MISSION REPORT: 17 December 1944

MISSION REPORT

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17 DECEMBER 1944
MISSION: - Deliver 10 drums of gasoline to Dipolog, Minanao, for 5 P-47's down there out of gasoline.

0715:	Takeoff
1115:	Landed Dipolog and gased P-47s and found there were 2 P-38s down there also low on gasoline. Gased one P-38 from own tanks. Told other we would bring gasoline tomorrow. The U.S. Army radio station has a VHF set working from salvage parts. They guard Dog channel. Jap fighter strafed the strip three days ago.
1600:	Take off for home base.
1950:	Landed at home base.

AIRCRAFT TYPE: C-47
USAAF SERNO: 43-47995
CALLSIGN: "Finder 1"
CREW: (Pilot) Captain Gerard F. Wientjes

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The narrative of these rescues was compiled and published in April 1946 from logbooks of pilots, notes, letters, and other
information by secretary Marina G. de Guzman in Pampanga, Philippines.

* Aircraft produced at Canadian Vickers Ldt, Cartierville, Quebec, Canada
** Canadian Vickers contract number that was unique to each aircraft produced by at the Cartierville, Quebec plan
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