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39th Bomb Group (VH)

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Combat Missions
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Crew
Mission
Dated
Target
Combat Flying Hrs
1
04-12-45
Koriyama
17:45
2
04-14-45
Tokyo
14:45
3
04-16-45
Kawasaki
14:50
4
04-17-45
Kanoya

14:40

5
04-21-45
Kushira

15:35

6
04-26-45
Kokubu
17:00
7
04-30-45
Kokubu
15:30
8
05-04-45
Saeki - DFC Mission
15:05
9
05-10-45
Otake - 1st DUC Mission
16:15
10
05-14-45
Nagoya
15:40
11
05-17-45
Nagoya
14:40
12
05-24-45
Tokyo - 2nd DUC Mission

15:35

13
05-26-45
Tokyo - 2nd DUC Mission
14:20
13
05-29-45
Aborted
1:50
14
06-01-45
Osaka - Bail out*
10:40
15
07-10-45
Gifu
14:55
16
07-13-45
Uwajima

15:25

17
07-20-45
Okasaki
14:05
18
07-24-45
Handa
14:05
19
07-27-45
Omita
16:05
20
08-02-45
Mito
15:00
21
08-06-45
Nishinomiya
15:25
21
08-15-45
Aborted
13:15
22
09-02-45
"Show of Force" Japan
15:25
Total Combat Flying Hours
347:50
*6/1/45 - Osaka - Crew bailed out Flight Engineer Edward Kanick was lost.
From the Record of Combat Duty of William Costa, Nav
Continued
61st Squadron Crew Index
Source: William Costa, Navigator, Crew 30