back a& t

& o u t t h i s time f i g h t e r r

He wondered + e t h e r he should The secoad t i n e I heard blim c a l l , he s t a t e d

They t r i d h i m t o sa lvo his bombs a d

At U s time we xere r i g h t around Borllm just about

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Statemeat Concerning 'Eissaing Aircraft 317G 42-iO2597, ,Fllot, 2nd Lt , 7 ~ ~ e s B rField8, 0-313359, 602rd 3od~ Squadron, 398t5 Bomb Srou; Efv or Oparat ioaal Zisr ion t o Srux, CzeohsolorPkia 12 September l.944.

About forty-f ive ainut08 befare we reached the ensmy c o a s t , L t F in lds oalled i n ma r a f d ha had l o s t om superchergor and !m reques ted permissior t o stay r i c h t h e forzation wU.h his bomb Load until t e g o t t o aititu2e and nee if he could mfatalr his p o r i t i o a i n the forma%%. we were at approxiYt ta ly f l f teea thousand twt. tc be Yajor Roanuy, uallea him r a d t o l d ~ r n huu t o rocovar h i 8 supercharger. Ye wan dradng eighteen i nches maxifold p re s su re m d he s t a t e 6 just a f t e r he received f;bsae.:#aotructlonr t h a t he %d recovered ~ X L F su.erchargrr. howwar, a p F o x h a t e l y wher we reaohed the entry cmt t rear E u b w c he called again u d s t a t o d the he bad l o s t his e u p e r c h u g e r snd could not mainta in h i 8 poait lor Ix t h e formtion. This is +be l as t ca l l I hoard k h rrkq. before .n enoouxtared f i g h t e r r . UZ s t i l l ollmbimg.

At t h i r t ima Sanebody; rho i t b u g h t

!ie l e f t t k e formticu ir a p p r o x i n t e l j tea or f i f t e u shutos h were a t t h i z V a a a t 23,000 feet

Statmei t ConoLTning ‘Yissixg A i r c r a f t B172 42-102537, P i l o t 2.d L t J.mes B Fie lds , 0-813569, 6Q2d B m b Squadron, 398th Bomb Group gV on Operat ional X 8 8 i o n t o BNX, Czechsolomkia 1 2 Sep tmber 1944.

& a t n f t e r we aade our turn t o t l e r i g h t e.8 our courae near Ber l in , hrrmay, I heard L t F i e l d s o r11 up rud say t h e t he cou ldn’ t keep u? wi+k the fonnation. He a u l e d back a l i t t l o la ter static that he cou ldn’ t keep up nit0 tbe f o n a r t i o r so thsy t o l d him t o go back home and t h e y rouldd try t o g e t fighters for hir. a o n d in =der u s and hit +&e wisg ahead. L t F i c . l b .

They t o l d his to try to stay *Ith the formation.

Just about t h i s time ea- f i g h t e r s I heard no mort r’rm

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